The East German Radio broadcast today an offer of full cooperation by East German authorities to the Frankfurt court trying 22 former Auschwitz camp personnel, if the court decided to make an inspection of the murder factory site in Auschwitz, Poland.
Henry Ormond, attorney for relatives of some of those murdered in the Auschwitz extermination camp, made the proposal to Judge Hans Hofmeyer, presiding justice at the trial three weeks ago. The prosecution endorsed the proposal but raised the question of whether Polish authorities could guarantee the safety of the 22 defendants.
The East German broadcast offered permission and guarantees for free travel through East German territories to Poland to all persons in the trial.
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