Dr. Robert Servatius, the Cologne attorney who will direct the legal defense in the trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann, today asked Israel to pay the costs of transportation of overseas witnesses for the trial.
Asserting that the $20,000 sum for fees and expenses allocated to him by the Israel Government would not be enough to cover such witnesses’ expenses, he asked for a reply “in principle” without indicating the number of witnesses he planned to have brought to Israel.
The attorney pointed out that West Germany paid such expenses for trials against Nazis in that country and that this included such costs for Israelis who came to West Germany to testify. The Government’s reply was expected within a few days.
Dr. Servatius said today he hoped to be ready for the starting date of the trial in Jerusalem March 15. He said he reserved the right to seek a brief postponement in case he was not ready for the date.
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