The Israel Foreign Ministry said today it had knowledge about a new application for a visa from Mrs. Vera Eichmann to come to Israel to see her husband, Adolf Eichmann.
A spokesman made the statement in a comment on a report that the wife of the convicted Nazi mass murderer would be permitted to see her husband following the decision by the Supreme Court on his appeal from his death sentence.
It was reported that some time ago, Mrs. Eichmann asked Israeli authorities through Dr. Robert Servatius, Eichmann’s West German defense counsel, for permission to see her husband. Her request was considered at top governmental levels and permission was given on condition she would come to Israel for a one-day stay and a single visit to her husband’s prison cell.
For some reason, she did not use the permit and since then she has not renewed her request. It was indicated that if she did ask again, the matter would be considered again but not before the Supreme Court hands down its decision on Eichmann’s appeal.
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