Fear that the archives of the International Tracing Service will be turned over to the German authorities by the Allies, who now administer them, was expressed in the Knesset last night. Mapam deputy Aharon, Zisling said that he had learned that the archives would be handed over to Bonn shortly and that they would be operated by a former Nazi. In view of this he said he was concerned that the Germans might destroy evidence of the Nazi murder of millions of Jews.
Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett reported that the Israel mission now in Germany in connection with reparations payments was in touch with the situation and that its present information was that the ITS would not be transferred until after a peace treaty had been signed by the Western Powers and Germany. He said the tracing service would then be operated as a seven nation commission, of which Israel might eventually become a member.
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