A spokesman for the West German Government said today that the Government might reconsider its decision against extending the statute of limitations on prosecution of Nazi war crimes beyond next May 8.
He said the possibility was conditional on whether documents on Nazi crimes were found which had not been studied. After the Cabinet voted not to seek an extension of the statute, the Government issued an appeal to all governments to provide whatever material they had on Nazi war crimes for possible study and prosecution before the deadline. There was no indication as to whether the appeal resulted in any replies.
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