The Italian Cabinet has approved a bill ratifying an agreement between the Italian Government and West Germany on reparations to be paid to Italian victims of Nazi persecution and to their survivors.
The agreement, which was signed in Bonn on June 2, 1961, provides for the payment of 40, 000, 000 West German marks ($10, 000, 000) to the Italian Government for distribution to such beneficiaries. The Government-sponsored bill for ratification of the agreement will be presented soon to the Italian Parliament which will also have to approve the draft law governing the distribution of the West German funds to Italian Nazi victims.
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