Jewish leaders in Hungary were informed today that the return of Jewish property taken to Germany by the Nazis will henceforth be conducted separately from that of other Hungarian property.
The Jewish community in Budapest will be authorized to organize its own agency for the purpose of dealing both with the detection and transportation of Jewish property. Plans for such a body will be mapped out here within the next few days by Jewish community leaders, all of whom welcome the new arrangement.
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