Although the government has not yet transferred jurisdiction over heirless and abandoned Jewish property from the Abandoned Property Bureau to the Jewish Rehabilitation Fund, it is learned that Justice Minister Istvan ## is preparing an official proclamation ordering the transfer, which will go into effect 30 days after publication of the order.
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