The Ministry of Finance today issued an order providing for the return of Nazi-looted valuables to their rightful owners provided they can identify themselves and prove ownership.
the valuables are kept in vaults with the names of the owners attached to each item. The owners will be summoned by the authorities to appear in person to claim their belongings. In cases where the owners have perished, the property will eventually he turned over to the Jewish Fund.
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