A spokesman for the Committee for Jewish Claims on Austria here expressed satisfaction today that the Austrian Parliament had finally acted on two compensation matters.
He said that approval of the twelfth amendment to the Nazi Victims Law represented a forward step, though it contained “objectionable features” particularly with regard to claimants now living outside of Austria.
He said it was hoped that the Austrian-West German negotiations, which are scheduled to be resumed early in April, would provide additional benefits for Jewish victims of Nazi persecution, particularly for those who emigrated from Austria after 1938. He added that the Committee was continuing every effort in West Germany and in Austria to bring about maximum results from the April renewal of negotiations.
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