The confiscation of all formerly Jewish-owned property in Latvia and Lithuania, acquired by non-Jews since June 20, 1941, has been ordered in a Nazi decree published in German newspapers reaching here today.
The decree provides that all individuals and corporate bodies in the two Baltic countries, where the majority of the Jewish population has been massacred by the Nazis, must register with the local German authorities all Jewish property irrespective of whether such property is at present in their possession or not. “Any property acquired after June 20, 1941. will be considered as originally Jewish, unless a different origin can be proved,” the order reads. Outstanding debts due to Jews must also be registered with the Germans authorities, the order provides, indicating that the Nazis intend to collect them for the treasury of the Reich.
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