Police in this city and in other large Austrian centers established special patrols yesterday in front of synagogues and other Jewish institutions, to guard against possible demonstrations by reactionary student groups or other neo-Nazi formations in connection with the execution of Adolf Eichmann in Israel. Israeli Embassy and consular offices were also under special guard.
The Austrian press, in general, expressed satisfaction with the final outcome of the Eichmann case, although one newspaper, the Express, voiced regret that Eichmann had mentioned Austria in his last message to the world in which he lauded three countries: Germany, Austria and Argentina. “He did Austria no favor by mentioning it in his last words,” the newspaper declared.
Most newspapers pointed out that Eichmann died without repentance or remorse for his crimes. Die Presse noted that “the disgrace to humanity has now been wiped out,” but cautioned that “some people living now in luxury cannot realize even now the scope of the mass killings” committed by the Nazis during World War II. The Kleines Volksblatt, organ of the Peoples Party, a member of the Austrian coalition Government, stated “Eichmann had not found milder judges in other countries” outside Israel.
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