Premier B. Biesheuvel revealed here today that 6,200 people, mainly Jews, have already been paid compensation by the Dutch government for their sufferings at the hands of the Nazis during Holland’s wartime occupation by the Germans. The Premier said that the number of applications received by the authorities from victims of Nazism has exceeded all expectations. Biesheuvel added that the registration for reparations has not yet been closed and that more requests are arriving, many from abroad, including from Israel. Jewish organizations in general have said that they are satisfied with current reparations arrangements.
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