The Iraqi authorities have refused to hand over the body of Alexander Aaronson, the Dutch Jew executed last December, or even to let his mother see his remains. Mrs. Aaronson returned to Holland last night from a two-week stay in Baghdad where she tried to obtain permission to bring her son’s remains to Amsterdam for burial. She was not allowed to see either the body or any of her son’s personal belongings and was given only three rings, including his wedding ring, which he wore at the time of his execution. Mrs. Aaronson was granted an Iraqi visa on April 6 and left for Baghdad the following day.
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