The complaint raised in Parliament against the sale of American-made toys with Swastika insignia scored a positive result. The United States Embassy in Bonn today informed the German authorities that the U.S. Department of Commerce has asked the responsible firm to discontinue the delivery of such toys to Germany. The firm has also agreed to stop production of toys with Nazi insignia altogether.
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