The Board of Deputies of British Jews here today adopted a resolution that viewed with grave concern the contractual agreements recently signed between the Western Powers and the West German government, “insofar as they concern the rearmament of Germany.”
The Board, the resolution declared, believes “these agreements will lead to a revival of aggressive militarism in the whole of Germany, inevitably resulting in an intensification of neo-Nazi activities. This will imperil democracy and world peace and bring with it the spread of racial hatred both in Germany and other countries. The Board, therefore, is of the earnest conviction that before the Bonn contractual agreements are ratified, endeavors should be continued to bring about peaceful settlement between the East and the West,” the resolution stated.
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