Citing the needs of aging Holocaust survivors, the Claims Conference called for a speedy completion of negotiations aimed at distributing $5.2 billion to Nazi- era slave laborers. Two days of talks held in Washington ended Wednesday with no agreement on how to distribute the fund. Another round of discussions is slated to be held March 20-22 in Germany.
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