Bonn Justice Minister Fritz Schaeffer, who created a furor in West Germany with his public proposal that restitution to Jewish victims of the Nazis be limited to payments of 9,000 deutschemarks annually, now considers the matter closed, it was revealed here today.
In a letter from his personal assistant to Dr. H. G. van Dam, secretary general of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, the Minister was represented as having withdrawn his objections to continued payment in full of restitution claims by Jewish victims because Chancellor Adenauer had recently stated the compensation policy would not be changed.
Dr. Adenauer, at his recent birthday reception, call a side several leaders of a Nazi victims organization, said he was disturbed by Herr Schaeffer’s statements and gave his assurances that no new limits would be placed on compensation payment.
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