A decree confiscating all Jewish property in Norway was promulgated yesterday by Vidkun Quisling, premier of the pro-Nazi Norwegian government, it was reported here today.
The measure is considered to be prelude to the deportation of all 1,600 Jews in Norway to occupied Russian territory. Half of the entire Jewish population in Norway is already imprisoned or interned.
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