The State Department shares the concern of Jewish organizations in the United States over the situation of Jewish communities in countries behind the Iron Curtain, the Jewish Labor Committee was officially informed today by the Department.
The communication emphasized that the U.S. Government, together with the British Government, has formally charged Rumania, Hungary and Bulgaria with systemically violating the human rights provision of their peace treaties under which they are obligated to guarantee to all persons under their jurisdiction human rights and fundamental freedoms. The case is now before the International Court of Justice, the communication said.
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