Sweden and West Germany signed an agreement here today, under which the Bonn Government agreed to pay reparations totaling 1, 000, 000 Deutschmarks ($250, 000) as compensation to Swedish subjects who were victims of Nazi persecution during World War II. It is not known at this time how many Jews may qualify as beneficiaries under the agreement.
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