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Nazi Victims: Bonn
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Becrets of the Driiish atom bomb" font at the Monte Bello' Islanda, ét Austraila, are la be shown
a film approved for cluemas and TV.
It has been seen so far only by Bervice chiefs, Ministers, dafono e scientista, and security officials.
The film, which lasts 15 minutes, covers the entire Monto Beilo expedition. It ends in a climax of colour showing the bomb explod In Inside the frigate Plym.
Wants The 'Ugly Truth'
U.S. Vulnerability To Atom Attack Washington, Aug. 5. Chairman.
Alexander Wiley of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today JANET LEIGH urged President Eisenhower CARLETON CARPENTER to tell the Americans the ugly truth about the 110- KEENAN WYNN tion's "terrific vulnerability
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Bonn, Aug. 5. Thousands of victims of Nazi oppression who are unable to benefit fully from West German restitution and compensation laws because they live abroad, may soon get their first material return for suffering and
loss.
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Negotiations are now under way for an early relaxation of currency con- trol laws which, until now, have prevented claimants abroad from transferring restitution and compensation payments to their new homeland.
For many thousands, the exact number has not yet been properly established, it will mean the first glimpse of an assured future. They are those people whom Hitler drove from their homes at mature age and who have since grown old in exile, penniless and fiopeless.
The restitution compensation began to improve by leaps and laws were of 1tle comfort to bounds, the licensing tystém them, even if their claims were was gradually extended and recognised and big sums paid gradually handed over to Ger Into necounts here in their man control. numo, for these accounts were The situation now is that the
German: blocked and as a rule could be West
government. used
only by
the claimants and its bank control Germany's themselves in Germany.
foreign exchange almost com Sickness, old ago or lack of pletely. What few concessions means prevented mony from bave beeh "made in the past making the trip back.
two years to Nazi victims were made by the Germans.
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There have also been certain official relaxation in the strict prohibition of direct transfer of blooked marks abroad. They
RADICAL QUANGE
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To others, who could not forget the authless hatred which
Prospects Of Trade they experienced in this coun-
With Iraq try, a return to collect compen- sation would be
greater
Now that the London debts
Manchester, Aug. 5. continued poverty agreement has been signed and ordeal than abroad.
is about to come into effect. Mr Sidney Simmonds, Bri- It has been possible in recent | the situation 1158 radically tish Commercial Counsellor years to sell blocked marks on changed. West Germany knows in Bagdad, today advised the International market but exactly
must pay
Lancashire business firms to She can at heavy loss, at times up to 60 her creditors abroad. per cent.
thus start to calculate how take a keener interest in much foreign currency she can trading prospects with Iraq. reasonably afford to put aside for restitution payments,
Simmonds, now on க here, was speaking Ministry oficial Gaid that to leading business representa- never took the American people
these calculations are well under tives at the Manchester Chamber into its confidence on this atomic
a Jewish official of Commerce, danger. I trust that, the Elsen
1. A general Ecence to transfer way, while
confirmed that the first new hower Administration will not be annullies or pensions to former cences easing the ban
04 production was rapidly guilty of
dreadful German civil servants, up to 800 transfers of the same
could mistake,"
be expected unsforming Iraq into one of the the Wisconsin Re- morks (about £53 sterling soon.
Frichest countries in the East, he aid in a statement. monthly for claimants
ilving
The Jewish official new administration, he in member countries of the Or that West Germany could well
added sak. said, could be excused for not fanisation for European Econo- afford substantial payments to
Germany, Italy and Japan were already meeting the problem at the busy mic Co-operation (O.EE.C.) in Nazi victims living in D.EE.C.
gaining contracts Just cluding the sterling
under Congressional session
arco, and counties.
the new £130,000,000 ended. But there would be "no up to 300 marks (about £25
economic development schemes. West Germany's present mur- such excuse if in the
bext
sterling) the dollar area, in-plus in the European Payments Japan and Italy were now regular session, the question of cluding Israel.
Union totalled nearly 600,000,000! providing Iraq with most of her reducing our atomic vulner-
2. A general licence to trans-dollars (aboart £200,000,000 cotton and vason imports while is avoided under-fer pensions to former Jewish stering and was growing at the Britain's share was only about mated
community officials.
role of over 40,000,000 dollars 10 per cent. He referred to various studies Ал agreement for the (about £13,000,000 sterling) a by the Defence Department direct transfer of compensatory month,
An Iraq delegation led by Dr and the Atomic Energy Com- payments to people suffering Under the London teble agree. Dhia Jaffar, Economic Affairs mission on atomic dangers. It from the effects of forcible mother obligationa to theto Minister, is now having finan
of the ABC facts" medieal experiments by the same countries would cost hercial, economic and trade talks that Russia could probably kill Nazis.
only about 70,000,000 dollars with the Foreign Office, Trea- 15,000,000 Americans overnight 4. Special individual licences (about £23,000,000 sterling sury and Board of Trade officials with its prosent atomic stock-for the transfer of up to 300 year.)
in London. pile, the stated.
marks (about £25 sterling)
WIDE MARGIN
The talks began While security had kept the munthly to people
on July 21 able to American people almost com- prove that they are desperately Thus, the German surplus of and the delegates have catab-
Hshed A sub-committee two months at the present rate examine Iraq's balance of pay- pletely uninformed
those poor. on studies, ho said, the Soviets 3. A general
5.
Beence to would amply cover her payments with the sterling area probably knew most of these holders of restitution or comments to creditors, leaving a facts about "our weakness." pensation blocked accounts to margin for restitution art other and other financial questions,
"Until, therefore, the Ameri- buy up to 5,000 marks (about payments. can people get more fuels (to £425 sterling) worth of house- the
that extent
intelligent hold goods and export them to security regulations will per- their new home land mit) neither the Congress nor the-people--con-- adequately evaluate our military defence system," Sex Wiley sald
The Administration must pro- vide not only the frightening facts and requests for new ap- propriations but information on haw the money would be used and whether it would provide adequate
was onc
Press,
3.
ONLY A FRACTION · These relaxations, it is openly admitted here, cover only # fraction of the people and only a fraction of the restitution sums already lying in accounts.
dollar
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The Arab Kingdom's develop- ment plans and Import pro- grammes for these schemes are also being discussed at the London talks.
West German trade with the ⚫urea has just about balanced. But even there the Agures showed a comfortable margin to repay the Nazis' moral
The sicbt.
peonomie development pointed
The economies ministry official programme includes rood trans- port, irrigation and welfare pointed out that another
groim of clairants who would have to: projects. be considered in the present
The Iraqi delegates will They ignore in particular the calculator were foreigners who shortly tour Brush factoric's
Invested
and meet manufacturers to dis- noctis of all those who have have not been able to take
money in Germany and received compensation for illegal
cuss supplies of capital and out, in some cases since manufactured goods penny conocetration long before the war. Ari
country-Reuter. comps, for being ill-treated,
The Jewish official said deprived of their livelihood, and Tobbed off their pussessiner,
the West Gerraads were con-
defences, United internment
Women To Work
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For
But Buthoritativo,
blocked
that
sidering setting aside between 150,000,000 and 250,000,000 marks (£12,780,000 to £21)- 250,000 sterling) annually for direct transfer of restitution and compensation payments.
ALL COVERED
compensation
to
their
"Operation Question"
A Success
The state central banks which are authorised to approve special licences up to 300 marks monthly vary greatly their judgment ot who is desperately poor. Vienna, Aur. 5.
needy people in some Large Government invest-countries, Brazi) or line United ments in Hungarian agriculture States, for instance, 300 marks will be used partly to tree more monthly is only a minute pay- This should cover all anpulty
in the fields,ment. women for work
and pension payments to victims Radio
Budapest said today.
British, of Nazi terror, not simply the In accordance with the new United States, Jewisti and West two classes of annulty at pro- programme of investing less in German officials have given sent covered by general licences.
Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 5, heavy Industry and more in assurance that this apparent
"Operation Question is pay- agriculture to increase the food defeat by currency control laws over for other kinds of payment against
How much would be loft ing tily Idonchs in the battle supply, the Government would of the West German Govern-
Mainya's Communist Invest 60 million forints (about
for material mont's declared intention to
the Security Com- £1,850,000) In agriculture.---- make good the wrongs done by taxes and the like, would do.
losses, loss of livelihood, "w" terorists.
announced today. mand Reuter.
the Nazis is not a sign of ill-pend on how big claims from The operation is to encourage
abroad might be.
people, molly Malays neid possiblo contact West Germany in her most Chinere, in
terrorists, to welte Their story is that the general recent, all-embracing restitution was Jungle prohibition of the transfer of and compensation law estimated reformation about the terrorists German marks abroad dates the total cost at 4,000,000,000 sety to the High Commis back to allied military govern-marks
General (£340,000,000 sterling) ioner,
Temple, ment Laws of 1945, when Ger- spread over 10 years, or 400,- many was down and out and the 009,000 marks (about £34,000,- heavily-guarded boxes
General Templer, opening allies were pouring money Into † 000 ́`sterling) annually. the country.
It half of this were made swers to questions today said:
perionally open all my. have been self-transferable, It Wis likely letters and the information defeating for the allies to allow that the neediest emigrants at get has been of great value in that halp to drain out
would get some benefit the past." of the least backdoor to restitution claimants for the first time. abroad. They controlled the flow Jewish and allied oficials 'of German money for essential here are genuinely convinced effort in Malaya in the last five foreign purchases by a strict that the present West German years has miffered more than system of Heences,
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