indemnification legislation of the Federal Republic. The reserve is available for payments to persons who at any time between 8 May 1945 and 31 December 1965 wer refugees in the sense of the 1951 Convention and who were detained in a concentration camp for over 90 days on account of their nationality.
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Under the 1960 Indemnification Agreement, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany continued to provide compensation payments to the group of those national persecutees who had suffered permanent damage to their health; during 1977 more than DM 24.5 million was spent for this purpose.
66. As at 31 December 1977, a total of over DM 410 million had been paid by the Federal Republic of Germany, pursuant to the above-mentioned agreement, to refugees or former refugees who had been persecuted on account of their nationality; more than 3,200 such persons were in receipt of monthly indemnification pensions.
67. The UNHCR Branch Office in Germany has continued to co-operate with the competent German authorities with a view to promoting a settlement of the remaining claims.
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Registration of assets of Asians of undetermined nationality from Uganda
68. Following discussions earlier in the year, an agreement on compensation payable to Asians of undetermined nationality was concluded with the Government of Uganda in August 1977. Of the total of 1,700 claims submitted through the Office, 959 were accepted by the Government as qualifying for some measure of compensation. The assets subject to compensation were estimated at nearly Uganda shillings 40,510,000. Of this sum, nearly Ugandan shillings 510,000 were immediately paid to UNHCR, while the balance is to be paid, also in convertible currency, by half-yearly instalments without interest over a period of 10 years. The first instalment has been distributed among the beneficiaries.
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