Information Issued by the Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain
S^.' VOL XXI No. 1 January, 1966 INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH REFUGEES IN GREAT BRITAIN 8 FAIRFAX MANSIONS, FINCHLEY RD, (corner Fairfax Rd.). London. N.W.S Office and Consulting Hours: Telephone: MAIda Vale 9096 7 (General OAcc and Welfare ter thc Aged). Monday to Thursday lOa.m.—lp.m. 3—6p.m. MAIda Vale 4449 (Employment Agency, annually licensed by the L.C.C.. and Social Services Dept.) Friday IOa.m.—lp.m, must warn the Federal Government not to destroy by new measures, which financially DEFERMENT OF COMPENSATION PAYMENTS mean a saving of 400 million marks out of an annual budget of 60,000 million marks, Widespread Protests the improved atmosphere in German-Jewish relations." On December 9, 1965, the draft of the so- and the Bundesrat and the Prime Ministers called " Haushaltssicherungsgesetz " sub of the Lander, protesting strongly against "AUFHEBUNG VERBRIEFTER RECHTE" mitted by the Federal Government was the inclusion of indemnification payments passed by the Bundestag with certain in the proposed budgetary measures. The Schreiben des Praesidenten des Council, amendments and against the votes of the Vice-President of the Council, Dr. W. Bres Dr. Siegfried Moses, an den Bundeskanzler Social Democrats. The Bill carries a provi lauer, was also a member of a delegation Jerusalem, den 28. November, 1965 sion which will affect payments under the representing major .Jewish organisations in Sehr geehrter Herr Bundeskanzler, Federal Indemnification Law. The relevant Britain which called on the Federal German clause (Article 17) reads as follows : Ambassador, Herr Herbert Blankenhorn. Die Conference on Jewish Material Claims The delegation lodged a strong protest against Germany und unser Council of Jews " Das Bundesgesetz zur Entschadigung against the postponement of compensation from Germany haben Ihnen — letzterer in fiir Opfer der nationalsozialistischen Ver payments to the victims of Nazi persecu seinem Brief vom 11.
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