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Indemnifications Hit Many Snags;
Austri. Denies Moral Obligations

Israel's Foreign
Ministry Now In
Jerusalem Capital

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TEL AVIV, (JTA) —The Israel
Foreign Ministry moved from Tel
Aviv to Jerusalem Sunday and be-
gan functioning in the Israeli capi-
tal on the following day. The For-
eign Ministry was the last major
department•of the government to
remain behind in Tel Aviv.
Formal notification of the
move was communicated to all
foreign missions in Israel. The of-
ficial communique announcing the
transfer expressed the hope that
eventually all foreign missions
would establish their quarters in
the capital. •
As for the Holy Places, the
communication said that while
the Israel government regards
the problem of the Holy Places
and the location of the Foreign
Ministry as entirely unrelated, it
takes this opportunity to reiter-
ate its readiness to accept and
cooperate in the execution of
any system- iitinternational sup-
ervision of the Holy Places
which the United Nations might
—at any time — find necessary
and practicable.
Observers here expressed the
opinion that the Israel government
had delayed the transfer for sev-
eral months in the expectation
that the UN General Assembly
might pass a resolution regulariz-
ing Jerusalem's international po-
sition.
It is understood that in its com-

munication to the foreign missions,
the government expressed its con-
viction that no useful purpose would
be served by the separation of the
Ministry from the main body of the
government and that the Ministry
would be unable to fully discharge its
normal functions under such circum-
stances.

It is expected that the heads of
the Foreign Missions will hence-
forth travel to Jerusalem whenever
they seek an interview with the
Foreign Minister or when they are
summoned by him. In a move to in-
dicate its desire to smooth over the
procedural difficulties, the Ministry
is retaining a liaison office in Tel
Aviv for the time being.

The transfer of the Foreign Minis-
try was a foregone conclusion since
Jerusalem became the official seat of
the Israel government in Decembc,r
of 1949.
Early dissention was forthcoming
from both Washington and London,
which voiced the similar opinion that
Israel has no right to declare Jerusa-
lem its capital. Both the U.S. and
Britain have stated that they will not
move their embassies to the Holy
City.
In a three-poinf, transmittal by its
Ambassador in Israel, Britain stated
that 1. it never recognized Israel's
sovereignty over Jerusalem; 2. the
moving of the Foreign Office is not
likely to reduce Middle East tension;
and 3. the move is likely to prejudice
the future status of Jerusalem.
In a State Department directive, it
was stated that the transfer would be
"inconsistent with the United Na-
tions resolutions dealing with the in-
ternational nature of Jerusalem" as
well as Secretary of State John Foster

Dulles' recent pronouncement regard-

ing Jerusalem.

BONN, (JTA) —The legal committee, and later the steering committee, of the Bundesrat, West Germany's
Upper House, recommended changes in the bill to indemnify individual Nazi victims, which was adopted last week
in the Bundestag, the Lower House. The changes, which seek to shift certain costs from the individual states to
the Federal treasury, have considerable merit, but observers here are fearful that if adopted by the Bundesrat,
at its next meeting today, they may jeopardize ,enactment of the law.
Any changes made by the Bundesrat must go to a conference committee of both houses of the German
Parliament. The indemnification bill cannot become law if the Bundestag fails to adopt the conference commit-
tee's compromise at a single, one-day session, which is still scheduled to take place.

Austrian Chancellor to Give His Views Today on Jewish Claims

VIENNA, (JTA)—The Jewish-Austrian talks on payment by Austria - of compensation to Jewish victims
of the Nazi regime and on heirless Jewish property were resumed after a 10-day interruption.
It is understood that Chancellor Julius Raab will meet with Moses Beckelman, head of the group of Jewish
technical experts engaged in the negotiations. Government sources indicated that at this meeting the fate of the
negotiations may be decided. However, Mr. Beckelman said that he does not know whether the meeting will be of
a decisive nature since he only expects to hear from the Chancellor the latest views of the Austrian government
on the Jewish claims.
Five Basque Priests Arrested
Adlai Stevenson, Democratic Presidential candidate,
during
his visit in Vienna last Friday, on his world-girdling
For Kidnapping Finaly Brothers
tour, said to representatives of the press: "I am sure that a
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prompt and just settlement of the Jewish claims by the
Austrian
government would be welcomed throughout the
PARIS—French police on Tuesday took into cus-
whole world, especially in the United States."
tody five Basque priests whom they charged with

kidnapping the Finaly brothers and spiriting them
across the border to France. The arrests took place in
Bayonne following interrogation of the two boys last
week by police officials.
Four of the five priests were teaching at the St.
Louis Gonzaga School from which the children were
smuggled across the border. The fifth is curate of a
parish in Bayonne.
When they, appeared before the Bayonne court,
the priests refused to answer any questions put to
them by the authorities. Just before they were im-
prisoned, they issued a statement complaining that
their arrest violated an agreement between the Jewish
and Catholic authorities which provided that the Jews
would not press criminal charges against any one in
the event the children were returned.
Legal circles here, however, pointed out that since
neither the French police nor the French courts were
party to the agreement, the authorities were not likely
to heed the priests' protest. Meanwhile, one of the
attorneys representing the priests has demanded that
the court confront his clients with the children.
The Finaly boys will soon be moved to a private
residence "somewhere in France" where they will live
with members of their family, including Mr. and Mrs.
Rossner, from Israel, and Otto Schwartz, from Vien-
na, an uncle.
The two boys had on Sunday asked for permission
to attend Mass. They went to a Catholic church in
Chantilly.

Austria Outlines Stand on Jewish Claims

NEW YORK, (JTA)—The views of the Austrian gov-
ernment to the effect that its invitation to world Jewish
leaders to negotiate over Jewish claims for reparations for
damages suffered by Jews in Austria during the Nazi re-
gime does not constitute recognition by Austria of a legal
or moral claim on the part of the Jewish world community,
were stated here in a letter to the Herald-Tribune by H.
Thalberg, secretary of the Austrian Embassy in Washing-
ton.
Asserting that Austria herself was a victim of Hitler,
the letter says that the Austrian government "is doing ev-
erything in its power to lighten the burden of Nazi victims."
Denying the Austrian-restitution laws have excluded from
payment victims of the Nazis who no longer live in Austria,
the letter says that where no property remains or where it
was destroyed no restitution could, "as a matter of course,
be expected." It suggests that such claims be lodged against
Germany.
"The Austrian government sincerely desires to see jus-
tice done to all Nazi victims. But it has no legal or moral ob-
ligation to indemnify or compensate for wrongs that it did
not commit and that it could not prevent because it was it-
self a victim of circumstances," the Embassy letter declares.

Lessening of Arab-Israel Tension Necessary
For U.S. Security, Dulles Tells Senate Group.

WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittte on the
Mutual Security Program that it is "essential for our security that Arab-Israel tensions be lessened and that the economy
of the area be strengthened and stabilized."
Mr. Dulles told the Senators that "our basic problem in this vitally important region is to improve the attitude of
the Moslem states toward the Western democracies including the United States, because our prestige in
the area has been steadily declining since the war."
In connection with the Arab-Israel area, Mr. Dulles added: "In order to attain our objectives, \;% e
must put greater emphasis on a regional approach to the problems of the area. For this reason, we have
prepared a 'single package' program, designed to lay emphasis on the need for the countries of the region.
to cooperate with each other and to marshal their resources collectively, whenever feasible."

The State Department, Mr. Dulles revealed, is requesting "a limited military assistance program" for
the Arab states and Israel. He said "it will contribute to internal security, will aid in promoting plans
for peace between the Arab nations and Israel, and will assist in establishing a regional defense or-
ganization." He failed to explain exactly how the shipment of arms would promote "plans for peace be-
tween the Arab nations and Israel," but said the military program "should make a significant contributidn
to the achievement of our basic objectives."

"Because of the nature of the problems in this region, the program must necessarily place greater
emphasis on technical assistance and economic aid," Mr. Dulles stated. "The program calls for continuance
Dulles
at present levels of existing programs for technical assistance, maintenance of programs for refugees, and
special regional economic assistance. We consider these programs, although relatively small in dollar cost, to be vitally
important in terms of their contribution to our security."
The Jewish War Veterans of the United States made public here a statement severely criticizing the State Depart-
ment for its "vacillation" in the Middle East and emphasizing that this policy is "seriously prejudicing American prestige."
The JWV said that Secretary of State John Foster Dulles came back from his trip to the Middle East "with a cautious,
fence-straddling statement" which indicated weakness in dealing with basic problems in that part of the world.
"It has been long standing United States policy," the statement said, "to create a Near East defense organization fur
the two-fold purpose of achieving peace in that area and establishing an effective force against Communism. Lack of
strength in implementing that policy has resulted in American failure in that area of the world.
"Secretary Dulles' statement that a Middle East defense pact could only come about when all of the countries in
that area, meaning the Arab countries, wanted it, is equally weak. It is, in effect, a surrender of the idea because the Sec-
retary well knows that such inspiration from the Arab states will not be forthcoming. The only country in the Near

East prepared to join in a defense pact with the Western - p owers has been and continues to be Israel."

