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As a result of the new legisla- tion, citizens of the Czech Re- public having their permanent residence in the country are en- titled to submit their restitution claims for property currently held by the Czech state or municipal- ities. Owners of property that was privatized after 1991 will receive financial compensation. Agricul- tural land and forests were not subject to the new law. The legislation was passed two months after Czech President Va- clav Havel joined the local Jew- ish leadership in criticizing the failure of Parliament to pass a similar restitution bill. In April, Jewish groups reached agreements with the gov- ernments of Hungary and Slo- vakia for the restitution of Jewish property seized during the Holo- caust. Czech Jews, whose property was confiscated by the Nazi oc- cupiers during World War H, were entitled under postwar leg- islation to reclaim their estates, which had been taken over by the Czech state after the Nazis' de- feat. But in many cases, the post- war Czech authorities — who were at the time already under strong Communist or nationalist influence — refused to comply with Jewish claims and pro- tracted the proceedings until the Communist takeover in 1948. Following the takeover, claims for the restoration of so-called "capitalist" property were ren- dered impossible. Under the new law, some 100- 200 individuals — mainly the heirs of the original Jewish own- ers — will be entitled to submit their restitution claims. Restitution claims for Jewish communal property held by the Czech Republic —including syn- agogues, cemeteries and other es- tates, such as the collections of the Prague Jewish Museum — will not be affected by the new law. Restitution claims for those properties will fall under sepa- rate legal provisions. The return of former Jewish communal property held by Czech municipalities will not be obligatory under the new law, but will depend on the good will of lo- cal authorities. The restitution legislation ex- cluded the claims of those people Vaclav Havel: Critical of delay. — Jewish and non-Jewish alike — who do not reside permanent- ly in the country or gave up their Czech citizenship. The vote in Parliament to en- act the legislation was 145 deputies in favor, three opposed and 21 abstentions. Arms Talks In Qatar Jerusalem (JTA) — Amid state- ments welcoming them to the Persian Gulf emirate, Israeli ne- gotiators took their place among 37 other delegations for the start of multilateral talks on arms con- trol in Qatar. "How good it is to see Israeli and Arab delegates sitting to- gether here. It augurs well for peace," British Parliament mem- ber Greville Janner said at the start of the meeting. The Qatari foreign minister called for a balancing of Israeli and Arab interests, especially in matters relating to Israel's pre- sent and future nuclear capabil- ity. If this was not done, he stressed, it would result in a new regional arms race. The Israeli-Palestinian agree- ment, he said, "gives us hope for other agreements to come in oth- er parts of the area." The Israeli delegation was led by David Ivri, director-general of the Defense Ministry and a for- mer commander of the Israeli air force. The delegation was ac- companied by a contingent of Is- raeli journalists. While the Qatari authorities were eager to make the Israelis' stay an enjoyable one, security surrounding them was very tight. Israel was one of 13 Middle East countries attending the talks, along with representatives from 25 other states.