For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 30, 2001
Statement by the Press Secretary
German Bundestag Votes for Payments to Holocaust,
other WWII-era Nazi Victims
The United States welcomes the German Bundestag's vote today which makes
possible payments to some one million victims of the Nazi era. The victims of
slave and forced labor and other injustices will receive payments totaling
approximately $5 billion from a German foundation. President Bush
congratulates the German government and German business for their
responsible actions in setting up the foundation, and applauds Chancellor
Schroeder for his leadership on this issue, ensuring some measure of justice for
these victims.
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