Oral Answers to Questions — Victims of Nazi Persecution

– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 April 1964.

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Photo of Miss Irene Ward Miss Irene Ward , Tynemouth 12:00, 13 April 1964

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, for the purposes of negotiation with the Federal German Government on compensation due to British nationals imprisoned illegally in German concentration camps, he will ask the International Research Organisation for their list of such persons.

Photo of Mr Robert Mathew Mr Robert Mathew , Honiton

I assume that my hon. Friend is referring to the International Tracing Service at Arolsen. An inquiry has already been addressed to this body. The reply has, unfortunately, made it clear that no list exists of British victims persecuted in concentration camps, and that the International Tracing Service could not compile such a list. Their records, which are not complete, consist of an alphabetical index of many million names of former inmates of concentration camps, which is not broken down into nationalities.