Opening holocaust archive slow work
From the article:
Despite pressure from U.S. lawmakers and frustration among Holocaust survivors, a unique Nazi-era archive remains off-limits to researchers, and officials say it could take years before the millions of documents become available for study…Eight months have passed since the 11 countries administering the vast storehouse of log books, transport lists and death registers agreed to open the archive for research. For nearly a decade, the group had wrangled over objections that disclosure would violate the privacy of some victims….Only Israel and the United States have so far fully endorsed the amendments adopted last May by the 11-nation International Commission. The other members say ratification is in their legislative pipelines.
Source: AP
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