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Poland has good record on restitution, insists envoy

March 13, 2014 15:11

ByMarcus Dysch, Marcus Dysch

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Poland has taken suitable measures to ensure Holocaust survivors receive compensation, the country's ambassador to Britain has claimed.

Witold Sobkow responded to criticism over the Polish approach to restitution by suggesting the state had paid almost $1 billion for lost and seized property.

In a letter to today's Times, Mr Sobkow wrote: "I can assure you that the Polish government has been taking all measures to enable rightful owners to reclaim their properties".

The country has been repeatedly criticised by campaigners for what is said to be a slack approach to the post-war issue.