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France to compensate American Holocaust survivors

France has agreed to pay reparations to American Holocaust survivors who were deported to Nazi death camps in French trains, following a year of negotiations with the Obama administration.

The agreement, a bilateral accord with the U.S. government to be signed Monday, includes a $60 million lump sum payment that will be distributed to eligible survivors, their spouses and, if applicable, their heirs.

Stuart Eizenstat, the State Department’s special adviser for Holocaust issues who negotiated the agreement, said that it was uncertain how many would apply for the compensation. But based on estimates and amounts paid in existing French government programs, survivors “could receive payment well over $100,000,” with “tens of thousands of dollars” for spouses of those who died in the camps or since World War II.

Amounts for heirs of camp survivors who have since died are to be determined based on the number of years they lived after their release. Eligible claimants can choose to be paid an annuity rather than a lump sum.

The agreement closes a loophole that has prevented some citizens of the United States and a number of other countries from receiving benefits from existing French compensation programs.

The agreement is also intended to close the door on pending state and federal legislation that would ban France’s state railway, known by its initials SNCF, or its foreign subsidiaries from winning contracts in this country.

An SNCF subsidiary, Keolis North America, is part of a consortium of private companies bidding to build and operate the $2.45 billion light-rail Purple Line between Montgomery and Prince George’s County. The 35-year contract, which eventually could total up to $6 billion, is scheduled to be awarded by the Maryland Transit Administration next spring, unless it is canceled by Maryland governor-elect Larry Hogan (R).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/france-to-compensate-american-holocaust-survivors/2014/12/05/9fd176c6-7c94-11e4-84d4-7c896b90abdc_story.html

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