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From: Andi Wolos & Bob Necci

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Re: British POWs Excluded from Germen Compensation

Date: December 26, 1999

Former WW II, British POWs who suffered under the torturous extremes of German slave labor camps have been excluded in a landmark settlement that will be paid out to survivors.

In an historic payment agreement, Germany will dole out roughly US$ 5.2 billion... but not a single POW survivor will receive any compensation. The agreement is for civilians only although a significant number of military POWs suffered the privatuions of slave labor, political prisoner and death camps. It is believed that nearly 500 of the original 1,000 plus British POWs who suffered under the Nazis are still alive.

"We had to work 12 hour shifts on very little food," and "You saw young men of 20 who looked as old as 50," a former POW said.

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