STEERING GROUP
Geneva, 1 October 2001
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
1. Mr. Jan Mokrzycki - Federation of Poles in the UK - United Kingdom
2. Mr. Kristian Ottosen - National Fund for War Victims - Norway
3. Ms. Grethe Frydenlund - AssistantNational Fund for War Victims - Norway
4. Mr. Lothar Evers - Bundesverband Information und Beratung für NS-Verfolgte - Germany
5. Dr. Paul Dostert - Ministère d'EtatConseil National de la Résistance - Luxembourg
6. Ms. Natasa Zupancic - Ministry of Foreign AffairsElected Representative of Slovene Claimants - Slovenia
7. Mr. Myroslaw Smorodsky - Counsellor at Law - USA
8. Mr. Raymond Renkens - Institut National des Invalides de Guerre - Belgium
9. Mr. Victor Godin - Institut National des Invalides de Guerre - Belgium
10. Mr. Les Kuczynski - Polish American Congress - USA
11. Prof. Valter Merazzi - Comitato Istituto di Storia Contemporanea "Pier Amato Perretta" - Italy
12. Mr. Gerassimos Balaouras - National Council for Claiming Debts of Germany towards Greece - Greece
13. Drs. P.A.M. Bosman -Director SBO - Netherlands
14. Mr. Stefan Palison - Commissioner IRU Holocaust Committee
15. Mr. Victor Famulson - International Roma Union (Assisting Mr. Palison)
16. Mr. Henri-Philippe Sambuc - Lawyer Roma National Congress
IOM PARTICIPANTS
17. Mr. Dirk De Winter - Director
18. Mr. Delbert Field - Deputy Director & Coordinator Humanitarian Programmes
19. Mr. Norbert Wühler - DirectorClaims Processing Unit
20. Ms. Monica Halil - Senior Legal Officer Claims Processing Unit/GFLCP
21. Ms. Cheryl Hill - Senior Legal Officer Claims Processing Unit/HVAP
22. Ms Anke Strauss - Senior Legal OfficerGFLCP
23. Ms. Marie-Agnes Heine - Public Information Officer
24. Mr. Stephen Chambers - Assistant Coordinator, Humanitarian Programmes
Resolution 1 (Adopted with the abstention of the Belgian Observers):
The IOM International Steering Group represents those victims of the Nazi
regime who are not represented by JCC or the Central and Eastern European
Foundations. As representatives of those victims we wish to express our
extreme concern at the distinct possibility that due to a financial
shortfall in the moneys allocated to IOM, the compensation to those victims
under the German Foundation Act may be reduced. We demand that the
principles of equal, equitable and fair treatment of all victims,
irrespective of their domicile be adhered to. Furthermore, we expect IOM
and governments to support our stand and to make every effort through
diplomatic and other channels to achieve justice.
Resolution 2 (Adopted unanimously):
The IOM Steering Group represents those victims of the Nazi regime who are
not represented by the JCC or CEE partner foundations. As representatives
of those victims, we request:
1. That the Foundation provide to all partner organizations a full and
complete accounting of all deposits, interest earned, and distributions made
from the beginning date of the Foundation to the present;
2. That the Foundation indicate which entities, German or otherwise,
have contributed to the Capital Foundation Fund and in what amounts;
3. That the Foundation identify what financial management programmes
are in place to ensure the protection of the highest value possible of the
capital funds.
4. That the Foundation disclose what procedures or guidelines were in
place regarding currency exchange of Foundation Funds to local currency of a
recipient country.
Resolution 3 (Adopted with the abstention of the Norwegian SG member and
the Belgian Observers) :
In order to receive full clarification (a) to the points subject of the two
preceding resolutions and (b) to the various worries and questions generally
raised by the International Steering Group members in relation to the
serious difficulties faced by IOM to concretely expedite the diffusion of
information and the claims process, including those difficulties resulting
from Roma and Sinti past and current situation, the IOM International
Steering Group formally asks IOM to transmit to the Board of Directors of
the German Foundation and to the competent authorities of the German
Government, their request to meet them as quickly as possible
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