Correspondence with United Restitution Organization (URO) - Offices Buenos Aires, Paris, Stockholm
Extent and Medium
33 letters
Creator(s)
- United Restitution Organization
Biographical History
Established in 1948 the United Restitution Organisation (URO) was an international organisation under private law. Its remit was to provide legal aid service for the restitution claims of victims of the Nazi persecution living outside Germany.
Scope and Content
Correspondence regarding the sending of published and unpublished material, including eyewitness testimonies for the Library’s eyewitness testimony project, as well as restitution related enquiries and research assistance.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
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Subjects
- Expropriation
- Restitution
- Racial persecution, Jews
- Personal narratives
- Jewish organisations
Places
- Third Reich [1933-1945]
- Stockholm
- Paris
- Buenos Aires