United Restitution Organization (URO)

The file contains six circulars (“Rundschreiben”) by the United Restitution Organization (Frankfurt) from January and March 1970. The circulars include the following issues: no. 1652, no. 1651, no. 1650, no. 1649, no. 1645, and no. 1644. They mainly deal with recent court judgements made by the German Federal Court (Bundesgerichtshof) on questions of restitution after Nazi persecution, especially regarding juridical regulations and proceedings for claims following damages to life, professional damages, and damages following boycotts in Nazi Germany. Furthermore, the issues focus on various cases of administrative proceedings for claims, such as revocations and appeals. The topics include: „Schaden an Leben, hier: Berechnung der Rente“, „Rückforderung irrtümlich überzahlter Entschädigung“, „Zur Anfechtung eines Zweitbescheids der Entschädigungsbehörde“, „Berufsschaden der Ehefrau, hier: Ende des Entschädigungszeitraums“, „Übergangsvorschriften des Schlußgesetzes“, „Boykottschaden“.