That German authorities should be permitted to deny compensation to victims of Nazi prisons and concentration camps and forced labor in Germany. only in cases where it is proved that they had been convicted for taking an active part in armed action against occupation forces. Fourth. That minors who were deported to Germany for forced labor should automatically be compensated for persecution on national grounds. especially if they suffered loss of health or ability to work as a result of such labor. Fifth. That claimants should be permitted to invoke the lapse of time as a valid defense to the objection that they have not submitted adequate formal evidence in support of their claim: for instance. in the case of a witness having died or being untraceable. or documents being lost. if it appears from the circumstances of the case that the claimants were. in fact. deprived of freedom. confined in concentration camps. or deported for forced labor. Sixth. That all claims for compensation which have been rejected by the German authorities and courts on the ground that the victims were not persecuted on national grounds should be retried in accordance with the above principles.
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