This briefing was the fourth hearing held by the Helsinki Commission held on restitution and compensation for property seized during the Second World War and in Communist-era Central and Eastern Europe. The goal of the briefing was to discuss developments since the CSCE’s July 2002 hearing relating to the return of wrongfully confiscated properties in the region.
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Hon. Benjamin Cardin
Ranking Member
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Alcee Hastings
Commissioner
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Anne Northup
Commissioner
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Witnesses
Ambassador Randolph Bell
Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues
Department of State
Sen. Jerahmiel Grafstein
Member
Senate of Canada
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