Ex-Leader Recants Comment on Jews
From Times Wire Reports
Former President Jean-Pascal Delamuraz read aloud to reporters a formal apology to the head of the World Jewish Congress for accusing Jews of trying to blackmail Switzerland over Jewish assets missing since World War II. In a related matter, the Union Bank of Switzerland admitted Tuesday to throwing away archival material in violation of a government ban on the destruction of records that might reveal details about financial transactions during the Nazi era.
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