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France to Ask for Barbie’s Extradition

The president of the International League Against Anti-Semitism. Jean Pierre-Bloch, announced here today that France has decided to ask for the extradition of former gestapo commander of Lyons, Klaus Barbie. Pierre-Bloch said that French Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann has told him that French experts are currently studying the Franco-Bolivian extradition treaty and will formally ask […]

October 20, 1971
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The president of the International League Against Anti-Semitism. Jean Pierre-Bloch, announced here today that France has decided to ask for the extradition of former gestapo commander of Lyons, Klaus Barbie. Pierre-Bloch said that French Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann has told him that French experts are currently studying the Franco-Bolivian extradition treaty and will formally ask for Barbie’s extradition as soon as basic formalities are settled.

Pierre-Bloch, who also serves as president of the Linison Committee for the Investigation of

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