Bill Would Unseal Nazi War Crime Files
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Thousands of classified U.S. files on Nazi war crimes and criminals would be unsealed under legislation completed by Congress and sent to the White House for the president’s signature. The Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act would make it much easier for historians, researchers and the public to view the documents dating to the Cold War years that followed World War II. Several federal agencies previously refused to declassify the documents, citing national security.
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