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Stasha

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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:53 pm Post subject: Comp Deadline Dec. 31, 2008 Eastern Poland in World War II

So many have not heard of this and the deadline is at hand.

Did your family lose property in Easter Poland in World War II? The Government of Poland is offering compensation for property left in the former eastern territories of Poland because of the war Compensation is at 20% of the current value of the land and buildings.Compensation is fully funded by the sale of government property. Nearly $100 million has already been awarded.

http://www.zrobtosam.com/PulsPol/Puls3/index.php?sekcja=1&arty_id=6489

Stasha

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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:20 am Post subject: Re: Comp Deadline Dec. 31, 2008 Eastern Poland in World War

Update

I am pleased to announce that thanks to our efforts, the two flagship Polish Consulate Generals in London and New York have joined Toronto and Sydney in agreeing to accept applications for Kresy property compensation rights until the 31 December 2008.

CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, 73 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6LS England. tel: +44 (0)207 2913 900
CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, 233 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016 USA. tel: +1 (646) 237-2100

Pozdrawiam,

STEFAN WISNIOWSKI

PRESIDENT, KRESY-SIBERIA FOUNDATION
3 Castle Circuit Close
Seaforth NSW 2092 Australia
Telephone +61 411 864 873
stefan.wisniowski@...
www.kresy-siberia.org

PREZES, FUNDACJA KRESY-SYBERIA
ul. Wisniowa 40B lokal nr 6
02-516 Warszawa, Polska
Telefon +48 22 5424090 fax +48 22 5424089
Kom. +61 411 864 873
Stefan.Wisniowski@...
www.Kresy-Syberia.org

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Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:00 am Post subject:

I just heard in Polish radio news that you don't have to have complete application with all amendments to submit your claim. Most important is the deadline - December 31, 2008.

I your claim is not comprehensive enough the authorities will ask you to complete it within 6 months.

Stasha

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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:05 am Post subject: deadline Dec. 31, 2008

I wanted to add a quick update to anyone that may have missed the deadline. I have asked http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kresy-Claimants/ to keep a file on the families that missed this deadline. We were able to reach 100's of victims that were not aware. I feel the number that never knew of this claim is high.

This number being high due to the change in the law, victims age as of today (many are deceased) and family members that had a right to the claim as "next of kin" never hearing of this claim.

From Stefan Wisniowski:

Late claims will continue to be registered in our database by Bozena Gaffney. Those that can justify their lateness can apply to the Mazowiecki Urzad Wojewodzki authorities for an exemption to missing the deadline. They have 7 days according to the Polish law (Kodeks Postempowania Administracyjnego, Art. 68-70).
Those that come in after that will nee to rely on a longer-shot process to challenge the validity of the compensation process, based on the governments false information that people must have returned to Poland to be eligible. That will likely require a court challenge, which is one strategy we must consider.
So yes, we must continue to spread the word and collect data on people who did not claim in time.
Stefan Wisniowski

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