Spoils of War - International Newsletter 1996

The growing number of contributions and demands for copies of the last edition of „Spoils of War“ is a positive and reassuring signal to the editorial board from the international community. The need for information about the cultural losses of the Second World War, even more than fifty years after the end of the war shows that it has still left deep emotional and intellectual wounds. The positive reaction to the newsletter also shows that openness in sharing information is possible and desired. The editorial board is pleased that so many official institutions and specialists are willing to publish, without too many restraints, their working-methods, their discoveries and even their policies.

From the angle of distribution we are glad to say that the newsletter is now read in more than 30 countries. In our opinion it is very important that the Ministries of Foreign Affairs in several European countries (such as Belgium, Germany, Hungary etc.) passed on the newsletter „Spoils of War“ to their embassies and diplomatic legations in the countries concerned. We indirectly take this development as a compliment for the apolitical and informative character of the newsletter. This gives an extra dimension and an input to further construct this international network of specialists and official institutions.