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Originally Posted by rammjaeger
And: Yes, confiscated German Kulturgut is stored in many countries of this world but only Russians and Poles believe they could prevent a solution of the problem based on the principle of „cultural substitution“.
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Things which are stored in Poland were never "confiscated". They were found abandoned by retreating Germans on the territory which was given to Poland by Yalta conference.
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Originally Posted by rammjaeger
a) researchers are only hampered in their efforts to do their tasks
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Access to Polish archives is similar to those in the other European countries. The only potential limitations are caused by German demands. If the situation of disputed archives were clear, there would be no limitations.
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Originally Posted by rammjaeger
b) these goods will soon be damaged or gone (because of the lacking financial funds in these countries) if no senseful solution can be found.
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Maybe Germans should stop demanding the return and start to co-finance the conservation, if they care so much and are not happy with the Polish funding?
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Originally Posted by rammjaeger
And a senseful solution is possible as contracts and negotiations with other countries (which did suffer in WWII too) show.
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Though Polish suffering in the WWII can't be compared with any other country (as a nation of course Jews suffered more), I think that negotiations are very good solution. But one must be aware, what side was agressor, and what side was victim of the agression, and also be aware that the Polish losses are uncomparably greater than German ones.
G.