THE HISTORY OF THE FOUNDATION

On January 28 and 29, 1993 in Bonn the final round of negotiations concerning the issue of the  indemnification to the victims of National Socialist persecutions in special circumstances has taken place between the delegations from the  Federal Republic of Germany and delegations from the Republic of Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine.

In the documents granted by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany the total sum of financial assets around 1 billion DM has been stipulated at disposal of the Funds of «Mutual understanding and reconciliation» which will be founded in Minsk, Moscow and Kiev.

The task of the funds organization has been entrusted to the Committee on the social protection of dischargee military men, the private soldiers and officers of law-enforcement forces organs, the soldiers-internationalists and their family members by the Republic’s Council of Ministers.

According to the Chairman’s order the working group on the preparation of the fund’s constituent documents has been created and other normative documents have been issued which started to work on March, 1, 1993.

The foundation was formed according to the decision of Council of Ministers of Belarus «About formation of the foundation «Mutual understanding and reconciliation» from June, 14, 1993 № 394. 

The first members of its board of steel:

V.J.Gerasimov-        the chairman of board;

M.I Bogdan-           the vice-president of board;

A. S.Klimovich-        the secretary of board;

I.V.Retinskaya -       a member of board;

N.G.Polyakova -       a member of board.

Poljakova N.G. -       a member of board.