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Releasing names of 900 alleged Nazi war criminals who fled to Canada could embarrass federal government, bureaucrats told

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A list of 900 alleged Nazi war criminals who fled to Canada could remain secret.

Library and Archives Canada consulted in June and July with a “discrete group or organizations” about whether the list should be made public.

Those consulted included members of Canada ’s Ukrainian community, records show.

Some of the individuals and organizations argued against releasing any of the information, warning it could be embarrassing or lead to prosecutions.

Holocaust survivors wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about friends killed by Hunka ’s division, the 14th SS Galician .

The division was also used by the Nazis to crush a national uprising in Slovakia , again prompting allegations of war crimes.

Families of Canadian soldiers killed fighting Nazis peppered MPs with questions about why they honoured a soldier who had sworn allegiance to Hitler .

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