f---;!-'o;rtJ--,· ·zS .r-~s ---'-~ IV 1-.t; ·~ (JI~ · "Second grO)lp of~ aboui 60 expatriated J811'B from Finland were given Swedish viaas on as~rances and guarantees that they

f---;!-'o;rtJ--,·_·zS [.,J1 ·/ ;-r~: ··'"'"!

,' .r-~s "---"'-~ c--/ IV 1-.t; ·~ c->- (JI~ <-.

(,c{c.<Ac;_l-• .~} ~;'t d'-s

L_-~_-_--_-_-.- -" __ -}_,~~

TO:

DATJill:·

PARAPHRASE OF TELEGRAH SENT

Secretary of State, liashington

American Legation, Stockholm

August .19, . 1944

1683

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Wi1lh reference ~o~'jp~ cable of August 12, No. ·3068, - ~< .

payment is a~orized of ~gng kX.on~r·a.gaihst receipted youcher.

~lith reference to your cable of July 5, Ho. 245?; the

Department assumes that sum mentfoned covers cost of evacuating 92

individuals. Therefore, cost of evacuation amounts to about $106,51 per

capita,

Each non-official American adult (so. far as Americans

axe concerned) should be required to sign a promissory note for a sum ~ ;/

equivalent to existing cost·of transportation to Stockholm from Helsink~

on route taken by Birger Jarl and half fare should be paid by children

under the age of ten. The Government should absorb the difference and

the accounts should carry notation to this effect.

Transportation Foreign Service, 1945 should be·charged

\dth cost of transportation of foreign service personnel.

Information as to the co~t involved in evacuating the

individuals in >~hom they are interested should be given appropriate

missions in Stockholm, who should also be advised to ask their Governments

to make reimbursement for·their full part of the expenses to the United

States Government in dollars. Upon receipt of their names and confirmation DECT A~ ;oiF1~···T)

State Dept. Ldi·."'~·. 1-11-72

By R. H. Parks DJ11<f£1'!1!Uftli!'>;!G-..jl,l~l.-'-:L.' S£P .t \r19'tc

tha.t estimated

No. 1683 - ifo2 t ~.: ;

.r:

that estimated cost per cap;i.~P- ,is corr.e,c~ .•. J•lflB will be asked to reirn~~ ~ . ,_, I I '. ; : -~ !,

Department for monies advanced in behalf of refugees.

A list of the persons transported, separated into various

classifications of nationals, .showing individual and total cost, should

__ :...,,:;.comJ:;""Y vouch;r submitted with 'jfccc;y~s. The Embassy should forward to

. ~=-,:~lkpa.rtm~,:;t by sepa~te despatch.~ather:,.,~ll,.taking up in regular accounts, ~ . -·~

any reimbursements receiva_d by them:

::JCR:G~~ 8-24-44

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TO;

FlH1f-_ .!FLAS:~

Secretary of State,

August 12, 1944

3~8

/ ,----:/7 Stockholm .. ·(>;- .; /.• v -. , ______ , l.Jashington ·-- ,- -

CO~l"Ut COP~ \'lith reference to Department's cable 1301,

dated June 30 7 1944 9 an invoice has been presented by

. Stejlmship Co:apany~;::Swedish kronor 40,000 for wac.u

~-. at ion flhip and krortot-·~~Q-.for nurses and doctors fees,

meals for evacuees a~d ':i.:~~idental necessities totaling -""C) . -')

kronor 40,959 wh~ch is equ~l to S9,799 in American

It is requested that you send instructions

concerning 17hether the Legation :l.s authorized -to ~!lke ~ . ' -

complete payr.~ent from evactk'"ltion fnnds new on himd with

the Departnent, charging to and collecting_from several

categories of PGrsons concerned. Should further details

or docm;ento support tho vouchex- covering paymen~, or

is the data contained in Legation 1s cable 2457, dated

July 5, 1944 enoueh for purposes of accounting?

DCR :Mill)

8/16/44

JOHNSOI{

DEGLASSTF'mD State Dept. L(!Lt.:!r, 1-11·72

By R. H. Parks ·Duro~ 1~ SEP 19 197 ..

~ _ ~7 - i.J :v r'-V ;~'i;; .. );:'~'>/;!'

DEPA~;MENT Ill~.~. 1~- IN G " '\_... ciiVISION c/r}.: ~) en"-'' . t\ · C()MMUNICATIONS

STATE u~;ttl~ ... ~ T__ RA: AND···R'··· ·.Ds.··_

BJR - 825 Stockholm Dimtribution of truE rEading only by spEcial arrangEmEnt. ( W)

SEcrEtary bf'. StatE 1

Washing~·on.

2784,- Jul';~~~f-2 p.m. "x .·.-Foll~ing tEltg;am has bEEn sEnt to Lisbon.

13, 'July 26;-. 2 ·p.m. -SubstancE''oT following mEssagE is for JDC rEprE-r _,),, .. --\ f""'

sEntativE in Lisbon from Mosaiska f(;}-r Sam Lingsn in

Stockholm.

(ltiRB plEaSE inform JDC NEw YorkthatsubstancE

of this mEssagE is bEing sEnt to Lisbon for JDC in

Lisbon pursuant to \VRB tElEgram 57 which was rEcEiVEd

as DEpartmEnt's 1442 July 9, 9 p.m. ThiS is rEpEatEd

to DEpartmEnt as our 2784, July 26, 2 p.m.· and No•

60 for WRB).

(/Following information.._:~uppl1Et you in_ l'tccordancE ./.-· '' );\}1• A-,\I..;J~t, .L~..__~~[>e).: ... _: • ·

with rEquEst of IvEr OlsEn of-~ Of first group / .

of 115 ExpatriatEd JEWS which arrivEd from Finland

approximatEly $20,000 arE rEouirEd for ~ support,

~"-" of which $5,000 ~ bEEn rEcEiVEd, Our ExpEnsEs to

iratE for this

DECLASSIFIED State Dept. Letter, 1-11-72

By R. H. Pa:rks Datoo:Bftl:::6 1QJ& SEP 19 1972

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-2- #2?84, July 26, 2 p.m., from st"ocl<.holm.

datE for this for this group havE bEEn -about $15,000,_

SEcond group of about 60 ExpatriRtEd JE_ws from

Finland WErE givEn sw~ish visas on assurancEs and

guarantEES that thEy "••:Juld not bE b"urdEn on SwEdish

statE. About $8500 is rEquirEd to support this

group for nE:Xt thrEE months, part Of which \vE havE

V-iSES

for thir<1"2group 'of" about 500 EXpatriatEd and Finnish ,/

JEws if financial· guarantEES can bE givEn that thEy

will<I;>E no otf:t'dEn to SWEdish statE. ":stimatEd ExpEnsEs

for this group for thrEE months can bE sEt at not lEss

than $?5, ooo. "\vE arE anxious to arrFmgE' this EvRcuation

without dElay so plEaSE sEnd monEy as_"soon as possiblE,.

sincE Evacuation EntirEly dEpEndEnt upon nEcEssary

funds to support rEfugEES whilE in SwEdEn. ~1J;..t~<!.LL~j. "'~->' ·'t·(· '; ·-··!'.::,.,"('I_...., '

-~·-Sam "L1:ngEit Cannot undErtakE additional EXpEnSES for·

rEfugEE work but is prEparEd to handlE all adminis-

trativE functions.

WE wish to rEsErvE right to rEauEst~ additional

funds if wE EncountEr un[\voidc'blE ExpEnsEs for main-

taining orphanagEs or old pEoplEs homE,

WE arE sEnding similar mEssagE through WRB for

JDC in NEw York. I "" I '' I_

JOHNSON

BB:RR

JUtt9.

Dear Mr. Leavitt:

We have~be~ advised b,r our representative~~ Stqckholm that tho Uosaiska Foeraamlingen has sent the following message to your representative it) Li~bon 1

•F<:~J.lowing inforzna:tiJ)~'"''1;p. ~pplied you in accordance with request of rver 'OlB'lifi:.,·O:fJ,be American Legation. Of first

. · group of~5 expatrrate:ct~A'B1rs which arrived from Finland approximately j20,000 are~-required for ~pport, oi' which

"'1'5,000 has ~ear? received. our expenses to date for this group have bean aboot ?$1..5~000.

"Second grO)lp of~ aboui 60 expatriated J811'B from Finland were given Swedish viaas on as~rances and guarantees that they would not be burden on Swedish state. About 1!8500 is required to support this group for next three months, part of which we have advanced and IIIBit reimbursement.

"Swedish Government is prepared to grant viaas for third group of about 500 expatriated and Finniah J8WII if financial guarantees can be given that they will be no burden to Swedish state. Eatimated expenBIIB for this group for three months oan be set at not lees than $75,000. We are anxious to arrange this evacuation without delay 110 please send money as soCII as possible, since evacuation entirely dependent upon neoeaaary funds to support refugees while in Sweden. Jlosaillka P'oeraamlingen cannot undertake additional expenses for refugee work but is prepared to handle all administrative functions.

"We wish to reserve right to request ilddi tional funds if we encounter unavoidable expenses for maintaining orphanagee or old peoples home,

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"We are sending similar message through WRB for ~JDC in New York."

Mr. Mo'1lls A. Leavit~:2 Secretary, American Jewish Joint Distribution Cqmmittee~~

270 Madison Avenue, New York, New York.

FH:lab ?/')Jj/"44 if/ v

Very truly yours,

......,, ... _. J. w. Pehle

- -~~--~~::'.;~,;.- __ Executive Director .-.:.--·

·. __ :,_-.)-<

JUt 21111

Dear Mr. Leavitt: '

c,;·- In c~necti~n VS.t~ ~;~c~~-:~~nversations concerning the refugee si tua.tion in !iveden,' you ·-wtlf·J!e interested to know that we haYe recently received 1JI!.oraat1o~'·on-thiB subJect from our representati'fii' in· Stockho_lm.-:v ·

It is reported that. the .local l~oaaic community has no financial means of ase~ing support tor additlcnal Jev1sh refugee•, It 1B presently ~por.ting approrlmately 80 Jewish children and women of Finnlah natlonaUt:r and about 110 etatelees Jeve, perU:r with the assistance of financial support supplied by Joint. While it is willing to assume edminletrat1Ye reeponslbili\y for •UT additional Jews arriving from Finland, it is stressed that American funds will be required to under-write the maintenance coats,

Mosaic estlmateo the-coat of aaintalning children at 160 kronor monthly and adults at 200 monthly. While the over-all eatimetea supplied by Moeaio are eoaevhat contused, it would appear that thre'\ months support for the_ 500 refugees proposed recently would approximate $76,000, aaaua!ng that moat of them are unemployable& and arrive without any resources. No transportation coste apparently are involved since these retuceee are arranslnc their own transportation.

Mr, Moe•• A, Leavitt, Secretary. A.erican~evi•h Joint

Di•tl'ibmtion oo .. ittee, 3'10 Madi•on A•enu, !lev York, 16, !lev York.

~-D!owlerl 7/21/f:JA

Very truly yours,

J. W, Pehle lxeouti't'e Director

D-EPARTMENT OF

STATE_::~~,.

AML.EGA'tXON •

8'iOCKHOLM.

~-JW--~·p.-W-OUTGOING ~ DIVISION OF

, COMMUNICATIONS TELEGRAM Jd:,· lb l>;~tAND RECORDS

-.::-:- . tlONfRGr COPY 1442 . .

1'h~/metJ~ago<bolov tell' Oll!eill b WRB tW. · .. : .. ;(

Refer~r\~~ f.o.\;{r-"i!5'1'0 of Julf ll ·(WRB 50). ·suggest I .. _o··c,',".: . . . •

tbat M~a1aka Fois~~ngen 1m~eoiately adviae JDC Lisbon -2

of estimated e~eng~1.~l!'ell neo~o€1&!7 to ~1nta11\ Jaw1eh

rotug41~SJ from_ lf;~~?Jld in all eatl!lgo~·16a, and otamountt:\ - . . - - - . - .

in 1tems tb~Bo. fOQr and f1V0 to be· co~ered by aom~raneea

given in Department's 749 ot April 215 0 NRB 0 1!1 4.

\'i!Ui :MMV:KG ?/18/44

S/CR NOS

HULL {;-;.!,;,;)

DECLASSIFillD State Dept. Letter, 1-11-72

By R H. Pnrlm Dutc_~~--g _ ·JQ~

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lioteronce 70V 26'10 of .Jul7 11, 70111' 00 for lil!ll. Suggeat

that Molldllka l'ortemUa&ed.Wll~latel¥ adnae .roo J.llboa ot eatblatod

. - e.zpflndl till'S I neeeaeuy to 118ill_tatft<Jeidsh ntugeea hom flllla!ld lll c-'-<"•, J!!f . < --- ·. /" ' . • •• ·:· -.·· ,.,;:·

~ ·:- all~ce.tego:r1ea,""bb14 ot'8.111Dunt(n\l~,;•" ,Boa74 cor.lltd&l'll matntenanee ot

I•Oftona ilealll'lbed iB 1tsd three, -t'OliK~ five to be oovlll'ed 'by 111-

lllU'MCes given""la tiepartmea.tl~it 749. ot._ipru 2.51 tJRB'a "• . •·. ~ ·--·.

11:30 a.m. July 18, 1944

Kiss Chauncey (for the Sec'y) Abrahamson, Cohn, DuBois, Friedman, Hodel, laughlin, Lesser, Mann, Ste11art, Central Files, Cahle Control Files

LSLIIIBUitllh

. ' -9EPARTMENT

OF ::'B-664/ STt,l[ Distribution

rEnd"_ng c:-_ly_ nrr~n[;EYilEnt.

/"

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"' 0 0 CJ ('i --:- 0

(]) <+ c ,:;: ~ :. ~

Ul '"' c; '<

'D "' '1 -;

"' .. :2.

'"' ~:.. -~ -:t

'"' ;. (j) " 3

S ECI' E tc.ry of' 3 t~. tE I

'Jo.shin;?;ton.

26:,.9, July 18 ,_ 11. p.m.

Locf'.l I:Iosc.ic"=· coDn11-ni~Y rEports t:·w.t it hns no

-"f'inc.nci~.l-.•nEnns- of ·i:>ss~n:}r,'di:-.;;1lpPOrt fc r ~.ddi tionc.l

_, Jn!ish .. rEfugEEs~ '·'hi~ is~''o~~-)6 in rE.oponsE to

j '.7:lB 50 t'ffi:pc.rtnEnt 1 s-"1.368_ or· July 11, :2_ p.u.)

'/It is prEsEntly supporting -~~nr~xinc. tEl:- 80 JEnis11~

childrEn f'nd wori-En of- Finnish nr: tionnli t:• r:nd nbout

110 stctElEss JEc·!s( pnrtl; \'lith t!1E c.ssist[\DCE ·ef-

-r . . fino.ncic.l support Sup:]liEd by -?]Olnt·. ·_·_:>.i~:_E it is

willing to r:ssur!E c.c1ninistrcotivE rEsponsib,:.li.ty for

c~ny f'.dr:1i tionc.l JEr!s nrriving fro1~ Pinlcu~c1 1 ;~J~ is

strEss uJ thn '; .'.nEricn-~~dn v1ill bE rEqUil'E'' ·to dl

undEr-qritE thE n2.intEnc.ncE costs. IIosnic ES.J~ino.tEs

';hE cost of nr:intc.ining childrEn c.t 150 lcl'Ol'lO:C'

nonthly end r:dults c. t 200 :·'onthly. ·.lhilE ·:ohE OVEr-

nll Estinc.tEs suppliEd by !!osnic c.rE sonEYih::it ClOnfusEC1,

it woulcl !'.ppEc:r ;,hi' t t' rE.,E. non'ohs sup;)ort fo;~ i;hE f ·~~'ll' ~I .,

500 rEfugEEs pro!JOsEd;.~n our no, 50 for 1'Gl3 (LE:G!;t-

ion' s 2570 1 Jul~r 11, 9 p.n. J \'/auld npproxir.m tE

::/75,000>c.ssuming thn~ nost of thEn erE unEmployablEs

and crrivE(hErgvlitl1out cny rEsourcEs. No tPnns-pOl'tntion costs


By R. H. Parks Date.if:m:li 1Q;i@o SEP 19 1972

·~··

-2- ;~'2670' July 18 J l:tl:OO:: p or.l.j ft>om s todlrholu&

porta tioh cos,ts nppnrEntly arE involvi':d sincE tJ;l-Es E

rEfugEEs erE errnnging thEir orm trunsportn tion.

JOENS ON

BB RR

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DEPARTMENT OF

STATE

. .f ;- - INCOMING . <7. -DIVISION OF .s:-~-:/?/$.-~

TELEGRAM _· -_ . COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORD-S-

JI.IB-140 Di3tribufioh o£ truE rE~~in~ ty ~pEciul rcrl":cn;:; E!c:Ent. · c:;)

stoc~,TROL~GOPY DatEd Joly 13, 1944

REc·'d 3:3o· a.;lJ!.

:{> SEcri:ta;y_ of StatE,

Yla-~lil.bgton.

"' .. .. • '.ij

.t. ··..:

"' '../C 1- " 2 >,

" .,0 1:.1"

2602-,·:ju';Ly 13, 5 p.m.

----i'iill. di~c~s-s tonorl'OVI with local l.Iosaic organization

quE:sti~~s ·;Ega~ding Finnisl{ rEfugEEs raisEd in VIRB 50,

Board should bE informEd howEvEr that LEgation's 2466

of July 5, 4 p.m., vms Ylith rEfErEncE to ilmEl'ican and

-~ '-'- othEr EVacUEES and not statElESS rEfUgE"ES, which arE· ~ ~ c u ·~

~ o _co bElng maintainEd thl'ough sEparatE arrangEmmt with ~ '.J

~ } ~ I ?ios aic connnuni ty pursuant to g__uar[\n_t__:~_E!'(l1/~_<iE_<!__l2L.

I \'IRB. This is our ITo, 51 for WRB;

-.'ISB BB

JOHNSON

DECLASSTl'lED Btnto Dept. Letter, 1-11-72

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1 -1- DEPARTMENT

OF STATE

INCOM(~ft/~k~dsf~ TE' EG RAM . \ COMMU.NICATIO~Y

L AND RECORDS

o'-:-t-~ (J (".,. -:;

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'- <"""

~~ ~~~ -~ ll.' r~ -

., . ·ro ~

§ c+ ']. ;J cr<l>

KEJI-759 Distribution of truE l'EacUng only by spEcial aT'ranc; El:lEnt. )

SEcrEtary of ~t;-~:~_E--1'

Ylfrshinct_~~-:,<i:"'-. - .. -..... ,

25"70, i[uly H;c"_a p,m, ~ '2

I 11n~•rrr' StockholJiiJil ~ ·11..1£.. DatEd July 11, 1944

REc 1d 1:30 p.m., 12th,

\

~ 1\

';..\,, < 'I

DIVISION Of'.

'J.1HI3 I~J o·un --ITO-~-- "50. POH ~-lRB

" Sor~11; _rL..-iJl:tEP ..-Dtr :n(3 clincussions have b cEn hEld

>"Tith J."'Epi'E:JEnt.'2tivEs of 3YJEll.ish ancl Finnish Llosa.ic

o>::r:1Ul1itiEs rE[;arding fo.ill.E>E to follow tln"ou{3h on

I~Gi:H ·/JLRL Eva cue, tion opportunity. Tl).~- f'oll_oning

- Esults and pqssibilitiEs lmvE dEvElopEd:

OnE, Evacuation of statElEss JE·as _is procEEding

oy rEgular sailings o.ne. in a WEEk or so approximc.tEly

'1\·To. In addition to this numbEr thErE art- ·nbout

:opy

30 othEr st2.tElEss JErTs r::jD..l"'ding Vlhom· Evnc~_~_tion Ef'forts

CcC'E bEing !Jl.WhEd, 'rhis Hill bE lnst of statElESS rEf'UgEES

in Finland,

of Pinnish nc..tionnlity rr~lOSE parEnts, unablE to GEt

Finnish p,cl~r.liosion to couE to SwEdEn thElnSE_lvEs_1

1 -fl..;t""'~

o.nxioun to sEnd thEil., c~~ilc.1PEn hEI'E for so.~EkEEpinc;.

1\.:j.l thESE DECLI!.SSU'Jlm

Stnto Dept. Letter, 1-11·72 SEP 19 1972 Dy R. H. Parks Dnto .. ~L~.Ji 19i'~

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o..2"' ;{25'70; July ll, 9 p .m•, from Stocltholn\_o

All thESE childl"Eil. n.PE unclc::r tEn y·Ears.

Four. T~·.E.~' E m': appl'OXima tEly 20 young Jmish

cllildrm of Finnish nationality _who can (';Et pEruissio:tl

to cortlE hErE with thEir mothErs.

FivE, ThErE arE approximatEly 300 agEd or ill

·. Finnish JEWS .vJI:io:::probably could gEt pErmission to comE

to SWEdEn on.ih£·','¥-s-is of an invitation by thE SVIEdish ;:... - - .-::·::.._, __ ~,~:- -·

Uosaic ·community "il,ti:ch _nould includE offEr -to providE """" - ·;j - ..•

thElil homEs and. fuil, m.IO:dicnl carE. It is b EliE:v Ed this

unofficial ap.pr;q.ach on friEndly and humanitariar:>. grounds

nould bE thE only succ ESElful basis of sEcuring Finnish

pEl'Plission, sincE any official approachEs_ \'lotild bE

rEs rntEd as car~·yine; E'en implicat_ion that Finnish JEns

arE in jEOpardy.

It appEars quitE ir.rpossiblE to tal{E any s'GEpS to

EVacuatE to 3YIEdEn any of thE rEmaining 1500 JEriS at

tlliS timE •

If thE 1:/RB approvES in principlE of itEms_ 3·, 4

and ('<), quEstion is raio'Ed whEthEr' it will bE in a

position to .supply guarantEES of maintmaneE: and support

along ·linEs alr mdy providEd with rEspEct to groups

onE and tv1o, Early instructions would bE apprEciatEd

so that nEcEssary approachEs could bE madE to gEt

program undEr way as quickly as possiblE •.

(;f) ApparEnt omission HTH.

JOHNSON ' i i -r-1

-DEPARTMENT OF

lilfATE

OUTGOING ~-. •. DIVISION OF . · ·· COMMUNICATIONS

TELEGRAM .!,,r E 1\144\ND RECORDS

Dlstr1.bu.t;ion of t:c'm: rEad.-~'.": f:nt7 .'J s·-JEO:'i_O.l avrru.i;~r~ ... ·_; ~" - ~~'7-?---r:.- .

; j f

STOCIOIOI.Jt. l36S · 'l'ltoXtollf.lwing WIIB calllltt

2 -n ~-f:-;:_~ --: -- --

l' -~r~~d/-~ _·r,~, ... ,, "'CONTROL ·zopy

- .. "{ '

no. eo·ie fo\o Olasn~ ,(

Rafer•noll .l..s!Jati.on's No. 24515 Julr 5. ,, /

"' -.j )!leaeGJ contact }l(j"s$hka li'oeraaml1ngen 11!lmed1attal;r and . ~~- • ,; .•.. C·'''·

'" "' adv oe Them that JOC:-b(l~f·'tney will asaume reepone1b1l1t1 for ·J Cb - ------ --:C_"'-

; g eo! ri.au 1n connection. ~f~h-e'.vaouanon and. ma1nten~noa ~t ; ~ J'' Gh~etugecs t;o~ tinljl~d., JDC would apprecb.te repbrt

~ ~ rAiMosa18ka FO~Jl'l!l&\1!113-N!;<llll as to mua~r ot euoh retugeas, ~- /= ; a! ot tranBp~~•tgUon !'~om Flnl&.nd to flwdon and ost1ma;e of

j ~am<> t nocdGd tor m&1ntM1,'\.\'ltMt !.n 5W0d<Dn tor next . three monthm. <+<ll ~le $ a~k Moma1ska FoeFaamlingen to o@nd ouch repor~ pr0mptl1 .___ ___ -'

ta JDO Mev Xork and to tb& JDC ~abon otrtoa.

The obJe~t of the toreuoing 1s to b~1ut these refugees

1.mde~ the mm;u ~e of Uoeal\.e:ka. k'oe:rsa.wl.1ng~n whioh 1er auppo:rted

'-fl ps.rt by tM JDO. F1•om Bo.arO. standpoint 1t is dee1xoablo

that ao many Qa poea!blo ot th0ae r~tugee2 be maintained bJ

9:r1vat~t oourotPB. Fleaslll l!'opor1;; to Board whe'iiber Mo11a1olt&

Fo3roaml1ngen will admqu~t&l7 take care ot situation.

Wn~ NOE SWP

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CABIB TO JOHIISOI FOR OIBBN, STOOitiiOLJl1 FROII WAR RBFUG&& BOARD

ReferenClLJ.Igation'' Jro. ~6_ Jlll.l_1.

Please contact lrollaiaka Foersamlingen iulllediately and

advin them that Joo··h!lpea they 'l'lill as8111111J respon~~ibUlty for_

e:tPenaes in oonn~cttim'-with evacuation a'ld maintenanCe of ---. . -~ ._.:;;.:·-"

Jtndah rei'ugeea frOm: 'Fiiil.~t.~· JDO would ~preo1ate repart .• :·":..,>

from J.beaJ.eb Foers~';(ia to· number of auoh rei'Ugees, hCJ -=-~- <~ -. - .

coat of transportation .f'rom-Flnl.and to SWeden and estimlla or

amount neede4 $or maintenance in SWeden for next· three months•

Please uk J.bl&iaka FoeriiiiJII)J.ngen to eend auch report prolllptly

, to JDC lle1r ·rork and to the JDO Liabon office.

The object of the foregoing 1a to bring these tei'Ugeea,

under the care of J.baiake Foereamlingen which iB 1111pported

in part by the .mo. Fr0111 Board standpoint it ia dllirable

that u MilT as po181ble of these refugeea be maintained by

priwte IJOUI'Ua. Pl.eaee report to Board \lhether · bailka

PoeriiUIU!Igu wU1 adlquatelT tue care of elt.uat1on.

THIS IS l'lRB CABlE TO STOCKHOUd NO. SO

9:50 a.m. July 10, 1944

-~·-.

Miss ~hauncoy (for tho Sec 1y) Abrahamson, Cohn, DuBois, Friedman, Hodel, Laughlin, Lesser, Mann, Stewart, Central Files, Cable Control Files

~ "'s;..'f,· :.'H:db '1/8/44

- DEPARTMENT OF

STATE

KD-305

I INCOMING

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Rec'd 9:45 a.m., 7th

DEPARTMENT Of STATE

JULB 1944 Secretar:r o':f State

Wrrshingtol;i . c--~·- OIVISlON OF

Y- .. -~.., ~ ~- ·..- . COMMJ,JN~TIONS& RECORDs "'2499, Julff:{• ).0 p.m. (SECTION ONE) ~

TH!S-2IS: FO~ :~IHB FROM GULtiON.

The fact that out of 92 persons arriving in evacu-- . /

atio.ri ·ship ·BIRGER JLRL from ·Helsinki only one member

of Fir;.nish Jewish community was present requires ex-

planation. It is my belief that Jewish comm~nity

failed (a) to take proper steps quickly enough to inform

probable passengers or (b) that it failed to- make it

clear that refugees of community could avail themsevles

of Stockholm maintenance subsidy offered by Board Of

(c) that intercommunity or intracommU:nity dissensions

imposed last minute obstrrcle.

Legation at Helsinki for some months acted in __

interests of community and tried to facilitate in every

way possible Jewish travel to Stockholm. 106 Jewish

refugees were enabled to leave in May and June and

Jewish community expressed its appreciation formally

to Legation. Some days before BIRGER JARL sailing

was definitely DEC! AO.q!TI!IliY

State Dept. Letter, 1-11~7: ~-By R. II. Parks Date~ ·-.

SEP 19 1972

-2- #2499, July 6, 10 p.m., from Stockholm

" was definitely arranged Mr Wainstein, head of Jewish

community, was notified that it was hoped that members

of this group could take advantage of any facilities

for evacuation -wpch might become available. J, few

days iater-1.-tOld:ll.im that it was hoped that a sub~ ~ ... -_ '-:'_-_ _.,-.. -~::··-~:.--stantial numbe·; _'':fi,;.l'~:a list of 57 Jewish refugees .. ~ulc1 be ab't.~ to -~~'fi_ Largely through the efforts of

tho "Legations at Stockholm and Helsinki Finnish exit

visas a:nd SVTedisn.visrrs had been arranged for this list

in advance. Mr. \Vs,instein was instructed whenh_otifying

his people to observe the restrictions on publi?ity

which Department had laid down in tis telegraml274,

June 28, 7 p.m. to:Stockholm in view of-delicate negoti~

ations invo:tved in arranging evacuation with Finnish

authorities. Mr. Vlnins_tein was also told that he

should be prepared to give names of some passengers

and any additional names by Sunday July 2.

Thus the community had notification of the sail-

ing as early as any other national group and, indeed,.

in view of its more precarious position Legation had

been particularly active in arranging for Jewish travel.

On July 2 Mr. Wainstein presented to -me i:t list of some

60 additional names which had not yet been visued_by

F'inns o:r

-3- #2499, July 6, 10 p.m., from Stockholm

Finns or Sv;edes, but unfortunc.tely he was unable to

tell me then or on Monday, iruly 3 what persons inhis

community would make·. voyage, although l.mericans and

·other prote·cted pat"":tol1~};s were able to give me names . -~ . · .. -<~::-·--.;..-~--sufficiently early· irf.£1£1V:nnce of sailing.. Mr. \'/ain-:-

stein,.,gssured me -9[11Y ui&iV25 persons in all from

both lists would. be prepil;reO: to travel.

Swedish· Lega ti.ori' '1\t. Helsinki did not wish to visa

the passenger lists until they had all been passed by'

state police. Despite pro<ilding tho police did not

complete their check until late Monday afternoon, July

3, and the Swedes did not consider there was time

enough left them tovisa Mr. Wainstein's second list.

Nevertheless, I obtained from Swedish Legation assurance

that if nev1 individuals from second list should appear

I might take risk of embarking them and arguing their

case with Swedish immigration authorities in Stock-

holm. This I was prepared to do and I hoped the pas

senger list would finally include some 35 members of

community.

JOHNSON

JT

WTD

OEPAfHMENT OF I INCOMING

TELEGRAM

DIVISION OF COMMLJN !CATIONS.

ST tHE

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Secretary of State,

Washington-.

AND RECORDS

Stockholm

Dated July 6, 1944

Rec 1 d 9:30 p.m.

~M'EifOt~lf') JUL 8 1944 I

DIVISION 01" W. . . COMMUNICATIOIIS & REOOllilS H

2499, Juli~;;,~~l¥cp.m. (SECTION TWO) -•

Nevertheless >~n~eij;, special train left Helsinki ).>'0 - ... 11. station at 1,0 o'clock J_uly 4 only one member of

commun'ity had aPP,e,ared although a representative of

that community was on hand. Mr. v;ainstein wh.o has

previously been very effective in promoting communi ty 1 s

welfare considered even the number of 35 very dis.;.

appointing and could not explain the slow response

of his colleagues, It is true .that the whole evacuation

~1as a last minute effort and that it was difficult

for individuals to make final plans but the community

has as much notification as other colonies who seem

to have been more alert. One good which has been

accomplishes is that Finns have given verbal assurance

that any member of community is _free to leave Finland

and I understand that subsequent to our representations

substantial numbers of community are now leaving in

very near

DECJ,ASS!l'IF.D State De:pt. L~tter, 1-11-72

By R. H. Parks Dato.-'19.£Ss e ~~ SEP 19 19h

:

-,.,~. · .

.

: ,' __

<-

-2- #2499, July 6, 10 p.m.(SECTION T)'lO) rrom Stockholm•'

very near future in regular sailings of Swedish

vessels as long as this route is open. Forty are

due to arrive within a week •.

Olson Wishes to c~r_ tl:at 1n his experience the

Je11ish community of Stockholm has been strangely

aputbetic a'Qo~t initiating appropr}.ate steps to

..... br•cc"1g t:J. stbn:llh~irm- any further Jewish refugees especially •·"!..'

stattless ones_~Keyond the 106 who arrived in May._ - . , .. n·

They hav<O -oniy apJ?roached Foreign Office after strong

:,- -:~,,jJ.ng on. h).~ part. This attttude on part of local

,~.:-~.;c:,l:'lty may have discouraged HelsinJ:i_~rQ.l!-P·

( !I:ND MESSAGE)

JOHNSON

WSB:RR

l'ARAl'liRAS:E: OF T:m,zGRAM REO!:ITi!PI".i ;L ; . \O!l:c;v.,·,:i

, .llmerican Legation, Stockholm II ~g~T,B,CL GOPY Secretar.1 of State, Washington

July 5, 1944

/ lie ilrtefit~J·equest sum of $20,000 for expenses covered. by

. ·:·::.. --

messf4!;e o"f JU® 30; i:JJidhi@lt, Number 1301, from the Department. »0 --__ II . .

Une. We· also request instruotions concerning lll8.XimUm

monthly ~ants -to .evacuees while in Swed.en, as it ie apparent

the provisions of li'oreign $erv1oe serial 109 do not cover Sweden,

JOl!.NSON

Ii: -.:.;f . ~ ~:- !')

State Lq:t. L..:,t~ l-,-~--, l-";":2.

By R.lL Pn.rk.o DawJ:HiG::£ iD;'i_ SEP 19 1972

V~_..-Jto(' :.;-.'~~

··~···

,v l .

'~} , .. ' .·-·

· .•

of J'Uli 5., ll44i nos. 2457 and 24,6. -...;. . ...... ·. ,•··.·~

On l.iHl·4t~t~?f:.:fuly tlv~ ARm·1onn nati.onnle lhttKI belov " 'iC. • .· ,/ ~tvaoulhfi..aa ir-o:i Finlm'd am! tnt:; t~ornln& t.h<i.Y arrived in

Lt.oclcl.o.Lro'J ;·:n:ri!im Httons<in 1 l!0:t'b(frt Hobort Jensen, Daova

:1&-rgar.el.i.v.t ;,tr~T<ms, Kbra H~lllllll. >i:ellin, l~sro-ll:llar, KaJ

Ll.'lil Jer.sun, Karan kar1e ;(.~illln, CllGl'lo& Robert Jensen, Joht1

l'lellti'r Lauo, Lea 11lon1 Lane, AlUla Lylli& !Alnn, Karl Jolmun Derg,

::.agl• ''urgarotu Berg, ban~t Hn~>nus HorGt Matthew& Gottluuo,

Oddoxhollll :;ravz iiamlon, n;ynovu l!udv1g l''risk1 Arno llnt&tiO

r,c111v,.r.Kio, Alli i1ntt1la {lUckel.&otl) lldliV«lllt1r,1 lllrr,ittn

Ad.llv~>nk1n, r,ortrud ilttrion Willnaun, John t'cott, 't;y)'ilotlla

H1al:'MI41't, Aolaon Mar1u M·lok&on, Allnn 'hilliu.m Kurki, .Altred

llondr1okson, llirkk~aniu•li 41.r1tum, I!i11llil11Ja i>il!ltildn Saarida

Sht.i.L"inon, J.ilJu T1r1n1m 9 Ironu erickson,_ Charles :;tunbackn,

l'~;i:t. X!Umlmrk1t nol•nyrmnd Alfrml llondrickaon, .;follannoa \'iorncr

StolP"t Eonioa oulliohoon, CllllrltUJ Hwuu• t>t~.tnbtUJkn, ott;o Henry,

vuutnv cclu~idt, Eino 3'oh!UUI&B i'unttillao Vlo underst11nd that

thoro 1~> no qu.eation as to tho 1\tnel·imm cit1&6ll1Jh1p ntatue of

thcoe vorsons but. a oarnful onook 1u baing w1uio of thu rec.orda

lJEL'LA~~SJFlgD \o State Dei->l. Lcttc1·, 1-11-72

By R H. Parks Datc_8f:S h 19)'2 . SEP l9 1972

. . .. _,

,_!f. r ..•.

-2· (!

·~(l.:: --~ .C ,-

to dat<:rmino wheth.~r the Logati(lh b, to JitiJT all. 6!: th(llf.

_ wl!l!r:..ct.~~.! (lll!holo'it' of' tho Oeperltl;cs.bFii tiM:.gi-<>i~ of JUno 271

1944.1 no;)a~4, or wl'wthur sn:M>tir<r to.h»lncJ.uued amQUi> t.he

grl'/up~otueotitl f<n' Whill!!)'l{;-tl~!<·Jll<Wi,).<lli-4/i h~;lm tiU"t·a.nt.UtJU by

·~:,~~ -h•tfu~~eo- po:ar:~;~· ~(_-.f~~'r -?-.;~Ji:.brtt!!t?n.t.:' ¥ L~lu_t~~iHil.---~~f _J~nl~ .30, ~944,

no.,J)Ol, ri•i:"fl{F·'i~fi'·;.t"/fi>ol. Wu nr·G foi'•••>rdint; bf d~uvat:oh

., ~:·;~;;:~':::_'J~t~}~®'"' 'l "'" '"'''"'" "" Cho Lo&0<1<>n

Pundill(. l"~>«)•ljit .:A·:~JF'i<~J.;ld"k•Jiit.'n lnnt.rnc:tiol•s lill to -·.;.--:c-.. '

nllowance::;' 1;n b~ t;l'i.I:l;a<.l,.: ·t,i;o f.o~;utioh in t~!1k1n& Slf~tll udvM'tH•II ~ - ·_, -· ·_ ~:·.- .<:- ~~-,_ .. :··-~·_:,_-.:_~- '

to a nup;bnr or ;;vu<:v~!l-f.wh~:, ,,r,l \o'r>tlJ-,,ly 'lill..hollt 1"1:,1\(i!! other . -

than i/inuil!i, rni\t'}:!r.ic-,i:~h ;,,:,;_£)t ~· nictu\ll;;<id n<iro.

..

24f?7 _,-r"_·

-,.-_. :1etf;T-c-.mc(~ "':l:;.;;_~-~~~~~~~l~---~~~rrewt th

··-·

--<1' •.-:.-:r·.-.• '·

in :_,_;-.di.ti~Yt~ to 6\il~Llhi~---;- •·rto L:tnd!·_hl- r-q;·a-._,~-rJhn -:V:on rlcir ~.iUth.-

etC ti SEP J ~1 iC":'

--""'''~

FtlO~.s

PARAPHRASE OF TELEGRAM HECEIVED

AMLEGATIOU, STOCKIIDLM

T01

DAfE;_:

Secretary of State,

July 3, 1944

Washington

CONTROL JOPl 2444

EReference is l!lade· herein to the Department's 1323 1

July 3,.. and the Legi¢iP-tl':s 24 3 7, July 3. -- ·o: ... _"

··Gullion ~eports tliat:\lp to 9:30 p.m. tonight Finnish

exit Vfsas and sv;eaish entry visa had been obtained for 28

British, 49 Americar:s, ,4 Belgians, 7 Canadians, 57 Jewish

refugees, 2 Polish, ·1 Dutch, 5 Italians, 1 Estoniat;:.and 4

stateless. •_:'-

On board the BihGEftJAHL there will be five of the Le.ga.:;.

tion personnel including one Pinn and one Dane. . -Entry visas were refused by the Swedes for 62 Jewish

refugees on separate list from group of 57. If any of this

62 group appear at Abo they will, however, be taken along in

anticipation of receiving permission to enter Sweden when

support there is guaranteed by the WRB. Not more than 25

Jews will actually appear in time to join the evacuation

party is the belief of the head of the Jewish Community at

Helsinki.

JOHNSON

YHOI./t:

'.('():

I' ·,n '.:f'liR SE OF 'I'".'.~ tGR .H ''I~GEIV1'D / .. .merio!J.n Legatiol;l 1 · S'l\oCkholm

July a, 243'/ ·x

11144

L>.,., 'li!W'c~-

. nefererice-~is_maue h-a:t'ein to the Legetiori's July 1

rcnbl e No. 2404:~·;_J~{~:~~~~~·::. - •\coordin~,~~-,~~t-iraate of Gullion that- evncuetion

., . ·. -!- . - c:~~'~''i . ·-J''1rty,, including- Qeh'ifl'Dl European _;fewlsh refugees, ·will "<:::). -" . - rt:· ... ·:·: •. \; .. _ . . not .tot'll ni('Jre j;'hnn~:l'(p~roxirantely one hundred t;drty

persons • .1\.l.tbaugij _th:ese 'central :..:uropeun iewi sh refugees

have had longer notice than others, at 4:30p.m. on ,July

.3 ti,HY ·still !ltd not know -which' of: theil,' nwJibor· 11ould. be

aboard tbe a]'leoial train which fimves tomorrow :mo:cning . . . I{' .. ,. . ·.

:!'or -'bo from Helsinki. I<B a result~ ·this lecl~ of

cooperr.t ion on the part oi' J'ewish rei'ugees GUllion has

found :tt im]Jossible to obtflin exit visas for oVflmi<,tlon

grou:P 1.n Helsinki, and it has been necessary to postporle

passport foTillfl.lities to errl.V<tl at _bo of .the _p:.;.rty,

This e.J?t•lrnoon Gullion was in1'ol•;ued by- the En£:d (rf Ja~liah Co11ruunity ''t Eelsinlci that seven-ty- J~ws hriii- t;cld hil£' they ~ ~'! ~~!

\?OUld leave but he expect eO. tb.at only about twOX'tty-'i~i ve

would notuellY a-ppear, and/ who thi,se tweutyo.tivo 'IHl\lld be ~- < ~:~ ...!t) · r 1 ... :

he did not lmow, t=:1 s: <~ ~ ti 11 It is Gullion's plRil to di•i ve. to !>.bo from. Helsinf:i gs ~ ~ j: -~

end to he:ve anot;)ler cflr fol'.tow ltittl to pic>: him up should ~ 2· _ ci: AA ::Q-

a break<lo.wnooour. J!'uxi;hermore ht1 oxpeots to traveLto ~ ·i>l Stockholm "' i£i

\

•:...•

/

.Stockholm fr'or,1~ .bo lvi tb 1:ric ti!,nda}}l and .Tohn Vanderlieth ,/

tb•ee .meri<J'Il n~(:::1lJen will proceed to gtockholm via air, ~ . ~ 1 11 :,·,~ • Juc h: r . .· .··

'rhe stc~.:~slli:f line, conoJ.nlpBhng the :possibility thet

there might be an OYGrflow of :<.J,ersc>ns desiri.Dg to be

included in ey~cua.t.{ou_ pi~;ty ;:;.t- -~t-~:p·_-~:it~St: ~inute~-~:-~t~s -ngreed

_tc _t.·~;·;:e ;:.ll p~sselig-?_:i~c:~--~~t€;r_f~_ov.: _on- t~e ~~~l~li::r :run_ of B -~ --·-:

·~ · . :vesssl~-v\.i .~h- lo,1v~~\;.~~!~~J9ut :~fi~_0-: ~ ;J n:!:; ~s schBdtil~0-d·:~f-.' ~

~ c-,.;:.;t:.·-,-

~0 iEe'"llS vif'l:.,te_:-~~;~i~~Y~Jd to eV::..eue·.:~s- on Vei3snl. arid

tloctor a£Hl..- nurSe v/Lll- -_b"'::f-I)Ji_-·11o.:.ir~.

In coniu3'o.tion--~¥t·t:h> ·_b'·U~·r:oiJ.cy- pr~~~C~1;1, -uti- J~e_sult -o~·

·;:inland's oxolunge .::P6:3ltion eVdOueos'· a1'e haviH<~ Ji:'::"ioulty.

l:a sa curing .kl?onor druf ts in i'inlewL• -Eowriv_er, :3~/adi.sll

\

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July l., 1944

2404

,.f'.eferOJ;tce iu 11i'\5fi{:)j~rdn ·c·..;_--

;;- ,o_f Juna" 30i llO. :i.Jt}_t·~~~}so to • r ·•~< o --.-

.. ~; -~ .

•- ~ -~~ :~:t~~:~~(~ ~ "'0 ' " . ... ' c :' . ·'' on ::.onday uftel'n.oc,)I>).;,Jtll.Y J, ut approl!.i1'i.!i t;nly 5 p.m.

t.iw ship llllt\<i':hJ,,;.,I.t~ \'IJl~t{ l.R <nmud by :':tock:holm's ·_,.. . __ ,_ .

;ie<iarihktiebolttt; t>v~ta, tiill leave f.it~l~kholm for ;\ho, Finl"nd.

<J~ ruosday ut; B · a.l1. the t:rllin connehi.on wtll lanv~ Holsinkf,

ruaohlng ah1pllide at IIllo ah,>ut l p.tl~· tho ·!!al!itl <lay ~wtl tho

ch!.p 16 HXyOOtad t.o sail f'rot: J\UO Oli, tnaaday ·HbOUt 5 J>oUo and

·to arriV(I rctockholm Worlnusduy, July 5 at apj>ro:xb:;.~ toly 8 u. •. lllo

il (los1ru t.; bu included in tho ovacu11t1on htv.i, up to noon

tot1t•i, baon axprenaud :J' only 4!)' Unitml r; tntllll H'!l.t1olw.ls of the ,. ' 312 total ot native-born .and nuturnlized UnitGd ftntua natlounls

in Y.'1nland. lly Tuosdny July 4' Gullion estilllutod at the snme

ti~:>u thut I;onB1bly. no mora than a total of 100 persons wo-uld be

ready to depart. A large proportion of the oentra1. European

re1'ugeu, as munt1onecl 1n llols1nk1 • • 513, Juno ·n, for whom

tlle Wnr He!ugee lloaJ'(\ has gut~ranteod l~alntenanoe nnd ·tho jloreign

Ort1ce hus authorlze(l 1ssU91lOe ot vis~s 1 would be included 1n

thiD total~ DECL.h.SSTFIBD _ lf1\b -

-sifite De1it. v:i~uw;- 1 ~u-_72

·By R. H. Parl<s~ D~;oJmlZ:B·- -l[Woi;.

~;pp in 1Q7?

.. ~: ~ .

- -

r.itn l'espact to tltl> posslbil ity ~r ~1'factit1/i .:ivacuat.lon ·- - _. -

Gullion llns uppr-of\chf:c1 the Finnish Gov!)rntil!lrit'uml he IUtder-

stands thnt !;hay: _dll interpo~Hl- no diffiaulties. Gullion

and tho oth•:r_ J•oldH~rs. _of the rorr"f)r J,egat_l.on staff nt Helsinki

dll bn p?.rdtl.Gti t_o.~lM.vt! .r·ti1l.tinct abtH1ru th"' ovac_uatim::l _,_:;

.v~<:;~ol, uou_ordint;-lt<f'll~~ im<lt~rst~:,in\\iug. !1!nca it "111 eooble

- ~ . -qulliOir to- ~~tapi~t~S-~~~t:J~!~e_asStir~w- ~~c1~~n~~~ion ft in hoped

tiwt' thih- u.iH provo_-~Y~~~rnla. Hnth•~r. th"n rely tl);on tha subs

repr•~nth1vtc t.o n:,i~J iu_, c.Gullion will t>il:ll the letturr. of •- :, :.';;.,;·-L"

idantificatl.on hLb:sol{; :. 7~ ... ·;

l!oth tho f1w1ss und- :tha fJwedes hu\1(~ been l•equanted ttj a~uist

in v.:ukint: knowri tho uvn:Unblll.ty o1' tho ovacuntion vessel and

the :echedulod dtltn of depnrtm•~, aloo (luUion hall Ciroularl.i!&d

<I'll (c,IWY us-possible o! the nat;1onnlri involvod. (Tho req\lt~st

of tho i>elg1an Govenwwnt to protect ita int<H'~<Ilts in finland

hn..s boon acoaptad by the *;wedish Government).

In ordv,r to faoili tnt a the P.ntjilranoa of thdr raspacti'Ye

nutlonals by tho swe<lfuh autho:dtia!l, tha r•tJlresttntatlves ot

the British, Dolg11Ul 1 Italian and Allier1emLLegat1ons wlll ll!eet

the BIHGr:JI.Tr•HL UJJOll 1ta arrival in ttockhoiN a:nd ·tho other

nntionalG lf1ll be rflce1ved by Olseflo' }ror account CJf Willi.

Arrangqruentl! tornppropriate living 'quurtors are being mode b)'

Olson tlu•uw;h tha llwodhh Hed Cross and local Jewish organha-- .

tlons. Gullion stuhc, in u teleJlhono ~wnvul"sntion at 5•30

this otternoon that tho Swiss reprosentnt1ye at llelalnkl~ 11

boing soroowhnt ditfiuult abo11t ~uk1ng ~over out> 1nterolts ·am ;those

-3-

thosctbr the (l,mntl'l!is we forzc,erly FZ'Oi;•!Ctmi 1n Filll1ind since

no <\i\'f;Ct otn1tilol;i:mtioll froiu his Goverilnent at Blirnl}nll ~been

rcca1vH<i "'' yot by tho: Ewi11_s reprasmitutivo. .Although he . -

;;;igl•t be~ <lolay.od, if tiW EiH:zs i:.iilist•or Iia!l noc in -tho 'rr,ean-

ti!cQ :.-•:ce.~.v<>'d 'r;E}t,t:;factory l:>st.ructl•mu, Gl<llion udti~d that

··':PAIV~·-!A~E<iF .T~i{r;~~!! ··ROlli Seol'etary of ~tate, \11\~hi.ili:;to}l

TOt

llATEDt

Al11af10!\U' Logat.ion,

June 5o~ 194.4 .- ~- -

l30l

R~i'eronoe is ~rAde herewith to 1four\elegrt~ o.r ~no 29; 1944,-lro.:- ~37_le~ -. · -· ·- : - - .. --_- -··- ·

. 1., Appl·ovalJ;s r,t,v~~T~o.·your proposed ooi)rso or O:ot1on ··.~·~·i_• ~;l.i.cL' .. f.\lld i~ ia requ,eated,.thap.')'t>\li>re>oe~td}lxp.odi.'l;~oll&ly".•' . ~. -.'. ai.J--. • -';~~.·-.· _ :··.·

·~ ·. .. ... . 2. -nit'oruui~ion ha~J~"~[},~~;iv~d ~y tlli; ))epa~t~9nt ~a~· fAq_ .. 1 • -c~mauiflll, Belgian, Britia.h.;i/~1\d .. Italinn aov:!)rnments ·ho.vo 1.\Q• Q.e~ ·~·~· .. oepted tM repo:{,..iation of.Jia&;lJ;o, nationals. and have. inatruo~d 6 ~~~ ... ,u.;,d- 1;; ~~

. the apllr9pri(),to missiqf!ll J'.1di;&o1dlolm t,o ~~nicata \tlth }.he Al. ............. .:u...· /{a. n.Dt.S.· · . .. ..J.:...:.. ·.·• Government .of Sweden.. Yon Jlre,;rEiqulmtod.to oorrolate your, ... ·:·. ~ action with tholll·nnd urgo 'tlio~·w take)lnYJl.~oeesnry aet1on U,"t-/..U...C.. ~ L~· to the e:>ttant' that they hav<> .npt dona• iiCf.l!lready;,. · · (IJ).e. J't' ~-- ·

a. Tho oxpenoee 1~-:(W,;~~~~~on ~1tli-~ha ~:l*~tion, of llJttJu.cw ~ ~ any rof'ur,eaa ·1noluded · hf the movement. anQ"'in ooimeotion ·. wl th . 4·~ ' ···-4"~ ~· their mo.intonanoo while in Sweden are iUa.tf.I)-'t:oe~ by .tho Wrir •· .~ ~~~ ~ d\o..\ R?f'ugoo Board. Tho. war Re,fugee l!()ard !ll,n.o • gu~ra)lt8!1B • tci ari'IIligll.f:~ ~· . I m1m1 o:l.I'oumatanoos. •pannit>. for their·o~r.d.ctl'$1111portat~on·· · . / ·• · ·• · .. ·.· ... ·.· .. from Sw~den (Dcipnr'tmant'~ t"l~graJJ1;or; Ap~il)l,9,· 1~4, ~g• 749). · ·. i~~~. · '

4. It 18' hop~d that' arrau'goo\o)lt~ :Clan b~ ~de}bY th'o , . Govarll1llont of. Sl'ffl<len· to tranepi!rt 8\iiodiBh.· or :otlier :ni!.tionallf Oll the r,lt'!i'll VOyB{!;<f{_"Of: ttilt. VOB•el. l\ll4 ~ di,l!ii)lion prOpOl~tioimt~ly e.ny oharges against, t}lia oovei'il!llent for t~e;;opar.atiori of t11e · vosaol it it 1o impoaalble aotually};o ~va.t>li'-to.any Am~rionne itntt Msoointod IU>.tiolla18. trt,nn.~olB1nJi1 ,c,~~ .~0. ~<;~r.c!&~~ouro~.

PARAPHRASE OF TELEGRAM SENT·.

FROM:

TO:

Secretary of State, Washington ·.

:::i::nii:::tion,••stookllo1HNlROL --~OPY J . . ·Fifl_ ... ···• ·_.·/}_.0 ~-~-)

DATED:

NUMBER: 1301 ;(

·~/ "\ . _- _/./

Reference is made herewith to your telegram.o:f ~e 29,

1944, No. 2371,

l. Approval is given to your proposed_ course of action

and it is requested- that you proceed expeditiously.

2. Inforniat'it;>n has been received by the Department that

C~nadian,. Belgian~•''Br.itish, and Italian Governments have ac--... . ' .. ,;_;>·~/ . .

cepted the repatr:l:a'ti;:(JJ,l' of their nationals and have instructed : • ... ,_-. ;. < ~ -- • - --

tli.e appropfiate m:l.~n~{~bJ;i ·at Stockholm to communicate w1 th the "0 . - 1).'' ·. •.

Government of: Sweden··<:•~ou are requested to correlate your

action with ~hem ~n(Lurge them• to take any necessary action

to the extent that they have not done so already,

3. The expenses in connection with the evacuation of

any refugees included in the movement and in connection \vlth

their maintenance while in Sweden are guaranteed by the War

Refugee Board. The War Refugee Board alsoguara:ntees to.arrange,

when circumstances permit, for their onward transportation I

from SWeden (Department's telegram of April 29, 1944, No. 749).

4. It is hoped that arrangements can be made by the

Government of Sweden to transport Swedish·or other nationals

on the

DECLASSIFIED State DePt. Ld.l<:~·. 1-11-72

· ·· . Q[~ S IO.lf:! By R. H. Parks Dntc ___ .....,. ___ ..,

SEP 1 \l '1972

-2-

on the return voyage of the vessel and to uiminish proportionately

any charges against this Governme11t for. the operation of the )

vessel if it is impossible actually to eV:acuate any Americans - -:·· . ·}

and associated natio~Eiis · fr.om Helsinki owing to force majeure.

HULL

DEPARTMENT OF

STATE I INCOMING TELEGRAM \ DIVISION OF

COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS

G.I\R-383 Distr:tbution o:f true reading only by snoci~l nrrangomont - '/)

Wnshington

2388--;"' J·one '30, 5 )

Stocld1.olm

Dated June 30, 1944

Rectd 4:38 p.m.

CONTROL COPY

><c:! £'{

Swedish Foreign Oi'f'.ice _has agreed to issue viRas to

npproximnte 60 remaini1ig_ Central European Jews in Finlnnd,. ·- . . . - -.. - ~·

provided Anericnn assurnnces can be supplied as to r.min-

tenance of this group in Snedon. This is our no. 44 for x·

\"Jo.r Refugee Boc~rd ancl SU!?Plc~cn ts our no .. 24 (Lcgo:Gion' s

i•Jo. 2100 of June 12, l p.m.). If these assul'nnces can .be

provided, it is of the ;;rontest urgency thnt we· be advised

imnediatoly since it is possible that this e:;roup cc.n be

brou[)lt to Snodon on same vessel uhich \"/ill shortly evacuate

American and Allied ;;rc:~os from l"inland. (Legation's 2371,

Juno 29, 5 p.m.). If c;roup is not ovacuatoc;l at this time

possibility of their getting out later nill become extremely

problema tical. Consequently, uo wif.ch again to cr,lphc.size

urgency of immodinto decision as ;·1oll ns the high con-

sidorations of secrecy involved in tho entire operation.

I •;:

Jom;soH ?c'(; I~-. ·I A

( .~ ( £.0' lt 1 a.-U.-·•·'·" // ..., rt 1 C: • ; • •

;- -~ .. "(J lft .. ~----.,..~ .

PAF HHASE OF- TELEGRAH RECEIVE: -' r

FROl4: ANLEGATION, Btocl-rholm

TO:

DA'l'ED:

NUMBEH:

'lfitl1 Gull1on 1 s agreement, tha:-t-"VJe Hish to u1111ze the BIHGER JARL

.to evqcunte a~ch Amer.1oan natlonf\ls as may desire to depart and also

- ~,-,~~tect~ed nat1orla:le. Pe:rmisai6ft':~Jino been given by the Swedish Foreign .-·:_:'-:.

Office- to alJ.o\v uo to "lfuve _ thlB tiiiip until July 5, l'ledneaday, It is """' n;·

atnted by thew that they are una]Jl€J,to ullow us to have it for a

longer time ae they a:re afrail;l tbRt panic oond1 tiona ~till materialize

in ln.nJ.,O>.l1<i and that publto demand '!1111 necessitate making aveJ.lable

all possible tlt<~edish ship a for the ev1'!oua tj.on of Se!edish peoples.

In vieti of these oiTcum.stancea at the la'ceet date the ship mus.t

depart .l-1onday mornin15 from .~\mden and 1'uesday· night frorn Finland.

On this 6 day basis o.bou t 50,000 cro\ms Hill be the

totP-1 foT incidental e:xpensee for thie ship. Evao~\ees t~ill be able

to Bit do\m btlt oleep1ng acoomodat:l.one for oe.J.oulated total of

evaoueoa are not available on this snip,

It is tile hope of the ::hvedieh Foreign Office that

tomorrot·J the ctueetton o:/:' viaae u111 have been c1eal'ed, but for the

tl.me beln!) 1t ia of tile halie:!' that in lieu of vloae and passports

the ar;suranoe that we will oara for individuals involved and (it)

list of names and nat1onal1tiee ~1ill

... I -2-

I 'l'hie hoe been repeated to Heleinlti as my message

No. 56, 5 p.m., dated the tNenty-ninth of June.

It is proposed b;r me to certify to the Government

of S11Jeden that the Government of the United States guarantees the

payment of e.ll incidental expenses connected t-J1th the repatriation

of American nationals eubeeauent to the wnr P..e !<ell as the Support

and evacuation of evaol:leee in S\1eden. ~ie assume that the iUnietera

of Belgium, Italy and n:.;1.ta1n will unu0rtr.lte to repatriate their

nat1onals_in notes hddX!eBR.IJd to the Swcd1r.i1 !•'orGigil Office • . . · .. -· :·~r ... ~~,-~~-

C_opcern1ng·Y§lsinl;.i 1 e 513, June 27, 5 p.m. in which

it 11!l.B ~orted thaotnothcre are appi'O:Xlmately 60 Jewish refU[:,"60B

~za1 t1ng for v~sae and that there could be included amon{'J the evaousee

a number of therre· persona: the S\~ed1Bl1 i<'ore1(:)11 Of:f.ioe ael~s for data

aa to na tional1 tie. a, names, and assurances th?. t tho \~a;:o Hefugee Board

~1111 'bear the expense burden and help the Government of ,s,.,eden in

repatriating these Jew1o11 refugees or ln tranllport1ng thero after

the ~Jar to some other country.

It ie ant1o1pated that the question of eecreoy will

be very d1!f1cult. Franlt ekeptioism ltl entertained by the S11ed,ieh

Foreign Office ae to the pona1b1lity of lteej)!ng the evaouat1on neoret

although everything possible will be done to keep it from becomin(£

known.

\~e shall be grateful if you 1-1111 send inotruotions

by t~1re immediately.

(~) Apparent 0m1ee1on

DOR:EMS

7-l-44

JOHNSON

-.':='.

S_ccrctc.ry 0f Stntc~

\'12 shington •.

2100, Jupc ~2, -1 iJ•n• ···

u:. 28. FOfl. Wj;i m::::-UGEE BOi,RD • . ~ . '~7~·-

In rcply~~P rmn'i'o. 24 (Dcp£:rtmcnt 's no. 1149 of

Juno 8) 2nd Dcp£:rtniont 1 s llo. 112 to Hclsinlti.

L2st c.f. inr_ti£:·1 t_.roups of 100 Jcns in Finl::md arri vcd

durinc pest Y·!cck. Prclininery erren[;GI.lonts have boon con-

c;:ludcd with respect to tcdditional cr,_up of o.pproxi1:wtoly

50 Joi'!S in FinlPnd of Gcr1;mn, polish, Li1;b.uc.ninn, i1ussiah

::md RmJtcni::m orir;in nhc have boon in Finlnnd for mnhy years,

but 2rc nov! pressing to cor;lC to Swcde;n, List· of these per-

sons h2s boon obtained, permission of Finnish .2uthorities

for their dep2rturo has bec,n Granted, 2.nd only finnl de-

tnils rc::;c.rdinG their cvacuntion to Sviedcn :end subsequent

ncint on::mcc now remain. This 1.1roup comprises people of ad-

v:::nccd n[;c, mostly uncnploy£:blos, 2nd, thcroforo, involves

::':clntc.n:cnco problems.

Gullic·n }·cs soon this re;ply o.nd is collabol'ating in

pro2_;rcr.1.

JT r:TD

SEP 19 1972 JOHHSOil


B H --k D ~8 e . 1Q7ib y R.- . Pm· s n ;:;:;.:..: · .

-----o!PARTMENT · -;' OF

STATE

_ DIVISION OF-.c_OMMU-NICATIONS

AND RECORDS

~2~

:.\TCICKHOL~1.

~!Iff'<' " Hav;_ contrfW. li:ux-bpe:;-.~ .refugees actuall;y arrive!!

-''-eden from;; r'!nland'i . · :·rif{~~/:l.s ~·'Hl'l cable rw" 24 and . -~-- ~

refe:re 1;8 Legation 1-q,il<i''f9· of Ayr11 2lo

\•'RtJ:HtW:KG 6/7/44

,:-

STE~TINIUS AC'r.XIK\-(Gil\7)

S/CR


By R. H. Parks Date.Bi:8:6 1Qf2 SEP 19 1972

\

PRQ,·OSED CJI.BLE TO AMERIC!.ll l.ELATION, tTOCKIIOL'>l, !''OR OLSEN

Pl~aae nsabrtnin if the central 1'uropean refu-

gees referred to in Legation 1e 1379, April 21, have

aatuelly arrived Sweden from Finland.

THlS IS WllB CABLE TO STOCKHOU.l NO. 24

>-_r_·' ·J: _ -: :-·, ·~r-: r · c)"~:

~~ ~ r ' ' t~~ 1. 1J

DEPARTMENT OF

STATE

MJB-588

INCOMING TELEGRAM \ DIVISION OF


Dated June B, 1944

~. ~jn, {./c./ Rec 1 d 9:27 p.m. . , /< "

Secrct?ry of Sto.koo,

Vlashingtoot'\_, £<'-: l! . :-"':.:

1760, Ei,ghth;

.:T .. ltt::J,_.t.;· .r

,Lt:,~~ ·yf

WRB ~ FOR .LE},VITT FRO!V: PILPELL JDC Twelve your

May 16, v

"',rnheim cabled behalf Mosaiska Foersamlingen who

- ~- -

estimates C20,000 maximum required twelve months, ..

for one hundred fifteen for (repeat 115) refugees from

Fi~land, ,.sking monthly installments because ox-

pondi tures will depend omjoloymont opportuni tics this

group, View other oblige.tions Foersamlingen states

inability finance, Please advise,

NORVIEB

HTM

'(,

·~· .'> .. --~___:_. ~

. . ·-c·:-;-

' · >:. fbe 1'ollowing con1'1dential message for you from·Pilpeli was received under date of June 8, 1944,

~ rthro11gh .the American Legation in Lisbon:

"Arnheim cabled beh~f Mosaiaka Foersamlingen who estimates $20,000 ~imum re~uired twelve months for one hundred 1'ifteen for (repeat 116) refUgees from Finland. Asking monthly installments because expenditures will depend ,.employment opportunities this group. View other obligations Foersam11ngen states inability finance. Plea.e9 advisA."

Mr. lloses A. Leavitt, Secretnry • American Jewish Join\

Distribution Committee, 270 Madison Avenue, Hew York 16, Haw York.

r~"''"' ., " J. w. Pehle

mxeautive Director

EBTowlerlagr 6-13..44 {It!../

ORIGINAL TFXT ''W

<lecretf.ry of

Amerlc8n Legft1on,

Jufl:e a, 1944

··~.~-.. -_· ........ _··. -~-~~-_-:

_-·r

>lee ~t1 rerort 1f central European refugee I' heve

-.... Fore'goii1g:- ft'P}\!,'l.l;ffll'ence to the firt l'Dragreph of

·your cable of Mc<y·)#;:)Jo. 399.

'n.-· . __ --0Tl!~TTJN!Ufl (Actlng)

DECl1\,.-~~·InEn

State Dr::pt. Lrttc·, l·l 1-'12 ~rn !i 1Q71

By J1. H. Fnrh• ;;, <•- .• ~ .. ~--... ~

PF.O?Of:~D CABLE TO A&!EHICAN LEGATION, HEI.SINK!.

P] ease report if central European re±'ugees referred to

i'irat paragrarh your J99, May 16, havr, reecl.ved viaa1 and

del erted for ~weden.

June,. ?.(·i944 , ri.Q: 15 a.II!~

cc1 Sec'y, Abra.hemso)\ Cohn, DuBois, Fr,iedman, Hodel, Laughlin, ~seer, ~enn. Stewart, Central Files, Cablo Control Files,

)it >.fJ. IISt.l!~lshllOl! 6.5-44

' .... _·" .... ~-· .... \;We .·

,.__..... DEPARTMENT

OF STATE I

INCOMING TELEGRAM \ DIVISION OF


., \

BE-363 Distri·ou.tion 1J:T truE rEncl_ing only 0~~ s·pEC;lal o.rr,.,_ngEi.1Ent · 1;/)

SEc).'StEII'Y of StatE

· ,'>'(nshi ngton .-:·-""~- ---.

... ; --~ -~\:

, n··

':!RB ,{?I JDC 6. CONTROl COPY <:"cEfEr El)CE LE<'.Vi tt 1 s tElEgram May 16 from Sci.cuo.rtz

for LEavitt. Sc;wmrtz lEft Hay 22 for 1\lgi Ers. ArrRnging

ii.o~-:ior:siblE ll}:r:'J.t cooing Patriot l1alin. REgnrC'_'mg

l'F:Ot'C:S'G fOl' •.)251000 for 150 statElESS EVfl?UEE£3 ..-··!

fror.; Finlrmn ::oH in S~>rEoEn h•wE aslcEd Eosn.iskG

FoEJ.'GC':llingEn to givE informntion.

NOR\'IEB

REP RR

DECLASSIFIED State Dept. Ldt-or, 1-11-72

By R. H.l'.<tl:u ;), 1"·it!:8 b 19Jl.!. SEP 1~ 197'2.

MAY 27 1944

Dear·.~. Leavitt:

.· · .:; . , "' The following message for you was received from LibborVio~nder date of lley 23, 1944:

: ... -·~·

· "Schwartz left llay 22 for JUgiars. Arranging meet Robert Murphy and go with him to Italy. !lance impossible await coming Patrie llalin. Regarding request for $25,000 for 150 stateless evacuees from Finlilnd now in Sweden have asked Uosaiska Foersamlingml to give information."

Ur. Moses A. Leavitt, Se cretar.r,

Very truly yorirs,

J. w. Pehle Executive Director

American Je1deh Joint Distribution Committee,

270 Madison Avenue, N811' !:'orx, New Iork.

FH:lab 5/26/44

I I

I l l-1

FRO~!:

TO:

DATED:

NUMBER:

fo-~ ) ~;;:)0-e.ft<~ -~~~

ORIGINAL TEXT OF TELEGRAM SENT

Secretary of State, Washington

American Legation, Lisbon

,}l~y 16. 1944

A.379 "(

cO From Wa!·Refugee Board to Norweb

-_Phase ·<leliv~r-·the following message to Dr. Joseph Schwartz, 242 Rua iL'. ., -

Atirea, Li~bon, fr~:.ilo.ses A, Leavitt of the Amerioan Jewish Joint Distribution _--·.·.~~;,

Committee! ><>

, 1).·-

"trnheim S~oc~olm advises 150 stateless refttgees formerly

Finland nowA~Aqen r~quest $20,000 their care for one year, Please

inquire 1-losaiqka Foel'samlingen and advise, Patrick ~!alin now planning

arrive Casablanca about June first, Suggest you meet him there,"

THIS IS \i.Rll LISBON OABLE 110. i2 ,

HULL

DF.CL:;.:-;:.;11· F•:Jl State Dc11L Lc-tkr, 1-il-72

By R. H. Park; D""'--+l~~§.~~-1.61j....-110j;97~2 SEP 1 ~ \97'2.

CABLE '1'0 LISBW

From war RefUgee Board to N Ol'll'eb

Please deliver the following message to nr. Joseph

Sohwartm, 242 Rua Aurea, Lieboo, from. ll.oses A. Leavitt of the

American Jewl1.1h Joint Dist;;i\ruUon Committeea

n Arnheilll Stool(holm advises 150 statelesa refugees .for

llleNy Unland-now_-~;l'ellueet i:-20.000 their care .for one

·year Stop,. Please 1~~-fife. AlOsail!ka Fceruamlingen and ~dviee

sf6P Plltrick:~finnow J)lanning arrive Casablanca about

June first Stop ~gg_est you meet him there•

THIS lS WRB LISBON CABLE NO.__gg_ •

................ MRy 12.- 1944 3:30p.m.

DEPARTMENT I OF

STATE

INCOMING TELEGRAM \

' ( .·. DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS

AND RECORDS

I i /'' _;;

Lj t..l ( /· ,;-···

~~-~/ / ()'t\-"\ SFG-469 PLATH

HElsinki"- _,"~·- .

DatEd Hay 16, 1944 j:J>j\ /; )

.1flashingt on

"C)

399, 16th

.. '.REc ~d, _S_:4g _p,m. l_.-· '•' :.-.- > •

I i !

"'l" ; , : , ..

·; --12t-.. A ,

, · r;f~r)Btll ;:_--

.NEwspapEr UUSI suo;:II rEports from Stoclcll.olm that

aftEr n Ec;otiations bEtwEEn AmErican, SwEdish and Finnish

ForEign OfficEs a~--rEEmEnt· rEachEd that 106 JEwish

rEfu:;EEs·arriving in P.irllo.nd from CEntral EuropE who

had rEmainEd thErE on NansEn·passports will rEcEiVE vj_sas"

for SwEdEn. ThE grEatEr part of thEm has alrEady arrivEd

thEl'E• This is in consEquEncE of thE ExtEnsiVE AmErican

plan to find and ExilE for JEwish rEfugEES in nEutral

countriEs •till thEy can bE sent to USA. A corrmittEE

in HElsinki attEnds to thEir transfEr to SwEdEn. f REpEat Ed to stocl{holm as my 103,

On May 15th HUFVUDBLADET, principal SwEdish lan-

JEVIish fi"urE has statEd in an in;: ErViEw to DAGC:llS

NYI!ETER that group of 110 JEwish rEfugEES Vlhich in

1938 ,camE· to Finland from GErmany is now going to

SwEdEn.

···."'·: .. ;·' •. ' . •.· .. "-.·.·. ,F -,~·-_:;,_:___

---=~-·

I I I

;~

·--~:'_··-.. ~~'.· ''- . '--7:_ . -•. -~-

- --,,·

• ~2-#309, 16th, from HElsinki

S\'IEdEn. According to r.!r. StillEr all thESE rEfUGEES

intEnd aftEr war to go to USA ol' othEr transocEan

countriEs.

IrrE·sr·EctivE othEr motivEs naturally morE practical

thE~E rEfugtE'S~:.await travElling facilitiEs .in nEutral

...., SwEdEn than·~.b~·J:,'J}gErEnt Finland DiPEctor StillEr says.

TrEaiffilEnt of_.tffEJEws in Finland in itsElf c;ivEs no causE

Af.tE.r thE Hussian timE thE JEws havE always

bE"En trEatEd ·as fully Eqt1al citizEns both undEr thE laws

and in attitudE of pEoplE. DirEctor StillEr finally

also says that Finland is only onE of thE countriEs

fL:;:,ting ,-,ith GErmany against Russia which has :lntroducEd

no 2.nti-JEwish laYIS_o

:ftinist Eri of IntErior Ehrnrooth has stat Ed that no

obstaclE has bEEn put in way of rEfugEE's pErr.JanEnt

stay in country. Finnish authoritiEs bEEn complEtEly

passiVE in mattEr, As rEfugEEs WErE rEcEivEd so wE

havE bEEn prEparEd facilitatE thEir dEparturE,

GrEat n{;mbEr of abovE alrEady arrivEd Stockholm

t() v-/v /r}/L =' ,,

FRO!i:

i i{;~;f ORIGINAL TF.XT OF TELEGRAM S EfiT ) TO: DATED: NW~BJ:::l:

secretary of State, Washington American Legation, Helsinki May 4, 1944 104

I «_'(7 "',_;·.,,

GUf;r d \iar Refugee Board sends tho following.

Refer your 341 of April 20. llhile granting the desirability of an offic.ial Finnish statement on victims of Nazi oppression and persecution War Hefugee Board feels, and the Department agrees, that the political factors as reported by you rmay be considore.d to outweigh any advantages that might accrue--throu{Sh the ·:ts~t.;ll,nce at this time of such a statement by the Finnish Governp;_e});t.

-~ ;"- ..

The Board w.ould'appraciate, however, your employing delaying t"m:tics with 1he F_or,eign Office in the event that the statement might be c·onsidered: opportune and of value at some later date.

With reference' to movement from Finland to Sweden of various refugee groups and Finnish Jewish community listed your 303, April 3, Llinister Johnson has just reported that Swedish Government <ioes not believe that rr.inority groups in Finland are in serious danger from the Germans but that refuge would probably be extended if Finnish Government requested swedish Government to allow entry of these persons on ground that they may be in jeopardy in Finland.

Should circUillstances so warrant, you are in your discretion authorized to approach appropriate officials of the Finnish Government in this connection. Please keep abreast of developments which may make desirable the movement from Finland of potential vict~~s of the Gestapo in the event the Germans take action in

"' J?inl@d paralleling that taken by them in Hunga~. Humania and ~~ulg~ia, and keep the Department advised.

::.:: ,~oregoing repeated as Department8a no. 829 to Stockholm.

-\-

(::J v

HULL

DECLASSIFIED State Dc1lL LdtCl·, 1-11·72 -

By R. H. Parks Dhl.-<J~~-9 SEP 19 1972.

, __ ,,; ,..(:..Ei'-.~~'"';

. ::•<:J~./,.- .,,,,,_c••.•

~ -~··

'fhu::•· 1a att~fchf.:d~~~i nHrop1Ate cl•>&tt>.Illl¢ IU1d ·

pr()l:<}:.t d6~<l;..\ch ,11 l:f!i!l~S.u·: tbe AMric11m L<>gstioo, Hclcin!tl., "C1 , IV

rinlnnd, which'should:oe repeated for its infor•oation to

the Amerio~.Lega~n at Stockholm, Sweden,

U.Usned} J.l. Pelale

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l•ef6J' yo<il' 31.1 of ,\l'J'!l 20. Yib11o grantin& the d"Bht~blliQ> ot

"n ot'fieittl Finllifh ot.P.tnent on Yicttms of llaal opp:tel!l!ion ttnd FliT•

the rol.l. t1tlal f<iotore u ~ 'b;r ;yoo lll!ly bll eoooldered to out

we.i!(h sn.y arlvn:ntngfin ·t.hftt. ldght 11corue UJ1·oogh th0 is&n~~~nce at tMe

ti<ae of- BUcl1 a ~>tat.l>,;ent by 1.he N.nnbh Govenment.

The Doo1-d w(!lll<) '••pprociate, bulieve:r, your t;apJoyi!lJ! deln7!n& ~ - -.... ,~.-

tactio:;o with 1.t.e Foo•el~":"jJfflce 1n the event tt-nt tbto t~tl!tonumt lii.(;-ht .,.--

be conllide.~ opJ;ort.utw·iind-of lll'll.ue at ll07ll.ll8ter ~~ate. """" ,. ..

'il!tb nt~ to'~t .fr<:t~~ Y1nlmxl to llwl!don cl vnr10tlll

refugee p-OUJ>a.•lld ~eh JwU!h C!Ol!IIZQIIity lle-tcld ,-our 30), April J,

,\in16t.et' Jo.l:llwcn i>.&EI jW!'t. tej;ort.ed thAt fWil!d1eh CoveJ"Meut doGS not

,believe t.Mt llilinority sroupe in !'inland U't in l'eriou. darJier i'r(llll

t.be <.ermant: but thr.t refu@• '"IUld probAbly oo el<tmlded if f'innillh

LOVU'IIl'!llint requcllted ~•edieh Gov>!omliWflt to llllov ent\'y of tbv!!<IJ r~&rii0Il8

on erOIIJld toot thoy llltY be 1n JtiOJ>lllrdy in l'ir~lmlil.

in tbie ccnneeUon. ?leeM lteep abreast. or d«volop~~~Q~tll 'ilhioh *Y mite

decirttble the JIII)Ve:x.nt f.'rcn l'iulend of pot.6nt.1el vlct1!:1a; of tho GcetaJ--o

in the e.vent. tiul GoriiiO!Jle teko act.ion !n F!nlend f11rO!llel1ng tlu:tt. talcon

to' t.t.eQ il• i!Wl41ll7, llWll!lnia 8lld nul.t}nia, and keep \htll l!&J.'11rt"'Int

advised.

Repeat information to Stockholm, Sweden •

••••••••••••••••• Hey- 2, 1944 10&05 A.l~.

k' itb-Uiiil11!iUU\1AIBI!eJ' llell 4o-29el44

efer your 341 o.f J...pril 20. o;h.'ilc grunting _the desit•a-

--.;r.,.y he tonsid~~~:- {~f-.:~~~utneigh arv· advnntagco that might. accrue

througl;.-the tsau»ii~~'.~,t this tim<' of such a. st!tt<>rnent by the f - _' -- ~ :: -·

>oC>i'in ish Goyd~~oont •.

Tho fuard. wuld anoreciatc, ilotwver, your employing de

le,J'ing t;_~t.ica r1ith the l'oroign Ofi':l.ce in t.l!e event that the

et:.tL'f<<:mt :.1ight he considered o;>;;ortune and of val.u{! at sc~ae and .::,ossi

' 'louse continue to l:ee;' nbrec.nt of developmunts / bi li ties

in tho mu·xl<Xri&l~Klbw:ovu!ltent fr.:>:1i l•'ir~tand of i>oter\tial. victims

of th~ •>ostupo Gh<mld the Germans t.ake action in Finland pnrall-

elin,; tb.t tn};en by thOC! in llungnl'Y• !l.o•.uu::miu and Julgarla, and

............... April 28, 1944 9:35 A.M.

FROM:

TO:

DATED:

PARAPHRASE OF TELEGRAM SENT

Secretary of State, Washington

American Legation, Stockholm)

April 25, 1944

NUMBER:. 749 C.n. JJJR-"' nopy il41 . lH .. U

WAR REFUGEE BOARD SENDS THE FOLLO\UNG FOR JOHNSONJ'

AND OLSE~{:'~ :.<· .... Referepc-~_/i_s made to your telegram of April 11, 1944,

. """' " .· no. 12'35 •

.. fhe ~portance of Hellsted's statement concerning

~xtent of danger from Gestapo in Finlandlto many Germans,

Swedes and others is appreciated by the War Refugee Board.

The BllJard is charged 11i th rescuing "the victims of Elnell?y

oppression who are in imminent danger of death" regardless_

of religion, nationality or stateless status. Accordingly,

the Board would warmly welcome Swedish 1:1.ction to afford \

rescue to all groupe in Finland which would be especially

endangered as the result of increased German influence.

Concerning Helleted'e remark that permiss~on to

refugees and others to enter s~reden would amount to die-

crediting Finnish Government, the B.oard suggests that you

refer him to Boheman's statement reported in your cable

no. 908 to the effeet that tl::.> Finnish Government itself

has applied for admission of Jewish refugees.

\~ith respect

DECLASSIFIED Stnle !Jep\. Letter, 1-11·72 S '9?2"-\!!'HJ .:

By R. H. Lnl;s JMc__:_.."5f.P 19 1972

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With respect to the questions reported in your cable

no. 1235, the Board holds that e.ll persona referred to

in our 724 of April 21 are in danger. It is prepared to

make arrangements for ,the evacuation from Sweden! as soon · . l. . I

as practicable,. ~oC.all persons 1 other than Swedes, who may

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be.,Jl.ccord'ed fe.fug~Fcfh Sweden, BUd for the maintenance in

.S~reden of,. such retuge.es who cannot claim the support of f - -- ~ _.

t~r goveri'!Illents •.

The Board appreciates the action taken by Sweden

(reported."ln your telegram of April 21, 1944, no. 1379)

in authori?.ing one-hundred visas to Central European refugees

now in Finland as e starter, The Board .. is deeply concerned

about the danger threatening 113 Jewish refugees from

Germany and Austria and about 2600 others referred to in

our cable of April, no, 1724, The Board fully supports

your representations reported in your telegram of April 8,

1944, no, 1209,

In light of your cable no, 1379 referred to above, it

is assumed by the Boa'rd ·that the Hellsted statement does

not modify in any way the confidential assurances given

by Boheman end reported in your cnble no, 908, Please

obtain confirmation of said assurances and, should you

consider that danger is imminent, please press for immediate

action,

Reference

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Reference is made to Olsen's no. 3. The Board is

gratified by favorable Swedish reaction to his appoint

ment &nd the statements made to the press are approved-

by the Board.

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The foregoing is WRB 1 s cable no, 4, .>(

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CABLE TO MUUS'U:.l' JOIINSON AND OUJF.!'I, STOCKHOLU

Reference is made to your l2_JS of AprU ll. i·;ar Refugee Board appreo!ates importance of Hellated statement regarding ext.ent of danger frclm Gestapo to llliUV Germans. Swedee and others. ·Board is chersed with rescuing QUOTE the vietimll of e1181QY oppression who are in inJIIinent danger of death UN.;UOTE r&SardleBS of religion., nationall.t;{o•Ol""8tatele811 status. Accordingly, Board· mJ!ll:dc,warJIIlt weicome Swedish action to afford rescue.to.all groups in Finland which would especially be endangered as ~ result of increased German influence.

The abovs, hOwever, does not detract from Board's deep 011flcern about eqwi:l' _l;ll''··greater danger threatening ll.3 _Jewish refugees from Gel'lli;r\Y''t.ind Austria and about 2600 others referred

.-to 1n Olll'.,No. _of.-.<: • Board's attitude on this score is fully c:xpWned -in• a';f<irementioned cabl.e, and Board i'Ull,y i&sociateu ij;lfelf with your rcpresentatione reported in your 1.209 of April 8. · ·

Acco~L~Yi'the·Board trusts that the Hell.ated statement is not (repeat not) intended to modify the confidential aeourance given by Boheman and reported in yaar 908 of March l6. Please obtain confirmation of eaid assurance and0 should you consider that danger is imminent. please press for ~wnediate ae.tion.

Concerning Hellsted1 s remark thut permission to refugees and others to enter Sweden would amount to discrediting Finnish government, Board suggests that you refer him nnd other Swediah official.e to iloheman st.atmnent reported in your 908 to the effect that the Finnish government has itself applied for the admission of Jewish refugees.

7iith respect to the questions reported 1n your l2.3S, the Board hol.ds that all persons referred to in our _ of ----are in danger. It io prepared to make arrange-

'o inents fOr the evacuation from SWeden, as eoon as practicable, or all persons, other than Swedsa, who may be accorded refuge in Sweden

0 and for the maintenance in SWeden of such refugees

Yi110 caanot claim the support of their own governments.

For your information• Board has requested Gullion to report on possibility using Finlnnd as escape-route to sweden .trom German-held Bal.tic areas, particularly Lithuania. Board

-"-would appreviato your view and. oomnente a& to feasibility of auob eSCI<"\PO•

Rei'e:renoo made Oleflll 1 s No, J, Board gn.t.i.f:i.ed by --favorable Swedish reaction to his appointment and approves

et.at.ements macle to preas. . _;-

This ia WRB Cable No. __ 4_.

1< *******:t****·lt-X· April 21, 1941, 11:25 a/m.

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Miss Chauncey (for the Sec 'y) Abrahamson, DuBoi~, ~'riedman, Hodel, Cohn, Laughlin, Lasser, i.iann, Stewart, Central ~'ilea, Cable Control Files

lur iAkzin•KStandish/jp 4/20/44

FROM:

TO:

PARAPHRAS£ OF TELZGRAM RECEIVED

American Legation, Stockholm"

Seorotery of State, Washington

Dt.'i'ED: April 24, 1944

14.33 NUMBEH;

Follo~ing is no. 5 tor the \'IRB.

I~ vt.0ul;4~_appeo, :n basia of our experience with tho '( . ; ·>

Swediaji For.algh Office, that th&Jfe would be better pros-~ .- . ·-·- -

peata-or auooa~a if our Legation in Ilelsinl!:iwould initiate

the actio~~ contaoplated 1z: Department 'a mesaage of April 21,

no. 724, l'lo.r .Refugee Board no • .3, by lllflking approach to

Finnish Foreign Office that would result in the Finnish

Government requesting Government of sweden to allow. entry or

these refugees on tho ground that in Finland~ their lives

are in Jeopardy. Then this Legation would press SWedish

Foreign Office for sympathetic considerotion or the; Finnish

request and offer United States financial ass1stonce in

oarrying olA; the ovacus tion program.

It ahoul<l be- -elllphaaized, in ganerar, that it is not be

lieved by thu SWedes that ln raot minority groups in Finland

are ln serious Jeopardy. SWedes say that, in event ot a

Germnnvoooupat1on ot FillJiand, minority gronps are un.11kely

to be•s1ngled out for perseoutlon booauso it is nn estab

lished fact that such groups have participated as aotivoly

aseinst Russia ln Finnish military operations as any other

uEcu.s~rru:u ·olass and Slalc Dc·~A L•::i_.r:-·1', 1-11~72

By R H. Parko Date..:I3:E:il:Jl 19~SEP 19 1972.

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FROM:

TO:

DATED:

NUMBER:

/V ORIGINAL TEXT OF TELEGRAM SENT

secretary of State, Washington

American Legation, stockho~'

/ c_,, ·; / ;'

April 21, 1944

CONTROL COPY 724 ~ .

FROM WAR REFUGEE ~OARD TO MINISTER JOHNSON AND OLSEN,

'l{ar Refug!le Board:i~: gratified by the Legation's efforts

reporteG in.your 908 and 1209 of March 15 and April 8. Please

continue wa:t;ching ov~r sit'uation in Finland' and, as soon as

sign. of danger·appeaii's tor Jews and central-European refugees _,-there, urge the Swedish Government to carry out its informal

und·ertaking reported in your 908, in line with its gen~rous

performance in the case of Danish'Jews. Please also take all

appropriate steps to ensure that knowledge of Swedish readiness

to admit these people is known in proper quarters in Finland.

While the Finnish situation should be clearer to observers I

in Sweden than it is here, the Board is extremely perturbed

over the possibility of a sudden deterioration which would

make rescue action impossible. It fully relies on you, how

ever, to see to it that action be taken before this group of

people is placed in jeopardy of their lives.

The Board notes that the informal undertaking reported

in your i08 deals only with 115 Jewish refugees. This figure

corresponds, on the basis of the Board's information, to the

nVmber of Jewish refugees from Germany and A~stria only. On

By R. H. Parko DoooJtt:!iJl ·sr.p 19 :~n

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the basis of past events elsewhere, the Board considers that

equal danger undoubtedly threatens many additional persona.

According to the Board's information, Finland has 475 Danes,

131 Italians, 192 Norwegians, 144 Poles, 172 refugees from

other countries occupied~ Germany and a local Jewish com

munity of about 1500, of whom 940 have Nansed passports.

Clearly, in the event of increased German influence, local

.o·and r~fugee Jews and··.many.--non-Jewish refugees would be equally - -- ~·~~ .

threat_ened wit~ Jewish -r~;t'ugees from Germany and Austria.

You ar~equested \j;herefore- to ask that Swedish undertaking be

extended to cover all uf these persons. You will note that

the total is less than half the·number of the Danish Jews

acreorded refuge in Sweden.

Please keep the Board informed regarding result of your

action.

This is WRB Stockholm Cable No. 3. y

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1,:50 p.m.

!.!i'·,:wurren

f!(()lf: · - ~-~0\'i-o_ l'ebla

The;, attached C!lble is sublnitted for approprinte clearance -and prompt despatch.

·'l'he figures givon in the second paragrnph or the attached CB.bl~:~ are tal<en from the cable of the f~aerican Legation in l!eleinki to l.he Department of State, No. 900 o! March 16. They include those categoriea of rofugeee who presumably v•ould be moot thret<tened in Finland ahould German pressure in that count1>;r increaSih ·

Attachment.

BAkzin:jp 4/15/44

GABLE TO MINISTER JOHNSON AND OWEN, AT STOCKHOU!

War Refugee Board is gratified by the Legation's efforts reported in your 908 and 1209 of ),!arch 16 and AprU 8, Please continue watching over situation in Finland and, as soon as sign of danger appears for Jewa and central-European refugees there, urge- the-Swedish government to carry out its informal undertaking repor~ed in your 908, in line with its generous performance in ·the ::oase of Danish Jewa. Please also take all

._appropPiate· s_teps'to- ensure that knowledge of Swedish readiness to admit these- peilpl,e is known in proper quarters in Finland.

Viblle ,the F~Bb_ -situation sh01U.cl be clearer to observers "'in SW8den tfuui it is here'; the Board. is extremely perturbeli

over the possibility·of a sudden deterioration which would ~e,reecue action impossible. It fUlly ralies on you, however, to eee to it that action he taken before this groupwf' people is placed in jeopardy of their lives.

The Board notes that the informal undertald.ng reported in your908 deals only with 113 Jewish refugees. This figUre ooJTeeponds1

on the basis of the Board's info:rmation, to the I'IU!llber of Jewish refugees frixn Gennany and Austria only. On the basie of paet events elsewhere, the Board considers that equal danger undoubtedly threatens maDiY additional persons. According to the Boarcl'a information, Finland baa 475 Danee, 1.3l Italians, 192 Norwegians, l44 Pole&, 172 refugees fr0111 other countries occupied by Gel'lllllllY and a local Jowish aOIIIIliUlity of about 15001 of whCllll 940 have Nansen pa8Bportll. Olear~, in the ennt of increased German influence, local and refugee JeW8 and IIIJiliY non-.Jewish retugeaa would be equally throatenecl with Jewish refugee• fran Germa113 and Au1triao You are requeetecl ther•fore to aak that Swedieh undertaking be extended to -caTer all of theae pereone. You will note that the total ie lese than half the number of the Danish Jewe accorded refuge in Sweden.

Please keep thP Board informed re~ardi:1~ result of ··nur ae1.ion.

THI0 IS YIRB STOCKHOlM CABLE NO,_l_

BAkzinsjp 4/15/44

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_.,. ,,.c,:;,;rdn;;, to ;-:~:l'l~tadt s'~~nrr.r! Yli!'i/htivB i;~,,,nrm:t.'L•<'i.zed th':i ·:;,;.1nr.~i <:)(fj;-jf.i~~ropeon rGfu;<;t.<os no••; in t.lninrui, i:q a

st; r1~,- ,:;-1-i"~ "_'\ r,?h~i;·i;~Q~tu"·bot• l;:;.'>o d~t~a f,pr). J.. 11 fr'ul:; tno

La!1~ ~ l~rt. it: _'-'U=t:9 ---~-t~~:~:~~:r: by Hell ~-t~ii._)_t ·th~ t_- v 1~rt~_-·are tH!iBf?

~,;r·••r•t•Jil f'o'r· h~J"?ni~rJ.."fp.r·m~&<Jil" aini>e> th~ x•.:i·u,£Ge.ll .. •·e p<ti"ll.oky

OUH:;·n. 4/?.'2/44

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Ji~CI .A:~S1FIED Stut.c D' .. ot. -Ldtel·, 1-11-72_

By R. R. ~axl;o D•t~ 1\l71r-S£P 19 1972

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NUI~Bi~£\~ r

PAl'll\PfifihSi':. Of- 'ffoLE<lHAM T~e:O~~IVED

'f'he Araerioan N1niP.ter; !!olafnkt

'rhe ftecrootf)rY or St~te,,Waeh1ngton

::~' ~l~'··· .t\\~1\\Ut tUV\ ~ · . .-xi:~i&~~.;· a •

'the. fo).1ow1nl"·ffi•ellt<F;e 1\i for> th<' ·"nr R~fugee aoe.rd •

.-<::~" t/lon~ ~~~··i~h~·W'c~r my tniHII.lA.ge numb<lr ~0:3 n~ted April 3

I hav<Jcrwd som<~· . .fu~_the'r 1nf'o'!'l1!!1.l (\i!!lr.lU!'Jsion r"g'lrd1ng refUgee

que'lti6nn' art1 ,,~{tfi't'efe!'!mOtl to tM lnt.ent1.-:mg of thfll Soard

1ri rear;oct _to Fin~~n(l{ :t ·Hotf!A RJ>;n·eoi.ate eome guidanoe• It - - - -- - ~-- - -- - - - - - :__- - . ' . -- - - --

1.iil roy b!tlHf ·thnt th" Oovernr~ent of ll'inlJl.nil "'•)Uld \~SUfi !J. -,, ·-- . -

(1eoJ.arnt1on of 1t1 ·~11l1ngn!l;n tn fMtUtllt~ the •n"vo,i;nnt of

retugeeo o.B eiw1 sng~ii in 'l1rgr11m rr-or.t tha Department fut.tod

71 ~0 p.m., Febr•~n:ry ?.9, pllra~rAph 6; The po11 t1onl 1mpl1o!t-

t1ons involV!!r.l w111; however, be QV<!rloolte, 1lyth~ Oepel't!llent. I The Government of F1nlan~ may sooner or lator 11nk the welfllre

of ttsthre" hundred th6uaand I(R.i'l"lloina/who.tn ali proM.o111tY

wottld luve the l!l.:ree. to be o•~•d under current pe_ece terrne to

Ruut!f 'by Finlend, or the one hund!'ad s.nd ~ty thounand .who

n_re niresdy 1!1 WeRt Flnlfl.nd, ..,1th th" g&neriJ.l plAn for the

amel1orflt_1o~ of llefugee~ oondtt1onl. With :rt'!ferenoe to n,s

A1stnnoe toP tlfty thouund Invhn.l fpom the ussR tn Gel'!lan

lo.nd, . e .qu.st1Gn !laJ al'll() be run<i. ·ttp to the pruent t1me,

bowenr1 thelecpolnte have not been mAde to m&. As· thfi·'Depat"tm~tnt

llEULi\SSIFIED Stuto Dev.t. Letter, 1-~7A e· . 1~

By .R H. Parks Dot<!~ 19 197?..

\ 2• #i54l from l:lelslnk1

As the Dapartmentknowe, the-Governmertt ofcF1nland on

the other hand, on 9. b~s1s. of 1nternat1ond .cooperat1on at . . .

thi<l t1ms would be ·strongly attl'aoted by<any opportun1 ty to

IUJ!!001ate itself w1th'i4if~1;ern \iernaoracies and would 1n all . ~~

·'.,;.._~'[?._ ~ .JW~b11.D!~~Y 1tia~o a ~(;)§~:~1on of the '.;ype 1n question for. tnlii reuon.

Olsen. :·.::::::· -- .

- The Jew1ah).:oml1•U_rj1.t~ :has advised me and_ the report 1e

Colifirmed t.y the awedisb_ 'L.eg$.t1.on, tllat the Ooverntne1~t of . . 5wedtn has dcoided _to allow entry Qf the· 106 refugees which

paragraph eidht o)f my telegram in rel'!!>:i'enoe mencioned, into

;;;woden. It is ind1cateli by the i\.ss15tant Chief of. tht

•'oli tical Department of the foreign Gfflov that 1 t might be

opportune to me.)Ul a ·et<ltement in oonr\eotloll •.<itt. ttl;;; t;r'AVGl

of t.h<.H<e refuge<ua,1f li et.atemant ~rere forthcoming. It was

aek11d by ilim ~lhether any goV•1r•nmente otht!r thA.tl oura have

made deul!U'at1ons up to th•' pr11gent time .ana he >~OI1lti "l1k.e to

lmo•1 tn<!11r ountants it euoh deolarfl.ttona have been IDBne.

DCRIMPL 4/21./44

GULLION

Ff\OM:

TO:

PARAPHRASE OFTELSGF\AH RECEIVED

American Legatlon,"'stockholm/.

Secretary of State. Washington

DATED: April 11, 1944

NUMBER: 1235 X

!iteferenoe is rnade~)'lerein to the Legationis 12og;

- ·A:prh··a.:·· ··:x~:;,f;{·b . . ',)':{c. ·. . v

It wee todt;.y1

std::eiiJ')tllf:•Helleted, Foreign Office official """ . '· ~ ."' .: • << . '

in charge of foreign int;;e,.~ests, 1:1ho has been handling the -~ .. ·.- -.-- -.:_ ___ -

C.& Be of 113 'cen~ral Ji',llr,Qp~an refugees' in F1nland"from the

·...-beginning, that the $:wed.1sh Governmen~ Fitill feels that -

the'· refugees in question are in no <langer of deport!lt1on"'

from Finland' Eind that 1f Germans should take control of

nnnieh Government by mearis of coup a•,etat the 113 refugees,

whose case has been exaggeret·ed into ~ m1no:r poll tical

issue, woulo be in far less danger from the Gostapo than

large number of Social n·emocrat S~redes, Germane and others.

It is the position of the swedish Government that

aince the Finnish Governinenthas given assurance that refugees

will not be deported or turned over to-the Gestapo, it_would'

be in effect, under e:x1et1ng conditions, d1ecred1t1ilg the

F1nn1oh Government to permit entry of these refugees,

However, the Swed1ah Government 1a prepared to re

examine the oaee if the United States Governnlent .believes

the retugeee

" DECLASSIFIED - State.DciJt."Lettcr, 1-11·7~

By R. ~H. Parks Data.J!i!:G 1Q?2'.

SEP l~,.J972

_helpful 1f the Unit~~ ~tfi~qe!e\Gft~~ent would advise

>.··hether it is prepared to~guar!lnt,ee: (A) maintenance of ~ ~ ~

retugees if they aJ>e admitted irito sweden from Finland; ~ •~· ; . : ~~ ' '~ ,:. ~ .~

E<nd (B) the.ir re~moval from s~~eden after the i~ar has

terminated.

JOHNSON

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PARA:>'HR?.SF: OF TELEGRA!4 RECEIVED ~ ~ - I

The An:er1oan Minister, Stockholm

'l.'O: The Secretary of State 1 i'lashington -

NUHBER:

""". . r . . . . - :. ·:: . . ;:~·;(;)~~·~-- : j ,,The""'q_uaation of SwM$,~,,-rioas for one hundred and

--. ~. . . (. ·t·.1r·!: ;:~~:.:~:~~1·L~~-:,-= . - - :. ·_ thtrteen· Central· ,.ll!uropt!an,;r~~;~fugees in Finlano has again

.wo ~ .', ~·· ·~~:~' ·:'~~,:~~:f:;~:.~~-. . . been taken up by tJ:?.e Lege:tJo.~on three occ.gsions~ In case

the swedes act' too· h te the ~breign Office offioi.als have . ~

been irr.pressed wi.th the· \lnfortum. te effects of publicity. --· ,. . ; -_ -· ·-. -

Our hope is that a stateme>ilt may be obte.1ried:i\Pr1l 11re~

ge.rd 1ng &. decil;lion. · ·The foregolng r'efe!'.s to my number 908

dated lt,aroh 16, 1944; )

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~. ~~~ · DECLASSIFIED · . -- sta~e·nept. Lctter,·.l·l~·7~·-

. =s s 18?B Dy R. H. Forks DoroE!E..-

SEP 19 ·1972.

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FRO!H

TO:

NmlBEE:

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;%i¥~ PARAPHRAin;; OF TELEGRAM RECBIVED

. . - I The Amettioan M1nhter, Hele1nk1

The Secretary of State, Washington

April 3, 1944

303 (sEcT::El . r.ntH~(l\: ~0~~ ~he fol~owing m_ec!~~,~e ill for the War Refugee Board _and

· _.q'~efere"""W nwnb'er 4e'."tf.b\Jil!~be Department dated March 4, also to -- -- .:. - - - £ -:_--,~--~--r::: ,-,-_- - . - -

Depart'ruent's alrgrarnk ~~i:~J. January 26 and February 29. PC} L; -~-- '? _ .. ;·--· -~=.-?::~:~:-:-7~:~-- .

l. 1ly ·in1t.'-al appr5~.~::1} to the refugee problem has been

fact-finding and expiorator:Y with a view to finding out, be-~ ~ ~··

fore formal represent~t{~rts are made, what the situation 18

an1l what cooperatton;may be expected sino~(a~ tar. as Finland

is concerned· the implementation of the polloles_of the War

Refugee Board presents special problema ~eoauee of ·the preaenoe

of- German troops in the country. Baaed on informal oe stings

with Foreign Office officials who are in oontaot with the

Ministry of Social Affaire, officials of the Jewish Community i

and selected members of refugee groups, the following is a

preliminary report.

2. The. number of refugees lsi -119~ --German and Austrian;

18 - Pol11hJ 2 - Lithuanian; about 5600 - Estonian; and 2 -

Norwegian. 'l'he number of theee refugees whooanbe considered

aa Jew1 1s ap.,roxlna tel;v 1:50. A septu•ote repcr t wiil be mde

with reterenoe to the poa1t1on of Estonian refug~ea 81noe the1r

eituation ia·aomewhat special. Although only a few are 1n

combatant duties the number of Eetonbn retus••• in the Flnnleh : DJ~CCASSIFIED -

t;tate -D_~~t.- LGttel:, 1·11~72- Af"JJJ7 By R. H. Purks' Dnto~ ~- 1S~

c;rp 1 ~ 1CJ7?.

.. L_

2- ;¥303 from Hel81nkl {Section 1)

Army 1s about 2500 afl present.-- __ _ __

3. It 1s informallyreportedby.theM1n1ster. of Social

Affairs that or· th~-sfl)l~.1!iJ,!}r of Ger~an occupied countries r - :_.- • ~ •• .• --

who Q,ave been in li'lnl.~~-tor some time, the maJority and 1n

_many oailee ali of th~~~~~ld remain as 8 refugeeeM 1n Finland.

and that they ~would rt:~·-?J.'willing to r~turn to th~1r own J>oCl. _ _;,~ I? _.,·:~ _:~---·~·--:_·:·:_:~~ __ -- ' . o - -_- ----

COUntrieS in pl'esent c~-r.Cij.iln.etancee. Exo1ud1ng the n';lmbera - ,-·:

(If refugees' 1n, Two_ a~oy·,, the following lll'e ~totals or euoh

persons by oountrlesl

Austrian Belglana Czechs D•n•• nutoh Estonian French Greek Hungarians Italian Jugoslavlan LdYian · Lettish Luxembourg Noi'Weglan Rwaanlan Poles

2 15 13

475. Df

1193 88 13 31

131 l

34 -26

1 192-

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.GULLION

FROM I

TO:

DATE:

NUMBER:

~ARAPHRASE OF TELEGRAM RECEIVED

The American M1n1eter, Helsinki


April 3, 1944

303 ( SECTION 'l'lfO)

52 Approxh<a tely 1500 prao~ioally all of whom belong to

~,c_;.~:.th~- #ew1sh ~11!illUn1t;v, is t};l..eJaw1sh population of Finland. < • - ., __ ·_ ~ - .. ~-

Nansen passports ar_e~ pouessedc_,by 940 of these.

4. The-dreatment ';or·r~fllg~es and Jews. At the present

time it is not c.c:j.1eved that th~re 1a any aotual off1oial

d1sorin1nat1on against ref~gees or Jews. There is no olas-

s1fioation of Je~TA aa auoh ~n Finland and therefore no dif

ference fs said to be made on this basis among refugees. The

sympathetic ooneioerat1on shotfD by the present Government

and authorities is satiefaotory to the President of the Je•ah

Community.

There were instances of d1aor1m1nation or abuse during

the first enthueiaam of Finnish cooperation with Germany after

1941 and under the regime ot a Nas1ph1le Chief ot State Polloe

who haa now been replaced. There was at one time a eegrega-

tlon or Jewish refugees in oampa oalled concentration oamps bf

some of the Jew1 but considered by the Government to have been

reception centers ot a temporary nature. It is now aald that

the inhabitants have found work and that these have been

diepereed. There aeema to blve been an attempt under the same

nr:cLAssiFIED Chief of i'ol1ce Stole D•~pt. Letter, 1-11·72

I! ?ll¥@" By R. H. Parks,Dnte.Jiii!

r.-r.T 1 ~ 1CJ72

2- #303 from Helsinki (Kaam•• section 2)

Chief of Police, when the Rangell Government was in power,

to deport some Jeve to the continent. This ~•tempt Which I

believe was reported in telegrams from the Legation of that

- t time, fa1led. ae.tugees -are e_lj,g:~b_;te for benefits under the general

. - ... __ ·---~--""~-

poor .law 1n tn,e same wa:Y>M other inhabitants of Finland Al

though'""M opeoialh relief iS available to these refugees.

6. Regarding-entry into the country, it is said that if

an alion does hot pave the usual vloas and travel documents

but desires to enter the country claiming asylum and offers

good reasons or if he would obviously be oaused unfair hard

ships in oe.se his adm1 tt'lnce i!! I'efuRed, the question of not

admitting him is sent to the Hiniatry for SooiF.Ll Affairs.

DORIMPL 4/4/44

GULLION

PARAPHRASE OF TELEGRAM RB:CEIVED

FRJ~: The American Minister, Helsinki

TO:

DA"~::

:::i:e::e:::: of State, WashingtonCONTROl COPY Nm!BSR:

303" (continuation of paragraph 5, Section 2)

a • Affairs, ,qhich hs".!!:)!f consult the Foreign Affa1 rs IUnistry.

It is my j,nforna tioi'l' ::thAt such parsons are not turned back ! ~ . . :~ -

at~he fron~1er-and that regardless of whether or not a person

iA Jewi-sh the proceduPe is the same. Ho<Jever, if a refugee

h'l.S escaped from' a country into Finland he ce.nnot be returned

to the country from ~Jhich he came. ';11th1n the 1111 aning of De

partment's airgrsm dated iB.nuary26 1t does not seem that the

entry of refugees is actually encouraged or cooperated 1n by·

Finlend. Ho~rever I personally know that persons have been

permitted to stay in F1(*)s of work although these persons

arrived as stowaways on vessels from German controlled p~rts. Concerning lfork, a refuge·e living in Finland 1 s subject

to thQ same provisions as apply to other aliens except that

he may enJoy a certain advantage because he can be given a

temporary permit which does not confine him to work with a

part1ou~r employer or to a particular kind (*) or permit

given for a fixed period of time.

7. With reference to exit from the country it is my be-

lief the.t 1t would be the poHcy of Finland to aid the emigra

tion of refugees in frame of some genere.l plan as the \4ar Refugee IJECLASSI~'lED

Stole Uc!>t. Letter, 1~-~2 B ~ 8o!ll'd

By R H. Forks Dnto..;..--- S£P 1 \) 1,972

2- #303 fro~ Helsinki {Section 3)

Boerd 1g oont~mplP.ting. The d~p~rture of refuaeee ls asAtsted

.. t the pr •<ant .tin~ bY Finland to tl'HI ext~nt of providing them

>~1 th oertHi c.\\tiJI!. of tdenti ty for trgvel1ni! 11broo.d and of &.1d1ng

them -.with. vist~.e. ~~~i~~ - r - . aq. Reg,r<.Hng posd1'C-1U ~1:~~ ·for the Board' e useful inter-

vonuon 1t 1rf eug?.eaUd thilt ~tL}inlnnd the Elosrd mtght meke .!»C) \ ll - -

the best beginning by !ltteck1n~ a oonorete and tnnnedht& prob-

lem 1n the refugee ·r1 eld, ·wniotl nu•Y perhapa b.,. resolved by

the ~tt"orte of the 50A.rd. The numbnr ot-J&'~lf19h refugees whom

the J e>l1 sh community of F1nle.nd 1~ attemptine; to send to

Stookh;:.lm h appr:lxime.tely 106.

(*) Appsrent omission

TlCRHii'L 4/6/44

(lUJ..LION

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PARAPHRASE OF TELEGRP.~i RECEIVED

FR0'-1: The American Minister, Helsinki

TO: The Secretary of State, Washington

DATE:

NUMBEh: 303 (Section 4)

as ~~,.~~-Th.e.!-r emigration '"oul~: be }PP]::OVed by the Government of Finland.

The offering of proof to .th;·,~overnment of Sweden that refugees

would not ~orne p.ublJ.c ch1;rges seems to be involved, a.mong

other things, 1~i th the aa.mfs~i6n of refugees to S~<•eden. It is

sa~d t·h~t such guaranteec'hBs.been arranged with the Jewish

community of Stockholm and if the impressions of my informant

are c cr rect the Foreign Office of Sweden he.d given some indica

tion that tr?.vel might te arre.nged but nothine: further has

.l!iAJU! developed since tho t. t1,ne. The Board may desatre, subJect

to Minister Johnson's advice, to consider entering some kind

of a tripartite understand.ing with sweden and Finland, remove

mont to sweden and possibly farther on of this initial group

of Jewlsh refugees, extenaing the plan subsequently insofar

as may be praotioable to other refQgees.

As my nwmber 64 thiB is repe~ted to Stockholm.

9, ~11th ret'erenoe to a declaration by the ·Government of

Finland it is thought that Finland although her position vie a

vis Germany would make it difficult for her to issue a statement

stigmatizing the Germane t~ the extent that the President's

executive ordel'

DECLASSIFIED State Dept. Letter, 1·11·72

By R. H. Parks Dn~ B f SEP

2- #303 from Helsinki (Section 4)

executive order dated January 22 does, she (Finland) 'wuld

be ready to make a public declaration of policy regarding

refugees and Jews. From conviction and for political reasons . . . ...-.~

the del!lara~t'on. wo t;l-d oth~r~t~'e be tailored by the Government r . / :-' . -

of Finland very laft~ly to suit the pattern which the United • ·"::.>._.:..-;-

States has . .,aet.

"""ln a 'rat~r· oable I shall attempt to tndicste the type of

deolar&tion wt:ict-.- I believe mlg,ht be issued by tho Government

of Finle.nd;

DCRtMPL ~:uu 4/6/44

Gl!LL!ON

Vl:IT-409

~."Jashin~ton.

PLAH'

Stocl•holm via London

DatEd !;!arch 16, 1944

REc 1d 7:30p.m., 17th,

DEPARTMENT Of STATE

MAR 2 2 1944 DIVISION OF

COMMUNICAT!Ot6 & RECORDS

S\7Edish eoc,,:r:!En'G -~'inland 1,ocal prEss quotEs Finni.sh

'communiquE dEcl~l~iw-; DiEt_gavE Govsrnum t unan!.r.10us

vote confidEncE. TIDi·:-IUGEH sixtEEnth says ~~~1ia li1E ans

Diet as FEbruar:/ 2C ace Ed Ed Government 1 s standpoint

thou~h ~ith distinction DiEt thEn approvEd cErtain poli-

tical linE GovErnmEnt sug~Ested whilE yeste~6ny ~ave

GovErnmEnt frEE hand continuE pEacE contact. GovErnmEnt

and DiEt rEportECll:T aGrEE somE Russian tErms unaccEptablE

in prESEnt for"' ~Jnt Pinland unwisbES brEal-~ indirEct nE-

gotiations and DiE C nuthorizEs GovernmEnt !i1aintain con-

tact tr~-inc; obtain cErtain dEfinitions fro~:1 Huosia,

Point rEs'lrdin:_: rEs-:;oration 1940 boundariEs no':: p;:,ortEdly

unmeans :?in~1ish arn::,: must nithdraw beforE i~os-CorJ nego-

tiations. 'Point nost troublinc: Finns concEPns intern-

mEnt GEr~an troops UhErE considErations military honor

play

/

,,

-2- 906, SixtEEnth, i'rom stoc:cholm via London

play rolE. Di_Et 1 s unanimous rEsolution crant GovErnmEnt

full powErs _rE•)ortEdl;r rEsult comprom:i_sE ui~ch ;:;ajority

SwEdish :_:roup mi;norit7 social dEmocrats and co'tain

othErs favcri:p.g~-~j~_t>lEnEnt on tErms offErEd. ~his op-- . -"':~ ---•-'";

.posJ.tion.~ if l)El~l~i~-!J$i".JlE USE tErm - 1_.111EXprE28Ecl itsElf'

y~tE rda~d ;/~s E OrE-;::: _-_)~Enum pEacE ac ti vlsts f indj.n · G-ovErn

m.Ent 1 s ffirrn· i~tE nt:;~::n~ SEEk maintaj_n llE[.ot:~atj_o~! contact

liablE sourc-E so.:::·s l'Es··d.tE e:ivE n FJnlanc~ c:x·_·~_l'ES Caturclay

and assEmEd Fi~·nis~l c:_rclEs GovErnmEnt has ~i~:r::E1• rEady

today for (El::.VEI'~i 3c~;i.Et LE;~ation Stocl~holi.:i ~;-'rlclay so

nill rEach ~~o.sco·u ,Jn.turda::,•. ExhaustivE Finnis!1 communJ.-

quE EJ:pEctEc~ soon as !.:osco~7 has Jlinnish rEpl~{• Incl')Eas-i

L1[;ly apparEnt ::a1•sl:all J.:annErhEim man Finland r.mst rEl;,•

cussions but sElf-Ev:;_c}E:1t chiEf commandEr and GovErnmEnt

Oound havE samE opinion on pEacE quEstion. llannErhEim

consEquEntly rEc;arcJECl as standinc bEhind GovF.rnr.lEnt l'Eady

intErvEnE with Blltho~ity if nEEdEd. ~innish circlEs bE-

liEVE t:annErhEim nill assumE GovEr:lffiEnt in EVEnt armis-

ticE pilot FinlaPd opt of ~acE crisis inEvitably rEsult-

ing from se::ttlEi-.~Ent ·:.')_t:1 Russia ... Eollonta:,· JEs-CErday

,_)aid

-3- 90S, :3i}~tE El1 -~l"!_, f'rom Stoc:::b.olm Via L:--,ndon

paid onE of :.~aPE visits Stockholm car:cElin~.l l-.i~1nEl: ~:oarty

sincE important official mattErs rEquirEd Di' EsEncE SoviEt

LEt:;ation.

DAG:::l'S s t;{t.E E;fl·t_h Finnish GoVE m nmt rE poPt to DiEt

includEd sE,YEral l'E)i:ar)~s against Russian tEl':.'s and in-

\ forr.mtion SnEtlisli C~ovErr;mmt bEliEVEd Finland should

.... utilizE tvErj uossibiiity inhErEnt in nEgotiations.

SVIEd~;_sh Fo:bEi:;n Ofi'icE duri.ng past ~.vEElcs has mnn;r \'!a~rs

sou::;ht prowotE pos:i.t:;_VE solution and known Finland sEvEral

~imEs notifiEd of official SnEdish opinidn. Consid£rEd

rEsEttlEmEnt problE:2 -~~ich asain topical i~ EVEnt nE~

KarElian ma~E :vacl.'ati_on from ot:1Er si_dE 1~110 fl'Oi1tiEr

lailin~ GEr-:-.~an arLs coi·.:r:J.dEs. Russians appni'Ei:tl~.' cl:!.s ....

posEd cancE.l ~-~:J.n:_:o l:::asE ~)I' Esumahly a_,ainst '--·Etsa1:1o com-

pEnsation. Ru:-JOl' rE';ortEdl~' falsE Russ!ans nould dEmand

rEturn In~rians EvacuatEd Finland •.

HElsinl:i corrEspondEnts lEading Stoclcholm pa11Ers at-

tach consic~EraolE si::nificancE to dEclara'~:i.on Finnish

Labor FncEration yEstD'clay promimntly puolisllEcl Finnish

social dEmocratic ~-n·Ess strEssii1G si.=_;nificancE mninta:Ln-

in.:; :::ood rElations UnitEd StatEs ancl Scanc1 inavian coun-

triEs conc:ratulatiw; GovErnmEnt on Explorin~-: possibilitiEs

l'ElEasing

.;;:'

qt:ot&: ~?in:~:!..z!1 -1\lt}.~:~·.A .. ~~LADET condEmnin~~ c1a:l_-·Er01_~S ri;~ht

•:Jin:._ . .s.r_,ita,t.i"-~_n- >:~<!\~:~~AShBLl~DET a ttackin __ cEr·Ca:~r~ cQ"!:;Egor~'"

_,?inr~::.s~:1 -~Ol1.i'nal-~_~l:~~-~-$u :=;Esting Finland unnants· l~.::tVE war.

S'IP:NSKA 'pftESSEiT. cnpiwsizing diplomaticos 'mrposE ;Ls find

pract:i._pal l~1 E2n·s j_l~·EsErvE nation not arran3E ~~~oplE pErish

ac:a:i_n E".t!_Jh2.3].Z::2 (:1 _ _:-;:j_c:llty 3.CCEi}tin~ ~:arc."': tEP.::r! :::t~t·Ely

unshuts door CEZj_n~.tEly nE~otiations. DEcision c~ain

rEsts ~.ioscou ant~ rJl!rttEvEr thou._-:_.ht aboy··~ TIPssian tsrms thEy

clEarly L-!(Li.cat£ l~oscon actually •:tishEs sEt·GlEr:~Ent;. Fin-

nish situation ~"'..3.l"'d and tragic and Pinnis~l GovErn::1Ent 1 s

hEsitat~_on cor:ryrEhEnsiblE sincE ~inns £EEl dEQarrts basEd

mir)1.t not r:l-: ht. l?inlo.nc~ n!ust choosE lEssEr trto Evils and

rr.ust

-5- 906, Sixteenth, from Stockholm via Lom1on

must bE hopE.d to las·c result yEstErday's plcmun 1wn't bE

catE~orical _n~c;atj·vE:. SurprisinG Russian tErms incor-

rEctly rEportsc~ i?~~1~~~_is~1 prEss and accorc1in:o: SAl~OLAT

GovErnmEnt un2·J>_;En:~·- __ .QJ_Et mEn all facts. This s Eriou.s - ~c.· __ ;~-;:

in.tjmation.J.n prcsc,nt;·.si tuatj.on VIi th conceivablE poHti

cal""t!onsEq~EJ1cEs; :'JAGENS sixtEenth considers :IannErhEim

Finla~d 1s las-t tilit~ .. sEC; rEsErvE and considEr:Ln · · rEat ~:::r-

:.at'.on

tiations. --_Td.lE ::.':Z}JortEcl sti.ff'E!:i:1~: nussi an .. ~.t·G~_tnclE

dECI'EGSEd char~CES COl"t1~)I'OnliSE COl1CErnin,:; D)_£t I~ (:::.VisiOn

rlhic:i-._ Finns ~7oul(, ·sr-y pErsuadE withdraw voluntarily -

attitudE ~a~·i.11: 2t possiblE sEnd authoritat~vE dElEEBtion

!.~oscow DE[.ot:!_atE. C~uli1CES for t~.:.:i.s ur:fortnnatt:ly small

sincE onposJtion too 3tron3 public opi~ion too unprEpared

and FJishful think~.w: too ;)rEdOJr.inant, Too bad i'nnncrhEim

nnc1 Paasikivi stoo'-~ .:.;c;:ic1E d'-~r:;_nc: i:arliamEntory nto.~;E ,just

-6- 006 ~ Sixt;:: ::-:nt'l ~~rn~1 Stoc~-::holm via Lo:--don

' ""' such c}~l3E ~7ill .. -·c·onF_-,fJ_JOr;l Russia - Fi:::land uon tt; ~JE ablE .. "· ·:.:.-~-

rEt1-~-ri1 pos~~ion- n.Oi.)~l-j~-~-q::.·:o. EvEn if iJJlrr.Ed::..atE Tiu:Js:l.an of-

1'En~E ur;dccl_~rs- Sh2il bE thrEatEnEd nith sErious isola-

tion. En~list~ D.!:!G A.~nt:I'iC3.n opinion of Tiussia tEr~~1S YJ£11

SnECiish GovErnmEr:t 's 01_)::_nJ.on sbould bE clr::ar _to ~~i:1nish

GovErnrnEnt ancl .0:!_~t. Stoc1-.:holm :t!orEisn Ofi'2.c::: rJ011 l:Ed

EnEr;::Etically aclo.iE'!E :avorablE conditions fop aE·ctlHlEnt

but unfortunatEly FElsinki jud(';Ec" thj_n:·;s c\ifi'ErEn'Gly EVEn

loo~;:in- throt::)1 J'~-~1 E!.'S at prEss propac;anc1a ngGinnt nEgo-

tions indlcatE nEalmEss and fumblin~ hEsitation GovErn-

mEnt's part and firm rEsolution by Of~'osition frnstratE

pEacE Efforts. ;::>J_:T.'is:l nublic opinion possibl;;' morE in-

fluEncEd by public announcEmEnt official Sr~Edish stand-

point nhich DACEl'S considErs ,iustifiEd and cErtainly Ef~

fEctivE, All partiEs ::;hould lmo•;; whErE SnEdEn stands.

SriEdEn

-7- 906, SixtEEJct;~,_, from Stockholm via London

Sw_EclEn has triEd E::-cr .cat£ brothEr nation frm:1 \Jar ar'!d

S"E'rvin~ -!~uss:la nants F-·.nland accEpt ~~oscovJ pE:::-.cE tErms

in principlE as inc~is·;E nsablE cond i t:Lor. r~E2:otia tions.

tErJ.ns publication. Co:~:prEhEnsiblE ~inpi~~-l_ o:_}inion rE-

acts notJ as in 19<10 a::ainst considErEci ruthlEss violation

historic fronti.Ers :3Et important.Er quEstion concEl'ns Fin-

:frontiErs lEssEr:;_: lon: Er l_ilinlnnc1 ~naint-~in:::C: ~JElli:,ErEnt

status •. l~o lon--_,Er s:=.:crEt GovErnmEnt advisE-d ~~-~t;l;_:i.-:d ta~·-E

chancE ~usn_1_ a o.;:'Z~rs nnd do bEst T' EstorE :1EUCE un.L~ ~~Eu-

tralit~·-, ~"in:1isll onJ.n:i.on considErs sm~E ·ccP::!s unaccE;ct-

ablE. In orc1Er E;·fEct changE i.ntcrnal situat:.on ('ovErn-

mEnt L!EEc1s timE En:·:n_E systErr..atic ini'orr.l.at:!_on .=_;:i.vE Fin-

nish ;;EoplE rEalisti.cEr viEr/, !link EXists hoHEVEl' no

timE

-8- 906, SixtEEnth, :Lrom Stoc!~holm via London

timE availablE if trnE Finland must by riEElrs E:nd accEpt

rEjEct Russian proposals. Eust assumEd Finnisl1. GovErn-

l1.oldin6 nEr;otiat~fo __ q's c~oor opEn unsEvErEd. Ohtco:_:'_£ unonly ".-:'" .- -

,rHpEnds' ~"inland· as .SoviEt and AlliEs also rEs·:>oPs).olE a

stasE ri!_ilitarY.- opEro.tions against GErr.Elrty.. ~l1:;_s circum-

stancE should OE Enouc-;h causE Russia rivE ~11 ii.~letnct timE

for rEoriEntation l.·:ithout ::>hich )OsitivE rssult a-~JpEars

inconcEivo.blE. Finnish pEacE quEstion also psycholoc;i-

cal. Russl a dEs;_rEs and asks abovE all ;·:ol'lc1 havE con-

fidEncE announcEd ai~s. Stalin dEclarEs SoviEt nar aim

is rEstoration 1941 llussian frOtltiErs. If Pinlc,ncl to

maii1 :frEE shE must livE in cood nEi:)Lbonrly I'Elations v1ith

Russia which dEmf1r:(3 ~-.1utual confidEncE ~::i·C~lout nhicl1 situu-

tio~1 hopElEss. I'o lEnvE YJar Finlo.nc~ must I':i.sl: trusting

Huss :i.an word. ?11l:J _:_: EPhnps nors t proiJlEm a ncl onE -.,·llos E

Golution nill c1Eci0.E Pir!lnnd 1 s r;ay. SVC_-~3-~~ sj_]:tssnth

thj_nks Finlnr~( ~!ns ~;ooC. l'Easons rEquEst clcfii~ition cErtain

noints nussinn pro9osals and apparEntly sue~ dEfi11ition

PEtsamo

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-9- 906, SixtEEnth, from Stockholm via London

PEtsamo and intErnmEnt ~iEtlS divisions could IJE somE ldnd

isolation. -;:;Eturn In~rian Esthonian rEfUGEES tcnt1Gmnd£d.

ConsidErinc; 'thEsE facts and lmovlin[; hopEs for Early pEacE

rapidly gain1l1)t'::;round among Finnish pEoplE l'Eason EXpEct

positivE~ attit~dE from Finnish GovErnmEnt ai1cl DiEt con-~ \ \.). -

cErnin::; continuation nE[;otiations. }!o rEasonablE pErson

SnEdEn considErs ::ussian tErms modEratE mild but ~Jrinci-

pal quEstion is ::-,Et:lEr Finland if prEsEnt pEacE contact

brutks can rEckon on bEttEr tErms futurE. CEnsorship

chiEf'lY rE Si_JOl!SlblE ~:E EpinG Finnish publJ.c o~Jinion igno-·

rant situations :::ravity "'nd allm7ing cErtaiiJ nEnspapErs

Encoura.:_,E misconcE·)tion is Embnrrns.$inc GovErnt:1Ent. -striv-

in::; EffEct pEacEful sEttlEmEnt. SVEESKA also · .• Ention1s

SAEOliATS statCJEnt DiEt mEmbErs uninformEd sayin:~ EVEn

thEsE: circumstancEs unsufficiEnt Explain i1E,c;ativE atti-

tudE Finnish GavE rnHcnt a;1d DiEt majority;,. A;}parEntly

only 40 mEmbErs inclt1..ciin3 tEn of Ei;~l·_._t£En li1En SnEdish

c;roup favor~d continuin::; nE~otiations. Such situation

can only rEsult from incurablE distrust and distrust

and dEficiEnt political skill. '"lith YIGI'lll s:cmpathy for

Finland and clEarl, rcalisins ovm position SuEdES rEfUsEd

considEr Finland 1 s ;·,:acE road dEfinitEly closEd. Finlund 1 s

nnnuEr

-10- #906, SixtEEnth, from Stockholm via London

ansv1Er unformulatEd undElivErd and rEspitE unExpirEs

bEforE this Saturday. V/EdnEsday March 15, 1944

Il)ust not ·.b_tcomE Finland 1 s IdEs March. Nazi

DAGSPOS':'Df-;<:J:~scribEs Finland marvElorEs military

.., position saying curcumstancE Finlandls militapy '

strEn.;;;th. EVCi:y rEspEct !'1any timEs bEttEr than

during w:i,.ntEr wap should not bE undErratEd in

judging Finnish situation today. Finland knows

.v1hat shE's fir{htinG for. SurrEndEr and ti'Eason

asainst arms comradEs rEmotE from Finnish pEoplE

army and govErnmEnt. Finland is civilizEd country.

JOHESON ·csB

FROM I

TO:

DATE I

NUMBER I

PARAPHRASE OF TELF.GRAt~ R~~OEIVED

·The American Legation, Stockholm


March 16, 1944

908

'/ CONTROL. COPY 'l'h1a morning a member of the Legation staff :received a

viet t from- a fihnhh lady who wae interested in the welfare

· · of one "hundred ·:and thirteen Jewish :refugees who in 1938 and -""C:) \ >...J. .

1939 had come· to Finland from central Europe. It was claimed

by the infor~ant that pe!'llliesion for these :refugees to enter

Sweden had been :refused by the Swedish Foreign Ministry and

ln vlew of the establishment of the War Refugee Board she

requested my aid in urging the Government of Sweden to admit

these people at ono!l so that they would be saved from what

she fears will be domination of Finnish pro~Nazi elements

when the Finns make a final decision to continue the war

against the U.s.s.R. This refers to Department's number 131 dated midnight

January 26 and to Legation's number 481 dated 6100 p.m.,

February 13, 1944.

I mentioned the Lady's vieit to Boheman this afternoon

and also told him what ehe talked about. Boheman vas tull7

informed about it lll!t14 +""' the Government of Finland had

made application for the admisllon of these Jew1eh refugees.

The sw•ttlsh DECLASSIFIED

State Dept. Letter, 1-11-72 SEP 19 1972 By R. H. Parks DateMU 18~

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2- #908 from Stockholm March 16, 1944

The Swedtsh Cabinet has considered this appUcatllon twice

and has made an adverse decision. The Government of Finland

was advised that d~tlying a&ii't·d,~ce to these refugees at

. presen-t was not·· be0!':\13B they were Jews or because of any un-

w1Uingnese .-on swed~:'~s part to adml t refugeet! who were in

neetl:<'br 1n'datfger·but that their being Jews and lenving Fin-' .

lend at th1a time the Government of Sweden believed would be·

very b~d pr·opagAnd-a for Finland abroad especially since in

fnot no urgent necessity for their leaving Finland existed.

Confidentially Boheman added that Sweden would admit th~m

immed1~tely if th1a group of refugees should in fact be placed

1n any danger 1n _Finland due to the s1 tuat1on which DIY Finnhh

caller fe!ll'ed.

DORIMFL 3/18/44

JOHNSON

~/~~~ ;:? .

PARAPHRASE OF TELEGRAJ: SENT

FrlOL:

TO:

DA:lED:

NUt.:BER:

Secretary or State, Washington

AkEHICAJ{ lE GATIO!l, HELSINKI

March 4, 1944

48 -<

YIAH H.EF'UGEE DOAHD SENDS THE FOLLO'aNG.

The War Tiefq{etJ Board desires the latest available

figures regardln~ :l?e.fugees in Finland~ /

Besides Norwegians

and Danes"""tllese ffgtires should include Jews~ of. any or no ;.,.c:') \. ~ . - - .

nationality. The .Board also desires information regarding (~'

treatr;;er.t v.cco.r}:led to such refugees, including the Jews. :co ;p

Also please inforn, us whether the Government of Finland haf·

taken or is now taking any discriminating action regarding

either foreign or Finnish Jews.

STETTINIUS

DECLASSIFIED State Dept. Letter, 1-~2" H JQ]t_

By R. H. Porks Date_

St'P 19 1972

FEB 241944

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T01 .. ··· llriS~~ttinius" - -..;.·_,_,_,

Attention• llr'. warren v

I~ will be appreciated 1f you 11ill have the attaoha4

cable to Helsink1 dispatched immediately.

(Signed) J.W. Pehla

AttaohMJlt.

(Sent via Special Yes sanger)

00 - Jlr, Pehle1 Jlr. LWd:'ord, Jlr, DUBois, Jlr, Iasser, Jrr, Friad!rian1 Jliss Hod8l1 Mr, poihlak

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./ ~ · FHodsl~ 2/24/44

CABLE To TiE Acmnc;,tlt LEGATION AT HELSINKI FRO'.~ THJ'; WAR IEFUGEE BOAFJJ

The {tar Refugee Boarci oould be interested in receiving as soon

as )OSSible i;he latest available figureE on refugees in Finland;·

incluaing Danes, -.:':~b•v&gians and Jews of· any or no nat-ionality. The

B .. ard would a·iso J.~':"c~o know the treatment accorded such refugees,

.--includin., . .,the Jew·s,(aj:ld whether the Finnish Government is now taking

il? has i; til~ ~.as"!i ttcken any discriminatory action with respect to

either rvreign Or Finnish Jews.

;Is /. ()t,_ Att5r 'SL''''''"'' 'J"/44 ~· ..

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INTER OFFIC ' -. E COMMUNICATION

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f---;!-'o;rtJ--,· ·zS .r-~s ---'-~ IV 1-.t; ·~ (JI~ · "Second grO)lp of~ aboui 60 expatriated J811'B from Finland were given Swedish viaas on as~rances and guarantees that they