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November 14, 1941+

Dee.r Dr. WeLsman1

The following message for you from Com:l te Refugee,i; Intellectuals was received through th•) American Legatfl6n in Bern under date of November 101 1944•

"Our reprer;ent._qtive in Parts is Vavasseur. It is hoped to meet ;vlth her next week there. In Brussels Ciselet next week organizing office and 11 s sis tanoe ·is na.eded urgently there. 11

Very truly yours,

~lil.811@0.) J. '· Pt\111•

J. W, Pehle Executive Director

Dr • Fred S • fie 1 s sman, ;3elfhelp of Emigres from Centre.l

Europe,. 139 Centre Street, New York 131 Now-~¥""1!':-

11/14/44

1~RTMENT OF

INCOMING

EL- c- 782 Tlo.is tElEgram must bE paraphrasEd bEforE bEing conununicatEd to anyonE othEr than a GovErnmEnt Agrncy. ( M!EffRJ:8TEB')

DatEd NovErnbEr 10, 1944

REc 1d 9:21 a.m.

I COHITE REFUGEES INTELLECTUALS. v

nour Paris rEprEsEntatiVE VavassEur. HopE mEE·t hEr J/

thErE nExt WEEk. NExt VIEEk in BrussEls CisElEt organizi?lg

officE whErE assistancE urgEntly nEEdEd11

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WSB

_.Qf~:-_, --November 41 1944

Dear Dr. Wo i rrnman 1

Tha folloning meRnage for you from Fanny S1lberache:l.n Hiraoh1 Comite Intellectuals, was reoeive<!.through tb..e •American Legation in Bern i.mder date of November 2, 19441

"Your agreement to additional aid for Journalieta1 writers, and refugees in Shanghe.1 would bo tt.ppreoiated•

11Adrlltiono.l funds in order to clothe intellectua.111 who a.ro attending univeraities are also required, since amount available fo1· these needs iH iM.dequate,

"Your agreement to rfiestabliahment of Bruaaols and Paris offioes.would be appreciated,"

·very truly yours1

,,... .

J. W. Pehle ------lllEx:ree;icm11illt~lve't>h.'ector

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Dr. Froo s. !'foisainan, Sel.t'hel.P,,of Emigres frOl!I Central.

Eur~ff,• Ino. 1 139 C~~~ Street, New X'~-Jf 13, New York.

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INCOMINGb TELEGRAM

CEK-401 This telegram must bo pnrnphrnsod before being cornmunicntod to nnyono other thc.n £'. Govornmont Lc:,oncy. '9il!ll!'illliHQ,.,lifl>' 1

Socrotnry of Stntc,

Weshington.

7'.V3, Nover,1bo: 2, 4 p.m.

FOR VffiB FTIOL! UCCLI:;LL1'>.ND .,,,

/ Bern

For W~issmnn of Self 1-J:clp from

" schoin-Hirsch, Comito Int~lloctuals:

11\Vould npprecinto your ngrec;ment to further help y'

for writers, ·'"journnlists, cnd refugees in Shanghai.

J,lso ne0d additionnl funds to clothe intolloctuals

nttending universities ns sum available for ·t;his purpose

inadequate.

Approcinto your ngreement reestablishment Pa;r.is

::md~·Brussels offices. 11

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Q.UOTE Received your. meteaite OC)t6b"~:12~\ Sd*rf~<'1 ~J.,;zi·r".:i( .• ,~~;> -- - \'I

requeehd pe:i:'Jllissioh S'IIppl.1. esi:itq>t1'd liung~~&f<t~s·l')·' ': .. -

J\Ot po•sible• ~t ~resent a~ot ih~lp lieot>f~;1'#r~Wi"~'f·J'f: 11ai'e in s~tzerianO.~· J'~i'. octhei io:lu~i'dn.;i?q~~~dj~~i'isi;!~;)>

of ;rou ten ~al'~ah proteg~IJ \V~\li' JUmieiJ~bJ~~':·.·:·:~Y'F"·

dresses of their relathea or· fr!eiide')ia¥iJti;;ri~.,,.~,•.,ri~, .. ,-,~i ~r .,;~'·-.- .. ,> ---~-·:-o---.--.•_,,_.,_,_., --·~ -~,··1r~~"}.F:.:,.l~i- r« .... ;.f.~ ·_:~-:=~-;;:

w~tfoi t6~ .;Vo~ili'1ggee.tio)'i.'•regara;~'.~iK~.~tii·B,~·~}JjJE;g1• •}_._?J >:. e:: -~ .: ,. -.. -- -~ . . . . ~ -·--. :;--;;, -·- ~ --.-,,. ~ _;~:~_{_:,~~~_:_:: .•. ~_-_;?~~_::_~ .• ~.(.~ __ 1.·_·.'.·_.-.·.·.· __ .. ~_,;' - •. · .- .. c_· __ ,_,<~ ,,_~r~~t'~~ · · :.--"'~~~>,

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Plraao deli vo:r t'm .Colloi;'i.ng lli01ll>B1Jfl to Mrv. l'an:ny. Ri.:rsch,

Cor.u'te P.ei'ug.ioe Intellectuola, 7 Huo \1autier• Geneva, from Dr. Frau 8~

tioi ss1mm .,f Selfhelp of l!:m:t.gres from,Oentral Euz.ope• Inc .. a . l .

QUOTE !IBCEIVED YOUR MESSAGE OC1'0BER ;Li. soimr .REQUESTED Pr~fJ.L[S~~IOU SUPPLY ESCAPED HURG.ARIJJ1 .tBwa NOf. POSSIQLE. . l!.'t Pf.n=:-niT CIJIUOT IH:LP PEOPLE ALREADY S.AF'E Ill Sli'ITZERLAND. FOR OTHtn .SOLUTION CABLE tlA!l£S OF YOUR m H\INGAil!AB PBOTEGES WITH NAMES .t:JlD JiDDRESSES OF THEIR RhUi'IVES on FRV!:Nl.l,S,,IN A.~OA. WAITl1W FOf! YOUR SUGGESTION ni.';GARDDm ImSCt,iEt'oRK BEFOitE i!.AKINO FOl\'l'HER REUITTANCES. ONQD'O'l'E

TH.TB IS 11RB BERN O~LE NO. 229.

. h~:JO a.m. October 20, 1944 !' 9-1'> '1''1 ..__.

\_\1r1 ~t \ Miss Chaun.cey (for. the Sec 'Y) Abrahamson, v \) Jf'? Lesser, 1,fanho0cCormack, Files

RDrury 1~/44 .

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Cohn, DUBois, Friedman, Hodel, . _ _,. __

.::q. _Box 7_7, CANAL STREET STATIC""

NEW YORK 13, N. Y.

Prnide111: PAUL TILLICH

Vire-Pre1ide1111: FREDR. POLLOCK

ELSE STAUDINGER

TONI STOLPER

Tr,~asttrer:

~s Boa~ ERNA D. BALL

- A ROOS BENNEY AN

MARTHA BERGMANN

JACOB BILLIKOPF

FREDR. W. BORCHARDT

ELSA BRAENDSTROEM-ULICH

FRIEDRICH s: BRODNITZ

FREDERICK H '. BRUNNER

ALBERT EINSTEIN

KATHERINE A. ENGEL

HILDE FELIX

HERMAN L, Fll,ENE

JAMES FRANCK

WALTER FRIEDLANDER

MARIE GINSBERG

KURT GOLDSTEIN

ERNST GUNDELFINGER

EDWARD HEIMANN

HORACE M. KALLEN

GABRIELLE KOPPELL •

HEINRICH KRONSTEIN

CARL l..ANDAJJER

EDNA LEWIS

PHILIPP LciEWENFELD

LEO LOEWENTHAL

ALEX LORCH

ADOLF-LOWE

HAROLD MANHEIM

AUGUSTA MAYERSON

Orro NOETHER

-,. EMILY PERLMAN

CECILIA RAZOVSKY

JOHN F. RICH

LILLI SELIGSOHN

NATHAN A. -STEIN

OTTO STRAUSS

SIEGFRIED THANNHAUSER

ERNST TOCH

INGRID WARBURG

FREDERICK J .. WILD

LILLY WITTELS

FRIEDA WUNDERLICH

HANNAH Zl~{LER

Exec111i11e Secrel~!Y= FRED. S. WEISSMAN

Set/he~ OF EMIGRES FROM CENTRAL EUROPE, Inc:.

139 CENTRE STREET

Mr. J. w. Pehle, ~outi ve Director War Refugee Board Wasbingeon, D.c.

Jly dear Mr. Pehl.es

Oct.ober 17, 1944

Referring to your letter ot October 14th, we hereby respectfully ask you- to tranBIDi t the following meeeage to Mrs. FllDDY llirscb, Comite .lietugiea Intelleotuels, 7 Rue Gautier,, Geneva,, Sw.l tzerland:

"Received your message October 12. 8ol'?7, requested pe1'!llission suppq escaped Hungarian Jews not possl.ble. At present cannot help people already safe in .Switzerland. For other solution cable names ot your ten Hungarian 111' pro~gees with names and addresses of their relatives or friends in America. Waiting for your suggestion regarding rescue work before making further remi t'f;en..,oes."

Xhanking you £or yo_ur asSistance, ___ .-- ·f;~ Fred)~t~,:Weissman

_ ~cutj;vi, Secl"etary.

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Mer1~an. ~ai~oi,. JI$~· · · October c-23, 1944

3608

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For McOlellaDa. fro!!I. ' ltai-' rtefiig&f'·:tld~~~:;

Please delhi3:r the toilowiiig: in!ls~age'.'ti> ;:ui~'f)'~ v v . ' '. ' ... ;·_ .... · .'·"' . Hbech, Comite Refugiell Inteilectuele, CJaeviil•:;tro!ii ))r.,

\...- ' ·v-_ ; ·_.; ._ .. Fred s. Weissman of Selfhelp o:t' E.rritgrc:;a :t;liom -OentrtU Europe:

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QUOTE ~ous to know names aild addre11f!'e, i>t:11~•

brane)ies ana. represe.Jif~t'\ye;e. · Qa'bl$ reJ>it• :• uNQUtiTif . '

HULL

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CABLE TO MINISTER HAHHISOll, BERN, FOR MO CLELLAND FRO!t WAR llEJ!'UGEE J30ARp

Pleaoe deliver the following message to_Mrs. Fanny Hirsch, Comite

Refugies Intellectuels, Geneva, .t'rom Dr. Fred s. Weissman of Selfhelp

QUOTB .!IJ{XIOUS '.l.'0 z:;-mw UJ1NES AHD. ADDRESSES OF HF.71 BIU.NOHES MID REP!tESE:~TA'.rIVES C.ABL:C~ !IJ<~PLY UNQUOTE nus iS lYJllJ OAiiilc To nmm no. q

4:30 p.m. October 18, 1944

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f Miss Chauncey (for the ~c•y) Abrahamson, Hodel, Lesser, Mannon, McCormack, Files

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;tDcxX Cohn, DuBois, Friedman,

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~·"Box 77, CANAL STREET STATIO"

NEW YORK 13, N. Y.

Preside/JI: PAUL TILLICH

Vice-Presidents: FREOR. POLLOCK

ELSE STAUDINGER

TONI STOLPER

Treasurer:

~~~­·"Orl GZ o.:>tr'1ilS Board of DireclorJ:

ERNA 0, BALL

ARCOS .BENNEYAN

. MARTHA BERGMANN

JACOB BILLIKOPF

FREOR. W. BORCHARDT

ELSA BRAENDSTROEM- ULICH

FRIEDRICH $, BROONITZ

FREDERiCK H. BRUNNER

ALBERT EINSTEIN

l<ATHERINE A. ENGEL

'HILDE FELIX

HERMAN L. FJLENE

JAMES FRANCK

WALTER FRIEDLANDER

MARIE GINSBERG

KURT GOLDSTEIN

ERNST GUNOELFINGER

-EDWARD HEIMANN

HORACE M. KALLEN

GABRIELLE ~OPPELL

HIUNRICH KRONSTEIN

CARL LANDAUER

EDNA LEWIS

PHtLIPP LOE'NENFELD

LEO LOEWENTHAL

ALEX LORCH

ADOLF LOWE

HAROLD MANHEIM

AUGUSTA MA YERSON

OTTO NOETHER

EMILY PERLMAN

CECILIA RAZOVSKY

JOHN F. RICH LILLI SELIGSOHN

NATHAN A. STEIN

OTTO STRAUSS

SIEGFRIED THANNHAUSER

ER(':lST TOCH

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Set/he~ OF EMIGRES FROM CENTRAL EUROPE, Inc,

t39 CENTRE STREET October 111, 1944

Mr. J.W. Pehle, EXecutive DI.rector War Iie.fugee Board Washington 25, D.c.

Aly dear .Mr. Pehl.es

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We should be very grateful ii' y~u could be good enough to send the following cable to . Mrs. Fanw Hirsch, Comi.te Rei'ug:l.es Intellectuals, Geneva, Sn tzerlands .

•Anxious to know names and addresses of new branches and representativee. Cable repJ.y.n

Thanking you in advance,

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INGRID WARBURG

FREDERICK J. WILD .c·-""~~

LILLY WJTTELS

FRIEDA .WUNDERLICH

HAN.fllAH ZIEGLER ~~

ExecutiVj_;.~ecretary: FRED. ·5, WEISSMAN

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October 141 1944

Dear D~. Wei<-smanr

The followint: mesflage for you frooi the Gomitelntel,leotual Refugee, Geneva, was received through the American Legation in Bern under d&te of October l~, 19441,

noctober .5th message was received through the flar f· Refugee Board, American Legation. Thank you tor the ~21000 paid October l. There are 24 intellectuals with their families among the Jl8 Hunr£ar:tan Jews who roached Switzerland from Bergen-Belnen. It is dea1r$d to liberate ten people from the lntter group, Rnd for this Swiss francs $2 1 000 monthly will be reqtlil•od. Your agreement to this expenditure would be appreaia.;ed.n

Dz•. F1;ed s. We;+ssman, . E:mcut.1, ve :3eoretary, . .

Selfhelp of Emigreir·~ncre.l Euro~, J;ne. ·

139 Cant1•e Street, New York lJ, New York.

RDrury 10/14/ 44

Very truly yours,

J. ii, Pehle Executive Director

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I CP-588 Thi'.' i::ElE12"r11m m-..H1'1; DE ~~raphrasEd bEforE bEing corrnnunicatEd to anyonE othEr than a GovErnmEnt b.grncy. ("!tE8'!'HieTEB<)

SEcrEtary of StatE

Washington

x 6799, OctobEr 12, 2 p.m •.

FOR WRB FROM MCCLELLb.ND v /

For WEissman, SElf - hElp from ComitE IntEllEctual

REfugEE GEnEva:

11REcEiVEd mEssagE OctobEr 5 through vvRB, kmErican

./ LEgotion. Thanks for *'2,000 paid out OctobEr 1. Among

318 Hungarian JEws ~ho arrivEd in SwitzErland from camp of

BErgEn - BElsEn thErE arE 24 intEllEctuals and thEir

familiEs, DEsirE libEratE 10 pErsons from among lattEr ./

for which :i.>2,000 Swiss francs montJ:µ.y will bE nEEdEd,

Would apprEciatE your a·grEEmEnt this EXpe:ndit11rE.,1!' 2030

Hb.RRISON

-­DEPARTMENT

~-OF

STATE

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AMT-675 This tElEgram must bE paraphras Ed l :.for1~i/P~~.ng6 communicatEd to a~JonE othEr than a GovErnmEnt Agrncy. (.Jito§C!ltt:EB'i'ci@I)

SEcrEtary of' StatE,

Washington •

>:" 6129, SEptEmbEr ·16, 6 p.m.

FOR ~·rnB FROM MC CELL.1.~m v v .11.

For ~Eissmann of' SElf HElp from ComitE 1ntE11EctuEli

Grn EV a:

11 RE:Establishing :Paris Bruss Els of'ficEs cJ.dailE:d

rEport f'.ollows whEn prEcisE inf'ornation availahlE.

Plrns E gr•ant rEgular subv mt ions outstanding int Ell{ctu'als

EscapEd Polana to Shanghai. ~E must assist Hungarian

int Ell Ectuals who. arri v Ed Switz Er land Vi1" °Cai;1p' BEr~En,..:

BElsEn brins~~g nEws concErning othEr int£11Ectuali

from ThErEsiEnstadt and BErgEn

pare Els vin Int Ercross. "Jill •. i

hopE you ag_~S~~fl_f_EQiat E

rEmittancE. 11 2405

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Dear Dr. We1seman1

'l'he follo~ meseage :for JOU from tbe Oolllte IntelleotueJ.a, Geneva, wae received throlJ&h the Amerloan Lep.tion in Bern under date of Sept.mer 16, 19441 I

"We are reestabliebing the BNsaele and PQl'is offic~ 8J\d a report in detail will follow when s:peait10 lntohlation la ,available. Pleaee allow regular subYentiOlla for outetandiu,c intellectual.a who escape!i from Poland. to S.ban&bal. Hunaarlan intellectU&l.e who have 'arrived in Switzei-land b¥ way of Bergen Del.et. Jlllllt be helpecl b7 ua. They brought newe ~·· lntelleotuale in Thereeienetadt and B$-gen l)eleen who are receiving p~o~le from ua 'lia lntet0ro&1. 'l'his a1&iatance w11l be continued ~d we t~t ,you will egee. Will appreciate ad,ditional. i-emittaiice earl1 date."

Ver,y tNJ.y 1ours,

.J. w. ,e.ble Ex~tive Dir~tor

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Dr. Jloed S. WeleBllll'l!l, Executive Seorei&J'y, Selt-Melp of md8'•• fl'Olla

Cen\ral ~/ Ino. 1.39 Centre llreet, New York 13, In Yol'lt.

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. . • 1 • ( 1 1r ·~ • : ' I '\r PiJV.J'HHAS.S: OF TEL:fGHAM RECEIVED

American 1.ege;"t-1o?J, ~~~ /

Seoreta:ry of State, Aashington

September 5, 1944

5855 ;< - CONTROL COPY

MCCL.::,1...LJ_NIJ SJ.'NDS 'i"I!:!: J.'OLLO"i!IJO 'l'O WRB.

,.,,..-- --- r"' PROM FM!NY .. HLB~SHii:IN-HI1WCH 'l.'O i:rnas~:Mt~NN O';t SELF HELP.

.. ,,.----'l'he following ~:w1sa francs s11i11s have been reo~ived from

you i.n this chronologicul order: 12869 the 28th of Maroh;

42510 on the 13th of May; 21:-506 oti the 21st of June; and

12783 on the 15th of July.

HARRISON

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DCBJI.! . 9/7/44

DECLASSIFIED State Dept. Letter, 1-1k7l!:; · '- •

By R. H. Parks Date .Sf P l'l' 1972'-

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SEP 8 l!M4

Dear Dr. Weis8m&D;

The followinc ID881a&9 tor ;rou fl'Oe J'aDT 8111•.Nhela- , Hirsch •• rece1 ved throuch t- .Aael'i.oan W.Uon'"ia lera under date of Sept•ber 5, 1~1

•Die folloang SwiSB true stall hav, beeau•elvld trom1ou 1n tbia chrwaoJ.oglceJ. oriers 13169 the .28th of March; 426l(V on t~ 13th ot ...,. ; 21306 on the 2lat ot .J'WMt; and l2'18.3 on the 1'th ot IUlJ'. •

V.-ey t1'1.1l7 10ura.

J. W. Pehl.e ExecutiYe Director

Dr. i'red S. Weia~, Executive Seoreter,y, Selt-Jfelp ot imlgea from Oentralc~, .

EurOpe, Jae. . .· . · .. · 139 Oen.tu ·5'ta:-Bew Yorir: lJ, New YoJ'k.

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'.!'he followinp; nuisaage iron: McGlelland i'Ol' ''IIU5 ta transmitted. / . / /

From Com1te Refu5-eee Intellectw..ls, for ~/eissmaJm of Self Help, the

following:

Money .<:Uld pa.cl<ace~ l>'e:ee received by Harrald rer;d Reni:;y.o..'fele, \'fa.Her

Englaender, tu1.d Otto GelO.sct1;nid <;?hiddei, iu Eollc~nd., In Germany-, nt

camp of l.!er{','en Jlelaen, ll:arll Andauer; "'t the P..e7ienat«.d.t, Kat tltoff;

for 11 ~'l.sscn11cllancie11 R~rltem in,,riaona<J ];erlin. On Augu2t 23, 1~732

Swis<•; francs were receiveo.~ it is asm.unsd th .t t!iia money 1e tile 2tated

4>3,000 additional..

tew llCli: .L.J \'I; C.ll

22.30. For tl:le abQve I tllmn.'t you sincerel7.

DECLASSIFIED Sta~ Dept. Letter, 1-lSEf> 11 197'2.

By R. H. Parks Date_

SEP6 •

. Dear Dr. Wei&lllllanl

The following mea-ae for you frOll OQ11Ue llefuceel Intellectuals •• recctived through the .Amerioan i..atlon in Bern under date of Sept•btr 1. 1944:

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"Money and. pac1m&ea were received b7 Harr&ld .. and Renate Peli, Walter llJcl.aender, Md Otto Gel.4tob111d Thiddei, 1n lollu4. ln ~. tt at cup of '.Bergen ~•en, Karll ~; at the Be1ieutadt, lattkoft1 tor •Bt.11t111cblade' Harke1n 1mpr1aoned Berlln. On .Augwit 2), lt1)2 snu tnnos were recebed; it ii NllaH tat thit montt¥ is the etated $3.000 add1t10Jlal. 22•JO• for the above 1 tblnk 70u •incerel.7."

VeJ7tl'\1\1 1QOl'a,

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J. W. Pehle Exeoutive Director

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ORIGINAL TEXT OF TELEG~~ SENT

Seoretar9/ o~ ~lat~,aUi\y~shington

Amerioan Legation,

August 21. 1944

Bern

2871

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as "No. 132". It should have been No. 2871 f

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ORIGINAL TEXT OF TELEGRAM SENT

Secretary of State) Washimgton /

American Legat..ion, Bern '

August 21,

~ ;J...'11 I f

1944

FOR McCLELLAND FROM WAR REFUGE;fiLBOARD. ~J::/'·!,~~~~::«~1/Kf;~;'_~~

-Please deliver the following message to Mrs. Fanny Hirsch, / ,v - - _- -

Comite Ref'ugies Intellectu~ls, 7 Rue Gautier,. Geneva, from If-__, J...---"-- - --·

Fred s. Weissman of Selfhelp of' Emigres from Central Europe;'Itl;e,•f

''Your message of' July 28th reports credit of 21 (?) Swiss -

francs. This is not understandable. We t~ansmitted four ~imes

$3,000, on Maroh 8, April 13, May 1 1 and July 10, and, $5i000

on June 14. Transferring another ~3, 000 today. Ijopfrig 1:/ha~ ·

your work is continuing. Enlist cooperation of· Pierre ~Ef\li----~ ~

Legrand-Schwarz, hOteL Rus~ie, Geneva and Leopold Ettfa11gel:>:. - I «-<,,

c/o Schaub, Pestalozzistr. 35, Zurioh.

reports." HULL

-THIS IS_ BERN CABLE NO.· 132 .• -~.-;;.:~ __ _

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Please deliver the follollill& meaa,ge to Mrs. F~ Hinch, CoaUe

Refu&ies Intellectuels, 7 &le Gautier, Geneva, froa'rtecl S. We1UMD of

Selfhelp of .illli.grea from Oentl'tl :J!Ulrope, llto. a

11rour me~sage of JUly 28th reports credlt of 21· (t) Swln f f'ranca. Thia ia not Ulldentandable. We tftlUmitted four

times 4>.3,000, on March 8, April 1.3, ~ l, and JUl.7 10, an4

$5,000 on June 14. Trianaferring anotbel' f),000 todaif. ~

tilat your work 11 contimd.ng. J'Glltt cooperatton. ot 'Pierre LeY1

LC"anci-Schnrs, Hotel lutlie,JJenna ud Wopold. lttl~, c/o

· Schaub, Pestal.oauetr. 35, Zarich. !lxpectln4 turiw repon..•

12110 p.m. · .

August 18, 1944 ....- · ~ ii.· --,.P

Mis~ Chauncey (tor. the. s_eo'y) Abrahainson, Cohn, Du~Boi~i. -~. ·. Hodel, Laughlin, Lesser, Mann .. Mannon, McCormack, . 'V ~{f ,g :ft-ifil~s .

. . . ({tr RDrury. 8/18/44

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•11• Dlarllr ........ .

, 'l'bere 11 colohd Mrnlth OoW of a oablt

lfhiab tlae w. lefvpt JaaT4 11u uw the. Stat• I Deputlimt to --toh ln your btlalt.

,.., tl'Ul7 roura,

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P. 0. Box 77, CANAL STREET STATION

NEW YORK 13, N. Y.

Pre1ide111: PAUL TILLICH

Vice-Preside111s: FREDR. POLLOCK

ELSE STAUDINGER

TONI STOLPER

Treasurer:

~ ll4ori tz "'traus

, Board o/ D1recton: ERNA 0. BALL

ARCOS BENNEYAN

MARTHA BERGMANN

JAcoe BILLIKOPF

FREOR, W. BORCHARDT

ELSA BRAENDSTROEM- ULICl-I

FRIEDRICH S. 8RODNJTZ

FREDERICK H. BRUNNER

ALBERT EINSTEIN

KATHERINE A. ENGEL

HILDE FELIX

HERMAN L. FJLENE

JAMES FRANCK

WALTER FRIEDLANDER

MARIE GINSBERG

KURT GOLDSTEIN

ERNST GUNOELFINGER

EDWARD HEIMANN

HORACE M. KALLEN

GABRIELLE KOPPELL

HEINRICH KRONSTC:IN

CARL LANDAUER

EDNA LEWIS

PHILIPP LOEWENFELO

LEO LOEWENTHAL

ALEX LORCH

ADOLF LOWE

HAROLD MANHEIM

AUGUSTA MAYERSON

OTTO NOETHER

EMILY PERLMAN

CECILIA RAZOVSKY

JOHN F. RICH

LILLI _SELIGSOHN

NATHAN A. STEIN

OTTO STRAUSS

SIEGFRIED THANNHAUSER ERNST TOCH

INGRID WARBURG

FREDERICK J. WILD

LILLY WITTELS

FRIEDA WUNDERLICH

HANNAH ZIEGLER

Execlllive. SecreJary: ~FRED. S. WEISSMAN

Sef/he~ OF EMIGRES FROM CENTRAL EUROPE, · 1nc;

139 CENTRE STREET

Mr. J. w. Pehle, ~ecuti ve Director Executive Office of the President liar Refugee Board fiashington 25, D. c.

My dear Mr. Pehle:

August is,' 1944

Referring to o,ur earlier correspondence, we hereby respectfully ask you· to transmit the follow.ing message to our representative in lrwitzerland, Mrs. Fanny Hirsch, Comite Refugies Intellectuels, 7 Rue Gautier, Geneva, Switzer land:

..

"Your message of July 28th reports credit of 21 (?) Swiss Francs. '.Chis is not understandable. We transmitted 4 times $ B,ooo, on March a, April 15, May l and July lo, and $ 5,000 on June 14. Transferring another $ 3

1000 today.

Hoping that your ~ork is continuing. Enlist cooperation of Pierre Levi Legrand-Schwarz, Hotel L\issie, 4eneva arid Leopold Ettlinger, c/o Schaub, Pestalozzistr. 35, Burich. Expecting further reports."

Thanking you in advance for your kind cooperation,

£sp•o~ul<;/~'• > .··. • . • .· .

VJN • .,, .. ~"f; .. -Executive Secretary:- · ·

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PARAPIHL'\SE: Cf I'ELEGRAM RECEIVED

~ American Legs tLrn., Bern.

Secretary of State, Uashington.

July 28, 1944.,

CONTROL ZOPY McClelland senC.B meaaage ae i.'oJ..lows fo~· Vi.BB,

'r.rie following message from Comi te Intd'ilectuala,

. ~ t' h 1 is for We1anmann, eel . e p. 1975.

Yem;· meseage mating Irnowi11 the transfer of t11.ooo

has been received by us.. ·.-:e have been c;_•e•)ited with 21 s.w1as

francs by the Na tlonal :3F_;nl1:; informa tio~i 1s requested as to

whHi;he:r thin 21 Sw:lac i.":·ancs is i~rt c;if the *?ll,COC mentioned

---above" Your mes81:.ie;e tt'l11ng of an. a:lcll. tione.l ?~;3 0 000 has

bee:i received al.Go, but this money has n:lt a.rrlved as yet.

As to the paople men t.i.oned, we i\llll· enlist their cooperat1ono ,,,,..

HARRISON"

DCR:LCW 7/31/44

DECLASSIFIED State Dept. Letter, 1-11-72 l l l9/L

- SEP By R. H. Parks Date __ _

Dear Dr. Wehsmann1

The following confidential message for you from Comite Re.f\lgies Intellectuals was received through the American Legation, Bern, under date of July 28, J.9441

''Your message making known the transfer ot $11,000 has been received by us. We have been credited with 21 Swiss francs by the National BankJ infor­mation ie requested as to whether this 21 Swiss francs is part of the tll,000 mentioned above. Your meaeage telling of an additional $3

1000 has

been received also, but this money has not arrived as yet. As to the people mentioned, we will enUst their cooperation."

~~cu1if~/~Ji£!:;':n, Self-help ot Emigres from

Central Europe, Ina,, 139 Centre Street, New York 13, New York.

FH:lab 8/3/44

Very truly.yours,

Uligned) J. I. Pehle

jJ._ w. Pehle E~cutive Director

FROM:

TO;

NUMBEH:

CORREC'l'lON 'I'O .PARAP!!Rti.SE OF' 1'ELEGHAM RECEIVED

American Legation, Bern.

Becreta~y of State, Wa.ehington.

CONTROL COP~ J:.!ly 28, 1944.

4862.

Thls telegram was aent to you on July 28 as

Number 4,826" The correct Number la 4862. Pl egae make appropriate changes in yo1ir file.

DCR:LCW 8/1/44

DECLASSIFIED State Dept. Letter, 1-11-72

By R.H. Parks Date SEP 11 1972

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DATED:

TO:

NUMBER:

Please deliver the f~ll~wing' messa~e· to Mrs. F~ HirS~b(. ,__. ,

<:omite Re:f'Ugies Intelleotu.els, 7 Rue Gautier, Geneva, fro111 ,,...... ~ ,.,- .... --.

Fred s. Weissman of Selfhelp of Emi~res :from Of"tral Europe, .

Inc. i . .

"Cabled ypu another $3,000. Enlist coop~rationof Irmgard Weinberg, Luisenstrasse 21, Zurich 5'f Ji:m.:11 Halle, c/o Otto Bonn, Spiegelhotstrasse24;~tµtiqh; Fritz Rosenfelder, 9 itue Ferdinand Hoilll,er, Genevar nudolf'·Wenk, Friedrichstl!'asse 16, Basel. Expecting further details about your work". · ·

THIS IS WRB CAl3LE TO BERN NO. ao.

. .. DEcvi.ssIFIED . . state nei>t; Letter, i-11-12

.. · s/a. H. Plirks:nateSEP 1 l 1972 .. _-,·--~- -._

CABXB TO lfINIS'l'En RARRISC:W, BIBI, FQi ~ rBOllW.AR qrooll BOARD

Please deliver the toUowing me11tage to •s. P~ Hil'soh,

Oo1d;te Retugita Int.n..ot.uel1, 7 Ru ~t:lw1 <Jeneva, tra \ ' .

heel S. W..tea.a ot Selthelp oi' 1111~1 ~- Otntl'll luropt,Ino.t 11Gabltd you •other $l,oo6. lnl.11t cooperation ot

Irmgard Weinberg, I.uteennru• ai, Zurieh '' llD.U r.u.; · .. · o/o Otto Bonn. Splegelhofatrun 24, Z\U'lob1 I'd.ti 8-~ri 9 Rue Ferd:l.nand llodl.v, Otne'VaJ Rudolf WtnJc,, Pr.tedrio~ .. 16,

Basel. llrptetirlg further ~ about YQUr work."

THIS rs \ilRD CABLE TO BERN NO. 80

2:45 p.m. July 11, 1944

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Miss vhaunoey (i'or the Sec'y} Abrahamson~ Cohn, DuBois, Friedman, Hodel, Laughlin, I.esser,·Mann, Stewart, Central Files, Cable Control Files

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Pr,:JidenJ: PAUL TILLICH

J·'ife-PreJidenJs: FREDR. POLLOCK

ELSE STAUDINGER

TONI STOLPER

Trc,1J:1n·r;

fc1~tt~'%=11 lJo.ml u/ IJ_irecJors:

ERNA D. BALL

ARCOS BENNEY AN

MARTHA BERGMANN

JACOB BILLIKOPF

FREDR. W. BORCHARDT

ELSA 8RAENDSTROEM - ULICH

FRIEDRICH S. BRODNITZ

FREDERICK H. BRUNNER

ALBERT EINSTEIN

KATHERINE A. ENGEL

HILDE FELIX

HERMAN L. FILENE

JAMES FRANCK

WALTER FRIEDLANDER

MARIE GINSBERG

KURT GOLDSTEIN

ERNST GUNDELFINGER

EDWARD HEIMANN

HORACE M. KALLEN

GABRIELLE KOPPELL

HEINRICH Ke:ONSTEIN

CARL LANDAUER

EDNA LEWIS

PHILIPP LOEWENFELD

LEO LOEWENTHAL

ALEX LORCH

ADOLF LOWE

HAROLD MANHEIM

AUGUSTA MAYERSON

OTTO NOETHER

EMILY PERLMAN

CECILIA RAZOVSKY

JOHN F. RICH

LILLI SELIG50HN

NATHAN A. STEIN

OTTO STRAUSS

SIEGFRIED THANNHAUSER

ERNST TOCH

INGRID WARBURG

FREDERICK J. WILD

LILLY WITTELS_

FRIEDA WUND,iff_LICH

HANNAH ZIEGLER

E.n'CltJive0

Secretary: FRED. S. WEISSMAN

Set/he~ OF EMIGRES FROM CENTRAL EUROPE, Inc.

139 CENTRE STREET

14iss Florence Hodel War Refugee Board Treasury Washington, D.o.

il:y' dear .1.!iss Hodel:

Jul.f 7, 1944

Referring to our recent telephone con~rsation, I herewith respectful~ ask you to tranl!llli t the follow­ing message to our committee in SWitzerland, Mrs. Fanny Hirsch, Co.mite Ref'ugies IntellectueI.a, 7 Rue Gautier, Geneva, Switzerlandt

"Cabled you another $ 5,000. l!inllst cooperation of Irmgard Weinberg, Luisenstraase 21, Zur.l.ch 5; l!hdl. Halle, c/o Otto Sonn, Spiegel.hof'strasse 24, Zur.l.ch; Fritz Rosenf~der, 9 Rue Ferdinand Hodler, Geneva; Rudolf Wenk, .iiriedrichstrasse le, Bas81. Expecting further details about your work."

'lhe people mentioned in this message are friends of ours living in Switzerland who m~ be able to support Mrs. Hirsch's rescue work.

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""- /! -~mpking you in advance f'or_ 1our kind ~()peratioJ;l,

t:;;.""' , . .,,.. . .•. ···•• •... -----------~ Fr.u_.,_~. Weissinan

.Exec\i'eive Secretary. fsw/rl-

FROM:

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NcCle:_1and sends the follow-j_ng for WRB.

F'rom Comite ~refugees 1ntellectt1nls :for Ne!semann, self-help.

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/Your cable Hnr_oh ;:;2 Fe1•riere is referred to herewith.

;:oheJ'. 'parcels hlwe beEm received by the f?ll,?wing peo:ple / . -- _- ~

in !<~ranee: Baumwald, Hirnch, Id stein,. Kauffman, "tiederfilan:n" -

Ljew~tern, Rotheimer, Sel11er, T1allach, Wohlgemut,. also

Eng:l.5-nd Erin Ame 1;erdam. -. As yet no answer has bee.n received

. ' .. , ...

from t::ie following: Druckman, Froeschels, Golbert, Keuffrna.~.

~reiaberger, Rl:J,bott, Salmon, Hte1ntha1, We1•t-h:e-imerr~ -Ooh-err;

Fritz nrobcbly dead. ~Please send cor:r-ec-t e.ddrees }~eilborn,

Gaertner. Schwaddron dead. Rotter Bernard writes one ot

~1ls bro there enc1 1riother deported~ !c0Uow111g probably depQi'tec,t;.

Katz, Kraus. Lehmann all right; we ~empting locs:te Ht'}rliumn; ··-~·- ..

Sinsheimer France no news for long time"; WCll:t' ,· iUrt't,'eii '.in

Switze:rland;·''Berlln leaves Franoe; Harke huabanrltw~~yen?"~; .,,--•:·~ -· - ''.- _- -._ -·- - - '

l'rison for "Re.s~cnsch1mo.e 11 , wife chHa:ren Fx-anoe 8.J;Ffifgrf~J -. ~

Hillmar~ri Sp~in wif_e "Qaby Frsnoe reoelved._ ~fi_~y joi,ri husba~ntt .,,

SanC'erasooh _reeei ved money to leave .France. I;; '

- DECLASSIFIED State Dept. Letter, 1-11-72

- . EP 11 By R. H. Parks Date_L

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JUN 211944·

Dear Dr. Weisamana

The following extremely oonfidential meeaage for you from Comite Re.fugies Intellectuele was received through the American Legation, Bern, under date of June 14, 19441

"Your cable March 22 Ferriere ie referred to here-wi~. •

"Money parcels have been received by the following people in Franoe1 Bawmral.d, Hir8Ch, Idatein, Kauf&an, Ledermann, Ljentern, Rotheimer, Sellier, Wallach, \'lohlg9J!Jllt, also England Erin Amtterdam. As yet no anmrer hae been received &<>111 the fol­loring1 Druckman, Froeaohels, Qolbert, Kaut&ann, Kreieberger, Rilbott, Salmon, Ste1ntha1, Wertheilller. Cohen Frita probabl;y. dead. Please eend oorreot address tleilbom, Gaertner. Soh1'8ddron dQd. Rotter Bernard writes one of hill brothers and mother de­ported. Following probably deporteda Ka.ta, Kraus. Lehmann all rightJ we attempting looats Hel'lllannJ Sineheimer France no news tor long tilneJ Wolf, Netter in Switllerland1 Berlin leaves Franoe1 Harke husband two years prison tor "~'l'lll'lllohande, 11 Wife children Franoe all right1 Hil~spain wi.fe b•by France reaei ved money join husband1 S'Ptdera•aoh re .... oei ved monoy to leave France. 11 · ·

Dr. Fred s. Weissman, Executtte Secretary, Self-help ot Emigrea from Central Europe, Inc._,

.139 Centre Str1J1et, · · ·New York lJ, N'iiW Yo~k.

lill:lab 6/21/44 .

J. W- !>ehle Ex.cutive Director

t11t>ls l."or 1ui"ormn tion of "»eiosl'}1u11· oelt ... Jfolp !~ew York. f . Your 0"""1Wl1or.t1on Of O•r~b W b•e bellft •e":1•e4, ~f.7"!.~

1teoent ncwa f'rom FLuu11 l..eclormann, ChM:lee Keuttmi:irm, }j~,":~11u . ./ .,..----· ., ~ .. u. r.: ,.,_

nnd Mnrsu.ertte ael.lhr. l'Pance roooiv~d 'PX-11 12 • ./f ~~v

The mQney JH:to p1,1 rool8 ha vo been sent• · rteqUf18~ hne been IJY'r '-¥i ..---

nm de by Jociof BlW'Getein, Hneel to .adi1re&lil money tor

Chu•lee Kauffmann to ue. continuous corre~pondcmce

being o~irrted. on sonno~itelt'l '"1111 Mrko Vio,or. seven . ~ .

hundred :J<1rtsa fr;1nos per month (;re needed by Mo:ritz J . .

1'Hdoheil Btt<>nnar. Your firet three thoummd Wlf!S

!lOttnowl13t'lg0d in oul' Mai-oh ltr wia-~h 'PotAl :ramit~onee

~wise frnnoo from :rou in pcesea11on •. l'.1.o~••· tnrom ·. j ;P.· __., ..

Jc.Huot Lv.d1/1law Loewenbeln (moth&r :tniµi L&t:!~~b~!t!i,~·' ·

cu•0 Nntic~na~, Hotuge~i sa:rvio~ commtttfiio[ :t>emdnliJ

'" t Vyhne !tt· ,J.ewiah·"~>Wfd.ng O~• It ts tf'lquute« •11~t

e\Uil pny;.ibhi fol' f.iu\ro be 1nd1oated'•: "h~•••e. $UiltlJ'4ie .J

lierrh.r 11.tni~rnUon . .sen1ce r· ~A&Vo

report reluttv0 to motter is b~ing~orw~rdo4•

Ji'ollowill$ are t1g\U'$S on our l"H$Jltl i'int1not.tt1 ep~r(l tions t .

$3.000 DECLASSIFIED

State .. Dept. Letter, 1.·11"72 _

By u. 1t Parks nate~} 19~Z

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· · ~~J'4~q '~ut1tll.ins rneeg ,arJ:;•g•~~··r0~el 'f~4 . · ii '·' ' ; 1 · ' .J;.cf1;m1mmrnr-~;l\W1

n.;orol\ Ba'''' tit 6-(klupiet'l terl'1tor1ee have tliebut"•td i

p·~~ rfif ve1 t~Sf,~eird .tranoa -~ fie cit ---~t tct1 people 1n· hiding, llllG9.l-lO frllnoa to ott"•ot :r•#CUt

sove1•nl i'M11111Ha otA ftl~.S~aria· ti-enor1 fo1• resoas>ah wo~k& ror dj.reoli relief B"lgium lOfiO rr.1.1noe. In Sw.ltaet"lond

h•.; ve d 1 abt1Paech l 7f>O t'r1moe .t'o1· mieoellaneoue t'1JUllh<thl

r(.1U.et', 6t'i0 fl't'lllOa tc effect liberntiona trom cmnpe, .

ano t'r~inoe for 1S1l11<ly tess for students. .Frr,,nos_ l~9&9*ao ,q

totn l epont)4' :tt you des1 re fur the~ 1n1'orm.ttlion 1t: will •I

JUN 2 1944

Dear Dr. Wel11man1

The following oonftdentlal ••••ace for 7ou from Bireoh Ooalte Refug111 Xntetleotual1 wae eent through the A•erlcaa Legation in Bern under date of Nay 25, 19441

ii "Your oouunlontion of llaroh 31 ha• beea.ieoel'f'e4. Recent nevs from F&.JlDT Ledermann, Ohnrlee lauttunn, and Narcuer1te Sellier, France reoelve4 April 18. The money and parcels have been 11nt. R1que1t hae been made by Jo1ef Bl1111•teln, Baeel to a44 ... 11 •on., for Charle• Kautt•ann to ue. Oontinuou1 oorreepoadeace being carried on Sonnenfeld and Birlr:o Vietor. ~IT•n hundred Sv111 francs per aonth are needed b7 Morita Tildebeil Bronner. Tour flr•t three thou1an4sv .. acknovle4ge4 ln our March 16 vire, 'l'otal n•Utanoe Sv111 trance from 70u ln po11ea1lon. Plea•• lnto111 Josef Ladlalav Loeven,beln (itother lrMa Lnvenbetu, care Battonal Refugee SerTloe Co .. lttee) remain• at T7hhe ln Jevleh Working Cup. lt ill requHt•4 that swa pqable tu Sutro be indicated. llHeage luamte· 1errler B•lgraUon Berrtoe .Oolllllttee reoe1Tl4,fona report relative to matter 11" belllg foritai-414.

"Following are flgu:ree on our recent flnnnotal opora,-tioni& -

11$a·1~ling 12869.80 SwlH franc• reoelT•d March 2$. ln ocoupled hl"rltorlea ha'f'e clla}Nreedz J'ranoe f1ve 'hou1and fr&llcll ~or· ~llreo\ Hllef to people in biding, 8569.80 f:rano1 {o':etfect l'HOU9· eeveral fa11ll1ea, one thou1andttanc1tor re1earch vork; for direct rellef ielglum 1080 trance. ln

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8wtt1erlaad haYe 4h'lnll'ee4a 1180 truce tor •ho•l• laneou• ttnancla]. relief. 880 tranoe -to •fleet u11 ....... Hone troa oupe, 880 tra11oe tor 1tuq teel tor 1tU4nt1 • :Prance 12869.80 total 1pat. It )'OU 4e1be furthe:r 1.­for11atlon l t -vu1 · 11e fol'Var4ed •. •

. Dr, l'red S, Wei•UUID, Ezeout1Te lecreta17

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Stlfhelp at llil1n• troa Oentral Europe, Inc.,

139 Centre Street, lev Tork, few Tork.

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H'H~edJ 3. W. Peh18

l 0 W,; Pehle ExloutlT• _l;ltreotor