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~ARTMENT , OF
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OUTGOING TELEGRAM
DIVISION OF CENTRAL SERVICES
TELEGRAPH SECTION STATE:
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~~~~~:H~:.:::,~lty-EiGly~h CONTROL COPY l'lSase :r''''lueot Olsen ueli vor tho follod.~ r.mr.r.r::.;e
I (\;Ril ;·:6S) to ii':r1tz Eollcu&.or. l?oatbox 7306. from Kurt
I . . I 'iroerimhn 01' ';c:dil. Je1JiEh Gongreso:
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.• UO.'i'B f:.r:md. tllree fooO.pD•cele to f'r1ri:l.ly :ue:~cn6.er / . I
!•O'~hc:r JUn(iOX', in'Gernmcon·t number 1996 Ou::rJ ,)ibernch-
HiGSo Uii,JIO'£:,;
UIDG.:v;m; '1h:7/46
GREVI (Acting)
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Pl .. • deli._. lbe f.UOwSac ..... to l.rlb lfoll..._, :roat-. 7.306,
lftll rut O..•llllllll et ll'oi-14 J•11h Ooacrel•t qJO'J.'J Sill]) tun JOODP.AaCJ~,s to mm,y ~- WHlR RUTGIR, ll'1'l1llllllllf IRillJB.R 1991 OA!tP D!III!AOII-IISS, ti!QJ('Il'E
9!HIS IS .VRB il'I'OCKHOL:,\ NO. 363
9:45 a.m. April 25, 1945
Miss Chauncey (t:Jom for the Seely) Cohn, DJ.leois, Gaston, H0del, Hutchison,
;.:cCormack, O'Dwyer, Files.
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WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS CONGRES JUIF MONDIAL CONGRESO JUDIO MUNDIAL
LONDON 55 New Cavendish Sl., W 1
GENEVA 37 Quai Wilson
BUENOS AIRES Corricnlcs 202'1·9C
JERUSALEM Vaad Leumi P, 0, D. 471
MONTREAL ll21 St. Catherine St. W
MEXICO CITY Sonora 1744
1834 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, 23, N. Y.
CABLES: CONGRESS, NEW YonK
TELEPHONE: Cincr.v. 6 ·1900
In reply refer to: No, 396 April 20, 1945
Brig, Gen. William O'Dwyer, Executive Director War Refugee Board Treasury Building Washington, D, C.
Dear General O'Dwyer:
May I ask you to be good enough to have the following message transmitted through the facilities ot' the Department of State:
11 To: Fritz Hollander 1 Postbox 7306, Stockholm From: Xurt Grossman
Send three foodparcels to family Alexander Lothar Ringer, internment number 1995 camp Biberach,..PJ.ss."
Thank you for giving this matter your kind attention.
XRG:bm
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DEPARTMENT . OF
STATE:
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OUTGOING 'liEIIJ.£\GRAM DIVISION OF
OENTR;\1,. ~.:;w·•:::
1945 APR 30 M~ ·g 49
DG/1.
DIVISION OF CENTRAL SERVICES
TE:Ul:GRAPH SECTION
f~lLWil.'l'ION
CONTROl ~OPY t.l'l'OCIWOLH
7Y5• twenty~aevanth l'lease re(~ueet o:(aan deliver the follodnt; 1:meov.ge
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(i!RD 361) to i'iilel Dtoroh, Foet'bOJt 7306, ;JtocltllolJ;; !'rom· Y., /
Kurt G:rossr.~nn of l·Jol'ld Je1'T1eh Oorig:reso:
~l,IO',i.';,; J~oorO.lng to J~rieh 'J:'elegrr.phic i~p;ency .>pril 16 . ( .
Ot\lilp De:rgenbeleen liberc!ted, Anxioue leurn t·:hetllez> you
able senL1 food supplie·e to tile liberD.taO. ;)ercono there.
lllW:lii:IV~KG 4/26/46
GREW (Acting)
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Plee.se del:!. wr the followtll(£ mesea,ge to Jltlel Storcb, Postbox '7306, Stoolcholm
hom K\U't Oros&mt41 ot World Jewleh 00IIghlll
!,JJOO'l\l ACOOiiPlNG ~·o J.li)IJISH '1' lll.l'..GIW'Hl() 4111/NOY .Al'llli. 16 CAW• lJ!Jlll(J!llm~SH<tl Lill~IA?:'Jm, /INJUOUS Lll:A.UN li'JOO'fl!J;R M A.'Bl.ill 3f,Nl) it'JOD S!Jl"l'Ll1iS '1'0 Tll'E LIBERAtw Pl~RSO.i'lS 'rill®!), IJNQJC1l'E
THIS 1 S 'NH.B .sry_'OCKHOLM HO , .361
4:30 p.m. April 23, 194.5
!;;iss Clwuncey (for the Sec'y), Cohn, Dtii3ois,o Gaston, P.odel, Hutchison, i·.lcOornack, O'D.vyer, Files.
WORLD JEWISH . CONGRESS CONGRES JUIF MONDIAL CONGRESO JUDIO MUNDIAL
1834 BR.OA.DWA Y
NEW YORK, 23, N. Y. LONDON 55 New Cavendish St., W l CAm.Es: CoNcnEss, NEw YonK
TEJ.EPIIONE: CIRCLE 6 ·1900 GENEVA 37 Quni Wilson
BUENOS AJRES
Corricnlc;; 202<i-9C
JERUSALEM Vnnd J,cumi P. 0. IJ. 471
MON'fREAL 1121 Sr. Cnlherine St, W
MEXICO CITY Sonora 174-4
In reply refer to: No, 393
April 17, 1945
Brig, Gen. William O'Dwyer, Executive Director war Refugee Board Treasury Building Washington, D. c.
Dear General O'Dwyer:
May I ask you to be good enough to have the following cable transmitted through the facilities of the Department of State:
11 To: Hilel Storch, Postbox 7306, Stockholm From: Kurt Grossman
According to Jewish Telegraphic .A.genc7 April 16 camp Bergenbelsen liberated. Anxious learn whether you able send food supplies to the liberated persons there,"
Thank you for giving this matter your kind attention.
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APR 23 1945.
Dear Lfr, McClelland: /
I am enclosing, at the request of the World Jewish /
Con(lress, a liet of Thereaienatadt inmates· for inolueion in /
the food paokage progr!lffi,
/ »r. Roswell D. !.!oClelland, Special Representative of the
War R8 fugee Board, United Statea Legation, Bern, Sl!itzerland.
Enclosure.
~H:inp 4/21/45
Very truly yours,
William o• Dwyer Exeoutive Director
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April~, 1~
Dear Mr. Leavitt:
The tollowinc meaaaga tor 1ou tro• Harold Trobe waa r~eived thrqh the United Statea lilllaaay in Liebon under date of April 20, 194'.;- aa JOO No. 221: ,
"Your 166. Gottfarb 1ns1ats stockpiles owned bf American Red Cross under BUpervieion of Mr. lilbrBDbol.t of Intemat1onal Red Croea who probably took over etoolpilea formally. Cougre11 parcels were Ko110her Nld turned over after 0oiiCI'e•a ne&Ptiatione 1n -..rica ~d local Oongreaa paid nothing. Certain quantities clothing in Ooteborg•s free port belonging to American Red Crose. Sugpet New York negotiate with .Amer10Nl lied c.-oss 1f we could bonow food Nld clothing until Joint can get mate.-iel to Sw~en."
Very truly yours,
~Signed} i'lorenoe Hodel
Florence Hodel Assistant Executive Director
Mr. M. A •. Leavitt, Seoretar1, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 270 ~adison Avenue, New York 16, New York.
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,-\RTMENT ·oF INCOMING
TELEGRAM DIVISION OF
CENTRAL SERVICES STATE
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OG,ta_tod ,A;)ril GJ~./l_._
20 J ,1945 LIAISOM
Roold 10:25 p,m.
Secretary of State,
ivashington •.
CONTROL COPY I
8~4 1 T,~entieth
\VRB .-389 JDC 221 FOR LEAVITT ~,ROH TROBE, X I
Your 166, Gottfarb insists stockpiles o1med by I /
Amoric:'.n Rod Cross under supervision of l1r, Ehrenhol t ,. of International Rod Cross l'lho probably toolc over stock-
piles fof>mally. Congress parcels 1verc Ko schcr R.nd turnoc1 I
over after Congress negotiations in . .'>moric:c and local
Congress paid nothing, Certain quantities clothing in
Goteborg 1 s free port belonging to American Red Cross.
Suggest New York- negotiaties l'Ti th imerican Rod Cross if
uc could borrow food and clothing until Joint can get
rna tori el to. S:weden.
BARUCH
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STAT_fi, T£:;~~-~~:A¥ 18 , 194fJELEGRAPH SECTION Distribution of true , :· · . -1~ J / ~e,a~~~~; -~~t~ -~-~¥·r··nl'"'l':tl~t' · 6 :•p.m. ~r!Lj' ----:6;?-
1945 Af'R 20 PM 2 18 ~ _ ''·-' .
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JllU.l!XtNl'ION .
:.3-A'OCKHOLH
?ol I ·~·1~ follo~Iine; for Olsen is U!U3 356.
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'J!he Royr.l Df'nish .Legation hare hr.e oe>~led to lhe nttention of the Don:c>d tho pl11 :ht of oome 5,000 :Df'nish
pe.triota uho, tollouilJE'; the occupaf1on or Denr.1orl~ by
i.l·e:~>many, Hero removed to cert0111 concentJ>L\tion ormps,"eno.
-----:>r>iaons in Uerman-controllec1 territory o.nc1. uho, beer-use
of their UriRseimH~~tel!l. stctus, r:re in neeo. of food. The I
DC'nish ~ee;.::t1on furtl'lUr in:Co:rme uo thrt l'ecent nogot1c-
t1ons uitll ·~he Lierrann tuthoritiee hcve :~>esulted in t!le
concent:rntion of o.ll ucnieh r.lltt ilon1ee;ion prisoners uho
hc,ve ilBl'etofore ·been held in ve:riouG Ctmpo in Ge:~>Lir:ny to
one eir.gle comp uhicil t~:l.ll be supervised by GWJcliah ,Y,i,,C;A.
ret}resentc\tives. Gosta. Lundin, director ot prisoner of t·tl':.I'
c.ct:l.vitie-e :for s\-redieh :C,i;,t:.A, hc.s informeo. them tllpt the
removc.l of tlwoe [)l:'ieoners to one cvmp is already in
urogrese. llou are ret:ueetet'. to mdte v.rrcngelilonte 1:.1t11
eiiiliel:' Intercroes c1elegr.te in Gt·reden o:~> repreeentt>.t1ves of
'>nedi:en-Y·;tj,C.i,, i'or the fortrc.r<l.ine; of l'rircele f1•om the
t:RB etocl,p1le held c:.t l}otebort;; for C.1str1but1on to these
internees •.
~Ha~K:KG DECLASSIFIED State-Dept. Letter, 1-fi-72
By R. H. Parks Date SEP 21 1972
'fhll l\oyal !li.IU1Hh ],<q;rd,l,on IWZ 1:1 ;;~r• CliLI.tid t<, i,;,r; !l.'"tent.irm of thll llo!,l'd Lo plS.,:ht. of aQoH) ,,rl!Jv t~."'·'·"'ll .'~ :.d.ut.~ '·ho, ra:.l.>·•it~;. ·~bll CJc.o\l1MUon <Jf l'tini.~ur!t hy OC1r~:tf!.ti)' 1 ·...:cru n:.t.\OVod t1..1 Ctli tulr. f~\HH!lt·Yrt.r:.t.tl)ll cn~lW ~ud prlo}QftU tn Qlll'~lt:n~cont.l·•>llt•d ·~orrlt.JIY ••=:•1 ·,;;1<1 1 '.N9'•11~(' ,,,1; tlt?.il' uu•.<t~<'lrJi..l;.~od """i.u!l, an.; lu tH,t)d ;;r rvo,1.. '(~\""· X; .. lLi:iJ; I.,~·u•;t.iou .r~.~t\..~wl' J.tJ\;~· .. :l · .... :;,. tlu:.t xooccht, nt~~,.:ot.L~ti,al~ with Ltoe Ge!'.>i<~n S.'J.t.h.~z-ltit:t} have·rt;!SUltcd. ill 1.hu \.'tQflU~t'l~l"if,Llvn of e.ll. L~,.~.ut;.~~ ~nd Uorwtt,~.t...:n _.:l·~ .. ::t:;.t~t,..t .. :> r~~l\·1 i':·,.v'.? :·:~?t'C:·'-~>1\l?.'P b· on hf1J.d J.o ·~~~ri~)Ulf .. ;,~: •.. :J ~ 1\ .;}.:-l'~!!l. .• nr to, I)Uli rd.: I~~~\-\ U!-ni~· qL.tnh ·wJ.lJ~ }1\~ ;.:.u,i~~;·.r:vtLI6<.f. D;,· H\·wdj,j):h x.~.~-A. l'lliJl~t.t1i'llt~-.t.iv,ur... {~:;mt,\.., j.,uu;::;-i,nJ dil."'f:C.tot~ ,Jj' ;Jl"i.~·~~'1l.t'l~ t.if Wlil' ~Ctl.Vit.i.(16 fOr . S"ttecU ·:r, t .. u.c .. A. liau il.t.f.;;:,;r;,t~<l th~<.) t,;;.r •. t t.:Lt-1 ;;.·•:nwv.'-<i.. '}r -~~~~rn.;~_ p~5.tull~J.'u t.o ontt t..:Ull:iJ.l. lCl ell O~J.dy in p.r.;~rt><~il• 'l.uu 1:-.. 1·•;: n .. ·~ 1 Ui,..t;',.~ \,o t;.~r.:ri Ul'l"'<'Ulfi~'~fbflt.~ wit.b oi\.htJr .lht~n·cr\.i-:.-HJ •.\vi..::u~.:~·'J.t.\1. lti. .. dH~(hJJ\ ~),t' r~-,~;,;••>tW•l'jt;:,.\..'\•'ef. •lf ,5Yt(·-il.uJf~ I.~l!,l;,.~,i> io1.' 1.<.<> 1\)r•·<>i'~l.",·· Qf !~<•:t'Cill<• .fnt:i\ t;:;; iH'•ll ;>t•:•"kl'il~; l.o!d q,t U1>tt<bor~ for <tlrJ1..rlbut1nn t ... · th\:r.o;\ Jntt;,.·l·n~tlr~,.
'l'HIS IS WRB STOCKHOLlt. CABLE NO • .356
11:00 a.m. April Jf• 1945
Miss Chauncey (for the Seely), Cohn, Du]ois, Gaston, Hodel, Hutchison, McCormack, O•D.vyer, Files.
ROYAL DANISH LEGATION WASHINGTON 6, D, C,
REF, NO, 6. U.25.
2S43 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N. W,
April 10, 194.5
Mr. Paul J. McCormack War Hefugee Board Main Treasury Building Washington 25, D. C.
Dear !~. McCormack:
I wonder whether you hc.ve noticed the follov1ing telegram
from Stockholm which was published in the press a few days ago:
"As a result of recent negotiatlons the German authorities have aereed to move all Danish and Norwegian prisoners, who have hitherto been held in camps at various places in Germany, to one single ca'!lp which will be supervised by Swedish Y.M.C .. \, representatives. GOsta Lundin, director oi' prisoner of war activities of the ~'wedish Y.M.C.A., says that theremoval of prisoners to this one camp is alr\)ady in. progress. II
I am inclined to believe that this only applies to those
interned in concentration camps, not to the inmates of ordina~ pri-
sons.
But it seems, at any rate, that the list of prisons and.
concentration camps which accompanied my letter to General 0' Dlzyn of
April 5th, is already partly obsolete and that it will be necessa~
to locate the new camp.
Do you think your representatives in Switzerland are· taking
the necessary steps to do so?
Yours sincerely,
)~~T · C,A.C. Brun,
Counselor of Legation
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Al~A'i'ION
DC/L L\i\ISOH
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CONTHUL COPY 1501 . 1
'l'Je follot·I11)P.; for ZlcClellnnd .1FJ mm 606. I f
Reference our 1437 of Apr1l 12, Danish Legation here
has advised Board of n recently received telegro.m'from
Utockholm to tlle effect tho.t Garmon ruthoritiee ilt?Ve r"'reed I _.., to :remove £!.11 uchish t\nd tlo:r~·;ee;ir,n pX'ieone:ra ~1110 have here-.
tofore beon held in c~ope in vnrious.plli\Ces in GertlMY to
one sinelo comp 11hich: \·rill be supervised by B11edish Y .r~. C .A. I
representative:;:, Gosta Lundin, director priooner of ~~Ill' , I
nctivi ties for llt~eO.ish Y.li.c;.., so.ye thnt removC'.l of pris-
oners to t~l.io camp is P.lrec.dy 1n proe;ress. '.L'hie informv.tion
is yaased on to you for you~ 1nfoi'!'Jntion in oruer to' imple
ment
taW:llllV:KG 4/lB/45
DECLASSIFIED State riept.: Letter,_l-11-72
ByR. H. Parks Da~o S E p 2 1 1972
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CABLE: TO AMEJUC,\N LEGATION, llEHN, ~'OR MCCLELLAND, l''ROM WAR IOO'UGEE DOAlUJ
llei'ei·enae our 1437 of April 12, D~niah Legation l!cn·e l~s advieed llos.rd of a reoe11t4' r•eaeived tclegr/JJn from Stcckholr4 to thE> effect 't.hat Ger®n author! ties IJave llf.'l"eed ta r~;mave ill Dhni~h and Nor•iie~i<m pl'isoMra wilD illlve h&rctofor·e been held in cwnpll :l.n V(>l'lous pluceB in G&I'IIllllJY IN Qllll a1ngle camp which Vlil1 be supervised by Swediah Y.l\l.C.A. l'epr,aentt•tives. Gost~o. Lundin, director pri10oner of wa1· aotivitiea for swedish I,M,G.A., tlllYS that 1omovEU. of priuont~:rl3 to this cwnp ia already in pr·ogroaa. This :l.n.fort~ntion iB pallsed on to yo·u !'ol' your inform•tion in order to implement tho Doard's riJqueat in 14.37 of April 12.
THIS IS WRB BERN CA.'BLE NO. 505
11:00 a.m. April :!#, 1945
' t8 Miss Chauncey (for the Sec'y), Cohn, Du.'Jois, Gaston, Hodel, Hutchison, McCorrre.ck. O'Dwyer, Files.
!K}7q .... P~Cormack:ar 4/16/45
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OF STATE
INCOMING TELEGRAM
DIVISION OF CE:NTRAL SE:RVJCE:S
TE:LEG;;!RAPH ;:9.:no~
Iv!JH-956 Distribution ror.dinc only m•rc.ncomon"G,
of true by spooiP.1 --ii)
Socrot:o.ry of Stnto
·:~c.shincton
22;'S3, ;,pri1 18, 6 p.m. /
FOR \"JRB FROI'1 NCCLELL.ND
(
Born
D['.tcd
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() . '1i17J~-,.pri1. 18, 19·"5
Roc 1 c1 1,:50 p,m,
Dopr.rtmont Is 1437 \"IRB Is 1,96, •. pri1 12
':ii th reference to Dnnish Loc;r.tion Is undorstP.nc'.~.b1e (
concern for wo1fnrc Dnnish detc.inocs in Gormc.n c<'.r.lps -~nc'
to simil~r requests for specific ci~ received bore from
otbor nc. tionnl croups (Po los for inst;:.ncc) it must be
pointed out thr-.t present decree of need of virtuc,1lj /
nl1 (ropor.t c.ll) inmr-.tos of concentrr.tion cc.m;os in
Gormc.n·:r is so cro!:'.t thr-.t ICRCis -relief pro[r. m for them
throuL11. which our 'FiRB pnrco1s c.rc c~i~.tributod er.n on1~- be
curried out on strictl;r impc.rtia1 C.lL'. humnni tr.ric.n bc.slS
of noo<..1.. in tho fcVI cnmps ·c~h~..l.. _iJlc..cos. of_ -detention still
c..ccossiblo. In so f'c..r c.s ·-::-.11y. ca.·r mr:.rl:::i:n£s nt c.ll is pos/
siblo our ;_,·~nB pf'...rcols ~£q _-_to _thaS·c· dotr.inccs -\"lh:.J oit~hor -lH'.:vo
no covcrnmont Or y·Those [ov0rnacnt~-- e>':P !i_D:biOni-._1 }toCL Cross
societies hc.vo not been c.blo nnl{o sup;)1ics ,_vc.ilcblc to
ICRC :for- their ilr:tionf'.ls. French nlld B-cl[ifl.ns f0r o.X~~mplc
_hC'.VO DECLASSIFIED
State Dept.Lelter, 1-S1_'7~ Zl 1~72 By -R. H. PrirkS·Date ~· --
-2- ;:f2253 1 .. pril 18 1 6 p,m,, from Bern
hc.vo supplied ICRC Vlith lr:::rc.o foorJ. st'.·Cl{S for their•
cloportc:os so the. t WRB pnrcols c.ro not nco<lod for them,
Distri.butions to cnmps c.Pe now o.ll collocti.vo v.rcols
boinc [onorr::ll~' npportionod out to vo.ricus nc.tionr.l [.l''Jups
within oo.ch cc.mp nccordinc to their size throu[h their
mo.n of confL.1cncc nnd phJ"Sic.tc~n. Cnmp ini'irmorios
nrc nluo.~s served first,
Plor::so inform Dnncs thc.t ·:,nB pu•cols hrcvo nlru~.cl.:r
gono in mo.n:t cc.sos c.nc~ will co to thoir pboplo ··in J..n·o~JOP-
tion to tlloir noo:1 in nll plc.ccs mentioned :;our 1,~37
\7hich f'.ro still P.cccssiblo to ICRC dolivC;rics,
E:.RRISON
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STATE
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OUTGOING TE~EGRAM
'AprH
1484
. DIVISION OF CENTRAL SERVICES
. TE.LE~-RAPH. , S. EC_"9 TON UJ I~ /' /!iii;( ,. 17;~"'
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Th~ follo1·1ing tor l1oClellond is \'iHD 501. I ~
Gree!~ Nv.r Relief Jl.llsocir tion here • upon receipt of a
report from li, llalns, JJelegotion R. FEllt:n1CJtl£, l276/ES/4.c.,
ll:enevh .hoo co.lled tlle attention of the Boaru. to- the plight
of 320 Ure~k oivilic,n no.tionrls uho ere detL~ined by the
Gei'lJo.n Government, Acoo:ruine; to our in:rormo.tion these '
!JCO!:le could be ronched. 1·1ith eum1lies by Intercroaa, Oonse~
quently, you nre instructed to t>.dvise Intercross to divert /.
ui1en end uhere posDible from \Jv.r RCfue;ee lloe.ru stocks, pr.,rcels
in su:ri'icient quo.ntity to weet the neeus of theae G:reelt
nationals r.lonf!, 111 tll t11e no.tiono.lo of other Un1 ted Ne>_tions
1·:ho nre in pn unnosimil~too. outersory.
;;Ru~l:.i.V:i\G
4/17/45
STETTilTIUS ( GL\7)
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DECLASSIFIED Sta~e -Dep_t._Letfer, 1-11-72
• B~ R. H. Parka D~te$.££..2.1 1972
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CABLE TO JlliliRIOON JIIID MCCLt;LLAND, AMLEGJI'J:lON, DEHN, ntOM r.AR Hl!FUGEE BOARD
Greek l'l<ll' lleliei' Aesooiation here, upon receipt ot· a report i':rom M. Mt•lt~~, Delegation R. Jlellnique, 1276/M:S/J,.a., Geneva, hae called the attention of the Board to the pli«ht of 320 Greek civilian nationals who are detained by the Gerlllan Govel'nment. Accord:l,fl!l 1;Q O\U' 1111'o1'1llAt1on thne people could be r~~ono~ With a~pplieB b.1 Interoros~, Conseq~ent~, you are instructed to ll.dville Interci-ose to divert ·~ 11!ll.1 whne poa11ible from War RefugAe Beard ~~~11pa~~•la ~n ouffioient quan~~yy ~ mvet the fi~eda of tru,.,., Cireek; natj.onal.JI lllong With the Iintionalll of other United Nationu who are ill llll unallllim11e.ted category.
TH!S IS VIRB BERN CABLE NO • 501
10:45 a.m. April 17, 1945
Miss Chauncey (for the Sec 1y), Cohn:, DuBois 1 Gaston, Hnde1, HUtchison, McCormack, QIDwyer, Files.
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Dear Mr, Ko!flll8l1;
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APR 2 0 1945
We are pleaeed to acknowledge IY0\11' letter of'~·April 16, 1945. '
Due to developments abroad, U became necee1a17 for the War Refugee Board to eecure ita :food parcela IIIUCh oloeer to the area of dietribution. The avaUabiU.t;v of food parcels abroad having eat1st1ed our needs, the Board does not contemplate the procurement and Bh1pment of further food supplies from th1B · countr,y due to current mil1ta.ey developmenta.
We wish to tl8nk ,you for ,your offer to make your products. available to us.
/-d/./1'~ tP~?~bv William Ql DIIJ'er
Executive Director
Mr. F, A. Iof'f'man, Capitol Packing Corporation, 131 Water Street, New York 2, New York.
T£1,., BOWLING GRDH 9..0S97
CAPITOL PACKING CORP. 131 '1)/'ATER STREET
NEW YORK 2, N, Y.
General WILLIAl! 01 DWYER Ex:ecutive Director -War Rei'ugee Board Main Treasury Building W A S H I N G T 0 N 1 DoCo
Sir:
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April 16th 1945~
we beg to refer to a letter the PRINCE COYPANY of New York wrote to you on I ·:.
April J.ath 19461with regard to a contract for 300000 relief packagea.
Our company was supposed to supply the dehydrated soup for thoaa paokagea and
we very nnlOh regret that the contract was cancelled. Hcwwer,we thought that we
might be able to furnish soup to your organization for straigth shipment to the
l!Uropean or other areas •
AS you probably remember1l'1e are packing our soup in oans which gives our mer-
ckandise a distinct advantage against competitive items on the market. Cans are not
only standing up much better on the transport than packages,they are also much safer
against all kinds of infestation and for the keeping of quality and taste of soups.'
We shall be glad to offer you our articles and prices in detail,if you will ,be
kind enough and let us knoW whether you are interested and wheth.er it is the package
for the individual family or rather for ins-bi-tutional ( mass- ) feeding,you w ould
prefer.
Looking forward to hearing from you with great intereat,we are
respeoti'ully yours
:~. F oAo KOFFW.lr . ..
'L.., ~,_,_
DEP.ARTMENT OF
STATE .INCOMING TEh4EiGRAM
DIVIS/Of'IOF · CENTRAl_ SE!iV/OES
. DIVISION OF CENTRAL SERVICES
TELEGRAPH SECTION
MF-1659 Distribution
Berri
~~~' 9 · $ateq.: April 14; 1945 reading only ~-----~~we~.
arrangement.
Secretary of State
lvashington
DC/L l.IAJSOII
2199;- April 141 11 a.m.-X .
FOR lVRB FROII MCCLELLAN
Regaroing number of li.RB parcels still at Goteborg
and number already shipped either to concentration camps
or to Luebeck for later delivery to camps, ICRC supplied
me on April 11 with following details: (Legatio~~~ 1765,
Uarch 24).
bn Harch 5, 10800 parcels went to Hamburg-_Neuengamme;
Harch 16 ·ditto; Harch .17, 9600 pa.rqels to Ravensbrueck;
Harch 17, :13,200 parcels to ICRC depot at Luebeck. Total
44,400 •.
Original number·ot parcels at Goteborg wa~ 224,~28.
39324 \YRB 11 K11 parcels were released to lvJC in Sweden.
ICRC informs me- \vJC entrusted these parcels to the 11 Koperp,.., ·
tiva Foer Bundet 11 in Goteborg tor shipping.
This leaves smiJe "140 1 604'W1W parcels still in Gate
borg. I0RC has instructed its. delegate there to ship
these as rapidly as possible to Luebeck far· further
. dist;I'i"bl-ltion DECLASSIFIED
State.De:Pt. Letter;·l-11-7_2 _ _-
ByR.H. Parks Date SEP 211972
-2- 112189 1 April 14, 11 a.m., frdr,l Bern
distribution by Renault trucks now en route,
F\cpoo.tcd to Stocl,holm f'or Olson c.:t' 1'/RB,
HARRISON
LHS
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APR 2 0 194S
Dear Mr. Prince:
We are pleased to acknowle<t,ce ;vour' ietter of April 12, 194,.
It -.aa wUh recret ti».t tha War BetlJcte Board toull4 1t JUtOn•l7 to 1D.Itl"\10t the i'roOIJI'ell8nt D1"fh1on of the TreallD"f ~t to ou.oel contraot No. TRR /o:SOO, Ull.dAII' which rour or&anlaatlon aa to ban paoQd ,3001000 food parcela for the llou'd. ·
AI I told ;vou 1n our recent telephone connr•Uon, we ooul.d not hope that our mo~Wet atoolrplle of food pai'Cell abroad c011ld laet eutfio1atlJ lODC to lnaure repl.S.eliNDt before COIIPlete 41atrlbo.t101l undel' newl;v acquired cl1etr1buU011 tac111t1es. Conllquelltl;v, 1t DeceM necettal7 for Ul to eecwe food parcell lllUCh cloeer to the area of 41•trlbu.Uon. We lmow tbat JOU ebare w1th ue the feeling tbat b;v our -bav1Dg eeoured food pai'Cell !1'011 a1a1lal>le suppl1ea in SwltlerliD4, our intended beneficiaries etood to gain.
We with to expr,e•• our appreciation for. the interest ;vour collpiiD,)' took 1n our pJ'C&I"''I and the energ with which rou explored the amlab111t;v of the food 1\eas tbrilt were to bave been a part of our food parcel. We w1eh alto to expre11 ow appreciation to ;vour OOIIIpiD.J nat ODl.;v for tbe part that ;vou == 1n this progrllll, bu.\ alec tor the Y8J'1 direct part ;vou plqed 1n pai'Cell &rulable to tbe :Board in AU~U~t, 1944. It mip\ intereat JOU to !mow that the parcele fOUl' companJ eupplied \11 at that tille reprPented the 1n1t1&1. ehip~ent of relief food parcels tbat were shipped from this oount17 to puaone held 1n concentration 011111p1 in 81l8lllf l!brope.
We appreo14lte ;vour cooperation and aeeure JOU that ;vou ban eYer;v right to experteoe t11.e eatbtact1on that OOIIH froa the lmowlqe tbat ;vour organiaaUon did e'fel"'\bing po111ble to Jake our progrea a -.ucla••·
Yr. s. tl"lnce, The Prince ColllpU7, 568 Bl'oa4wa;r.
SinoerelJJOUN1
,o/?r~dw. c~ WUUu O'hfer
iKeoutl-.e Director
--- -- Jl"" York, Hew York.
PJM:J'Hfrh -_ 4/20/~
PRINCE DAlEO FRUIT CO. ROSE SEAL PACKING CO.
MOOERNE HOSTESS
SOCIAL. TREATS
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FOOD GIFT BASKETS
FRUIT!:i IN WINE FRUITS IN BRANDY
.JAMS ANO .JEL'L.IES
3'~ PRINCE 'TffM1jia?tf PRINCE STREET AT BROADWAY
56 8 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.N.Y.
General William O'Dwyer Executive Director War Refugee Board Main Treasury Bailding Washington, D. c. Dear General O'Dwyer:
TELEPHDNE:S CANAL E-0467-B
April 12, 1945
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We have received from Mr. Robert LeFevre, Assistant to the Director, Treasury Depart~ent, Procurement Division, an agreement for cancellation of Contract No. TRR 4500 under which we were to pack 300 1 000 food relief packages to be distributed by the 'War Refugee Board in the European area.
It is of course a matter of deep regret to us that termination of the contract was made necessary because of the unavailability of many of the food items. We sincerely hope that other arrangements can be effected wh1cl1 will provide relief to the people for whom these packages were intended.
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You will recall that in our telephone conversation with you last week, we explained that we had succeeded in making arrangements to obtain two of the items to be included in the package, the vitamins and the dehydrated soup, the latter being a substitute recommended by the Red Cross and the War Food Administration for the K biscuits specified iri the contract. As,-. we mentioned to you over the telephone, we believe that these are items which you may be interested in securing directly from the producers for shipment abroad in bulk to some distribution point in Europe.
The vitamins were available at the Vitamin Corporation of America, 31 Fulton Street, Newark,:N. J. in an~ ticipation of an order for them, Mr. Morton Edell, President of the company, had taken.the necessary steps to prepare the- special packages in which the_vitamins were to be _packed in accordance with the specifications of the contract<
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PRINCE DRIED FRUIT CO. ROSE SEAL PACKING CO,
MOOERNE HOSTESS
SOC:IAL. TREATS
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FOOIJ GIFT BASKETS •
FRUITS IN WINE
FRUITS IN BRANDY .JAMS AND .JELLIES
:f};;y Pru:N:Eg~~ PRINCE STREET AT BROADWAY
56 8 BROADWAY, NEW yORK.N.Y. TELEPHONES CANAL Ei-0467-B
April 12, 1945 - 2 -
General William O'Dwyer
Arrangements had also been made to secure t~e dehydrated soup from Capitol Packing Co., 131 Water Street, New ork City. , The fact that the soup was packed in 7-oz. tins is w•usual and would be of great advantage both from the point of .view of storage and shipment.
We appreciate the cooperation of the War Refugee Board in exploring the matter of securing the food ingredients for relief packages. We feel some satisfaction ourselves in the knowledge that so far as possible we did everything to make the packing of the packages possible. We should like to take this opportunity to extend to you· our thanks and best wishes in your endeavor to bring succor to these unfortunate people in Europe.
Sincerely yours,
THE PRINCE COMPANY
BY~L~ SP:DF
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/ '•,.' b~~~RTMENT OUTGOING ) DIVISION OF -,:oF · ~fll · April 12y~l'~AL. SERVICES
. ~6\m1.1utiou of t!'UE D~V!:3to~teJ=:GRAM TELEGRAPH SE7T N
n~!tnneE~~'Ent!. \,t 1 v. ~ • rtmdinc only hy Oj)flCa~~TR/11 SE.f\V\()ES 7 p.m. ~
I "" "" 14 '" 9 26 C/J; ?;;, {) §Wj'"--"'""':::~ ,~~{~" w. 'liOf torr·l
1437 r. '.i.'l~e i'ollot;inl$ for llcClellnno is· UW 496,
.x 'i'ho Dcnisll Legr.~tion here hns crllocl to the nttention of the
/ \Jcr l:~efu1~oe :..;ot,ru. tile t>lir;llt ol' so;]e G,OOO D'"nieh ')f'triotc, 1-1ho
1
1'o110t·r1~ tHe occu9r.t1on of DenmnrJ~ by J.ermany ve_re romovetl to ,/ . ' - .
certcin concontrr tion crr.JJ)o .rna lJl'isonr, in GerL:o.n-controlJ.eil.
territory, nncl Nho, ilocr.use of their un:-ssimilo_ted ot~o•tus l'l"El in
of food, ·.:nere 1 t io poscibie you rre to ffit'ke .~rronget!cnts
. I . / ., Ui t! lntercroso for trw fOI'!o!I'I'<lint of !Jt•rcels frorJ the 1:1U.l stoclt-~ m . . +' Ji1,11 s to tilese r>nt:riote. 1·1ho r.re lntorneri. in the :fol10t·71ng plnces, ~ Q) •
~ ~~ ol' v:hich o.re lmo~m or thout;ht to be libe:re:teCJ.: ~ ~· 00 "'Ji ~ 'o ·,tion c,mna, I» m ii1 ~ :8 I» uci•enuclde b/teimer .. 8 +' ~ 'echoenileuoen, Orcnienbu~ b/l3erl1n g 'I:J. ~ ·ouer..:;nmi:le 1 Borgendorf b/Ilnmbu:rg ., .-~ s~riecir.1 (Jiuscht·li tz), l•oland "' x "' tutt1lof b/Dc.nzig ~ $ .2 · onge:rhrucon, Ll-e:rmnny .
·loar.enbv.:re; uber t'loss, b/t·<eiden; Cber l·fnlz , ___ ..,_""t,."Leresionotnclt, ~·ost B(\,UBCh~·litz, u.ri,,
RE>.vcnsbruc!t b/l.i'urstonbe:re;, Locklenbu:re Rolltn:J.o., Hieuer · Houen b/Durmatadt
:a. l?risone
Dreiberger b/Butz~r, 11ecltl. i;euru.unster, Holstein ·~ ifU! 1,, . , ·
U.oruen, ;:interfclddle r~2, Brcndenb~ p/Ho:ifelt/
'i:'rldlleim, :.lrchsen .;r,;~h/,[1\r;/;;:;ri " .. oil (he~·~ ·i] .·:' . Louckau '·· r':., ;_L •·I: 00 \c ·.;DECLASSIFIED._ tc __ J. !- IAf;D ~tatE/Dept.- Letter, 1~11~72
By R~;;.;;.i;:U: SEP 21 J972
/
-2-//M37, .LI.pr11 121 7 p.IH, 1 to ·lcrn.
Luo!tou Halle 111ode:rroae Derlin Ho.mburg Koslln Kiel Ureslali i.ltett1n SohuEir1n Randsburg b'uhlbut:tel Hogen, Huilrgeb1et l-ren2.lru
·uochum
l:RU:!iiN:Ktl 4/12/45
UTI!;TTil'liUO (GIITC)
CM!LE TO AmRICAN LEGATIONt BJW.I, fOR MCCLELW.ND, FROU WAR REFUGEE BOARD
The Danish Legation hex·e has C<illed to the n~tention of the War .Refugee Board the plight or pome 5t000 Danish patriots, who, f'ollowi!llJ the occupation of Denmark b,r Germe~ were removed to certain oonoentr~tion cempe and ·prisons in German-controlled territoryi nnd who, beOilU138 or tlloir t~naS~illlilated status are. in need or food. Where it ia pos~ible You aro trJ muko armngo:nents with :lnilllrOrQ&>i!. for the forwarding of parcela from the I'IIID stockpilea to theae put.riota who ~:~re interned in the following placea, some of whioh Eire known or thought to be liberated;
A. Concentration Campo.
Buohent'ru.lde b/lleimar Saohaenhauaen, Ot'ltn:l.enburg b/Derlln Neuengamme, Bergemiol'i' b/Hwnburg 011wieoinl (Auschwitz) , PollAnd · stuttho£ b/»an~ic Snngerhousen, Gurn~r~ Flosoenburg \l.ber· Flo~~. b/WGiden, 01,.,r Pi'uh Thereaiensta<.tt, l'oBt J!!,~.oschowitz, ll • .M, fw.v£,1wbrl!ck b/~'l!r .. tenbe1·g, Meckl.artbw·ll Jlullwcld, liilld.el Roden b/Df<I'lliMt«dt
Dreibe1•ger b/Biitzow, ldeokl, N~umfinater, Holatein G<.>rden, l'iint~ri'eldalle 2;<, Branaenb. a/.ll>ivel Waldheim, Guoh~en · Luokau Halle llleuor·rode Ba:rllu Hambu:rg K8sl1n Kid Breslllu Stettlu 8ohwe1·in Rends burg Fuhlbllttel Hagen, Ruhrgebiet Prenzlau Boo hum
THIS IS WRB BERN CA:aLE NO. 496
4:.30 p.m. April 11, 19~5 Miss Chauncey (for the Sec•.y), Cohn:, Dul3ois, Gaston, Hod.el, Hutchison; McCormack, 0 1 D.vye~, "les•
. 111 PJ oCormack:ar 4/10/4$
.PR IDE',Q)Il.Rll'i~JE:NT OF
STATE: DC/L
LIAISOtl
OUTGOING T~Ict~mRAM tm'ir.'rtmw
GENT!~.\! SEH'.fiCES.
DIVISION OF CENTRAL SERVICES
TELEGRAPH,, S.:tTIA'
l'EM PLAIN ~ '?d-f ·z-t- (
1945 APR !3 AV/ II 19Ar.r11 ll, 1946 (} --~rL
LJ.GDON
57~, Eleventh l·Ienoe deliver
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DC/. LIAIS0/1.
_CONTROL copy tl1o :follOI•!1ng 1:;oasr,go (i:Rl3 1~6) to
/ I Hrrolc1 'i'robe from li, A. Lec.v1 tt ot' Jt.mer1ccn Jeu1sh Jq1nt
D1otr1but1on Committee: I
-.~uoTu; . Your 367 Gott:fnrbo 1ni'orr.mtion regllr0.1nH
s too!t!)ilee or i~omer1con Hea.c:roos erroneous. Un<1erst0nd
r,,ount fltlnll ('.110. not tWn1lrble for scle. 200, 00~ l~ilos
1'00li ret>O:rtoa ~ivon to Cone:;reos not from .c.r.lr1oc:n Ee\!oross
am'. this i.JreSui.JL>bly refers to parcels of i7C>:r Rei'Ue;oe l.lo::<rll
t-;fW:Hi~V:l·-:G
4/ll/45
3T.t:;~:"l'IlUUl3
· (GHW)
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Pleue 4el1Yer the following llllttllll£G to Huol.d '!'robe fl'om
11. A • .tea'ritt of Alleriaan Je'lilab Joint llitbiba.Uon c-.lttee1
C,JJW'll YOOR 'Jill OO'l'TIAUBS liU'ORiiA'l'IO!i ~G S'roela'lLll:S Of AII.ERICAH BJIWli)S$ FDWO'I1S. UN1llllltM'AND -'MOO»'¥' aw.t .AND NOT AV.AU.A.lltl JOR SAtJJ. ;ooo.ooo KJLOS JOOD ~ Ol~ 1'0 OOHGI&IlS l<'ClP )lQ{ AMlmiOAB JWIOROSS AUfi TillS l'~Y B.lili'iflS i() PAIIOBLS Oll' IWl wmJGFJlliOARI> "1ll0ll tlmiHkiD 00 ~HllOOOH SWE!llSli ~S .A!ID nro.t\.. UHQ)O'l'l<l
THIS IS \vRB LISBOl;! CABLE rK:. lJc
l: 10 ;),::l.
Ap:Pil 'J, l9·'i5
~ics Chauncey (for the Sec 1y), Cb~n, DuBois, Gaston, Hodel, Hutchison} McCorrnac~ 1 0 1Dwyer, Files.
f{j/i RBHI' 4/7/45
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2, To Harold Trobe, Lisbon
YOUll 367 GOTI'l'Al<DS IliFORJ!ATIOU HBGARDING S1'0GKPILBS OI>' Ai'EfW:;M: HEDCROSS
BRRONEOUS. UHDEHSTAliD JIJ:OWIT S~'ALL AHD )TC\T AVAIL!JlL1> !'OR SAn<;, 2001
000
KILOS I<'OOD REPORT@ GIVEN 'lO COJfGRESS c<OT FRO!!! AJ.:EHICA'1 Jlf;DGROSS MID THIS
Plc;;SlJiiALLY RllFF.RS TO PAHCELS 01' WAR REl'UGJ<;;;; BOARD VIHICH DJCSTIJIT,;!J GO TliROUG~I
SWEDISH ru;DCROSS AllD Yl!.CA
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I April 11, 19.46
SeoretAry.Morgentha~
W1ll1am O'Dwyer
I send yo~ herewith a ~Y of a letter I have received from the President concerning o~r feeding program and t~rning down our req~eet for funds to purohaoe an additional 300,000 parcels in this country.
Attachment.
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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON
Apr1l o, 194ti
My dear General O'Dwyer:
I have received your letter of March 23 whioh outlined a proposal for an additional food parcel program for civilians interned within Germany. Your report on the progress which has been made to date by the War Refugee Board in extending aid to the unfortunate persons in oonoentration and refugee oamps within Germany was extremely gratifying,
In view of the time e1ement involved, the course of military operations, and the general situation behind German lines, it seems to me that more adequate aid will De available through Army and UNRRA channels before the parcels contemplated in the proposed program could be distributed, Aooordingly, I do not believe that we should undertake this additional· program.
Mr. William O'Dwyer Exeoijt1 ve Director War Refugee Board Washington, D. C.
"Sincerely yours, I /s/ Franklin D. Roosevelt
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'/' DEPARTMENT _") OUTGOING ' ' l,;) OIVISION OF OF ,.,.,.. . .... , .. ,. ""'i-' . Efl:II:OEWiDI CENTRAL SERVICES
STATEp51:1co , t •. EL bfl!l!!iroWcrjti,pv:l.l··lOf4.~;;;A. PHS Cc:;/;10 ·':'.str>ihd:!.on o:: tvuo CENTRAl. SER'/ICES / r•r.;:J.dinL. oul, u scocial ··· ~ p.m. /)J AlA I' a~ranc;em.ent. WJ. '-"VV"' v·
1945 APR 12 PM 2 00
f Ai~MDASBY
DC/L LIAISON t011ROet~ L.L•~lJ)ON
27GO I I
Ttfe follou1ng for \'iinent ana 3tone from Depe.rtment,
FEA nnd HC>.r Refugee l3oo.r!l ia \·'RD 63.
·--------~ ~ Reference our 20'10 rlnrch 17 cno your 8966 'Me.rob 22.
Q) +' ,<1 "'
No pn:rt of the propose!l expl'nsion in our 2070 1·11ll +' § ~ ~ ~ i~inr.t~ from tile Un1tecl 3ta.tes, but re.ther dl t•i1ll be oro"" ~ >Jl ~ d1~;enoua to ONe!len. ~ :g l;; ;:.. : ~ l.'ilo relE;t10ll!~ l>ct\;ecn this .'-.ronoaeo. exprms1on .:..nd tile .,., .... r ·~ <'l ., ·l';in~·.lly rpproveii 100 tone f'oouatuffe ·io only this: t) 4-t lll ' . - .
~ 0 ~ 1t r:.roposr.l outlined. representr. nn exPansion ot the +' " .
~ ~ . . : fl. !: ~ ~inplly r-pproved progrfm of rool'lstuffA nn<:J. in thot
1 ______ e_n1l'arleion· ~ieOicl"l supplieD_ r.n<l clothin(!; nre proposed for
inoJ,uslon.
rt· is our intention thc.t the (lifltribution ~rould be / . '
ilandled pnd supervised by the l31·retlish, Yt:qA, •~bier., so far
e.s cr.blEHl r:rom SHe den in•JicQte, a.::toil •·r1tll respect to I .
uond11n;;:; i>.nd sup_ei'vieiori of the lni tic;lly r·pproved 100 tone
foodstu:t'fl'. Ho1·1eve:r, ,.,e hv.ve no ob-jection to particip::;t1on
e1 tiler on the ~lo.rt of Ouedec:rosr> or Intercrosll. 0
lntlmauch e.s /
1 t hr.;~ ·been propo!led thnt the Jl.r.1erican Je1·1inb Joint b1etr1-
\:mt1on Coc:rnittee here i'intJnce this eXPr.ncled l)rogrr.m, 1 t 'ill DECLASSIFillD
State Dept: Leiter, 1-11·72
ByR. H. Parks Date.:.S.EIL21 1972 .
our
-2-, ~!13769, April 10, 4 p.m., to London,
ou:r intention th~t their :repreaontrt1va in Ctockholm ellal.l
be tl:le spoltOSii•nn for pr1vo.te f•t\'tlncy interests in Streden. , tour reference to oommercilil c.lumnele, tht•t 1n, J. Nootbev
I . . r.nd A.B. Bnnkompr.n1et, does not hnve our apprOVD~. Rother,
it is p:ropoae\1 tllnt fool!. pnrcel d.111tr1bution to internees
in concent:rrt1on ocmps in· enemy Europe continue to be con
tr-olled Nl in the Pt•st by p:r1vrte humr.n1tor1r.n orgrn1Mtione · ability
l·I.UO ili.\Ve aemonet:ro.ted/to perform ~-rith ree;Ject to distribu-
tion.
~l.lB: llHV: liG 4/9/45
nc
STI!:TTIITIUS . (GHW)
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Ret'er·enoe our 2070 14nroh 17 lind. your 296,5 March 22.
No part oi' the proposed expa~~aion 1n our 2070 will originate t'roa the United States, but rathe:.:- all. will be iruU.genous to Sweden.
The relationu between this proposed expiiJlsion !l.lld the · origillll.l4r l!.pproved 100 tons foodetu.t't's is onl,y thiaa Thu:t proposal outlined repreaenta an expan-· sion of: the originally approved pl'Olf.l'lllll of foodatu.t'£a and in that expansion medical 11Upplies &l)d clothing are proposed for inolullon.
· It i.s our intention that the distribution would be handled and aupervioed by the Swldbh IJ&OA, which, eo fnr aa cables £roa Sweden indicate, peri'ol'llled with respect to halldling and llUpenbion on the initially approyed 100 tone foodetuft'a. Howeve~, we have no obJection to participation either on the part o£ Swedecroas or lntero;.·oa11. IDaPUob as it baa been propoped that·the American Jewish .Joint Distribution lloalt\ee here finance this llltpallded-pro&i-aa, it is our intentiOn that their repreaentatJ.ve in StQckhol!a shall be the epokelman tor private agenl!y illterepts in Sweden. Iour reference to· commercial chaun811, that 111, J. Nootbaar and A.B. ~1111lromp8!11et, does not have our approval, Rather, it is proposed that .t'ood pa~;< ~bution to internee!! in concentration IIBIIPII in enemy !.'urope continue to be eqlltrolle4 011 in tht~ pa11t by private lnluulnit&rian organizationa who have demonstrated ability to per.t'orm with respect to d1atri~ tion.
THIS IS WRB LONlX>N CABLE NO, 6.3
10:00 a.m. April 9, 1945
Miss Chauncey (for the Sec'y), Cohn, Dul3ois, Gaston, Hodel; Hutcllison, McCormack, O'Dwyer, Files.
Prl!ii1Lok:ar 4/4/45
FROH:
TO:
DATED:
IMffiER:
P.ARAPHRJ\i>E OF 'l'ELEGRAii RECEIVED
American Embn.sa_y, London
SecretAry of St,to, li,shington
Ma.rch 221 194-5 · (Recoi ved i4"rch 23)
2965
The follo1·1ing mossflge Wfls 'sent to Stockholm for tho Legation and O:sen as No, 270 and is repeated to tho DepArtment for i/RB, FEA and the Depnrtmcnt,
Cnblo l'lHrch 17, No. 2070 'from 1'/RB, FEA and the Depnrtment recommending ~.n expansion in p'arc~l progrnm from Sv!eden fOr persons dete.ined in Bergan Bolson has been received by the EmbAssy. It is proposed to ship 200,000 kronor worth of food, 300,000 kronor med.ict!l supplies 1md 500,000 kronor clothing. It is not clear to tho Embasoy how much of this will originA.te in the-United St~:~tes and how mu.oh in s,1"<1en but it is assumed .that at le~>st tho food is an indigenous product of 8-,edon, Furthermore l1EI'/ "nd the Embnssy are not clenr A.S to the relRtions i,e, bot11een this nropos;tl and roquest for 100 tons of fooi'.stuffs 11hich tho British. Legation referred to ME\'1 (CO 183 of J';nrch 4) 11nd JSC applicntion V/921 for
, 15 tons of f.:>Odstuffs which the Br:i.·i;ish Legation also referred.
It is stated in the cable from the Depnrtment th~:~t the distri-· bution would be hano.led in tho snme wBy as' the existing ~cheme for food P"l"Cels, It is understood by the ZmhAssy from r efercnces citlld th"t 'tho Dopnrtment intends thRt. the p:ucels would be sent on-cthe responstbility of some reliable independent organization. such as S~<edish Red Cross or Intercross that receipts ·~auld be req:uested and spot checked and th"t l"ter shipments >lOuld depend on ef\rly lots being distributed sRtisf',ctoril;y, From ;informfltion H£1\irecoivod from British Legation (reporting to the DepRrtmcnt in the Embassy's despatch of March 14, No, 2167i)~ the Embassy understMds that the mas~ customary method of for-warding parcels recently hes been by commercial channels i,e,, J NootbnHr and A/E Eankompaniot. ~ It is felt by both MEil and El'/D as indicated in the Embassy's despatch, that some independent orgRniz~:~tion such as Swedish Red Cross or Intercross should be prepf\red to take the responsil:ili ty for any scheme to which approval is given. LegatiOn! s relief sUb-e ommi ttee is prepp_red to Approye further shipments provj_dcd this condition can be met and some chock on receipts can be -mad~. lnfo"rmation from the Department ~s to whether -it- concurs in t~e opinion that some reliable independent body should pnrticipate ~:~nd informetion from Stockholm rGgA.rding tho tot"l amo~unt of further a.uthorizations now requested would he' ~:PJ:Ixeciated by E\iD before giving final approval.
Miss Chi>uncey (for the Sec 1y) Cohn, DuBois, I~icdo rmr>ck-, -0 1 Dwy~ r, I'i 1.-e s -~
\'/IN ANT
Gaston, Hodel,.Hutchison, ·DECLASSIFIED
State Dept. Lett~r~ i-11-7~
By R: lii>7rk~ D.rt'e~ s EP 211972 .
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DEPARTr•\ENT OF ...
STATE i
LFCJ.,..;l887 Distribution reading only arrangement.
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INCOMING DIVISION OF , . . CENTRAL SERVICES TELP:Gl~Air¥J~ TELEGRAPH SECTION
<,f:"NTtiat~!/!t.£/taz:q, ~ ~~-- k~--'/J.-1 . of true '' '/_ 1 ,;?t;t.11"e ... ) by spec·ial1945 A!)D. Dated Apl'il 9, 194f( (_ _,r..:.. · tf'J"'1.-·
' 1V) · '' IO fM ·-Reo d 6: !15 p.m.
Secretary of State,
11ashington. I,
CONTROL copy Following telegram has been sent to London 750:
)<
.In vie1., of fact that l1ar Refugee Boards recently /
made available to local l·Torlc1 J e1.;ish Congress 40,000 ~
kosher food parcels (held in Goteborg for 1'/RB by I:ElC
I delegate) for distribution to Je1vish concentration
. /
camps in Germany through the facilities of the S1veclish
Red Cross, the program referi'ed to in Yc;>ur 270 of Haroh
23, 8:30 p.m. has lost considerable of its immediate
urgency, Because of extremely limi teCI. transportation
facilities to Germany, local Je1.;ish group is appreciative
of the fact that it 1·1ill be most fortunate if it succeeds
in delivering even these 40,000 packfGes. Local group
is very anxious to obtain necessary funds to carry out
its purchases for larger program, 1·rhioh supplies ho1·1ever_
simply will be stc;>:Jkpiled for immediate .post 1-mr delivery.
They are partiouldrly anxious to ·_mrohase medical supplies
at earliest opportunity since they report local supplies
1-. ;;, ··9J8i te sbort.
-~ .DECLASSIFIED State Dept, ~ett_er~ 1-11~72 __ _
· By R. H. Parks Date~ 2.1 1972
l~'-#1328, April 9, 7 p,m., from Stockholm . "
quite short, Food also 1·iill be e.cquirecl locally, of
pl'oducts incligenuous to S1veclen, Clothing is' anticipated
to come from American sources, . ·'
Repeated to Department for 1"/RB as -our 134, I
Shipments through commercial channel such as Nootbar
Here discontinued some time ago ancl. except for limited
parcels individually directed through parcel post channels
rest of shipments are entiPely undeP auspices of Suedish
Reel Cross,
JOHNSON
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-- -~r-••-cl.f{ccJ,;,<lc.o
Dear Mr. Gar•an:
t 'fhe War Refugee Board has been dir~cted ~o procure toot parcels tor d1str1b~t+on by the International Red Orose to persons held 1n concentration and r't~gee camps 1ft enemy Europe.
In order to pack toodet~rrs now available to tne Board, it is respectfully requested that an emergency quota or corrugated fibre be extended ·to the War Refugee Board. Ou.r requ.1re•ents are 400,000 regular slotted · oorrugat.a tlbre cartons, 276 lb. te•t, 9 5/B by 6 l/4 by 4 1/2, Approximately 1,135,000 square feet and 105 tons are involved.
The War ftet~gee Board, established by Executive Order on January 22, 1944, is composed of the Secretaries ot flts.te, Treasury and Wal" and 1 ts principle function at tb1s time is to provide rood to civilian detainees under enemy control wbo, because or their race, religion or pol1t1oal ballet, are lett by the enemy to die o-r starvation and exposure. A copy or the Executive Order establishing the Board is a~tached,
It v111 be appreciated 1t thie emergency quota be assigned \o the Board at the earliest pospible moaen\ so that we may proceed with this urgent relief program.
Very truly yours,
(B!Ifne!J) 11111 ·. . aJIIO•~ap
Will1u O'Dwyer Executive Director
I
Mr. Wayne Garman• Administrator, Order L-317, War Production .9oax'd, Washington, D; c.
En.olosure.
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1. Assign us " quota of 400 1 000 corruge.ted fiber containers, -
sill)ilar ohe.
2. Statement as to what the ~IRB is - Executi vo Order sot up,
Secrotel'ies of State, Treasury Bnd ~lar, and one of its prin-
ci:9le functions to brine; food packages into concentration
c:urrpo inside Germany. The fiber containers ordered are for
this pu~ose, ~he packa,j;ing of food P-lready in our possession.
3. Attach copy of ~xecutive Order.
AprU 3, l!J46
near i!:r. Gert:um 1
n1e War llof'ugoe Doard h11B beon au.thorhod by the l'rer.ldont to 1,rocure Md ahip ::lOo.ooo food. parqeh :tor delivory by tho Intornatlonol. Committee of the Rod Crooe to l'mreone in oonoentra.tion and ro:f'ugee camps in Elllel!\Y llu.rope.
'l'roasury l'rocurOJ;1ent Division. acting i'ol' tho Do8l1d, han entered. into a contract wlth tho l'rinco Oox:rpan;y, 568 llroadway, New York City, to furntah theBe parcele,
Tho, Prinoo Company proposes to l>urohaeo the neoeanary corrugated fiber containers (3001000 units, cor-rugated fiber, 276 lhs, teet, 9 6/8 b~ 6 l/4 by 4 l/2 and 50,000 ohippln(s units0 corrugated fibor, 275 lbe, toat 0 -
19 7/0 by 9 15/16 by 10 1/8)0 but requiree a ~to; eMmption under T..-317 1n order to aocomnodate the War Refll{>ee :Boat•d in thh tn.'l.tte:r,
The s~uare footage involved ar~unts to 1 0 315,~00 and the tonnage lllllOUilts to 121.,6.
It is r&fiPt'!OtMly requented th&.t[;;n appeal forJ c,__
qW>tn @!:emptloi!) be allowed under L-317 in order the.t tho War Refugee llolll"ll. oonrplete ita cowt~helon w1 th resrpect to the :proouremflnt and !lhipment of these food patcolll at the earliest possible dnte.
lir>. Wa,yne Garr.:tan, PJl~in!strator, Order L-3170 War ~roductlon Board, Va<Jhington, D, 0>
Sincerely youre,
(Signed) Wlllill!ll O'DwyeJi
lf1llilli"A 0 1Pwyor Executive Director
Apr1~.3, 1945
DaP...r Hr. Garman 1
The War Refu,gae 1loard has beon authorized by the l'reo1r1ont to procure and ship 300 1 000 food parcela for delivery by tho International Committee of the Rod Cross to persona in concentration and refugee camps in enemy l<lu.rope.! ..
'J.'roaeury Procurenent Division, acting for tho Board, has f,'utered into a contract 1dth the Prince Company, 566 Bl'oadway,. Now York City, to furnish th!lae parcels.
The Prince Oompany pl'Oposas to purohaee the necessary corrugated fiber containers (300,000 1mits, Col'• rugated fiber, 276 lbs. teat, 9 5/8 by 6 l/4 by 4 l/2 and 00,000 shipping tmite, corrugated fiber, 275 lba. teet, 19 7/6 by 9 15/16 by 10 1/B) but requires n quota exemption llllder T~3l7 ln order to aooo~~odate tho War Ref~,ee Board in this matter.
The square foot!l($& involved P.tnounts to l,::n5,:.mo and the tonnage amounts to 121.6 •
. lt is respectfully requeoted that an nFPeal for quota exemption be allowed under L-317 in order that the War Refugee lloard complete 1 te cormn1ss1on with renpsct to the :proOI.ll'ement and ehipment of theae food parcels at the earliest possible date.
Mr. w~e Garman, Administrator, Order L-317, War P.rodnction »oard, Washington. n. c.
PMoChve .. JB&ve 'M3/45 V6t/
IB1sned) wnuam o•Dwye• W111iam 0 I Dwyer
Executive Director
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Tor J. 1'/. Pehle
Fromr Willilllll OIDwyet'
( Uhu+.i.;;-, ~~
APR 6 1945
·. flf!
l.{y dear Mr. Bnm:
I have your letter of April 5, 1945, concerning the plight of certain Danish patriots who have been detained by the eneey in concentration camps and prisons in Germancontrolled territory.
We have cabled this information to the War Refugee Board representative in Bern, giving him the names of the concentration camps and prisons listed in the enclosure to your letter, and requesting that he arrange with the. Internationul !led Gross for the forwarding of War Refugee Board relief parcels to these detainees wherever it is possible to do so. Every effort is being made to have relief and assistance reach civilians who are detained by the Germans. Please be assured that Danish nationals of this category will be included in t)leae activities and \Till share in tho benefits of the measures we are able to effect.
Mr. C.A.C. Brun, Counselor of Legation, Royal Danish Legation,
Very truly yours,
(Signed) William O'Jlwye!P
William.O•!J'Illyer Executive Director
2343 Massachusetts Avenue, N. w., Washington 8, D. G.
~ EBT:inp 4/11/45
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CABLE TO AtllilUC!.tl LIWA't!Oll, lll!.Illl, J!'uli liC!JLhllLAND, FMI• f/IU<. W'UG!'Jr; llOAIUl
The llttnbh Lll:;>,.tion !)01'11 hllo; O<tlled to the ut.tont.ion of tl'.e l'it;r RefUtltlf> i)O!<rd tho plight Of 110~18 ,,000 Danl.ah pntriotat who, foUol'ling tb41 OCCll,IIIILiOn ot Denmark· b)r Oenae.r11 l'lere 1"t'l4oved to oo:rt111n oonocntrc.tion CWllpB r.nd prisons in G<>r•um-<lOnt:vQll.lld terdim:')', nnd. "W' b&M.UII\1 or their UntiBIIilllil.ut.f:d eatatua are in Jl<leO or i'ood. llhore it. iu po;18lblo ;vuu ~.ro to , ... lu.l firrt~neel'\ents with Intercross,.. £o1• the i'ol'wurdin~ of p<•rcels from the W!Wj o>tockpllcll to tl .. lle putnotu wbo al'lll intcmoa in 't.ne .follollint; plaooa. &OiAI of u.:~oll 11ra k110wn or thouGht to be l1bornted•
1Juchelulslde b/Weimar &ohllonhallflom, Ocml!enhurg b/Berlln Nwen@llllllle, ll~>r~;andorl' b/lllt.Jnlturu 011wiacim (AUJJC!Ull1tz), Po4nd Stutthof b/Danz:l.g Sen&&rhau~en, u~~r.~
flo•aenburll \1bur Fl<MI'lt b/Weiden, Oh"r Pfalz Tht•r&/lienptfl<lt, P<'Rt Dlt\IBOhorrite, ll.M. l«<v!cullhtilck b/!iC:r~tenbel:t'!lt aeoltlenburg RollwfJ.l.d, Niedn1· H·~uen b/l.h•rJlltJt.udt
B. Pri~o<l~
Dre:l.b&l'ftG1' b/Bllhol'l, /dl)cld. llllwuUnat.er • l!olot.&in Ocrd<m, l'lillterfeldalle Z!, Bx·•.ndllnh, aftfuveJ. Wiil<lhdm1 l)achl!ltm l.UOKtiU llllll$ Niud~.>rrotl& fl~>rlin Humburg K8slin !tiel Bl'lllllfiU
.Stuttln :Johwar:l.n fiends burg Fubltlllttul lla;;cn, !'.uhr!lebiat Prcondau. B<>obua
TillS IS IBB ::&IIIR OAlUliiO. 496
OFFICE OF THE EXECUiiVE DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT WAR REFUGEE BOARD
WASHINGTON 25, D. c.
'' \ -
William QtDeyer Executive Director
li' '
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I REF, NO.
ROYAL DANISH LE~ATION .WASHINGTON 8, D. C.
2S4S MABBACHUBETTB AVENUE, N, W,
April 5, 1945.
\ Dear General 0 'Dwyer,
'-"ith reference to my conversation yesterday with
Mr. ·Paul J. McCormack I take the liberty- on behalf of the /
Danish'Minister, who is at present in New York- to ask for
your lcind assistance in the following matter.
During the German occupation of Denmark a· considerable j
number of Danish patriots have been deported to Germs.ny. ThJY
are partly people who are interned in German concentration camps
only because they are considered particularly unreliable from a
lfazi point of view (for instance a great part of the Danish
police force and Danes of Jewish faith), and pe.rtly patriots
who have been caught by the Germans, after having taken an
active part in resistance activities, and sent to ordinary
prisons in Germany. Tho total number is about 5.000.
According to inforhw,tion reoei ved from the Danish
Legation in Berne and 1)ased upon investigations_made by the
Interntetional Red Cross these prisoners are' in. a very ·Sa<l. plight
General William O'Dwyer, Executive Director
War Refugee Board of the Treasury Department Main Treasury Building, WASHINGTON R5' D.c.
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and al'e particularly in need of food, and the Legat,ion in Berne
h:\s a,ppealed to Ufl for help ll.S quickly iis JlOSfJible,
I understand that tlie \'.'ar Refugee Board of the Treasury
Dcpa.l·tment is endeavoring to bring relief to ·oivili.an prisoners
in Germany and that supplies are sent to such prisoners irre
spective of nationality fl'Om your "\;toclcs in Sv1eden ancl Switzer-
land, It seems then that the furnishing of relief for the
above mentioned Danish civilian prisoners in Germany would come
within the. field of the War hefugee.Board.
~'he Danish Lega.tion would, therefore, feel most grateful
if the Board might see its way to bring the matter to the atten-
tion of its representatives in Switzerland and authorize them by
telegram to include the Tlanish pri.soners in their relief a.ctivi-
ties,
I beg to enclose a list of the concentration camps and
prisons in which the Danish prisoners are interned, Those under,-
lined are especially important in this connection, Some of them
are situated in territory now under allied control but it may
well be that the inmates have been carried to other parts of
Ger·many before the German troops withdrew. Besides the Inter-
national Heel Cross in Geneva have the names and addresses of a
certain number of prisoners.
~'hankipg :You in advance for '.~hat you may be able to
do for my unfortunate countrymen, I remain:
Y~v~u~,
C.A.c. Brun, Counselor o~ ~eg~ti~
German Oonoentration Oampa and l~iaons, in whioh
Danish patriots are interned,
~ Concentration Oamps; ·
nuchenwalde b/\Veimar Saohserihausen, oranienbur_g b/.Berlin Neuengammef Bergendorf b/Hamburg Osw!eoim Auschwitz) • \Poland Stutthof b/banzig Sangerhausan. Germany l!'loasenburg Uber Flosa. b/weiden. Ober Pfalz Thereaienstadt/ Poat Bauschowitz, B,li£, Ha.vensbrUok b Ftlrstenberg. Mecklenburg Rollwald• Jfieder Roden b/Da.rmstadt
;!k. Prisons,
Dreibe1·ger b/.BUtzow, !!eckl, lfeumllnater, Holstein GBrden. Vfintcrfeldalle 22, Drandcmb, a/Havcl WaldheiJa, sachsen Luokau Halle Niederrode llerlin Hamburg Kllslin Kiel Bresle.u ntettin Schwerin Rend.sbura FuhlbtlttSl Hagen, Ruhrgebiet Pren:Uau Boohum
.,., •. · ... ~ . ... '.-.--f
i'~
German__Q_onoentra ~2:_'2.£_Q_amllB and ~y_:i,!;ons ,__:L_n. which
Danish ...)2£_t_rio_ts e.x·e interne~
Buchenwe.lde o/l:feimar Se.chsephf!:.u_::;en_,_ Oranienburg o/Berlin Neue~~~- Berr;ern:torf b/Hambure; Osvri.eoim \ f.usohwi t);), l'o land Atutthof 1)/rJe.nzig ~)e.ngerhausen, Germany :!!'lossenbul'g Uber Ploss, 1J/7 eiden, Ob<;r ::?f:E>,lz TI.!...<l£esi_e_11_(;tadt, l'ost Bauschowit~, :<;,L. Hs.vens11rtlclc b/'FtirG tenberg, l.lecklenburg ··,ollwald, JTieder }.aden b/>.Jarmnte.dt
Dreiberger b/BUtzovr, l\'.eokl. J;etlt:J~ns_ter, lfo ls t.ein Gtlrden, 'iinterfelclalle 22, J3n;,ncl<mb. u/Havel .. -al§J~-~.t.. (~.ach~en l.ucl~8,u
:1cclle l•:iederrode be1·li.n E::-\L-uur~;
I:lldin I:iel DreslP.u r_: t e t t :i.n 'Jchwerin pends1)urg J!'uhlbtlttel Hagen, Huhrgebi'et rrenzlau :So chum
~' -,·.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 51 1945
Jq d~ General. 0 •nwyer:
I have received your letter of .I&Lrch 23 which outlined a proposal for an additional food parcel program for civiliallll interned within Oerlll!llli1• Your report on the progress which has been 11\'l.de to date by the war Refugee Board in extending aid to the unfortunate persons in concentration and refugee camps yd. thin Gerll\'l.ny was ex:treme:cy" gratifying. ~
In view of the time el.ement invol.ved1 the course of~m:l.lltary operations, and the general. situation behind German l.ines, it seems to me that more adequate aid 'III.U be avail.abl.e through Armlf and UNilRA. channels before the parcels contempl.ated in the proposed program could be distributed. Aocording:cy" I do not believe that we should undertake this additional program.
Mr. William o•nwyer Elcecutive Director War Refugee Board Washington, D. c.
Sincerely yours,
'.~·,·'·· . . i
'", f.
MAR 23 1945
I lt !.e rooom,,:r•rl<le<\ tlv\t tho mu~ of H,l.:'lfi,ilOO ll!l oon
r,\1ttor1 for 1:/m• l~fu,~o" !~onrcl pm-,,oeos ft•o1il tho IL'\01'11w·.to<l holmu:n of tho
1 ti8fi,ooo,ono tal\tlo avaU•.1hlo 'by the Congron11
tl!l'O\llch tho llr~"'l'r,oncy ll•llin:f ,\ppropr!ntion. Act, 1941, tmd tho 't'hird 1,\l;>pl(ll!lontal llattm;al Xlo:f'onna AJ'>')N)'lrtntion Act., , l!H~. conttnuncl nvo.l.lal>lo until .Tunt• :lO, 1945, by tlw !loconc1 nofloionoy Ap•:,l'oprioMon Ant, 10<~.'!, l.'ml no11 ·.ttloc~too to ·~'x•of>.Sur,:r l'l."oourornrmt, 'l,,e PUl'li00D of th1r; cam•i1l,tmont wmll! bo fo~· t!lo procurement nnd nhipwmt of :~OO,O(lO throe--ktlo ro<lit p!ll'O"lll tor uJ.t.lmato clhtr1imt1on '(>y tho lntentati~>nt1.t Oomnitteo of th<l Hlld e1'0oa to Wln.odmilnt<ld prH·oon~: in oonC<lntrntion nnd rn!'ugO!I CM~)'Il in th<'t j>t.l'~ of lA!rO!lO no11 hold o:r OM\n>iod by tho f:\nemy.
You \till l:'eooll tho.t.Jcomnttmonh wol'~> liH'tdo 1l;r ':fO\\ on Sopt<~nllor ln. Ull\.1·. tt> the 11~-r li'M<l Jl.tlmini!ltr,~tor gJH1. the :locrot11.ry of tho '/.':.•onsury oover1nt; the ooata of pnck~>giue; eM ah:l.llpinB :1ll5,000 ~lU'M-kllo foo!l poroaln for dhtrttmtion to \Ulllt'IU!nilatad porMna by the Inte:rnationru Comuittoe of tho ltorl 0I'O!J!l 0 'rhiu ]Jl'O/,'l'lll'l hall bacn OOU!Jlotec~. On J'ftll!II<ry :11, HM50 nn add!tionel commttnent V!Hl mndo hy yon to thn S!!aret~ry of tho 'i'roP,R>U';,' fol' tho 1'l'OCIU"OT.>nnt of :'100,000 thrs•~-ldln food pnrools oowmrCiRlly. 'i'hia pl"<J!'l'Ml ill already undm· ww. 'l'ha A.'Jt>ricnn Nntionnl Hsd Croeo hnn \niUCatwtt to thn ~lonl:d tliut it vtJ.l !lilt !\S 1lll.Cker r-.nd mtippel' Of !\It r~rldit1oM1 :m0,0\10 t!U"OO>o 1<11o )lnOIC8€,0l!. 'l'hia roottost for an nd<11 tionnl nlloc,.tton ill to cov<lr tho eo wt of 1!1'1 <l"J.>alltltnn of' th" llanl'<l' B fooii parcel project and hn~ been I!.Uthorhed by tho 'British Mil Ar;r.,ricmt bl.oolmdo e.nthor1 tior.,
:Fu.ith:f'ull:r :,roura.
(Signed) William O'Dviye<'
WiUilttl !)1 l'lliyor iSxll!cntivo Db•octor
"*' ' ' '
APR 111945
Dear Basil:
l have received your letter or April 3rd concerning the packaging by ihe American Red Oro1s of an additional 300~000 three-kilo tpp« parcel• ' tor the War Refugee Board tor .shipment to the lnterAational Red Crose. S1Doe mY letter to you of Maron 28th, I have been advised by tht Prte1dtnt that government funds will not be available tor this program. For the time being, the War Refugee Board has deoided not to pursue this matter further.
The offer or the Red Crose to cooperate ia the packaging and shipping of these parcels ie ot oourse apprec1a~ed. I shall advise you it there 1e any change 1n our present plans with reepeot to this program.
I am very grateful to you tor the interest you took in helping to make available food supplies in Geneva.
Sincerely yours,
pl/!Jl
Mr. Basil 0 10onnor, Chairman, American Mat1onal Red Cross, Wash1agton1 D. O.
FH:hd 4/11/46
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NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Aprl.l 3, 1945
Dear Bill:
I am pleased to acknowledge receipt of your letter of March 28th, confirming the arran.w"ment which w.e have made to pack ,300,000 three-kilo f6od par~ls for the Vlar Refugee Board and ship them to the International Red Cross Commictee, As soon as the n~s·sary food for these jie.rcels is delivered at the lfew York packing center, our vol1mteers will start processing the new parcels, and every effort will be made to deli vel' the parcels to Geneva within sixty days thereafter.
It will need to be kept in mind, however, that it is our plan to close our packing centers on the cessation of hostilities in Europe. It is also planned the.t the Red Croc:s ships will be rel,oased at the same time. These possibilities necessarily qualify the above commitment, which is made ·on the basis o:f eXisting conditions. We v1ill, o:f course, do anything we can to assist the ViRB in carrying out its important work.
Sincerely yours,
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General Vlilliam C. O'Dwyer Executive Director War Refugee Board Executive O:ffice o:f the President Washington 25, D. C.
Chairman
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Dear Ur, Grossman:
Reference is Jnada to your letter of April 3, 1945
(tlos. 382 and 383).
This is to advise you that the messages and lists
referred to in your letters \Tare sent to the Department of
State under date of April 6, 1945 with the request that they
be transmitted to Fritz Hollander,-Stookholm, Sweden, through
tho facil:tties of that Department,
Very truly yours,
(!Jilii!ed) W!lBam G t D<r,Vet'
William 0 1DIIyer Executive Director
.!lr. Kurt Grossman, World Jewish Congress, 1834 Broadway, tlew York 23, New York.
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Dear Mr. Olsen&
In connection with the food parcel program or the Wol'ld Jewil3h Congress, I anclose herewith the attached list received from the World Jewiah Congress in New York and stated to contain the namea of Bergen llelaen inmates.
\Ull you plea~e transmit thia list to F'ritz Hollander, Postbox 7J06, Stockholm, with the following message from Kurt Groaeman1 ··
"Kindly have food.pareels sent persons on attached list of Bergenbelsen inmates,•
Ur. Iver c. Olsen Speoial titpresentative
or the War Refugee Board cjo United States Legation Stockholm, Sweden
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Sincor0ly yo,uccs,
{Signed) Willial!! 0 Y))Hyo:oi
William 0 'Dwyer Executive Director
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WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS CONGRES JUIF MONDIAL CONGREJSO JUDIO MUNDIAL
1834 B.ROADWAY
NEW YORK, 23, N. Y.
55 New Cnvendieh St., W 1 CA.nLEs; CoNGREss, NEw YoRK
TELEPHONE: CIRCLE 6. 1900 GENEVA 37 Qual Wllaou
BUENOS AIRES Corricnlea mg. 2024.-9C
JERUSALE~I Vaad Leumi P. 0, D .. 471
MONTREAL 1121 St, Catherine St. W
MEXICO CITY Sonora 174-4
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In reply refer to: 383 April 3, 1945
'Brig, Gen. William O'Dwyer, Executive Director War Refugee Board Treasury BuildiDg Washington, D. C,
Dear General O'Dwyer;
May I. ask you to be good enough to have the attached list/ and the following message traasmitted to Mr. ]ritz Hollander;
"To: Fritz Hollander, Postbox 7306 Stockholm From: Kurt Grosi!I!IB.n
I Kindly hav! food parcels sent persons on attached list of 'Bergenbelsen inmates,"
Thank you for giving this matter your ld.nd attention,
Kl!G:bm Eno •
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LIS'l'· Ol BI!W!I-BBLSp IJ!IWJS
Bertha Slv.her-Danielel Hllde Verdoner-Slulaer; Henriette Verdenel'loode JODCI Abreh• Yerdeera Selma ll'allllalm-J>aniel; Paul llallaan; Obra LeTenbaeh; haak llchter; Ban Jllchb~allhe1111 lire. Perd; J'amil;r Lien; Jac»be den Ha1181 llllllq Del Monte; Michel S&rpha\l, wife and ehter; Ro Souger Wallig, Jv.U Bouget1 Dr.Oiollraad H1Jaant,Math114a HlJIIalli•SoU&etl Rv.4ellhe1a,lllohel,S&ra, be be 1 "' de Vriet,81aoa, Mre. & 2 eouo1 Pel~k, IIJO,.Wre. Ilaak, Jullt,Ja,Jao9,11 .. 1 O.Oenaat,811101l, llachel,Biohard, IIQ,Jeplea lle.Yl4 'f,d, lar and wife; Mr.&lh•e,Pb.ner; lle;rar 11n4erwa14, lln.lle;rer 'O'adereal4
11lt'bert 111181' U114ereal4,
llle• lla;rer Underwaldl rontljn (Jrederlkeplein) family, Xde, Oude Moederl Zadecke; 2 Brothel'll David Y/4/ Kar,iDHaJ lira, v.d,Karl Dr.Lek & wife; J'am.teckebact; J&c;ruel Albala wife and Bebe lle~bl lfra. &Jr;BarsJel;r & Rua 6 fl'•·l Ra'bbl Kereta & wife & Bobbie 16 & daughter 8 7'1'1·1 J'amll;r Jacobe; llebeoca Jaoebs .,,d.Staa, Vera Jacebe 16
1 Sen 13; Meeta Dekker Barach 16; lal, Alezander1 Gre, lollllh,Gallllan tena J'ami}J Sehe.nthal,<i pere.a Rabbi LeYhohn (Leea.warden) i Babbl heUtrl l"tnthal,Herbart, Eltbeth, JllhaJ Piblla,En, !.Irs., Werner I Jaoo'be,lleter, :at Jacebe-Areneoa and chUd Hea&DI lfatldal, Harq & wifel l8111l17 lyeer, childrea-Bett;r,Bana,,Jacii:J Reoe,J .. epb, Liller . llllkal De ToD«,Sal-11, Luetig Lese, Davl4fLeerCohaaoDa1'14, lllfe OtneUa,lllrJa,n .. l!lala: COhen,Gerhud -nee Got thelf ,lmet, Ruth; Olh81l,:aws.lf ,lllfe 1Ya
1Heelellne, Bel'llallJ
Steln,c Kane; Lfll';r,Gertrand nee ingel; llahemann,llhabetb Alell:&lldra, Pi tl Slap, I•, Jettle nee y.d.ltar, :r-. Slap; Ml'a.L.Lhllr &. ohlldl Kr. de Lan~:er l11111ode Jeneh, DaY1d & Leer Cohen,Bernhard, lfaatje nee de Beer: Dr.Oskar Delalewek1, Oill;rl
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APR 6- 1945
Dew.' !Jr. Olaem
In aonnection with the food p!ircel prog1•am of th& World Jewish Congre;:.s., I ouolose tlE:!l.'~E:With the t1.:l.Laohed list·1"eoaived f'rom the World Jewish Cougrel:!s in iiew York and stu ted' to contain l:.!le . no.uteo of D;;:1 .. gon Belaen ;l.nmE.tt.e::t:h
Will yvu ple1we .transwit this li&t to Fritz Hollander, Postbo:< '/')06, ::ltockholm1 wi·~h the following IUassage from Kurt OI·oss;Jan:
"Kimlly i'orm•r·d food purce.l.s por~ons on attached list all noldar~ South A;nerlcun \.l<.Jcwuents, and ·~he ref oro· may have lHi~n t1•ansferred to another camp from Ilergen llelaen,"
I l\lr, Ivex• C. Olsen Special Representative
of the Wax· Refugee Board c/o United States Legation Stockholm, Sweden
~~rmack&IU' 4/5/45
Sincerely y"ura,
William J • Dwyer :Q::euutive Direc·~or
WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS CONGRES JUIF MONDIAL CONGRESO JUDIO MUNDIAL
LONDON 55 New Cn,·czulish St., W 1
GENEVA 37 Quai Wilson
BUENOS AIRES Corricntcs l9f9- 2024-9C
JERUSALEM Vnnd Lcumi P, 0. D. 471
MONTREAL U21 St. Cnthcrino St. W
MEXICO CITY Sonora 1744
1834 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, _23, N. y. CAnLEs: ~oNenEss, NEw YonK
TEI,EI'UONE: CIRCLE 6 ·1900
In reply refer to 1 April 3, 1945 No, :382 -
Brig, Gen. William QIDwyer, Executive Director War Refugee Board Treasury Building Washington, D, C,
Dear General O'Dwyer:
May I ask you to be good enough to have the following message and the attached list transmitted to Mr. Fritz Hollander through the facilities of the Department of State:
11 To: Fritz Hollander, Postbox 7306, Sto111l!holm From: lt1.1rt Gro aaman
ltindly forward foodparoels persons on attached list all holders Southamerican doCUillents, and therefore may have been transferred to another camp,from Bergen Belaen,N
Thank you for your kindness in this matter,
KRG:bm Enc.
LIS'll OF DllliPEN-BBLSIN I~A'l'ES ,
Blok,nae Oohen,Grete; Weie,nee Oohen,Gertrudel Oate,Ye,er, !fa nee ~itsan, Bane,
Joeefine; LnT,BenJamin, Oorine nee OYie:Yia, J.dnana; Mof,Abreh•, llina nee Dekker,
lleao; Weinneb,Benob, Bella nee Twe.l'dowica; 44ler,le.Dn1 nee .&4111', S&ra nee Be.obe,
· Jlll'nhe.rcl,lllk&n,lal'in,Be.chel; J.dler, Ilea; Jinfhielb, fr&nchka nee Sobottll';
Diefenbro~mer,Berm&nn, Jle& nee llttlingll'; 111el,Hane, Ida nee Rehbook; Behbook,
Joh&nna nee Oppellbaieer; llltUingar,llaler; Van Gelder,Re.phall,Joham& nee :Bokba'IIB,
Beine; Qoldeobnlilt.t,Leo w. ,Olara nee Leeflllll&l Golcllt!lllliidt,Panl', Renate nee Lequu.er;
Baae,lllriob, Marga nee SohlalD; Bchl!llll!l,Mu, Meta Dlt rraenkel~ Jutta; Han81lan,Koa1e,
Gert!M4t nee Kelemen; Huenberg,Jchn, Gertrude nee llayer, He11111, lreM; He11,11e1
Sonneborn,Hedwig, Gerda nee llannhelaer; Iobenhaneer,AAe. nee Jsoobeohn, Jetty;.
ltse.oaon,Herbert; Jacobi,Aribert, Sophie nee Oudkerk; lehn,llartha n .. Gereten;
De Paanw,Fh1l1p, Bnth Jlllen nee K110ller; ll:oppel,Heina, Bennette nee Hinob, Renee;
Landaner,Walter; Laeealy,Ellen nee Darehlaoher, Frana, Guenther; LiehteneteiD,
Lucie Dee Roeenthal; lloki'IW.er,Paul, llarthe. Dee Oppellheta, Stg18\11141 Notmb, Denno, Inne Jlflll llenJamln; Re4ner,Leon J.,Henriette Dte T•Lee'f'llll Roeeboca,
Abreh•• Karoline nee Koekoek, Ale:un4er; ROienbawa,.Aiml!lllane Dee SoboDlaDk;
Roaenthal,Gertrud nee 8ohu.ter; Rotheob1ld,JuUua, Roea Dee HTdeckar, Ilee,J•e~a;
Werner; Samson,Ieldor, lle.rtha nee Both1oh1ld, Julee, Hannelore; 8illlon,Werner,
He laDe nee We1eebergar; Slomper,Jo••f, Rebecca net Sterk, l'ra, WUhelmiD&, Rachel;
Sohspira,.Aima; Wl.elendger, 1111:11 nee Weljl; l'le1ntbal,Arthur; Abrehlllll,S1e,sfrie4,
Gerda nee Sohwartaetein, Rnth, Bane H.L.; D•ADaona, Joaepb, Joe1ne; Bamberge~,
Jouph, lle.Q~:arete. nee Prina; Auerbach, Jakob, Eva Del Reeen; Bo114l,Sitp\UIA,
llrneat1ne nee l.t:Oibaoher; Othen,Be:rnhard, B!le.t.1e nee de Beer; D&'Yldton0Rika nee
Zeohlllldelaer; Jlhrenre1ch,Ohai11, lil1tera nee Dorner, Fanny; Bart, Hellll!llln, Angela
nee Becht, lllllen, Henri; He1naheimar, Max; Hollaander,Sara nee Wolf, Gerda,Paul;
Kanarek,Balke, ReiBel nee Gutman, Zabawa; Klee, 'thereee nee Stargardt; Koch,Ide.
nee Lin11 Kre.kenberger,Alice nee 'lo.chmann; ltrakanberpr,Herber~.otto,Martha nee
ltiseinger; Langedijk,Simon, Hildegard; Lllf'y,Jacob, J'enny nee larntros; Liebermann,
Ohlel, f,l!llka nee Stryeowar, Nellfl Meyer, Eeter nee Boo1, Iebert,Rehel,Mlrlllll,
'thereee; · Mun4eoatuk,Icek, llwojra nee Kljn&Jllljier, Lahaq, S•JII&I Vmburger;Wilhelll,
Irene nee Gundelflnger, Marion, Erika; Neuhana,Slegbert,Tonl nee SOhuaa, Nloha;
Notcwlts, Samu.!ll, Helena nee Juchmann; GuUmann,We.lter; Pf1fferlhg,ll'1edr1Ch,
Lina nee Lederer; Phillpp,Helene nee Bal, Herbert, Nary; Sollller,haak; a,.labe.oh,
Jacob 1 Sulebaoh,Annie nee Sellpenn, Eveline; Sehoenberg,Laaar, Regina Dee Stroa;
Ste1n,Si~fried, Ruth nee Kantorowicl, Woltgeng; Stern, Belnr~ch, Helene nee Stern,
Denny, Ernet, Juatln; Taffel,Abrehamo Channa nee Allleel; 'l'anbe, _Perla nee Auerbach,
Zlwie, De:Yld; Vogel, Walter, Ruth nee lollbawD, J&llllJ'I WaJ~~etok,.t.brehM!, Ohaja nee
Lellnlt~er; Zeohadelaii',Abreha, Me\& nee Cohen Bendln, Mariana, RoneUa; Cohea
BeDdin,Iaaao, 1111'1• nee JaoollaC!ha; .A,'b...U.a,Jaf\all, Beatrice - Ooldlcllld.dt,
Abrehaae, Heleu, Helll'l, J~, llllohel, Be ... ,Bu\h, Lilln fan £aa~Upa,l'ra aee.
8chi'1.1Ter, DaTld; Baolter,Sal; •l1'811halt,JCtpptla OUia nee Rawer, lllene, Perla Del
teller, Baohela; Re81pler, Sop!te; Oal••l7• <leolU.e Del Lill.aaer, le.lter;
Oolthof, Slaon, Ill& D .. mreoh, IMul; Da'be, laU,, 'l'hea Dte JoD&e, 1111 aee .
le.'!lf~; Dinkel, Sa~~ual, SUanua nn Lneatela, Jakob, Altn.11.4tr, BeiuJ DrhYoet,
Iaidor,· ReDel nee Blea1, Bearlette; Dslalo .. plld, HlllJI .c ~uel,lllasu, lllar1ba
nee Gtldacllld.dt, Beru.n,Leo,JeD&,S••BIIlla,Jenl,JeU.z,Beatnza Jela1telD,Iel'lldllt
BlaD.d DH Qoldber.: 41.;. Kaplan; lel.der, 01pera nee Llber, IUel Dee JCra•er, Lu:; Ohala; l1Dkt1, B•r.1a, J4a DH Balllo•*J, A'brah•a Jlilltel,San, lahel, Lea, haae,
:lthel, Gabrl.el; lfeelltr, MUb.l hl4auar, B'll.bll',, ~el nee Luetald, Jth_,
Saloaoaa Qol4tohll1d,,Gottfned, Bertha Dtl lnohtwaapr; Go81ar,Jiue, IanDa nee
Llallll'lll, llaohel; Ootler, 1101110 Sara aee LiaWJI, Allrais•l B•lluJS:, llln'betb.;
--- Bell'bll,, Jennr ... Can, Walter, lle'Mn; Bt;runn, s-1, Jeame aee lllweller,
BeleDet llaohel, litera- lennh'beJS, 8~•• Bet\1 aee Blaa, bnel, HdaeeeJ
Klreeh, Beaton, RIIIM ue Wa\hane, Be\\7, :&et\J, Blqllael& Blrtoh, Gem DM Calma
Bolita, :lhala, lle&lD& DH lltee:aprteD, Jllae, Joeepll., Wolff&
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APR 3 ~ 1945
In connection with the food pa~el programs of . the lla1• Rei'ugee Board and of the International Committee of the Red Cromt, I enclose for your infor1r.ation tb. ' attached liste received from the World Jewish Congress in New York and stated to contain the names of Jews interned in Theresienstadt and Jasenovao,
On the basis of information available to you, you may wish to consider whether these lists should be uti'l.ized as a basis i'or sending individual packages to persons in the above-named camps.
Sincere~ your~,
(Signed) \'.'illiam O':Deyer
llr. Roswell D, McClelland Special Representative of the
ITer Rei'ugee Board o/o United States Legation Bern, Switzerlan4
~ormack:ar 31'/1/45
William 0 'Dwyer Executive Director
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WO.RLD JEWISH CONGRESS CONGRES JUIF MONDIAL CONGRESO JUDIO MUNDIAL
LONDON 55 Now Cavendish St., W 1
GENEVA 37 Quni Wilson
BUENOS AJRES Corriontcs 1919- 2024·9C
JERUSALEM Vaad Leumi P. 0. B. 471
MONTREAL 1121 St. Catherine St. W
MEXICO CITY Sonora 1744
1834 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, 23, N. Y.
CAnLES: CoNc.:nEss, NEW YonK.
TELEPHONE: CIRCLE 6 ·1900
In reply refer to·r No, 374
?.larch 26, 1945
Brig, Gen. William O'Dwyer, Executive Director War Refugee Board Treasury Building washington, D. c.
Attention: Mr. '·lcCormick Dear General 0 1Dwyer:
Attached you will find additional names to be included
in the War Refugee Board food parcels scheme,
I 11ould appreciate .your sending this list to your repre
sentative in Switzerland,
ICRG:bm Enc,
Food Parcels to Thereeienst!dt
Her~og, Heinrich f~merly Berlin Terezin: Wall ;;tr. 12/8
Kamm Georg
Gertrude
Born: 9/25, 1861, 1ublini tz formerly Berlin A.62 uournierstr. 16
Kamm, nee .C:aufmt;nn Jorn:· Deo. 22, 187'1,
Wieabaden,
Leon, vharlee
Leon, I.Iargarete nee Katz
;~ohoeps, Kaethe
B'ormerly Berlin d, 62 uourniereetr, 16
62 years of age J!'ormerly :Berlin-UH'burg Kaieerdamm
,ndow of Dr. Tuerk .i3orn: 8/12,1886 ~'ormerly Berlin'CH'burg Kai serdamm
nee ~·rank 56 years of age ~·ormerly Berlin-Ch'bg. Xaieerdamm
Ba1hauegaeee 15
13adhaus ga eee 15
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Food Paroele to Jaeenovao
Mr. raul ~'reund
Dr. Nikola Tolnauer
I WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS CONGRES JUIF MONDIAL . CONGRESO JUDIO MUNDIAL
LONDON 55 New Cavendish St., W 1
GENEVA 37 Quni Wilson
BUENOS AIRES Corricnrc5 lff?" 2024-9C
JERUSALEM Vand Lcuml P, 0, B. 471
MONTREAL 1121 St. Catherine St. W
MEXICO CITY Sonora 1744
1834 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, 23, N. y; CABLEs: CoNcnEss, NEW YonJt TELEPUONEI CIRCLE 6 ·1900
In reply refer to: March 28, 1945 No. 379
Brig. Gen. William O'D,yer, Executive Directo:l.' War Refugee Board Treasury Building Washington, D, C,
Attention: Mr. McCormick
Dear Sirs:
I I Enclosed you will find a list of persons in Theresienstadt to whom I would ask you to h~e your Geneva representative dispatch War RefUgee Board parcels.
I am enclosing an Bdditional copy for your files.
KRG:bm Enc.
Sincerely yours,
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Bro.:tu, L~ton 3/aG/UO& • • ~ Brod11r, i1oo no~ itornro1oh 11/17/1906 • 1 I BI'04or, l!l~nrru~1 'IJ/14/1031 • Srunner, imm~ 0/19/1891 L~nd"u/Pfaia ~nad, Irma nll111 Kova.nU11 1601'1 Philo. 8\anactl t u .. n. a J • Cohon olllld of J(l.o,Unnh 0) Low.fl(t.J'dan,'fru.nav~~J,l.ftt:r.33 Gohon, Atn ... uc. liljt.l V!Ul. Gulden• 'J/1'1/1676 Le~NT<"M'dtn1Botsen-Behln Oohtn, .Armuo n~to Ell~tG!llun fi/U/1008 L"uw1-.rd~lfloll~nc1 Cohen, Arnold 4/3/lfl;$8 o:r 37 LtJ&uflo.:rdoTI, 11'\l.navae.htr. 33 Oo,tn, Aron 6/17/73 O..p Weettl'b0rk/Ro1l~n4 Cohen, 01'0\e (wUo of Jo••) Lo<N~tl.\lrdGn,tro.ne'f~~oG.htr.3~ Oohen, Jaoob 4/lO/leOU • • • Cohon, Jo••»b. Q/fJ/100J • • • Ooea•n, h•l nee~ de Loowo 9/20/1903 Wcutubo.o,tertfl~qee$J•
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Eh~l.loh, B•la
nta.•, Arthur
IU14a 1 C~AtOUnCI 11\l.lun)illhln, Hutbo. f&:Lkena\uln1 Pnlllpp r.tn, Doll . fl.Ghob•r, 111111 fietogher, Emlllc flel•ohor, Srne&tlno
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DEPARTMENT OF
STATE
OUTGOING
1iW~MJGRAM 0/:"NTRA/' c N OF
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1945 APR 3' PM 2 24
DIVISION OF CENTRAL. SERVICES
TEL.EGRAP_H SECTIO~
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'fhe or-:ble bel~T for Ol11en ill I'HUl 342. v.
l 1let.ee deliver the f'ollOI•71n{5 mesEc-ge to Hilel I
Utorch, Poetbox 7306, Stockholm, from ilrieh Tr.rtck.o~Jer , I
of lloJ'ld. Jewiah Oonureaa: . . /
•!.UO'i'E 40 1 000 Kosher rood pt·roels in Goteborg
belonll to United Dtc-tee l:IUI 1~hioh r.re destined for
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Pleue del11'er tbe f'ollowill& llldt~~~~e to HUel StOI'Ch, Poa\'bo~ 7J06,
Stockbolll, from Arieh 'l'ariak:ower of World Jewbh Coagreaa1
~ 4o,OOO X:OS!l&l fOOD PAl!OiLS IN OOl'!lB>Bl BltUlNG TO Ulii'l'ED ST.M'IS WBB WlllCH ARlil DliS'fiNJi:D JOR CW&PS AS SOOV AS POSSlliLE, TRAillO CONCIN'l'BA'l'ION DU'J'ICIJill'U'S ONLY RlWlON JO.R DJIUY~ 'IJJQJJOTE
THlS IS 'IIRB STOCKHOU! CABLE NO • .342
2:00 p.m. 1/.arch 28, 1945
Miss Chauncey (for the Sec_'y), Cohn, DuBois, Gaston, Hodel, Hutchison, McCorn~ck, O'Dwyer, Files.
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WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS CONGRES JUIF MONDIAL CONGRESO JUDIO MUNDIAL
LONDON 55 New Cuvcmlish St., W 1
GENEVA 37 Quai Wilson
BUENOS AIRES Corricntcs 1~ 2024•9~~
JERUSALEM Vnml Lcumi P. 0, D. 471
MONTREAL 1121 St. Cadterine St. W
MEXICO CITY Sonorn 1744
1834 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, 23, N. Y. CABLES: CoNcnEss, NEw Yontt TEf,EPHONE; CIRCLE 6 .}900
In reply refer to: March 23, 1945 llo. 370
Brig, Gen. William O'Dwyer, Executive Director '.','nl' Refugee Board Treasury Building We.shington, D. C.
Dear General O'Dwyer:
Please be good enough to hnve the following message transmitted through the facilities of the De-oartment of State: -
"To: Hilel Storch, Postbox 7306, Stockholm From: Arieh Tartakower
4.0,000 kosher food l)!lrcels in Gote:tberg belong to US WBB which :Wfornwd us the+ thege are no. ~'bu.t..are destined for Jl&~lrbelsen and
~.,_~~amps as soon as possible, Traffic dif"ffiiil'hes only reason for delay, U' 1J'9'1i eema'"sslst iri overCOming hltese d:i.ffieulbies pieaso de- e"?eYJ bitliT5'~11
Tha.nk you for giving this rratter your kind a~tention,
KRG:bm
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OFFICE OF S~PLY (CCC)
March JO, 1945
FOOD fRIORITY CERTH'ICATE
Number of certificate.--~19~0~----
Expiration date June 30, 1945
Mr. William O'Dwyer, Executive Director Executive Office of the President War Refugee Board Washington 25, D.C.
This certificate authorizes the person designated above to apply a priority,rating of FR-10 in the purchase of the following items for use in War Re;f.'ugee Board food parcel!ll
1. Dehydrated soup 7 oz. 131,250 lbs. 2. Cheese (tin) 8 oz. 150,000 lbs. 3. Whole Powdered Milk (tin) 16 oz. 300,000 lbs. 4. Oleomargarine (tin) 16 oz, 30o,ooo lbs. 5. Salmon or Tuna (tin) 7 3/4 oz. 145, .312~lbs. 6, Pork luncheon meat (tin) 12 ·oz. 225,000 lbs, 7. Chocolate Bar (pkg.) 4 oz. 75,000 lbs. 8, Bar of Soap (pkg.) 2 oz. .37,500 lbs, 9. Cube Sugar (pkg.) 8 oz. 150,000 lbs.
10. Multi-Vitamin Capsules (pkg.) 300,000 pkgs,
This priority rating aay be extended by the person holding your- packaging contract to not more than one manufacturer of the product described above. The manufacturer sUpplying the product, however,.may not extend the rating to anyone for any. purpose. -
Manufacturers delivering products pursuant to this-rating may c)arge such deliveries against quantities being set aside for government agencies~ or may make sales on an ex-quota basis in the same manner as a sale to government agencies on those products on which there are restrictions on the quantities sold to civilians.
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2--William O'Dwyer
This certificate is valid on purchase order~; placed during the period March 30, 1945 through June 30, 1945.
This certi£icate must be used in accordance with the provisions o£ War Food Order 71.
cc; Co~onel Giles Henry Prentice Ted Norman C. VI. Kitchen
Director O££ice of Supply (CCC)
2--Mr. William O'Dwyer
"This contract carries a priority rating of ~'R-10 under authorization number 190 issued to the War RefUgee B~rd by the Director of Supply, War Food Administration, pursuant to war Food Order 71. Delivery on this contract is required by War Food Order 71 to be given priority over dispositions bearing lower or no priority rating. This priority rating of FR-10 may be extended by the supplier filling this order to one manufacturer of the product to tHe extent necessary to obtain the product!! needed to fill this contract in accordance vii th War Food Order 71, This authorization to extend the rating must be used before June 30, 1945.
Name of Contracting Official
Title
The packaging contractor with whom you placed the order in turn should insert on each of his contracts a statement in substantially the following form;
I "This order (contract) bears a priority rating of FR-10 under
authorization number 190 issued by the Director of Supply, Vlar Food Administration. Delivery on this order (contract) muet be given priority 6ver·dispositions bearing lower or no·ratings. The undersigned hereby represents to the seller and to the Ylnr Food Administration that he is entitled to extend the above food priority rating and that such extension is in accordance with War Food Order 71, with the terms of which the undersigned is familiar,
Date. ________________ _
Name
Address
~~·~--~~~~------~ Duly authorized officer "
There is also enclosed for your information a copy' of War Food Order 71, the order under which the priority certificate ill issued; If you encounter any difficulties in the procurement of those products with the priority rating, please let me know.
Very truly y~~rs,. j ~· Ralph W. Olmstead; Lt.Col., QMC Director of Supply
c 0 p / Y OFnGt~ OF SUPPLY {CCC)
Mr. William 0 1:Riyer, Executive Director Executive Office of the President War Refugee Board Washington 25, D, c.
Dear Mr. O'Dwyer:
March 30, 1945
In accordance with your request of March 28)!Jid pursuant to our telephone conversation, there is enclosed Food Priority Certificate 190 v1hich authorized you to use a priority rating of FR-10 in the purchase of food items needed to fill 300,000 War Refugee Board food parcels.
Please note that this certificate is drawn in a manner which will authorize the firm holding· your packaging contract to extend or to use this rating in making purchases from the manufacturer· of the product in question. The mahufacturen of the product, however, is not authorized to extend the. rating to any person for any purpose.
To facilitate procurement, the certificate also permits the manufacturer supplying the products pursuant to the rated order to deliver these products from the quantities he has set aside for use of government agencies, or from that part of his stock which he is permitted to sell to government agencies on an ex-quota basis. Set aside items covered by the certificate are salmon, cheese, and pork luncheon meat. Items on which ex-quota sales are permitted are dry whole milk, oleomargarine, chocolate bars {cocoa content) and soap. In view of this special condition, your purchase orders and those of the packaging contractor should contain a statement indicating that proper credit against the set aside or ex-quota deliveries will'·be allowed if the manufacturer will make a request in writing to the Director of Marketing Services, War Food Administration, Washington 25, D. C. .
In placing your order with the packaging contractor, your purchase order should contain a statement in substantially the following terms,
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2--Mr. William O'Dwyer
"This contract carries a priority X'ating of ~'R-10 under authorization number 190 issued to the War RefUgee Board by the Director of Supply, Viar Food Administration, pursuant to Vial:' Food Order 71. Delivery on this contract is required by War Food Order 71 to be given priority over dispositions beal:'ing lower or no priority rating. This priority rating of FR-10 may be extended by the supplier filling this order to one manufacturer of the product to tlie extent necessary to obtain the producta needed to fill this contJ;"act in accordance vii th War Food Order 71. This authorization to extend the rating must be used before June 30, 1945,
Name of Contracting Official
Title
The packaging contractor with whom you placed the ordeX' in turn should· insert on each of his contracts a statement in substantially the following form:
I "This order (contract) bears a priority rating of FR-10 under
authorization number 190 issued by the Director of Supply, Vlar Food Administration. Delivery on this order (contract) must be given priority over dispositions bearing lower or no ratings. The undersigned hereby represents to the seller and to the ?lar Food Administration tlmt he is entitled to extend the above food priority rating and that such extension is in accordance with War Food Order 71, with the terms of which the undersigned is familiar,
Date, ________ _
Name
Address
~~~--~~~~~----~ _Duly authorized officer n
There is also enclosed for your information a copy of War Food Order 71, the order under which the priority certificate i• issued. If you en~ counter any difficulties in the procurement of those products with tl:ie priority rating,_please let me know,
Very truly yours, ~-
,£J A _F)A/ ~ /J ~~ Ralph VI. Olmstead, £t.Col. •--QMC_: __ Director of Supply
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WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION IXIO.Illlfl~lfmM!Ilt~
WASHINGTON 25, D, C,
OFFICE OF SUPPLY (CCC)
!Jr, William O'Dwyer, Executive Director Executive Office of the President War Refugee Board Washington 25, D, C.
Dear Mr, O'Dwyer:
MAR ~ u !~45.
In accordance with your request of March 28 pnd pursuant to our telephone conversation, there is enclosed F6od Prlority Certificate 190 which authorizes you to use a priority rating,of FR-10 in the ptl~ase of food items needed to fill 300,000 War Refugee Board food parcels, ·
Please note that this certificate is drawn in a manner which will authorize the firm holding your packaging contract to extend or to use this rating in making purchases from the manufacturer of the product in question, The manufacturer of the product, however, is not authorized to extend the rating to any person for any purpose,
To facilitate procurement, the certificate also permits the manufacturer supplying the products pursuant to the rated order to deliver these products from the quantities he has set aside for use of government agencies, or from that part of his stock which he is permitted to sell to government agencies on an ex-quota basis, Set aside items covered by the certificate are salmon, cheese, and pork luncheon meat. Items on which ex-quota sales are permitted are dry whole milk, oleomargarine, chocolate bars (cocoa content) and soap, In view of this special condition, your purchase orders and those. ___ _ of the packaging contractor should contain-a statement indicating that proper credit against the set aside or ex-quota deliveries will be
. allowed if the manufacturer will make· a request in writing to the Director of Marketing. Services, l':ar Food Administration, Washington 25, D, C,
In placing-your ·order with_the packaging contractor, your purchase should contain a statement in substantially _the following terms:
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2-Mr, l'tl.lliwn O'Dwyer
"This contract carries a priority rating of F~lO under authorization number 190 issued to the l'/ar Refugee Board by the Director of Supply, War Food .Wministration, pursuant to War Food Order 71, Delivery on this contract is required by War Food Order 71 to be given priority over dispositions bearing lower or no priority rating• This priority rating of FR-10 may be extended by the supplier filling this
·order to one manufacturer of the product to the extent necessary to obtain the products needed to fill this contract in accordance with War Food Order 71, This authorization to extend the rating must be used before June 30, 1945.
Name oi' Contracting Official
Title II
The packaging contractor vdth whom you placed the order in turn should insert on each of his contracts a statement in substantially the following fol'lll:
11This order (contract) bears a priority rating of FR-10 under
authorization number 190 issued by the Director of Supply, War Food Administration, Delivery on this order (contract) must be given priority over dispositions bearing lower or no ratings. The undersigned hereby represents to the seller and to the l'lar Food Administration that he is entitled to extend the above food priority rating and that such extenf!ion is in accordance with War Food Order 71, with the terms of which the undersigned is fam:l.liar,
Date
Name
Address
By ,..Du_,.ly_a_u-t""h_o_r-i,_z-e-d,.....o""f"'f"'i_c_e_r_
There is also enclosed for your information a copy of War Food Order '71, the order under which this priority certificate is issued, If you en• counter any difficulties in- the procurement of:_these products with the priority rating, please let me know,
Enclosures
Very truly yours,
~--~. Ralph Vl, Olinstead, Lt< Col,, QMC Director _of Supply
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WAR FOOD AD~INISTRATION ~2llil~lmlmlitmCONc
Washington 29, D, C,
OFFICE OF SUPP!l (COO) MAR 3 0 1945
FOOD PRIORITY CERTIFICATE
Nwnbar or certificate ...!2lL_
llicpiration date June 30, 1945
l!r, li1lliam O'Dwyer, Executive Director Executive Office of the Prooident War llefugee Board Washington 251 D, c.
This oertitioate authorizes the person deeignated above to apply a priority rating or l<'R-10 in the purchaae or the following !tams for use in. War ll&tugee Board food paroels1
l, Duhydrated soup 2, Cheese (tin) 3, ~mole Powdered Milk (tin) 4o OleOI!Iargarine (tin) 5, Salmon or Tuna (tin) 6, Pork luncheon meat (tin) 7• Chocolate Bar (pkg) 8, Bar ot Soap (pkg) 9, Cube Sugar (pkg)
10, Multi-Vitamin Capsules (pkg)
7 oz, 8 oz.
16 oz. 16 oz.
7 3/4 oz, 12 oz. 4 oz, 2 oz,
. 8 oz.
1311 250 lbs, 1501000 lba, 3001000 lbs, 3001000 lba, 14.5;312~ lba, 2.251000 lbs, 75,000 lbs, 371500 lba,
1,501000 lbs, 3001000 pkgs,
This priority rating rna¥ be extendsd by the poreon holding your packaging contract tomt mor~:~ than OM manufacturer of the procl\lot described above, 'lhe manufacturer supplying the produot, however, rna¥ not extend the rating-to ~one tor any purpose,
Manutaoturers d!Jlivering Pl'Oclucta pursuant to this rating l'llil¥ charge such deliveries againat quantities being set asicle·for government
--agcinaies, or 1JB¥ make sales on an ex-quota basis in the same manner as a sale to government &«enoies on those procluots on which there are reatriotions on the q~tities sold to civilianso
This certificate is valid on purchase orders placed during the period 1farch 30,,1945 thi."Ough JUM 30, l945o
'fhis ce~ificate must bs used in accordance wi~h the provisions of War Food Ordel." 71.
t~ td};A4a,7i.,J Director
Office of Supply {CCC)
(WFO 71, Arndt;, 2)
PART 1696-FoOD PRIORJTIES
FOOD PRIORITJES
war Food Order 71, as amended (8 P.R. 2816, 7213; . 9 P.R. 4321, 4319) is hereby completely revised and amended to read as follows:
§1595.1 Food Prlorliies-Cal Deflnittous. (1} 11Person" means any indiVIdual, partnership, association, business trust:, corporation, o'r any organized group of persons, whether Incorporated or riot and includes the States or any subdivision thereof and the United States and (l.DY department, agency, or Instrumentality thereof.
<2> 11F'ood" means an commodities and products, simple, mixed, or compounded, that are OJ.' may be eaten or drunk by either humans or animals, irrespective of other uses to which such commodities or products may be put, and at all stages of p~ocesslng frOm the raw commodity to the product thereof In a vendible form for immediate human or animal consumption, and Includes all starches; sugars; tobaccos; vegetable, fish, marine animal, and animal fats and oils, whether edible or Inedible, including their by-· products and residues <whether resulting from refining, distillation, saponlftcat.ion, l)resslng, or settling) ; sulfat~d, sulfonated, and sulfurized fats and oils; tall on; wool grease; soap; fatty acids; and glycerine.
(3) "Emergency order" means any contract or order for food to which a priority rating is attached or as to which the Director has ts'sued specific directions, as provided in this War Food order.
(4) "DispOsition" means the transfer of title to food by sale, gift, or any other means; the transfer of physical possession of food by delivery or otherwise, except for stbrage purposes; and the use of food in any process of production, manu .. facturlng, or other use whereby the attributes of the food are changed.
E5> ''Director" means the Director of Distribution, War Food Administration.
(b) Assignment o/ priority ratings, (!) The Director may assign priority ratings to contracts, orders, or dispositions for food by means of priority rating certlllcates or, at his discretion, by other means. Such ratings may be assigned to dispositions under contracts or under orders prior to or after the time of placing or aCCeptance. Such ratings may be granted subject to conditions Imposed on the use thereof by the director. The DIrector. may also issue speclftc directions as to particular dispositions without assigning specific ppority ratlng"s thereto, and such directions shall take precedence over .all other dispositions; regardless of any priority which may be asslgti.ed. .
12) A priority rating of PR-10 Is hereby assigned to every contract of theUnlted States Army, Nayy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps <except contracts- of Army and Marine Corps post exchanges and Na'\'Y- and Coast Guard ship's Service.
WAR FOOD ADMINI,STRATION
·stores>, War Shipping Adminlstratton, or War Food Administration <including but not Jlmtted to any corporate agency thereof) for the acquisition of food, and shall automatically apply to every contract entered into by any person con· t1·acttng with any one of the above agencies unlem a higher priority rating ts assigned to such contract by the Direc-tor, , • Cc) Duration o/ priority ratings, Un
less an emergency order Is placed within the period. of time specified on the food priority rating certificate or otherwise by the ptrector, the rating shall expire and be without force and elfect. All priority ratings may be revoked at any time by the Director. A priority rating applied or extended before the expiration date continues in effect until the food is delivered, the fating 1s revoked, or the
· emergency order is cancel~ed. (d) Extension of priority ratings. U)
Extension of priority ratings refers to the use of the rating assigned to such an emergency order by the person filling such order, tor the purpose of obtaining the food needed to fill the order or to replace food which he has taken from his Inventory to fill the emergency. order. No person may extend any priority rating to any of his suppliers or subsuppllers unless the Director specifically: authorizes such ex.tension. ·
<2> Any person authorized to extend a priority rating shall do so only in the following manner:
(f) With respect to a written contract Ol" order, by endorsing on or attaching to each contract or order to which the rating is extended a statement of the priority rating and a certification In substantially the form provided in Appendix A hereof, signed by an omclal duly authorized for such purpose.
<tD With respect to an order placed by telegraph, by including in the telegram a certification substantially as follows:
Ratings Indicated ·are extended pursuant to War Pood Order '11.
A Copy of such telegram signed by a duly authorized official shall, in every case, be furnished to the addressee thereof.
(3 1 Any person receiving an order or contract with such rating and certification attached shall be entitled to rely on the representations in such certification unless he knows ot has reason to believe them to be false. ·
(4) The person authorized to ex~nd a priority rating must place his order to which such rating Is extended within the period of time specllled by the Director.
· <5> In extendfng. a priority rating, no person shall order or purchase more food than needed to fill the emergency order or to replace tn his inventory food used for filling .the emergency order, even ~ though he intends· to cancel or .reduce his orders to the correet quantity prior to delivery. _ . · _ -
<6l No priority rating -may be -extended to any; material other tluin fOO<I.
<e> Sequenu ot - prloTitll Tatin!ls:
WFO 71 AMDT.2
SEPT. 11, 1944
Priority ratings under this order shall be , referred to and designated as Food l'rlorlty Ratings and shall have the following order of precedence: PR-1, F'R-2, FR-3, FR-4, FR-5, F'Rrl!, FR-7, F'Rrl!, FR-9, F'R-10,
(f) Set aside quantities ot food, Unless speciflcall.y authorized by the Director, no person shall tlll any emergency order by·delivering the set· aside portion of any food required to be set aside by· any War Food order, except to flll an emergency order of an agency named In or designated pursuant to such War Pood order.
Cg) Compulsory acceptance and deltverv under emergency orders. An emergency order must be accePted ·and filled and all dispositions under such orders must be made, whether pursuant to contract or not, in preference to any other disposition of food to the extent necessary to meet the delivery or production schedule provided in the emergency or· der, except that acceptance and disposition under such order need not be made:
(1 l If the disposition called for cannot be made because of the prPvious scheduling of emergency orders bearing higher or equal priority ratings. • <2) If the person placing such order Is unwllltng or unable to pay. prevailing market prices (but no more than any maximum price prescribed by the omce of Price Administration) for the food ordered, or Is unwilling or unable to meet regularly established terms of sale or payment: Provided, That there shall be no discrimination against such orders in establishing such prices or terms.
<3> If the person with whom the emergenCy order is placed does not haVe a supply of such food in sufficient quantity to rut the order, and such food Is of a kind which such person Is not capable of producing without substantial alteration of or addition to such person's facilities. A person may not avoid acceptance or delivery. by changing the form of the food produced by him. -
If the person with whoM the emergency order 1s placed is without authority to Oil the order by selling the food In his possession, he shall Immediately Inform the pefson placing the· emergency order of this fact and also inform him of the· name of the person hBving such authority, Until such time as the emerc ~ency order Is withdrawn or the priority rating is. revoked, the person with whom t~e order 1s ·placed: shall· not make any disposition of food meetln·g the sileclflcattons of the order, or which can be made to meet such speclftcations,·. ~xcept as permitted by this order: Pr<Wkled; That as soon as the perso~ placing the order iS notified that .the person with whom the order Is placed is· without authority to fill the ofder; an emergency order shall thereupon be·placed:Witb.the perSoil owning or otherwise: ex:et:cising proprietorship over such food. . The food · priority·tattng applying to an order. for a pro<~.uct shall be dee~ed.to apply also
to the use of food to manufacture or produce such product.
Dispositions bearing no priority rating or lower priority ratings shall be deferred to the extent necessary to assure those 'dispositions bearing higher priority rat .. lngs, even though such deferment may cause defaults under other contracts or orders. Each person who has emergency orders on hand must schedule his pro .. ductlon and deUveries so that dlspostM ttons thereunder will be made on the dates required, giving precedence tn the case of unavoidable delay to dispositions bearing the higher rating. ·
<h> Sequence of <fellverte8, 'l'he sequence of dlsposltton under emergency orders ~earlng the same priority rating shall be deterD:J.Ined by the respective dates on which the emergency· orders
·are placed, the emergency order placed flrst In point of time having precedence over other emergency orders. If em~r .. gency orders bearing the same priority rating are placed on the same day and It Is Impossible to dellver all the quantftle.idiPCcifled on schedule, the sequence of disposition shall be determined by the delivery dates specified In the "emer-gency orders. · ·
(1> Placing of emergency orders. Emergency orders may be placed by regular or registered mall, by telegraph, or by personal service itpon the person with whom the order is to be placed.
<J> Failure to comply, When the terms of an emergency order haVe not bee'n complied with and such failure to comply appears to the person placing such order to be improper, a report shaH be filed promiJtly with the Director setting forth the facts In connection with such failure to comply, The Director may thereupon take such action as he deems appropriate.
(k) Allocations. When specific allocations of a food are made by the War Foo~ Administrator or the Director by a War Food order, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator or Director <as the cn.se may be), such allocation shall be made without regard to any food priority ratings Which have been assigned to deliveries under particular contracts or purchase Qrdets and shall prevail over any such priority ratings, · n> Use of food obtained under priority ratings. Any person who obtains a delivery of any food by .the use of a priority rating or pursuant to an order of the Director under paragraph (b> must use such food for the purpose . for which it was obtained with prioTity assistarice. If it carinot be used for such purpose. for any reason, such person shall prompt-· ly file a report with. the Director describing the food and the circumstances and shall make Such disposition o:i' the food as the Director may direct.
<m>- Contr(lCts; The requireJ;nents of
~~~~ct::e:o~~:~~~ n~~e;~~~i:!t~~~e~:: after made or any rights accrUed or pay-ments made thereunder. ·
<n> .Records and reports. Every person participating in a transactio~ iti.:. volving an emergency "order· shall keep and preserve accurate recoids sufficient to shQw the fO~owin.g deta~ Conc.erntng
· all his trBnsactlons. <including those not involving any·!~ 'prioritY> in_- the" foOd'
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named In the emergency order: (1) A such petition which is consistent with copy or contracts or orders and Invoices the authority delegated to him by the or sales slips, <2> the date. on which all Director. If the petitioner is dissatisfied orders "were accepted or rejected, (3) the wtth the action taken by the Order Addelivery dates requested and the dates mlnlstrator on the petition, he may, by of actual delivery, <4) a description of requeSting the Order Administrator the food Involved, (6) a record of dlspoM therefor, obtain a review of such action sltlon by classes, types, quantltle8'; and by the Director .. The Director may, values, <6) the names of parties Involved. after such review, ~ake such action a.s Jn each transaction and disposition, <7> · he deems appropriate, which action shall the priority rating, if any, assiKned or be final. extended to the order or contract, (8) , <r> Violations. The Director may the names of persons, If any, to whom prohibit any person who violates :any the priority rating is extended and- the provision of this order from receiving, quantity of food received under each ex- making deJlveries of, or using any matetension, and (9) the priority rating cer- rial subJect to priority or allocation contiftcate, If any. The records required trol by the War Food Administrator. In above may be kept b:v preserving the addition, any person who wilfully. vlousual business papers and records tnso- Iates any provision of this order is guilty far as they provide the infonn~tton re.. ot a crime, and may be prosecuted under qutred. If the food covered by the emer.:. any or all applicable laws Including the gency order Is delivered on time, the Act of June 28, 1040, as amended by the above records need cover only the period Act of May 31, 1941 and Title m of the between the placing of the order anf,i Second War Powers Act, 1042. Civll acdellvery and must be preserved for a tion may also be Instituted to enforce any period of two years. .If dellvery under llablllty or duty created ·b~. or to enJoin the emergency·order ts· deferred;·the·re"' ·· ·afiy· vtolatton ot;··arty· proVIsion ~of ·this qutred re~ords must cover the J?Crl~d order, beginning with the receipt of the order <s> PrlDrities regulations of the War and ending two months ~;~.fter ·the ttme ProduCtion Board superseded, This orfor delivery or actual d~llvery (Y{hlc~- der supersedes all priorities regulations ever is later>, and must be ·prese.tved of the War Production Board insofar as for .a period of two years. The DireCtor. such priorities regulations apply to food. shlill be entitled to obtain such infO~- <t> Commtintcations. All.reports rematlon and require such reports and~tli.~ qutred to be filed hereunder and all comkeeping of such additional records. by muntcations. concerning this order shall, any person as may be necessary and RP.-\· unless Instructions to the contrary are propriate In his discretion to the enforce~ · .issued by the Director, be addressed to mentor administration of the provisions .. the Administrator, War Food Order 71, of this qrder. . . ·war Food Administration, Washington
(o) Audits and inspections. The. Dl- 25, D. C. ·rector shall be entitled tQ . make suO~· ,_ · •,' (U) Delegation of authority. The adM audits and inspections of the books, reQ- ininistration . of this order, and the ords, and other writings, premises or · powers vested in the War Food Adminlf!stocks of food of any person particlpat- tiator insofar as such powers relate to ing in any transaction with respect to the administratiOn· of this order, are which any priority rating issued here- hereby delegated to the Director. The under applies, and to make such investi- DIJ;:eCtor is authorized to redelegate to gations ns may be necessary or appro.- an"y person within the United States DeM prlate, in his discretion, to the enforce- partmeit~ of Agriculture any or all of the mentor administration of the provisions auth!)rity vested tn him by this order. of this order. <v> . Territorial scope. The provisions
(p) Illegal use ·of priority rating. No of this or.der shall apply to all persons in person shall claim or assert any priority the United States, its territories and pasrating for any contract or order for food sessions, and the District of Columbia. ~nless such contract or order has prior- <w> Effective dlzte. This order, as 1ty under paragraphs._(Q) or <dl hereof, amended, shall be etlective September 15, or has priority under paragraph <c) of 1944. With respect to violations- of said this order as suc_h paragraph <c> eXisted War Food Order 71, as amended, rightS prior to . the eflecti.ve date of this accrued or Uabll1tles incurred prior to amended order. . . the effective date of this amendment,
(q) Petition lor relief from hardship. said War Food Order. 71, as amended, Any person affected by this War Food shall be deemed to be in full force and Order who cons~gers· that compliance effect for the purpose of sustaining any he_rewith would work an exceptlonal_an~ proper suit, action, or other Proceeding · ~nreasonable hardship on· him may file: with respect to any_ such violation, rtght, a petition for· rellef Wit~ the Order Ad- or ltability. mlnistrator. Such petition shall be addressed to theAdmlnistrator, War Food
. Ordef No. 71, omce of the DireCtor, omce NOTE: AU record-keePing ·requirements or
this order have ~een _approved by, and sub· sequ~nt reporting~ and r~C9rd-keeplng requirements wl~l be subject to_ the ~pproval of, Bureau Of the Budget In accordance with the Federal Reports Act ~f ·1~42. . ·
<E.o. il2Bo, 7 FR. :iot79: E:.o. 9322,8 F.R. ~~~~l~ol~a>9334, B_F.R. 5423; E.O. 9392, 8
of Distribution, War Food -Adminlstra• tJon, Washington 25. D. C. The petition ~hall be fn writing and sha~ set fo~th all· pefttnent facts and .the nature of the relief sought. The filing of any such Petition· s\lall not eXcuse compliance with any-of the proVisions of this orde~ unless the Dliector permits wtthholdil'tg Issued this 11th day of_ September,
·~of deliveries pending the disposition of, 1944. ~, ~·· ~ · - ~m.z~ SwERs, -
,:::y~!~~~~~y-~~~o~1~ut"~m~~~~tot! .• · ASsistant War Fooct-Adtnini8trator.
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APnNDIX A-FoaMs 1. Any contract benrlng a priority rating
of FR-10 confened by paragraph (b) of war Food Order 71 (7 CFR 11505,1 (b)) may contain substantially the foUowlng language:
ThLB contract carries an automatic priority rntlng of FR-10 under the terms of paragr&ph ' (b) of War Food Order 71. That Order requires that deliveries under thLB contract be given priority over other dispositions bearing tower or no priority ratings,
2. Any contract or order bearing a prto,:l~y rl\tlng confened by the Director under parogmph (b) of War Food Order 71 (7 ~ 11605,1 (b)) may contain substantially the following language:
This order (contract) bears a prl?rlty rat ..
War Food Administration, Summary to WF0-71 Amendment ~·
FOOD PRIORITY ORDER Is REVISED
The War Food Administration has clarified major provisions tn· its food prtorJty -order··and·· reissued this -order· <formerly Food Distribution Regulation 1 > as War .Food Order 7L This revision makes no basic changes In methods by which priorities are Issued by the War Food Administration, used in the purchase of food, ~nd enforced.
Under this revised order, suppliers of foodstuffs still are required to accept priority rated purchase orders before they accept any other orders or contracts and to deliver on priority rated orders in preference to any other delivery, use or transfer of the food ordered by pflotity, SupplJers also are reCtutred to make arrarigements to deliver on priOI'ltY rated orders, even tQough there is no formal contract. Under War Food Order 71, a
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-tng of PR ........... under authorization No ... .. Jaaued to ............................. by the Director of Distribution, War Food Administration, pursuant to War Food Order 71. Delivery on this order (contract) Ia required by War Popd Order 71 to be given priority over dlaposltlona bearing lower or no priority ratings,
3, The peraon authorized by this Order to use an extended priority rating under paragraph (d) or War Food Order 71 (7 CFR 11696,1 (d)) on any written contract or order, shalt n~taob substantially th"e rouowtng certificate:
Cfl\TIFJCATJ;
This o.rder (<!ontract) bears a priority rat· lng of PR- under authorization No. -----lseued by the Director of Distribution, war
priority rated order Is binding on a suppJier as soon aS it 1s served by. regular mall, registered mall, telegram, or personal service.
The priority order (WF0-71) was issued originally In March, 1943 to facilitate 'the'pl"ocurement of ·rood ·by·government· agencies as well as to place WFA in a position to authorize the use of priorities so that foOd can be obtained in emergency situations for essential civilian purposes, · ·
The revised order, effective September 15, 1944, makes the following specific changes, primarily for purposes ·of clarJflcatlon: ,
1. The Director of Distribution is authorized to assign priority ratil).gs to any disposition of food-the transfer. or title by s"ale, gift or any other means, and to the use of food in any process of produc-tion, '
2, Under the original regulation, gov' ernment.agencies were authorized to use
~ Food Administration,· Delivery on this order (contract) must be given priority over dls· positions bearing lower or no ratings. The undersigned hereby represents to tl}e seller ond to the War Food Administration that ho Ia entitled to extend the above food priority rating and that 11Ucb extension Is in accord· ance with War F~ Order 71, with the terms of which the undersigned Is famtHar,
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BY--------------------------'---------Duly authorized officer
an automatic FR-IO rating on all orders or contracts, except rationed foods or those set aside pursuant to provisions of War food orders issued by WFA. Under thr amendment announced today, this automatic rating will only be used In
· those situations where the supplier enters into a contract placed by the government agencies named In WFO 71.
3, Agents ·or persons In possesSion of food which they do· not own, and against which a priority order Is placed, are re~ quired to reveal to the purchaser the name of the owner and to hold the food until the priority is withdrawn or the de-
, livery 1s completed. While efforts have been made to use
priorities sparingly, WFA has found it necessary to grant them at times in order to obtain food for the armed services ·and for our ames and friendly nations. They will be used for U.s. civilians only in emergencies, and only after all other means of procuring food have been ex
. hau~ted,