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r CROSS REFERENCE ON °.E;J;.ffi.J!;J:,.J;'. 9)\ )p~i;I:.G.~Ji:y-.-~F:FlDl·! ...
CENTRAL. EUROPE; IJiQ • .':- .:.L~I.gRJ.1il.R:_S:::~~---=~
Amendment to this License
Extension of -this License
Renews 1 ofU thiS Licens-e .-
For·· further
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FRm:: __ Seoretctry of State, \'lashirigtoli
TO: American Legation, Bern
NUMBER:
September 30, 1944
3371;<
_ J I .. !JJJI!Jl! P1'eas~ deliver the following mess-age to· l\lts.:'Jhmny-
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Hirsch, Comrte 'Ref'ugies Inte;Llectueis; 7 _Rue .Gautier,- '.Geneva,· - - - . ~ . j . ; _':'J. - - - c -
~witzer_land, :from Fred s, ·vieissman, -Seifhe1p oi•'·Enl:lgrei f'ron! -.
Central Europe, Inc.
-l,UOTTI: R: CEIVED lVXSS .r:~::; GF:F'l'ICi,iBER 1, 5 LND 16,1
' {_:-ci :Il:G i<"OR Dli'l'AIL~;D Hil'Offi,:,,TION. TR;U·JSJ'"coHRING q)2, 000 y
UNDEH LIC;lliSI: W-2137, CONTINUE RESCUli..' \YORiC l'"OR
Bl':HGt:~m.:L~m :Jm Tl'l·;RJ::::Ii\NS'l'P_JJT. ENLIST COOI;L'U'riON I .
Mt._,_'UUS HESS-LIEBER, 22 ''-'ALLSTRASSE, BJ.SKL UNQ,UOTE
'I. 'l'IH.S IS WRB C .BLi~ TO BERN NO. 187.
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DECI.ASSIFIF.n • State Dept. Letter, 1-.11-72
By ll._H. Park• DutcSf(LJ. '1 m7?
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>·'~.,.._,so (teli'loi• tao follo1<itw; Lloosace to icro• l>'ilr.ny Hii•nchj J:O!ilttt>.
:: ei.\1!:: i ""o !nt ell ec_tltrila, :-7: ~u-c= ~~..i,ut·ie~ .. , .ne~£4va, : __ e.~; t~~_1u n~h ~fro~- :-:f~~1 f>.-· .. --.. -,elesr'>J!n, o;_eit<iel,ll of. i~~~~)&~~~en~a~ \ui'i>pQ, Ina·~~:}~~·
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2:]0 p.m. September 28, 1944
lliss Chauncey (for the wee 'y) Abrahamson, Cohn, .DuBois> Friedman, HocJel, Laughlin, Lesser, !.iannon, !.!cConnack, Files
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P. Q._Box 77,- CANAL. STREET STATION""!:
NEW YORK 13, N. Y. ~ '-~-
President; PAUL TILLICH
Vice.Pre~iden/J: FREDR, POLLOCK
EL.SE STAUDINGER
TONI STOLPER
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-i-·:~ -;.;\:·i,~~:~~~tJI£;~,: -¥~R~f!~ ~ERG.MA~N JACOB BILLIKOPF
FREQR: W. BORCHARDT
EL§"A BRAENiJSTROEM·ULICH ~FRIEDRicH S, BRODNITZ
FREDiincK H. BRUJiNER ~ ALBERT ·EINSTE-IN. - ---
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HERMAN L. J:"ILENE
Sef/he~ OF EMIGRES· FROM CENTRAL-EUROPE, Inc.
139 _CENTRE STREET
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r:.u::::E:P8 to, .ii:;;",::_·_ .. _i;,iH1:f Jli_{:;c!:. 1 .Go1~i.L-~ E ··fn::_:Lti.[. --lt:-, __ 7. I'JJ.-E: G~~l-~ Gi~ I;', -U':?n,;jr~ 1$-.S\',i 1..71-:r~.":::;;d: --
TELEPiioNE ~~NAL. 67~000
·--~~-~::L~::_~~7::cA:uD-ER-:_-__o· -·- .:.:.~c_ __ --c--c-"\~~~t·iJ~-f,~:(i.,~t~loB~lSfo,:g_<cj,±{;.n-.~7:~rr~PI-ric:i------"-'_::_--~-~:_cc~.~~-~--~-~~=~~G~';:sa•~~: ~ 2,0.01.);_-_lJJ}t~P.l~ ~..i.Ct~l1~~ __ _ :~~J.T.:~~~~if:G'" ·~~~ ~~ c· ~0 ~o~ =~;!,~i.i'~~l~,~ ~~~- ,~y ,;~~~ ~zr: ;;~i.j': c i;.
-~:;:,~~~~,:K~~~~:~ ~~2 V'.!~ll;r:.tJ7r,ste, --p~--GO~~ 11 HEII'ifucH KRONSTEIN
CARL LANDAUER tDnA-l.Ewrs PHILIPP LOEYIENFELD
· L£o LOEWENtHAL
- . -~LEX L9RCH
ADOLF LOWE
HAROLD MANHEIM
AUGUSTA MAYERSON _____ o.rro
EMiLY PEIILMAN
CECILIA RAZOYSKY JOHN F. RICH
LILLI SELIGSOHN
NA7HAN A. STEIN
OTTO STRAUSS
SIEGFRIED THANNHAllsER ERNST TOCH
INGRID WARBURG
FREDERICK J, WILD LILLY WIITELB
FRIEDA WUNDERLICH HANNAH ZIEGLI!R
Exemtive Seuelar1: FRED, S, WEISSMAN
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. " EASURY DEPARTMENT~
INTER. OFFICE COMMUNICATION
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.~.menal.~eilt·: to--liy-o::1:.J30 -~~o. -,-;.;;.?137 i~s1:icU to Se:lfhelp o:t::.·-l:.:mi.-z;res in Centi'al- f:~lrO}!.~_, --~r&.·r_: __ :Y:O_rl<~- He'.'l·y~-r-k.-
P. 0. BOX 7?, CANAL STREET STATio_. NEW YORK 13, N.Y. TELEPHONE
CANAL 6-5000
"PreJideuJ: PAUL TILLICH
Vice-Presidents: FREDR, POLLOCK
ELSE STAUDINGER
TONI STOLPER
Treasurer: ~~ Jtori tz ~traus
Board of Directon: ERNA 0. BALL
ARCOS BENNEYl\bl_.·
MART.!:lA ~ERGMANN JAcob:- BILLIKOPF •'
-F"REOR •. Y/. BORCHARDT.
•. · __ Eros_A BR-M:NosTROEJd-uwcfl FRIEDRICH S. BROONITZ
FREDERI'CK H. Bnui!NER-- -- ~
ALBERT EINSTEIN
i(ATHERINE A. EUGEL
HILDE F.<::LIX
HERMAN L. FJLENE
JAMES FRANCK
WALTER FRIEDLANDER
MARIE GINSBERG
KURT GoLDSTEIN
; Et'INST ~G!JNDELFINGER • EDWARD HEIMANN
HOR ... Ce: M~i<ALLEN--GABRIELLE KOPPELL
HEIURICH KRONSTEIN
CARL LANDAUER
EDNA LEWIS
PHILIPP LOEWEIIFELO
LEO LOEWENTHAL
ALEX LORCH
ADOLF LOWE
HAROLD MANHEIM
AUGUSTA MAYERSON
OTTO NOETHER
EMILY PE~H.MAN
CECILIA FIAZOVSKY
JOHN F. RICH
LILLI SELIGSOl-IN
NATHAN A. STEm
OTTo STRAUSS
SIEGFFIIEO THANriHAUSeR
ERNST TC.CH
INGRID WARBURG
FREDERICK J. WILD
LILLY WJTTELS
f-"RIEOA WUNDERLICH
HANNAH ZIEGLER
Executive Secretary; FRED. S. \"IEISSMAN
Sef/fte~_v' __ _ OF EMIGRES FROM CENTRAL EUROPE, Inc.
139 CENTRE STREET
ldr. J. w. Pehla, Acting Executive D:(rectOr War Refugee Board United l>tates Treasury Washington, D. C.
e:My dear Mr. Pehle:
Augtist 101 1944.
~- • Rei'erence is made ta' ~the latters.;o~ the Treas(ri'Y' ~ ·. Dep~"t:ment of FebrJ.1a:i'y l6t~ and ,Maroeh_ .2nd>e:,l94:4·.:·- aiid
to:·-yai.ir letter of· March 28, 1944>A~)c6rcii:ng'to ·these_ -letters, a license (# w.:.;ol;s7) has ,been-issuea pe:rmittfng •
-us to transfer a- total of $ 25,000 tg F!!!],IU.J:?Jil).W,:!;_Q.f?i;lsHirsch, Comite-pour le Placement daHefu:gies lntellectu"" el:s;-'7 Rue Gautier, Geneva, Switzerland, for the purpose of assisting refugees in certain enemy- occupied- countries who are in danger of starvation or who may be_ abie to. find refuge in a neutral coUntP,r. During the past months, under this license, we-have transferred to MI's-.---Hi-rsch.---anod-'1Ne----ru~e--!!O•in.a:--to-"6'I"B.l1-Bllrl.'1Ama•ther-:-t\Jnotili1~~~~~-=--"--'~---..-of $,_5,000 within the-next
From the reports-we h~vif -rec~.ived we have learned that our cormni ttee in Sid. tzerland has- been- successful in the -r-escue work assigned' to it and -that it is in urgent . need of more funds. Vie therefore respectfully apply for a license enabling us to- contimie this work. We should be very grateful, indeed, if lou kind+;r extended the former license for the amount of 'li> 51 099..•:!. which we cannot .. use before the end of Augus~ for-ano'ther month, and if, at the same time, another license for $ 17_,~ could be issued authorizing us to transfer t~-amonnt to !.Irs. Fanny Hirsch, Comite pour le Placement de Refugies Intellectuals, 7 Rue Gautier, Geneva, Switzerland, within the forthcoming six months, and permitting,them to use this money for the rescue of refugees in ene:ny_ occupieil countries,
Thanldng you in advance for a favorable -consideration
spectfully yours1 of this application, we are, t. - -
he~~ fsw/rl
Executive SecretRr,r.
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TO:
!.IEMORMIDUM
For attachment to:
FFC Letter· No:
Date:
Project No.:
Liaison Officer, Foreign Funds Control
War Refugee Boar(i. ·
There is tra~s'mi ~tjd 'herewith a copy of ac ietter dated' August 10.1944
from the Seli'balp of Emigres f'rOlll Central Europe,Ino.,dealing with remittances to Slritserland frn: rescue and relief operatione in ~ territor;Y. · ·
The War Refugee Board recommends t~t appropriate Treas~
licenses and other necessary documents be issued permitting the exacuti~n
of the project contemplated in the letter described above.
Remarks: Rmenal. of bullio license. J!.amittance licenH.
For the Wrir Rof~d }loal'Q·
Basic license No, W- 2137 :liwued amended August 26, 1944-Remittance license No, ~ NY 611370 extended for one month, .other: Remittance license NY 646438 J.ssued August 25, 1955 --·-'
Letter No, 76033 dated August' 26, 19AA r,,..,..,,__..VJ_
Date: August 26, 1944
Liaison 0 :!:car ll'oroisn Filhds Oontrol
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In l'IJ,'l.'l plQ!<Illl rufo~· t.o1 76032
- ·'l.'hn . .flU" P.(\fua~ '1:~4 ·has ~trM&utt,;d t>> .this liepartuent a: eop;y .O!.yoiar l~tttlt' <hTtli1f Augu;,t-J,O; 1941..; 1n ulli'Jitr'":1ou r~i!,ut:. f.l:e tUt.ilfUllUll. Of lQDr. i.icen~u _ (f.'Y 6J.l.37o), • ~Uti\Ol'il>i.ng thlJ _ r<:-Bit.-: . tnlico ~ ot li2.J,OOO til· :tiur rupr-!!ll<mtntivu 1n uon;;va, i;i!fit'l!llrlauu.., }'.rs. r·&nny <'Ooh:>lt.1lliil!n .. lli.•·lich1 and til(! Hlfl_i.ll!tlua ot -·a l1Cl'lll!lo pel"'" mHing you t,, :uakn nu a<lditi<>nal 1•emittancu ot tile !lwJ.as fn•tte: oquiwlont of H'l,o:x1 to )'(?IU' ro;;r<•IHmtnt1ve1 owir e. p<wiod o.f.' Qix ;;;·.nthe. ·
· ·J'itruaant to the r·eco.-ndut:l.on ~>~Mi~ t" thill by tlm ru· :;ui'ut;o0 lionrd; l!notiun 2 &l!etian 6 cit'
_1m. J..o;U.:;? I f1iJ_
EecHon z. "Th<o totul IU<Ollllt. of i\tn.'ie. r..ald ou.t ur sot. up 111 l>loolmd naoounta · or t~l:.hei•w:in!l obl:lg&ttro lJlld()l' f,J".!! tOnHI of this l1CCII(-;tt Sholl lll}t CX(lC)i)d tho A!JICIInt of dollttrtl (01: tho t'm•"ii:n OUI'l'flltoy_oqui·1alont tllm'nof) nulhN'iM>d by 11poc'i.t!.c 'fnlapm•y ).iclinsou t.o bo uofld IUirlor this llcelll6fl."--
1leot1nn 6. "Th'-ll l1<wn~" ohall exptru l'ob:r>IIU'J .::w_ 194S, to ll~bjBilt to t,h<l provtoimUl ot E'xucuth'e 0rJfll,• Ho. 63ll9 o£ April 10, 19401 410 ll:<~tl'tldl'lli1 aliJ tho rc;;ulatimm 11HHIOd th<ti'GU1tdor- and ».By bit I'<IVOitOd# "'<Xlifi<ld
1 or doolarod void a!; aey- thlo at. too dieorei\&on o! the l.llleratary ot tho 'rrusaury &1:i1l11: dirno!i.ly or tlJJ.'Ouuh too 4\floncy thro-11!:11 llhich thu lioOlls<! "Oil 10sutHll or by any oth11r auen11y wsignntod bf thiS .'·ci:n·utary ot tho 'JT(!al!lur;r."
You- are iuror"'"d th.IH1 111 film <.~vont. thtJ aot.1vtt111o oontu~I-platod in l1111!Mt> Hu. it-.213'1 aro to b~t IJonttnuoo art..,,· thn <Into on 11hicb such 11aen11o W!p11"oo, this Dlpl\t·t~t n1ll be plCI&Oed to cona.l.der ronu1t1n11 tho lioonn" for a flll'thm• pill'i od o!' aix AQni.ho.
'.<'ho Ar.oOri.can Legatiou at _Htll'n, ;Mttll<>rlilml1
is bed.ng '"-·· not;ifiod of tho for&gol.ng aaendrumt and rcqulmted-t:u tru:'om · !J.rs. ;•ann;r SchultllQill~-!ltrsch~ -The Fodornl ReiH~r.vv i.U.lllr <.ir llor. Ym•k ha" '"''-'l'.t <mth,rl.zod to oxtor\d your licon•w, · lk, c,y 611J?O for n poriou <>f one '">nth an•l t0 '"17\lf< JO\! a;l !lj<iiti<)!llll_licflnr•ri to o.i'foct tho trnun.t'o1• ·:>! tho ~ol'lill•Lft·nno oqui>r.)l;mt t>f fl?,-oo-j to Jl)!lr r&);r•-sbntotJ.va in -'lwltz«rlan<! tlw011gh tho .fil.c1lit1fle nva;; !1hla t{; t1rl_lf Govl.'!~t.·uont. -
IJrVio ''· Dcti;.i.ctt Ao_t,ing -l.liroctor
3t!ll£1wlp ur iL•i;,;l'<w froc• Central Kur:;pe, Ino. 139 • .. antra "treot HP.w York, u,,., York
SChurolubn 11-22-44
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DR.i\l'T OF CM!L!': '1'0 !l\>I'Ji
tive in Sm.tzorlaml or the Sellholp of l'L1iGNil .fl'0:-1 (;entrBl BUfopej - -
inc., i{el'l York, lla-n York~ that' the 'lreu;sury Depat•t1110nt has ari!Oadqd a.- -- --- - ~ - -
section 2 at llcenr.a c No.. 'ii-213'71 describnd iJi tb$ J)epl!l!tmmt i a ·talll"g<'ru_n ·v--"' -- . - . - -
lio •. 'ffl2-. l!!n·on. 'J,· ·1914.::~0 hmti lis r?ll~lnll_ ...
''i'ho. total·umount of funds· paid oti~ or <l(!t -~p 1~blookid
accounts or othorldsi; obl:l.;;utod Wldor the ttlrme. of thill
license shall not exceed tho Mount of dollars (or tho for
- eign currency eqao.vnlont thereof) • auth ··riaed by spaoific
- --'l'l'easur..y--ll·commn ~-l.~lllli~~~'!::~~":i~~!l,il_·."::=::========±:=':':-========= This llllilfndment ia in COIUlootion uith ~ .spacific ~eaaury li..;-
·. - . ceJWa inmwd to the ::lelfhelp of Bndgr'ert fi'Cl:l Cont•·al Europo, Inc. to
remit tu t.'t·a. 5chultheles-Jiirsch tho SWiss franc tiqahB.ient o.f 'l-1?1
()00
to bo used under ~137, in addition to romittMces preViously licnml9d.
It ho:s the llpJ.IZ'Oval of tho Depa.-tL'lllnt, the Ylar Ro£ugoo lloarli and tho
Treasury.
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AUG 25J944
L'lc., lJ'J:~entro :;tref'Jt, ll<m York City, permitt:mg 1t1
-,.;_. GoUt> 1'-al liullng l/o • ll.J to l'ami t thn
\11t1t tho pro't1B1oll!l of l:icon~e ilo. <1-21371 &a run<JIH!ed.' ·The licous_ll!l or ita
bank of account ia <mthuriootl (a) to .ay ·tho dollar runount. itivol ved to the
Federnl Reaorvo Han.!( of New Yorlc for Cl''ldit to the !Umque Nati,)I111le Sc.iooo,
Zurich, for paJ'l'lent <lf tho Bw:tss frnnc equl.valant to t)m pa:Y"'e doBignatcd !\ere1n1
or (b} to purchase tha Swiss france invol vod from the Redoral Roa!!rVo IJnnk Of
MaYI York ao ;·iccal Agent ot the Un1tod States, as ahall be proooribolt by tht>
FederRl «esarvc BAnk of Hew York. License period six rnonthti. !'lease aond
o1!!1Mid aopy or license to Ur. r1uohmore, Federal Jlooorve Jlank o.r llflw York, lind
advho
401
him thia renitt!lnoe ia !m• hlllllln1tar1an Eoaea mux xxx .
XlOilXXXXXX XXXXXXX [Ilc:',blcJ) O,A,So' Orvio A. Soh!Udt
Actiug DU'ootor
SChurchtbn B-~2-44
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SELFHELP OF a!IGRES FIDM CENTRAL EUROPE, INC.
139 Centre Street
Mr. J. ¥f. Pehle, Aoting Tiar Refugee Board, United States Treasury i!ashington, ~·~·
--My dear" l.q-. Pehle,
Executive D~recto;
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August 10, 1944
-.- -___ .., . R~f8renOe ·i-~ made t6- ·the- tCtters o£ the Treasury -DE.p~rt-nient of' February loth and Ma:rch: 2nd, 1944, and to your letter:o£--J.Iarch 28, 19441 Alldording to these letters, a license. {No. Vl-2137) has been issued permitting us to transfer a total of' f23;ooo to _ Fanny Sahul theiss-Hirsch, Comi te Pour le Placement de Refugies In tell• actuels, .7 Rue.Gautier; Geneva, SWitzerland, for the purpose of.assis:t;ing-' refugees in certain enemy oooupied countries in .danger 'of -
at.":!.vattQ_n or wlw me..,y_~_,_;b~_;e;,--,:ia~b=l-;o~.-~,to;~;if~i~n;;cd~c{:~~~='.~~~i;=~~~~~-======~2i=±:::=::~;:zc:':='=''==='= IJUrrng-ctJl<r past-six-· $1'7,000-to Mrs. Hirsch, and we arE! going of )3,000 vdthin the next few days.
From the reports we have received we have_learned that our committee in Switzerland has bean successful in the rescue work
assigned to it and that it is in urgent need of more funds.- VIe theref'ore respectfully apply for a license enabling us to ci.mtinue _this work.
'Ne should be very grateful, indeed, if you kindly extended the former. license for the amount of $3,000.--whidh we cannot use before the endof August for another month, and if, at the same time, another lic.ense f'or '~17 ,000 could be issued authorizing us to transfer this amount to Mrs. Fanny Hirsch, Comi te pour le Placement de Refugies Int~llectu-els, 7 Rue Gautier, Geneva, Switzerland, within the forthcoming six months, and permitting them to use this money for the rescue of refugees in enemy occupied countries.
Thanking you in advance f'cr a favorable consideration of this application, v1e are,
fn/rl
Reapeottt~t ~ours,
Fre4 s. Weissman Executive Secretary,
V'lC!.:: ~3eoretnry c.t: £t_;te, .':nn'hint~t~<?n ,/ \
,morio:m ;.ef?nt1on, Bern TC:
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~- .~luaEs- :Jdvise ~ j~·r,;._,-... :4',})-I-~,P.y 0ohul t-he1sn-~--=-i_J~Oh-~ ~
c_Oirttt\~
,la"ca-o.crfi .de ···~ert(';i(i" ~r,t~il~cVuol;.'.,
r·.;:ocngr-r.t.·-~tJ_v~~ -~H- ;_~wj_f:_~rJ-r.l~Ii!d ·of t,L-e
~~P.ntr;~l :~:;rn}·o'~ Inc., ~:e7J York·, r;ow Yorlc_, th!lt tt;e· ~L'ttc·ti~ury v
·.!::p~-rrtr.~ont l ... ns r:nend~l'l fH:Jct1.cn 2 of' liorP!f:~e I-:6.- '·>!215'},. deaor.1bcd
. iJ!. the Depurtn;ent 'a <;cle~~ram No.
setup.
hlooketl t>t'•.)·_;l;n'!;" or otherwise obli.:;nte1l under the
terns ot' t':.i £, licer.se shall not Gxceed the umoUIJ.t of:
dollarr; { cF tho foreign our.ren cy equi valent :thereof)
av.thor17.ed :::i Gpec11'1.o Tre•.Hmr.•r licez,scs to be .'}sed
under this .Lioon$e."
This r.nendnrmt ·:.,. ir oonnsotion witH a specific ·rroasury 11.-
cense J ss11.ed to the :J-o) e,elp or t:mtgr~,s !'rom Gentrul o:urope, Ina.
to remit to :.rr,, Sohultheiss-"irflch the. Swis5 !'ranc equivalent of
:117,000 to be nsod unil.r-lr ·,·;-2137 1 1n nd<J.i qon to remi tt .. noes
previously J.tcensed. i. t huJ the uppl'O\•al of.' the Dupartment, the
·Ar !1nfuge(~ !~oo l'"'ri r.onrl tho ~rre~ sury.
FULL -- __ :DECLAHSHi'IJi:D __ __
Stntc Dept. L9ll<>>·,· i-11·72 .
By n: It. P.irke D~to JSEP).9 \97?.
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Fromi. ~.~r. Pehle
· • · .It~~ii1. he ~PP~iated 1r· )'ou. w1ir~~;tor · apprgpfi8te cleai'!lllce and 1mmildiate iu..teh ot. tbli~ attached cable to Minister Harrison, Ben.
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DRA.PT OF CABLE TO BERN
PleaHa adv13e Hrs. i"antJY Sohulthiisa;..flirsch, Crimi to pour le
Placement de l1e£ugies Intellectuals, 7 Rue Gai.ttior, Goneva1
reprl'leilnta
tive in SWitzerland of the Selfhol;; o£ rinigretf fro:a Gen:ira:i Europe,
Inc:., New York, New !or I<:, -that the ''lrnasury ilaplll'tmont has nmanciS!l.
section 2 of license Noi Y.-2137-1: deecribed in the DevW:!tluentrs telegriun".~
accounts or othertrls~; oLH~i,ilted. undex·, thll terms of thi8
lictmee shall not excend the aznotint of dollars (or the tor-
aign- currency eq11i valont
This amendment ia in connection,_ mtlr o.
cen!!f! iosued to the Selt'help of Bndgre& .t'rom Criitt1·a1 RurOpDi :me. to
remit to 1-!::;s. C:chulthtliss-Hirsch the SWiss franc 'oqui valent bf. fr1'71
000
to be UBod under 1-:...U37, in addit·.ton to retaitts.luies pre'ViNtsly licensed.
It hae the approval of th•~ llopa.·ti-:.Cn~, tue War Jtot'ugee Hoard and the
Treaelir~·.
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TO FANIIY tllll3CH' COUITE H€f'UGIES INT£1.LECTUELS 7 fiUE GAUTiert ct:tlEVA
6/14/44
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WILHELM MAX MELANIE ROSENBERG CONTACT DR. SCHill J22 BAl:ENEfiHR Ztli~ICI:f>.' .:
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Box 77, Canal Street station New York 13, New York
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SELFHELP
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139~ Centre Street
Note f!)r Cen~or to_ ourf.able of ~une 12·; l944 to-' Fanny !f~;r,;ch-, COn!~ te 'Refug~es Intellectue.l.s ., . . 7 Rue·Gautier, Geb.eva·(Switzerland) · · ·
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Money transferr-ed under License No, tt-2137 Moritz Thild.e HEILBRONNER{ German- ref'Ugees; can. be rescued .from -France if Francs
700 are available for them in Switzerland, 'the mother-in-law of Fritz Rosenfelder~ former lawyer in Karlsruhe, Germany, who
excaped from France to ~nitzerland, is ~ HIRSCH, refugee from Germany, around 60 years old; her daughter was deported from France to poland, Address: Hotel Mirador, Allauch, France.
Wilhelm, Max, Melanie ROSENBERG-:- all about 70 years old, last knovm address: CaJIIp de Noe, France, appealed ·via Red Cros_s to brother here; for assistance. ./
Philip;; Dora MEYERHOFF, between 65 and 70 years· old, last known address_:· Hospice Roquefort, Revel, Ht,G,, France, were formerly assisted b~· Miss Weinberg·, Zurich, who cannot afford to spend any more money for this family. _
Henriette IVE!IK/widow of a stateless refugee from Germany, 33 years old. Family deported in 1940 to Franoe, husband and wife separated, husband imm;i.'grated into u.s. and died hel'e about ))alf a year ago; wife got a baby, Marion, now 3 years old, last known address: Camp de Gurs, France.-·'\.
Elisabeth KLING~ 14 years old, parents were deported to Poland from France, in 1942, Left behind helplessly, Grandmother Mrs, Paula Goldsmith, Philadelphia.
The Swiss contact persons are either friends,or relatives of the peo~le we are concerned about.
(signed) F. S. Weissman
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In reply please refer toa 22.4
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Dear Dr. We1sS:UBr!l
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MAR 2 8 1944
I- am pleased to advise you that 11-e have recol>l'le\\ded _ to the Trea!!llry Department an approprillte amendment- to your license No. Yi-2137 so that the amount paid out orotherw:l.JJe obligated thereunder may be increased up to the amount of i)20,000.
With respect to your sacond request to submit to your SWieo cammi the nl!lllee and circumstances of certain vlctilus; of Naai _oppression, the Board iii not prepared at this time to recibunnend approval of your-·requeat, imleoe it oaa be shown that the sending of these names Will actuil.l.ly result in the saving of more lives.
J:r, Fred s. We1siJI!Illll 1 Executive Secretary, Selthelp of Emigres from
Central Europe, Inc. 1 139 centre Street, Nn York, New York.
~ ~slab 3/23/44
Very truly yours,
lli&JlBd} J,J, p~8
J. w. Pehle Aoting Executive Pireotor
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MR. J · B. DUBOIS
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRr··"'ENT
WAR REFUGEE BOARD
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In reuly please refer t<>: 224
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
WAR REFUGEE BOARD
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
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191,4, Refer~nce is made to your letter of February 24,
I am plea.,ed to advise you that we have recommended to tfJe Treas'.lry Department an appropriate amendment to your license 1-~o. '.'f-2137 so that the amount P"!id out or otherwise onlit;ated thereunuer may be increased up to the amount of ______ _ .i20,ooo, - --- - -
'jith respect to your second request to submit- to your C.'T.iss conunittee names and circu."'lstarices of certain victims of llazi oppression, the Board is not prepared at . trris time to recmmuend approvgl of your request
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Dr. Fred s. '18l.ssman, ~hecutive Secretary, Selfhelp of Bmigres from Central Europe, Inc,,
139 Centre street, !leVI York, No Y.
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In reply please refer to: 224
Dear"Dr. ,ieiss"!88f: --
1944. Reference is made_ to your letter of February 24,
I am pleaoed to advise you that us have reconunendsd to the Treasury Department an appropriate amendment to your license No. W-2137 _so that the amount paid out or otherwise obligated thereunder may be increased up to the amount of ·
_:;,\20,000.
Vii th respect to your second request to submit ·-to your Slrisa committee names and circumstances of certain
- vietima of Nazi oppression, the Board is not prepared at tlis time to recommend approval of your request.
Dr. Fred s. Weisaman, Executive Secretary, Selthelp of Emigrea from
Central Europo, Inc., 139 Centre Street, New York, N. Y,
~odelrhd 2/28/44
Very truly yours,
J, If, Pohle Acting Executive Director
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NEW YORK 13, N.Y.
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Fif.k00o,I\P fHJfi rn ~lL 6l!!il~ FiLe
Pres idem: PAUL TILLICH
V ice-PresidenJs: FREDR. POLLOCK
ELSE STAUDINGER
TONI STOLPER
Trc.uurer: HERMANN LEUBSOORF
Board of DirecJorJ: ERNA D. BALL • ___ ,-
AROOS BENNEVAU
MAiHH1: B'£RGMAtlN •
.JACOB BILLIKOPF
"7 FREDR. \V. BoRCHARDT.
ELSA BRAENDSTRDEM- ULICH
FRIEDRICH $, f:IROONITZ
FREDERICK H, BRUNNER
ALBERT EINSTEIN
KATHERINE A. ENGEL
HILDE FeLIX
HEilMAN L. FILENE
JAMES FRANCK
\'/ALTER FRIEDLANDER
MARIE GINSBERG
.·KURT GpL_!?STEIN
.i::RNST GUNDELFINGER
E6WARD HEIMANN
HORACE M. KALLEN
GABRIIOLLE KOPPELL
HEINRICH KRONSTEIN • \
CARL LANDAUER
- EDNA LEHIS
PHILIPP LOEWENFELD
LEO LOEWENTHAL
ALEX LORCH
ADOLF LOWE
HAROLD MANHEIM
AUGUSTA MAYERSON
OTTO NOETHER
EMILY PEf1LMAN
CECILIA P.AZOVSKV
JOHN F. RICH
LILLI SELIGSOHN
NATHAN A, STEIN
OTTO STRAUSS
SIEGFRIED THANNHAUSEfl
ERNST TOCH
INGRID WARBURG
FREDERICK J, WILD
LILLY WJTTELS
FRIEDA WUNDERLICH
HANNAH ZIEGLER
ExecuJive Secre/aT:J! FRED, S. WEISSMAN
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OF EMIGRES FROM CENTRAl EUROPE, ln_c.
139 CENTRE STREET February 240 1944
lilr. J. Yi. Pehle, Acting Executive Director War Refugee Board Uriited States Treasury l'>ashington, D.C.
Att: Miss Florence Hodel.
MY. ll.ear Mr. Pehle:
·-:- . 0\li E,cecuti v~ Committee has ag~d me· t0 ert!:'nci .. to yJ;lu- ·"'. .our. Sincerest gratitude for the favorable ·coits:i;aeration-you ·= h•v~· given to our applicaUon: of :.i:ebrua_ry 7th, by issuing the license It VI 2157. This amount of $ 5,000 will be cabled to ·our representative in Switzerland; Mrs. Fanny Schultheiss;_ Hirsch, Comite pour le Placement des Ref'ugies Intellectuals, 7 rue Gautier, Geneva, for rescue work in certain enemw occupied countires, in a few days, with the necessary instructions.
Considering the large number of people waiting for rescue, our Executive Committee has decided to ask .you for an amendment to this license so tliat we may be able "to transmit to our Swiss committee up to flil amount of $ 201000 wi tl>in the next six months. · ··
Rorerring to your circular letter of February 8th> we respectfully ask you to give us an opportlinity to. S:ubmi t. to our Swiss committee names and cirdumStances- of victims or·· If~~ oppressioll~who_a,re trll.J2p:ec! l.n~Q.Q.mip:i,~!i cpll!1:tr~~~- Uthough many such people are krioW11 to thalli, others have con:.tacted us in the last months. We are afraid of cabling such information to our committee because of the possible interference of the enemw. If ell the details we .have here could· be submitted to our committee through .diplomatic channels, \ it 1<-ould be of considerable importance to fJie-whoie-resaue work.
Of course, the final decision as to which of the people named by us deserve assistance most, and what steps shBll be taken in their behalf, has to be made on the spot, under the supervision of the united States Legation in Bern.
f'sw/rl
z;;:::q:_ Fred s. Waissman'
Executive Secretary.
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MP.R l 0 1944
I have~ your lette~ of Haroh 6, 1944, requesting
an appointment.
I Will be very glad to see you and dieouee the
: mat~ere referred to in your letter on Tuesday, Uarch·2let,
at 2 p.m.
Dr. Fred s. \Ye1eaman, Executive Secretary, Selfhelp of Ellligres from Central Europe, Inc.,
139 centre Street, Jew York 13, lf. Y.
Very truly yours,
F. Hodel Aee1etsnt to the Executive
Director
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Seljh;~ OF EMIGRES FROM CENTRAL EUROPE, Inc.·_
139 CENTRE STREET
t.tifl3 F1.ol'enc~ Hodel. _ -'/;Sr _ nl3rugee -B_o~rli~ -Treasury Department 1\ashington, U:c •
.lq dear Miss Hodel:
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I have to be in Washington for a heo.ring on March 21st, early in the morning. i should like ve~; ~uch to take this opportunity of having your advice in some matters which have come up in connection with our rescue work in l:>witzerlsna (corapa:re our license# W ·2157)'( So l should be extr81lely grateful if you could ·give :ae sn· appointment either ilion day, march 20th or Tuesday, Ma.rch 2lst
1 l_n · tlJ.e: ~ternoon.
'h•W<iog,ou >o "'""''' foo ''" oo~~
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~·red s. Weissman v ~ecutive Secretary.
FROM:
TO:
DATED:
NUMB1!.1i:
PARAPHRASE OF TELEGRAM Sl!.'NT
Secretary of State, Washington
Jlmerioan Legation, Bern
March 9, 1944
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License No<; W-2137 has been issued by -the TieasJiry /
to ·Selfhelp o:f l!lirtgree ~rom c~ntr_al .h.urope, New··York_·Qft-y; '~ . ·-----~~-- .: ----. :--:::--::- _- -.-
for' th~ purpose oi effect-ing relief and evaoiiation operations
of enemy and enemy-occupied territory, Information regarding
this license should be given to fr~S~ Fanny Schultheise-Hirsch, v'
Comite Pour le Placement de Refugies Intellectuals, 7 Rue
Gautier, Geneva. The text of this_ license is the same us-
those issued to the \lorld Jewish Congre~s; -the Union of Orthpdox
Rabbis, and the ;unerioan Joint Distribution Committee (please
see our cable of February 21 No. 584) except that in paragraph ,_
(b) of the license to the Selfhelp of Binigres_from Cti'ntral
Europe that the total amount authorized for the period ending
August 31, 1944 should not exceed Swiss francs 931618 or the
dollar equivalent.
The operations which this license covers are approved by
Treasury, the Department, and \Var Refugee Board,
I STETTINIUS
(Acting)
DECT.ARsrrn~o State Dept. L.:-·Lt~r. 1-ll-72
By R H. Pnrks Dnro..s£1?-1 9 '1972
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,; ... :.~bject! . ~-:-:nr~ .. rn~um <!~t~ci t"-nrch _ 1., ltJJt4, ftt{)f~ i.tr, h.i.etR'::;lri;rn, De_pnJ't~~nt
of ~t~~:t~."'
·.t:·.e nPhj ~et ·:::.·' -.~r'-fli_il•«•, a co_ -Y af .,}d.ch ls ttt.t.~e~od "'"h¢1~~~;·:_
. g1~£~li~~m,si~i~~.?~~:~r~~;·l~~:E~l~@~~~· ~'l:-.10t.~rt oi .:t'JdiJ.Y, r:~ r .. 3s:_:!:.d fu ·tt·r.:t. •. -,£ C:ollar-~ 1 which ~sy b& obl1-.Bt!-tr:d u.1der t::f- tnt~-:i~-- ~1f l),a. ~,..~---cct.ivt:> lioenot!a.
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~r •. t~ e·{t,r.:lr;1t;,.h ~"llf!;-(·t;t:.:.d "..h;~ in tr. !":.Sn.:.i..tt:..ng thii c~~hl~-t-; tn t:li"'~~------:----:-c-~-'-~~~c_:_:-, -f t to __ ::. ,.~.:::rn} th~::; ~:o:..~nt. of . ..:one.,: involv~d he f.':fpt'GHO(!.d ii"i ten!·• a of u'fli. D fr ncs. .~ceordin[ly, th~ _followinr. Ci'..GBfllB.E.- ;.:!ere nm.do in b-"1tOh C1:.hlt'Hii:
L-ict:ntJc :.~c ... :-2136 - lntfll'natt~Jnt~ :=~~.1ucU,e and iHJl_iuf _,~")Alitt.N-.! .Ji-;1::3~.> frt.-~CH 2.55 J ~ ;;•.)et tA1 .;!!)9/J:!-5 i:?.t
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Lie, ;t; • :.r.:. •. ~-.:.1 37 ~ t;.lfhc.l/. nf ~:-: tt.g!·~r:7 .!'l'!X"; Dorit..i-1-J.-.-.1"'-J, ·c )i'l~--:---u fi• :;c;...: q;~t-:.18: (a: ~~~r .. l to· 4-:t.J1 ; {.(1 rtt, t!ollr!TO
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; u:r:><umt- to ou-r- tel-ef>OOne
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with reGard to the Int;ornatiorw.l J:cacue and Reli3f Com:,;ittee
licenso, l haV? amended the licollB.e to the ;ielf!iclp·of CiJdgres
fro;:, Centra turope £o provide for an exi)<mdfture of 93,618
.>r1ias fr ncs, or ti:e dollar equivdent tl'ieri,oi', :in lieu of
~23,000 or the .;.Wiss fr,nc e,iuivalent theN.'Of. f,:.
This tdogr;;:o to Bern has been prepared for dispatch._
ln reply plea.qa refer t~: 599'70
911'81
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· · 'fone "e.i' ii.tli"ll$eii l~ has j'.:rl.>l!S:!litted to t-his P~ilrt- •· r.u:ult a· cor':r of your·letter.dated~f®!."Ual'".f 241 194/i)--:in wtiic.lr: .:. ~ :Jou_ 9ropooo that. !icense Ho. i'i•.21371<isllUud to you: on ~'ebl"'lcii l.b~ 19441 tmder Execti\.iite order :.b. 8.3891 as lllll<mded,. be·ame~od so uri to' pernd£ you to obligate under tho tem.s of rmch liceriso
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u~ to :m err.o>Jnt. of within tho naxt llix w.mths ih addi-tion -to Uiemou:nt- or h:,VC)()-~m.oualJr-tl:On't-<lil:l,':>l~lt,ed.~--c-----------'----'~__,_'__~~
1-'urll'~ant. to the recoononds.t.ion ~wdo to thin lJepart.. ment b,y l.hc 'iar Refu€ee l\Jord• section tt o£ lieense ~ rro. ''iii-'Xl'J'I is hGrobi 11111ended to rood no i'olloi'IIH~ ~
"".l'hc total NBGWlt of dollars or ti1y1&u fr'rinca pnid out or set~ up in blockod o.ocounts or othenlillt obligated under tho te111lll or th:l.s license ohal,l not e.xciltld ~231000 or tho' E>wie!l franc equivalent th0l'(!()f during the period ending t,uguet 31.1 1944."
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The hner.l.can Leention at llem1 :.~tzerlMd, is being r.ot1i'ied of the foronoing amendment., 'l'he li'ederal. Reserve P.a1Uc ·or t-loo York has boen antrorized to iowe tn you~ a l1cenee to effect t,ha transfer or the <M1ss fJ'o.nc oquivnlont of $:20,000 to ;rour Co"r.dttoe in SWitzerland.
3olthelp o£ llmi~'l'ee trcm Cent.lNil lillropo, Ino., 139 Cent.n streot., lin York, new Yol'lc.
RBParkes rpt 2/~/44
{Jrvill Ao Scl'lllidt 1\.et.ina Pireetor
:~i 611370 ?ursuant to application ·ril"d diJ:iectly_ with tHs' Department,-~ . .
:/('d e.ra :·.er~b:,~ authorized to_ 5_;~~~-~li~~~Se :~o --3-~lf~~~-P i?f_:FLnigt~s ftom ·
8_;:'.r2.l ~~:':Jpe:-·:nc :'.c~.J9. ~;m.r.; ):~r.~~f;_ :"<~·~ -::orl£Gi-~y, P~";r,jt~ci'9,~-~t-h :; -,:--fP.if:::-~_t,b,~tt~l!d~-~1_& ~Qe;~ra+- ~ul~ng·· )·!o :/~)~~; ~ \_~.: -r~;d t -~;1 --~-~~Ju~~ ·:~ot<~~x~~~ei\ti~
in.the -"-cgraia-te· the-;::;wiss fr~>ie-equi:<?,l8nt 0f_ (/20j000 to Fann;{
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247
RBParke:rpf 2-29-44
(Jigned) Orvis A.: Schm:tdt
Otvis A. Schm:i.dt i•cting Director
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In reply plenQn refer tc 59972
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Ur. l\'illiam .fl;i!)gelmJu'i llc~.Uen~ of.;.Stata c --
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_ __ --ILwiJ.l.....be appreciated...iLuruLa:uLJaorJea---O<anJce.,.-r•u•l'L~~~~~~~~~~--'--~'------'-~ tive to fi'he issuance of license l>:o, iY-21)'1 to Selfhelp of. Elliigres from Central Europe, Inc., New Yot·k City, may be- despatched i~M-.ediately to the Amorican LugnM.on1 naz·n, Swit:r.crlar1d
1 __ 1;hrough the .f'ncilitios nvnilabla to the Department of S_tate.
In this eonnoction, rafaronce iH.maile _to y.)ur t'ele~ · , phone conversation on february 29, 19M,, with _Ur. "it> •-B. Parke,·
the Foroiun i"Wlda Control l..iaison Officer to tho ·.far Hofulleri Hoard, regarding my momocnndum of February 16>' 1944, transmit-ting a draft of a cable to Bern relative to the issuance on that date of liaemm No, i'i-21371 which you stated has not ,beeri received by you. In accordance with the suggestion rllllde tO J.!r, Parke, tho attached cablo refers to tpe lieense in ita present form and not as originally issued. The license ori;:inally contemplated the expenditure of $3,000J it has. been amended today to pen~it the expenditure of $231 000 over the period ending Augunt Jl, 191,4.
It will be appreciated if yo" llill advioe Ur. Parke when such cable lme been despatched.
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Please advis<: Mrs. FIUU\Y Schulthoia~lil.rsoh,ccmdto PQtir le
plru:ement de Refugios IntGllfllltuele• 7 ·Rue lhiutier1
Oenwa,; ttmt the
Troasur,y Department hns icoutx! Mcen11a No. li-21:37 to Selfhelp of •
&llgrea from GEmtral t;uropo:, ?iow ~ork City, to Cal:r'.f on: relief~~·
evacmntiqn oper~t.ions}.n ane~ay or Mili4Y-oc011p;ted torrltoey. . The-
· t~ _of the -U:oo_:u;~--~eruis ·~a~£1; :~ ika; i~~~~ ,~ the_Jn£:~,-~r .. - 0rtllo<tox flabbis or- the United states, the ilorld .i~sh contreos, ~
the /;rnericruLJ.eviish Joint -Diotribution-Coattoof-exceptc"that-seot'lon---
- two of Lioense No. W-2J..'Y/ providos tlul.t the total lll1l0lmt of dolltlre
or_ '!Wias frll!1cs paid out or set up in blooked. ®counto, Ol' othe~so· .•
·. ohifgated under the terms of ~he Idcense, IJP.all not' Ojooeed fi23,00o
Ol' the :h>dss frrmc equivnlcnt thereof duribe thc-~c~od ending
AUF;ust 311 191,1,.
Tho oporationo covered by tllia license arculpp!:'Ovod by the
llopa.rtment, the har Refugee Board, Md tho 'l'r"aaury.
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r::-c,lf:ral ~pc,- lnc.; 13') Centre .Otreet, New fork, iid'l_ Yllrk,
?r~~end:l..ng license ;;o. ti-2137 issued under date o;f february 161
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.~_1944.
Mr. !loman <'. Dnvia, !4uutger, F'oreien !'undo Control Department,· t'edoral Roservo Dank ot lk!w York, llew York, tl~m York.
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Pebruery _29, 19,44
SubJectt !llendlllent to License No. Yl-2ll57 issued t6 tho Selthelp of l'lnigrea from Central Europe, Inc. ~
·At lliss Hodel's suggestion# I telephone4l llr. Fred s. Weissiaen, Executive Secretery of ~lfhelp of 1i'l!!igre8 from Central Europe, Inc~ 1 ·
through the J'eder&l Reserve Bank ·or Relt York to d.etermine-whStht~r th18-orgll111sat1on required- a rend, ttane:e l1,cense ~at ·tbfe ~time 88 well all ~tile amenben~- to j;be subject iloen"-~ PJ'OPDIIed in this organi2at.!on'nletter of Februe.x'y _24; -19440 to t~~:.War RetugEie BgQ!'d~ . · · ~... : · ' -
llr. ?leiasmrm stated t-hat they woUld like veri much te~ have a remittaime Hcerise permitting them tol:'emit ~2o,ooo over a period or 6 months Md that_ they are prepared _to rei!lit f~Q!II $2100Q _to_tli,OOO_IIII_ soon as the emondment to the subject l1cens~ ia received by the~~.
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FROM:~
MEt;iORANDUll
For attachment to:
FFC Letter No:
Date: ,_brlla17 26• 1944
Project~No,:
Liaison Officer,. Foreign Funds C o11trol
V/ar Refugee~~ Board . -
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~There .. is transmitted herewith a
fro;;t. the lellhelp-at -illllgrea f'raa CEIJltral Biarape bo dealing-Hi th---11.\ at~~ - - - -:U.oeJiH Jo. lf-2137. lD ·'fin at the l.arae I1IJIIber ot people waiUJis te N~~C~W• the illlouUw Ccad.ttee ot Selthelp ot W.gru fl'ca Central Burape c1u1ru _._ .. ·~ _. to l.1ceDH 1D cml.r that the7 JU7 tnnnlt w their Sld.ae o~ttee up w liD_ ~
c UICIIIIlt ot 120.000 'llitbia the 11.a1i •1z milltbl!o the \far Jletu&M JOU'Il no ...... · '~" u appropriate ......,_,.be 1Hue4.c ' ~ ~ - ~- ·
The War Refugee Board reconmtends tha-t ap)Jropria:te Treast\ry
licenses and other necessary docu~ents be issued pBrinitting:the exeqution
of the project contemplated in ~the letter~ described above;-
Remarks:
Action:
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Basic license~ No, w-2137 issued Februai",r 241 1944, amended March 2, 1944 Remittance License No, ~NY 6+1370, !!arch 2, 1~44 Other: Letter No, 59970 (Amending W-2137, u;arch 2, 19.44 r-; . .
Letter No, 59972 (Cable) March 2 1 1944 _ _ __ Letter No; 59971 1!arch 2, 1944 Liaison Officer ~
' Foreign Funcl.s Control
Date: INl 2 J9M
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It will bB ap;:;reoil<tud it thn ~t_t~olll)d cu•ble '~'.! lhl dBBf*tt:h~Wi U:,~ed!l;.tcirl.y ~o t,he lullaJ'1ti!>n LC!giition, ilorn, Hwlherl~>na, throrit:h' the £'aeil1tieif' i<Yi\ilttbltl to tho L'tli$rt~nt flf :.t.>te. - •
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Pleal\o Mlvinu >wu. ~·mu\)1' ~.ohult.h<tiuo-Hiri!Oh-, GOl"..ito pour le
plllae::.ont !it> H'l1\lg1o lntc}lectu~ltl; 7'P.uo (l&utier, Genova, _tty;t the
1 rMamry i11lJ"'rtment hM lli!nloo _r.iom~StS· i'o• W-:n.;n to r.niitwlp of - -~ • ·-- . -·- - . - ·v--:,..- ·-_;- -:.._::--· .-. - . - ,_ ---_ _., ; -. ·.
~· __ ,,.f~rer. rron \:otitr-cl·i:UI,'liilli•,i:jr~!uix:o).ty,:t.~~oar:"J .on_r!!J,_i:t~~t.d; , ,
ovl<OJ•&tion ot-1Jl'\(ti~llll io ,eni>.raY <ir "tinero,r-oo•.iupied tsrritoey. i'he_'
text of the LicllllOO reacta ol«t_otiy 4>!<_ titoile li!B_lllid ;to the. Union· ot
_t)rthodox f:«bbicr or the vnit.ed 5 t.t<t"~. tho ilorld Jomiah l:ongrevll, ar¥1.
thf! !-r:.er1c&n J!lfiinh Joint t;i<ltrihuti<>n cciwdtteo, nxoopt · t~t. ~ect.ion
·. two of L1omwe no. W-2137 !>rovidos thllt tho t~til 1i::wunt- of dull£.rs
or ~;w1ou ft~ncn r~id out o1· set up in bloo~f!li O>ooouut.;,. or §tho:irdue
oblig£>tml t111der tho t.snll! of tho Lillftiii>O, slulll not exoe.id ::3 1000 .or the
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Self'help of Emigres from Central Europe> ~Inc~;,, 139 Ce!ltre Street, New~ Yorke, New York,
'l:"het-" ir.; trmw(r..ttMd l"~th ~~~ copy <.>!' !0:. ht.t.i!r 4at~:<l Feb~iiary~ 7_; :1.94:4. ~ .
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of t.h., p~,l (;Ot cmTt<lillple,ted in t,,.,., lott •a· <lciicX'lb!ld nlxiio. ~
Basic license and remittance license
Special facilities through New York Federal Re~erve Ba~
(signed) J'lorence Hodel
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Pr?!idmt; PAUL TILL!CH
Vlce·Presidents: -FRE~R.- Poit.o_cK ELsE STAUDINGE~
TONI STOLPER
T.ieaspt:er;
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-- F"R•E"oRi~H s~ "siiCu5Ni7i_:-· FRED!O_RICK H, f!RUHH_ER-
~ HILDE FELIX
· HERMAJL~. FILE_NE~
-~~"W--~!f-ANCK_ ·; WALTER ·FRIEDLA.f.IDER MARIE GINse'ERG. - . KURT GOLDST£1H --
-- -_ --ERNsT-GuNoELFING_EREDwA.RD HEIMANN
HoRAcE M. kAi.LEN GABRIELLE K0PPELL
--HEINRICH KRoNSTEUi
C~RL f:.AnDAu_E~ _-.'"::~;:~,-. EDNA LEWIS' _. -
• PHI.LIPP _LOEWEN_FELD
: --~9: L<?E~~~~ftt~_>-~LEX LORCH
ADOLF LOWE~
:::_- ·-_ ~-H~Ro:~o :MANHEIM _-~-<,~i:J'~!::::Rao~
EMILY PERLMAN
CECILIA RAZOYSKY
JoHN F. RICH
LILLI SELIGSOHN
NATHAN A. STEIN
OTTO STRAUSS
SIEGFRIED THANNHAUSER
ERNST TOCH
INGRID WARBURG
FREDERICK J, WILD
LILLY V/JTTELS
FRIEDA WutiDERLU:iH
HANNAH ZIEGLER -
Exel:uJive Secreldry; FRED, S. WEISSMAN
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Sef/ke~ OF EMiGRES FROM- CENTRAL EUROPE,. Inc.
t39 CENTRE STREET
Pre:Jideui: PAUL TJLLICH
Vke-Pre.rident.r; FREDR. POf::LOCK
ELSE_ STAUDINGER
TONI STOi.PER-
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FfUE0iucH'5 •. BROD_NITZ
.FREDERicK- H. BRUNNER
KATHERIUE /1(, ENGEL
H1ioE: FELIX --~ . _ ·_ . ---HERMAN L. FILENE- -;.
·- ~AMEs ·FRANcK , - _ W4-LTER' FR1EDJ..AN0p~ -.-MARIE GINSBERG - --:;:. ~
~ ·J:CUR~ _GoU:iST~I~-- r•.."':~~- __ :.< -- :_r.:_i:-ERNST GUNDEI..FIUGER-·-o--~ •• EDWARD HEiMANN. • -
H~RACE'.r.f. KALLEN.:_ -GABRiEL!..E'KoPPEi.:L- ;--':
HElilRI~~--.K~~~~~!~~ CARL LANDAUE~_ . -.
--EDNA LEWIS -
~--;~~:~~~td~i~~1:~~£~D -2 ALEX LORCH.
-.-- -o-~- ADOLF LOWE
--~~=~~~~ '~::EE~:ou OTTO NOETHER
EMILY PERLMAN
CECILIA .RAZOVSKY
JOHN F. RICH Lll.l..l SEI..IGSOHN
NA!HAN A. -S'!EIN
OTTO STRAUSS,
SIEGFRIED THAllNHAUSER
ERNST TOCH
INGRID \"fARBURG
FREDERICK .:J. WILD
LILLY WITr'ELS
f':RIEDA WUNDERLICH
HANtiAH ZIEGLER
Execuli!!_e- Secrelary: FRED; S. WEISSMAtl
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