(- '' ~l..-"Jj ~('2..-t"_, tn .-~1

·.~ ~ - .

TO:

c-:ecretury or .:::.tutc, aahlngton

,'\m('rt'1cnn ;,,Jgut1on, Bern

.~ugust 2B, 1944 x

29'72 CONTROL ~OPY

:>eferer•oc your i·io. 4904 of _JuJ.y 31, l\144 nud Dept~:rtment'B

:-.10. f.BOf> of r.ugust 2.3, 1044, (''IRB No. 138).

!:lourd !H1su;rH."S that :·m)r r.:ork you are dcine fpr l'<~liof of

famEi os of the .. :aq_uis is olosflly ooorninuted t'11 th ass and

·tlJat ln areciE whe:r.El .. ruy tukes ovor c:.m• BCt1v1t,t<lC:J will oeaso •

.lforecoinp, is our undersktnding ?lith ;:r;r Depnt'tmont here. >(

THl~.· I~~ '.VHIJ Bf.RL C .. BL1". l~O!J 14'7"

·~ ..... ' .

HULL

DECLASSIFIED c State- Dept: Letter, 1·11·72

By R. H. Parks Date~ 2 7 1972 ·

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CABL~; TO HARRISOO 1 BBRN, FOR l!COLELLAND FROJt. WAR REFUGEE BOARD

nererence your No. 4904 ot July .31, 1944 and Departaent's No.

of , (WRB fio. 138).

Board asau.ea that any work you are doing for relief of ~iliea·

of the Jlaqui11 is closely coordinated with OOS and that in area~ wheJ

ArmT takes over our activities will cease. l!,oregoing is our ~deratanding with War Departaent here.

THIS IS WRB BERN CABLE NO. 147

3s05 p.m. August 26, 1944

Miss Chauncey (for the S;c•y) Abrllh.anison, Co~~ DuBOis, Fri~dmaiJ:, Hodel, Laughlin, Lesser, ·Mann, Mannon, MoCormaok, Cable Control Files

;

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ORIGIN.,!, T.:::X"T OF 'I~I.ZGRJ\lt. SJ::i.fT

.FROM: secretary or' ;3tnte, ~/nahington

TO: .r..::Io:t:icru1 l-o;;ntion, B~lrn

D.n.T~~D:

.NUI>J"L:il:

~·or your perno1;:.1 .. tn(i csrrC1°epfjq+ information.

Spen1~l fund ot )250,000 snnt to you in two lnst~llments of

~;125, 000 o~ch ''HS r.l•;:5a ;;·v~'ilroble by the JDC which h1:-s been ke:pt

such expenditures m-:5 :;l:e CO!ltinued usu of the funo t'or the

1:lULi.,

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

By R. I:L Parks Da~...s.£JW3 7 1972

CABLE . '1'0 RA.RRI SOB, BERil, FOR McCLELLAND FRCM PEHLE

.ll'or lOW personal and confidential informatioa.

Spec1al fuwl ot $250,000 sent to ¥OU in two installments ot

$1.25,000 each .s made available b;y the JDO which has been kept advised

of your reports on the use of such fund. JDC apprO't'ea such upendi turee

and the continued use of the fund for the programs mentioned b¥ you.

THIS IS WRB CABLE TO BERN NO. 148

3s05 p.m. August 26, 1944

Miss Chaunosy (teir the s~c'•y) Abrahamson, COhn, OOBois, Friedman. Hodel, Laughlin, Lesser, Mann> ~annon, MoCoroaok, Cable Control Fifes

------.......__

Dear Mr. llcOJ.OJI

I bave received JOUr letter of ~t 2,, 1944, con­llei'JWig aatiltanoe nndel'ed 'b7 our rep.ruentatln 1n Jem to Ooatell de la Betl•t&Dee t~ the relief of f~llee of the Kaquia. ·

Jou are qul te correct 1n UI\WDc that the Board ®et not iDtend to co lnto tb1e tne of WOl'k extentbelf. l 1110loee fw 10\U' 1Dtoa..tlon a 00p.y of a O*ble NCeived 'b7 the Bolrd from u.. llcOlellaad 1n which he esplaille hie part 1n tb1e pro­CNID• We ee adv1sbc Jrho. MoOlelland at once to coordlnate 8D¥ work in thia field with the aot1v1Uee of OSS. the ~d. of oourae, has no lnten\iOA of fa.ollltattDc relief operaUou of this ldnd in areae where the Arrq hat taken over.

I appreolate JOV caJ.llnc thie •Uer to rq att~t1011 ud 1 assure J.OU. that eveq effort will be 118d.e to in8Ul'e no ovetlappirlc of aoUri.tiet 1n tbe retupe relief field.

Honorable Jobll J. Mcd(OJ, Aaai•tant Storetar, of w.z..

Veq tnl.J JOVI,

· i. w. Pehle ~tlve ~to~

HH~FH\· \,; ~.;~ l ., IJl·~·~~" ,_,,.,.,,•t •. A~io.

wiR DEPARTMENT

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D. C.

Mr. John W. Pehle ExecutiYe Director War Bef'ugee Board. freasur,v Department Washington !5, D. 0,

Dear Mr. Pehle:

23 August 1944

.. .,,

I noticed in 70ur summary of War Refugee Board report for the week of JuJ,y 31 to Au6uet 5 t¥t ;vour repreaentatln McClelland has furnished tw:ad~ to Conseil de 1a Realstan~ to aaa1a11 families of the MaqUis. I underatand that OSS haa dona something in this regard and of course in areas where the Ar1q coaes ill arrangements are made throU8h the Oirtl Affairs people to help out.

I do not suppose that 7ou conte~~plah golzlg into this field to &liT great extent but 1t :you do I make· the sugges­tion that it might be advt.abls to coordinate what ;vou are doiq with other agencies as we ~ get too llait,y 1n th8 field.

S:lnoeraq, . ·

~

FROM&

'1'0:

DAT.bL:

1-IUMBEH:

~~'o/~ ' I~~

ORIGINAL 'l'EXT OF 'l'ELEGRAM SENT

I

Seareta·l'y· of Stat'e, Washington ./

A~erican L~gation, Bern

Aue;ust 23, 1944 '{.

2895

CONTROL na· '.n. y ~ .. ur

'rltb :OLLOWING l'OR MoJLELLAND li'ROM WAH R.l<.FUGEJ£ BOAhD /

Board approves your. support ( includin.•:-- financial aid)

of the two programs reported in your No. 4904 of July 31

and your No. 5343 of August 17. You are a1.1thorized to con­

tinue such support as long as you deem it advisable.

'I'c1I:3 IS WHB BEHN GAi;Lb t-iO.

HULL

. DECLASSIFIED Btate Dept: Lettet', 1.11. 7 z

By R. R Parka Date Sfp 2 7 1972 ·

i-'

CABLE TQ HARRISCN 1 BERN 1 FOR l.!OOLELLAND FROJrl WAR REFUGEE BOARD

Board approves your eupport (including financial aid) of the two pro­

gr81118 reported in your No. 4904 of July 31 and your No. S343 of August 17.

You are authorised to continue such support ae long as you deel4 it advisable. 138 THIS IS WRB BERN OABLg No._.,_

lr26 p.m. August 22, 1944

Miss Chauncey (tor the Sec•y) Abrahamson, Cohn, DUBOis, Friedman, Hodel, Laughlin, Lease~, Mann, Mannon, McCormack, Cable Control Files

j···~· .~-~~~~ ZJ\\ FHodel:jth 8/22/!,4 r ··

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FROM:

TO:

DATED:

NUMBER:

ORIGINAL TEXT OF T~~EGRAM SENT 'i:J· ·' i'

secretary o~r statia ~ Washington

American L~~~·tion, Bern

AUgust SS, '1944

2~8 CONTROL ~OPY FOLLO'diNG FOH McCL TI:LLAND FROM WAR REFUGEE BOARD:

Reference your number 5195 of August 11, 1944. J

Remittance of 125,000 dollars being made through regular I

banking channels to Minister Harrison for your account.

THIS IS VffiB BERN CABLE No. 134. 'f

HULL

CADL~; To H/UUUS<»!, Bll:RN, FOR l!CCLELLAN D FROM 71 AR REI"'JOEE BOARD

neterence yo~r number 519.5 of August 11, 1944.

Remittance of 12.5,000 dollare being made through regular banking

channels to Minister Harrison for your,. account.

THIS IE WRB BEliN CADLE NO. • - ·;;.

.FHodel:jth.B)l?/4~~.~ ~~

J?ROI•l:

TO:

CA'l'F.,:

r CONTROL CO~Y PARAPHRASb OF TEJ,hGRAt•: R:t.JEIVED

American Legation, Bern(

Secretary of State, Washington

August ll, 1944

KUf;iDER: 5195 X

McJ1e1land" sends the following fer the ··~ar Refugee Board.

In view of the fact tb~t the coming months will be

zritical ones Bnd first installment WRB funds is practically

exhausted rem:ttt:;mce of remaining <1/125,000 :funcls 1 1n the near

future would be appreciated.

The foregoing l;'efers to the Department's June 10 cal:le

HAHRISON

;; 1/ . 't DJR:EBil 8/14/55 '·/ ~

I

DECLASSIFIED State Dept~ Letter,l-11-72

By R. lL ParJt~ Data..ill_Z 7 1972

--P.·: !":'-.· ·,_ ...

v 1-i!iERl C ... .J,.~J LZG.o,T I·.:·~-~; BEJ?J>~

TO~

July 01 P 19M,

U.EtbllLJl ,/

This ne !lBcr;e is f:.."'om ll:cClelland to WRB.

I ·;.Y

Refer r,W ;-:,090 of the 'et-:enty ileventh of. Hay and Department ~s 1994 of the tf)nth of ,Jv.ne.

D~wing t; he ;xtst f-:;1-: r::on.t;hs I ha.ve been in close contact

wH!J sr::verv.l res,Jonsible mcr;Jbe;rn ::>1' the F;r>ench 11 0on{e11 deJ.a

H.esintanoe" and in 2Jarti~uJ..a~ t:ii th. ./

"Barv1cs Social" sectio~e

the h.ear.:t of thel:r relief o:r

In the c·~ttempt of the .~;oc1nl Service to keep a.livs r;ha

fD.milies of COi:lbntant s in tile !::n.cp.d~, innocent ci villans ~ exeouted

~n prisons a.nCJ .. camps~ J.t b.JiS holt "to teJ>:e on an ever inal'easing

in opJ:~e of thf:l fact that the mipimum budget requl.:r'emen~_ '·s twenty - . /:;__, - • .(I .

million l!'rench f';rarics e~u:Jh m6rrth6 1:1h:i.ch is four ht.mdred"Swiss trance1 /"I roughly lloeeking.

. . - . - -

On the t'i'renty fOUl'th of June I ccOntx-ibuted two hundred I

thor.uw.nd Bwlas trance to thei~ bl.\dget for an unspecified length of DECLASSIFIED

State Dept. Letter, 1·11•72

~ R. H. Pa!·~s~Da,t~'{ 1972. -,~

t1ine

.,

I •• /

.:-·.nd. c;.)od: ··-:rill of

r\·)

l.'r. Parke

Miss Hodel

iflsuance of a \iashington License to tho American Jevdsh

Joint Distribution Cor.muttea, Z'/0 .lfadison Avenue, Nev1 York,

iiew York, pormittin,;; it to pay, n•Jtwithstanding General

Ruling iio. 11, Zl25,000 to the Treasurer of the United

C'tates for transfer to Roswell D. lt.cClelland, Wa~· Refugee

Board Representative at Bern ... _, Swltzerlnnd. Tho date of the

License should be Jtme 6, 19;.1,. The file on t.ho License

should be sent to your secret files.

BHodel1ms 7/?.5/44

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ORIGINAL TEXT OF TELEGRAM SENT p~

Secretary ot .~1!~:~1-':Wae~ington . / c;:.~ .. o'>J1 _

Amerioa.n Legatfbn,· Bern rJ 0 FROM:

TO:

DATED:

NUMBER:

June 14, 1~14 . . ... -... '· !·

2048 )('

· · .. CONTR.OL COPY FOR MINISTER HARRISON, BERN, AND McCLELLAND

The sum indicated in Department 1 s 1994 of June 10 t-rill be

transferred on June 15 and is for the confidential purposes

outlined in your 3390 of Ma.y 27, These funds a.re not subject

to usual government disbursing requirements, but you should

keep CP.reful record and obtain receipts wherever possible.

They sho.ld not be used for routine administrative expenses

and you Rre accountable only to J, W. Pehle for their expenditure.

THIS IS \'TRB BERN C~LE NO. 41

HULL

DECLASSIFIED State Dept. Letter, 1-11-72

By R. H. Parks Date SEP 2? 1972

-:x· \.'.

'-J'-~~'

t

transferred an June 15 and is for the confidential purposes outlined

The sum indicated in Department's 1994 of June lo Will. be

339~ Q1' l&iJ 21. These funda are not subject to usual

government disbursing requirements, but. you should keep careful

record and obtain receipts wherever possible. They should not

be used for routine administrative expenses <lnd you are

accountable only to J. w. Pohle .for ti,e:Lr expenditure.

'.f'ni3 . IS >iiili I:iEIW C.AllLE NO. 41

............. JUJle .:iQ141 1944 2f20 p.m.

t: s.~. Jl'(. J. LSLeaser:lab ·. 6/14/44

DECLASSIFIED State Dept; Letter, 1·11·72

By R. H. Parks Date..;.s..t;.L2 ( 1972

(! ·•Vty;.r, · · / · '/ II .I ~· '\... ""'"' _. t J -- "'~Crt· >;.:.:" //)11/ ,i'M'();}<·~·;: :;! .: / -l • '

ORIGINAL TEXT OF TELEGRAM SENT-·' .0 .! fJ' '. /·-, _

' I_, Seoretr·r•y of State, \1aah1ngt8n, ·cl /U' /li/1

l' II h':~ c. :V.l Vfl! . I • -

American Legation, Bern · /,·¥7J,~J;t)~;, £'-} (. (jl·~·- ----y;

June 10, ~944 f! n

-.li.IJ/ITROl Copy 1994

Refugee Boa.l"d to Harrison for ~1oClellnnd

Arrangements being ::Jade to send you H25,000 a.t

once for urgent rallef and rescue HorJ{, Balance of ~~125,000

lvlll be sent to you through SP.me channele when needed,

THIS IS \<!RB BERN CABU NO,.J2!L,

'f,

ST!!:'rTINI US (Acting)

DECLASSIFIED­State Dept. Letter, 1·11·72

. - _ - ·_ -· SE.P 2 ' 1972 By R, H. Parks Da~

v.)·

CABLE TO BERN

From '.\far Refugee Board to Harrison !'or McClelland

Reterenoe your no. 3390, Uay Z7, 1944~

Arrangements being made to send you itl25,000 at once

t';roagh cnannels indJ.cnted rc{r urgent relief and rescue work, Balance

or ~ 125,000 will be sent to you through same channels when nef!ded.;

THIS IS WRB BERN CABLE NO • ._.;w_ •

............ June 71 1944 2130 p.m.

cc&SecfyJO Abre.heJils.on" Cohn, DuBoill* Friedman, Hoelel9

Laughlin,._Lesser,_J.!allll Stewart, Central ·Fil!B, Cable Contr-'lr Files,.

:J6tl ,t.s(FH:lab 6/6/44

~ CABLES: "JOINTDISCO" NEW YORK . ,£;l ·~·····""

T H E A M E R I C A N"' J E W I S H

JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE, Inc.

270 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK 16, N.Y.

PAUL BAERWALD, Chairman Vice-Chairmen MRS. FELIX M. WARBURG, Hono.laty Chairman

JAMES N. ROSENBERG, Chairman, -Boa;d of Ditecfors

GEORGE BACKER JAMES H. BECKER

ISAAC H. LEVY WILLIAM ROSENWALD WILLIAM J. SHRODER M. C. SLOSS

I, EDWIN GOLDWASSER, Treasurer

ALEXANDER A. LANDESCO, Treasurer I. EDWIN GOLDWASSER ALrRED JARETZKI, J R, ALEXANDER KAHN JONAH B. WISE AlBERT H. LIEBERMAN, Chairman, National Council

FRANK H. SULZBERGER, Vice-Chairman, National Council European Executive Council

EVELYN M. MORRISSEY, Assistant Treasure/

MRS. H·. B. L. GOLDSTEIN, Comptroller

ISIDOR COONS, Director of Fund Raising

MOSES A. LEAVITT, Secretory BERNHARD KAHN JOSEPH J. SCHWARTZ

JOSEPH C. HYMAN, b.ecufive Vice-Chairman

Mr. John W. Pehle, Executive Director, War Refugee :Soard, Washington, D.c.

Dear Mr. Pehle:

Honorary Chairman Chairman

June 6th, 1944.

In accordance wl1!h. our conversation, we take pleasure :l.n en­closing ~rewith our certified check~o. 10563 ln tha sum of $125,000. made payable to the Treasurer of the United States, It is our understanding that this sum will be used for rescue and relief of Jaws through the War Refugee Board.

7J sincerely, . . . .· ~

M~ Secretary'

MAL:rl

E. P. ADLER, Davenport. Iowa

SIDNEY J. ALLEN, Detroit

ALEXANDER E. ARNSTEIN, New York

CARL J. AUSTRIAN, New York

GEORGE BACKER, New York

PAUL BAERWALD. New York

EDWARD M. BAKER, Cle1·elond

JOSEPH BASKIN, New York

JAMES H. BECKER, Chicago

JOSEPH M. BERNE, Cleveland

MAURICE BERNON, Cleveland

DAVID BERNSTEIN, New .York

ISRAEL BERNSTEIN, Portland, Me.

JOHN l. BERNSTEIN, New York

IRVIN BETTMANN, St. Louis

JACOB BILLIKOPF, Philadelphia

NEWTON BISSINGER. Son Fmn'cisco

JACOB BLAUSTEIN. Baltimore

HERBERT R. BLOCH, Cincinnati

l. E. BLOCK, Chicago

LOUIS J. BORINSTEIN, lndionapoli$

LOUIS BROJDO, New York

ABE BRONFMAN, Montreal

FRED M. BUTZEL, Detroit

EDDIE CANTOR, Beverly Hills, Col.

LOUIS CAPLAN, Pithburgh

AVERY CARP, Granite City, If/.

NATHAN CHANIN, New York

MORRIS R. COHEN, Washington

ALFRED E. COHN, New York

RALPH F. COLIN, New York

AMOS S. DEif~fARD, Minneapolis

DAVID DUBINSKY, New York

G. A. EFRO>:,MSON, Indianapolis

LOUIS H. EHRLICH, Kansas City, Mo.

ABRAM I. ELKUS, New York

MORRIS ENGELMAN, New York

MAX EPSTEIN, Chicago

LEON FALK. JR., Pittsburgh

MRS. MYRON S. FALK, JR., New York

JOSEPH l. FINK, Buffalo

LOUIS FINKELSTEIN, New York

HARRY FISCHEL, New York

ARTHUR FLUEGELMAN, New York

PHILLIP FORMAN, Trenton

A. RICHARD FRANK, Chicago

MAX FREEDMAN, Cleveland

JONAH J. GOLDSTEIN, New York

I. EDWIN GOLDWASSER, New York

MONROE GOLDWATER, New York

J. J: GOLUB, New York

D~ SAMUEL GOTTESMAN, New. Yor~

JOEL. GROSS, Newark

REUBEN GUSKIN, New York

MORRIS_ W. HAFT, New _York.

SALMON P. HALLE, Cleveland

OAVI!?. E. HA_RLE~ •. Denv_er

LEO H. HEIMERDINGER, Philoc!elph[o ·

ADOLPH HELD, New York

SIDNEY L HEROLD, Shreveport

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

WALTERS. HILBORN, Beverly Hi/15, Col.

MRS. WALTER A. HIRSCH, New York

HARRY A. HOLLZER, Los Angeles

ABRAHAM HOROWITZ, New York

ALBERT D. HUTZLER, Baltimore

STANLEY M. ISAACS, New York

LESLIE L. JACOBS, Dallas

MORRIS E. Ji'COBS. Omaha

ALFRED JARETZKI, JR., New York

LEO JUNG, New York

ALEXANDER KAHN, New York

MILTON KAHN, Bo5ton

E. L KAUFMANN, Wo5hingfon

MILTON W. KING, Washington

JOSEPH J. KLEIN, New York

JEROME H.- KOHN, Horflord

ABRAHAM KRASNE, New -York

MILTON KUTZ, Wilmington

SAUL J. LANCE, New York

ALEXANDER A. LANDESCO, New York

SIDNEY LANSBURGH, Baltimore

ALBERT D. LASKER, New York

EDWARD LAZANSKY, Brooklyn

MORRIS S. LAZARON, Balfimore

CARL LEFF, New York

AL PAUL LEFTON, Philadelphia

LEO LE~MAN, Pithburgh

ROBERT LEHMAN. New York

SAMUEL D. LEIDESDORF, New York

EMIL W. LEIPZIGER, New Orleans

JACOB LEVINSON, Brooklyn

MRS. DAVID M. LEVY, New Yorlr.

~ISAAC H. LEVY, New .York

···SAM A. LEWISOHN, New York

ALBERT H. LIEBERMAN, Philadelphia

CHARLES J. LIEBMAN, New York

MAX LIVINGSTON, New HaYen

CARL M. LOEB, New York

JOSEPH P. LOEB, Los Angeles

SAMUEl MARKELL, Boston

JAMES MARSHALL, New York

ARMAND MAY, Aflanfa

GEORGE Z. MEDAUE, New York

JEROME_ MICHAEL, New York

ABRAHAM MILLER, New YorJ;

HENRY MONSKY, Omaha

CHARLES W. MORRIS, Loui~ville

PAUL MUNI, Glen Head, L. I.

STANLEY C. MYERS, Miami

MARCUS NADLER, New York

MAX. OGUST, New York

- -~ATti_~~ _M. __ 0_]:1RB_A~H, New Y~rk

Ki.JRT Pf15ER-, Philadelphia

HARRIS _PERLSTEIN, Chicago

DAVID deSOlA POOL, New York

JA~OB .s: POTOFSKY, N_~w Yo.-:k

ME_~ER l. ~R~N~TIS,.'Detroif

JOSEPH M. PROSK_AUER, New York

BENJAMIN J. RABIN, New York

AARON S. RAUH, St. Louis

RICHARD S. RA~H, Pithburgh

A. J. RONGY, New Yo~k

.-,·_

JAMF.S N. ROSENBERG, New York

LESSING J. ROSENWALD, Phiiadelphia

WILLIAM ROSENWALD, Greenwich, Conn,

MORRIS ROTHENBERG, New York

BERNARD SACHS, New York

BEN SADOWSKI, Toronto

51 MON SA KOWITZ, Houston

A. L. SALTZSTEIN, Milwoukea

E. J. SCHANFARBER, Columbus

ULYSSES S. SCHWARTZ, Chicago

WILLIAM H. SCHWARZSCHJLD, Richmond

MURRAY SEASONGOOD, Cincinnati

EUSTASE S~lfGMAN, New '(ark

BERNARD SEMEL, New York

ALFRED SHEMANSKI, Seattle

I. H. SHERMAN, New York

SAMUEl SHORE, New York

WILLIAM J. SHRODER, Cincinnati

MENDEL. B. SilBERBERG, Los Angeles

ARCHIBALD SILVERMAN, Providence

M. C. SLOSS, Son Francisco

ABRAHAM SRERE, Detroit

JESSE H. STEINHART, Son Franchco

EDGAR B. STERN, New Orleans

HENRY .. M. STERN, Rochester

HORACE STERN, Philadelphia

HUGH GRANT STRAUS, Brooklyn

MRS. ROGER W. STRAUS, New York

FRANK l. SULZBERGER, Chicago

LEON C. SUNSTEIN, Philadelphia

AARON TEIT~LBAUM, New York

JEROME I. UDELL, New York

F. FRANK VORENBERG, Boston

M~S. FELIX _M. WARBURG; New York

MAX M. ~ARBURG, New York

DAVID M. WATCHMAKER, Bmton

ADO.LPH WEll, Nonfgomery

FRANK l.- WEll,- New York

HENRY WINEMAN, Detroit

MOSES .WINKELSTEIN, Syracuse

JONAH B. _WISE,- f:le~ Yoik_

D~VID P. ~O_HL, St. Louis

MORRIS WOLF, Philoflelphiil

HA_RRY ZEITZ, Brook_ly"n

_ABNER BR_EGMAN, .NeW York

WI~_LIAM .. \Y· ~GS'ODM"'~i MemphiS

MARCO F. HELLMAN, New York

.H_A~9LD F.- LINDER, New York

EDWARD A. --NORMAN, New_ York

~E\'f..'IS .l. Sl_"R_~USS, -,"few Y?r_k -.

MO~RIS ~--TR.<?PER, f!eY! Yo.rk

TO

FROM

Mr. Lesser

J. W. Pehle

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

WAR REFUGEE BOARD

INTER-OFFICE COMMUNICATION

DATE June 6 1 1944

I discussed with the JDC Board yesterday the McClelland cable, No. 3390. The JDC is willing to put up the $250 1 000~beginning with one-half that amount. They would not like McClelland to know where the funds are coming from. The cable to McClelland should be cleared with Leavitt after we have agreed upon it. McClelland should, of course, be instructed to check carefully with Baly Mayer and other persons so that the purposes for which he uses funds do not overlap but effectively supplement the use of funds by private agencies such as the JDC. McClelland should, of course, to the extent possible, keep detailed records of the use of the funds, but such records need not be sent to the United S~ates at this· time. He should also be advised that, to the extent possible, the funds should be used within the framework of the Treasury Department license, but he may deviate to the extent of his best judgment.

The JDC would like· it kept quite confidential that they are furnishing funds for such purposes.

JWP

June 6, 1944

Mr. Leuer

J. w. Penle

I diso~esed with \be JDC Board yesterday the McClelland cable, No. 3390. The JDC is w1ll1ng to p~t up the $2601 000 beginning with one-halt that amount. They would not like MoClelland to know where the tunda are oom1ng from. The cable to MoClelland should be cleared w1~ Leavitt after we have agreed upon it. HoClelland sho~ld, ot course, be 1netruoted to oheok oarefullJ with SalJ Hayer and other persona so that the purposes tor wh1oh he ~see funds do not overlap but effectively supplement the ~ee of funda by private agencies such ae the JDO, MoOlellaDd should, of course, to the extent possible, keep detailed recorda of the use of the funds, but suoh records need not be aent to the United States at this tlme. He should also be advised that, to the extent possible, the fUD48 should be used within the framework ot tbe Treas~ Department l1oenae. bl.lt he may deviate to the exten~ ot h1s best judgment.

'l'he JDO would like it kept q~te oont1dent1al that they are turn1eh1ng funds tor such purposes.

JWP

JWP:lhh 6/6/44

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FROM L, 8, Leeser

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

WAR REFUGEE BOARD

-DATE

Ju.'1e :; , 1944

In hir catle of 'f.(!Y 27, 'kClclhD.d at Ben,, indicater; that m·renge­::>cnt.;:~ have· ~·en made v;_Lth the Frer:ch under~::rotmcl, and the S:,:ar.ish unL.ere:rotmd operatirg alcng the Frat:co-SpaniE-h border, for thn rE·J.ief ar.G. evBctmtion of foreign refugees, particulnr·::.y Jews, now in FrD'CCC:. H.:: c>.l~o indicatec: th«t arr.~.ngementf: !:,avl' teen made with frat:c tir-m:r __.:',rtiE:u-G in JurL and Haute: Savoie looldr.g to the evacu.c:ticn of refugees into S<;itzerland. ~,!cClellanct ftu•t!Jer discloser; that he is ende!!.vc.·r-ing to secure the collal::or!'.ticn of Corrum.:.nist groupE: in Aust.1•ia, northP.cT! Italy aml Hun~;my,

McCJ.elland expre::.ses a hiLh opinion cf the JDC - fimmcul worl~ in Holland c.nC:. of the wide-r.prea.d acti vitier; of the l-:echah.tzim 'llhich the JDC al:oo ·financec, He s.lso indicates that he has put Sps.nish rq;it<tance &roups in France in touch ·.dth the WJC, and tltat. through this contact, Jews a~·e being smuggled acror;p the Spanif:h bor\ler anti the S.[oaniards !U'~' receivir:g some compen::mtur,y finar.cing. On tho other hand, McCleJ.lvnd has a not uncommon complaint. JDC fir,;;nce:; Oeuvre des Secour::; aux Enf<mts a.nd YJJC financeiO Federation des Organizations .:\·.::. vcf>, botL in France -- McClell8.nd th1nks o. lot more could be clone if ttc Frm~ch Societies would work together.

McClelland mHke:> it clear thE>.t the work now being done could be greatly expanded by a more libercd supply of funds. He also makes it clear that the programs he ha:; mapped out cannot be effectuated without au.ple funCis. He, therefore, requests that $250,000 be placc;d at his dirposal at once.

In a cable dated \lay 17, ~-~acYeagh at Cairo says that Resnik of the JDC suggested that a lot could be done for Jews still in GreE,ce if the aid of .the EM! ~·iere secm·ed s.nd gold inacle available to· them. His idea is that evaouaticn to Tttckey covld ·be fr~cilita.ted', ami relief brovght to Jew:o; in hiding if om· military who are in touch with the EA;-r nould undertake to secure their cooperation and deliver the

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DECLASSIFIED ·State Dept: Letter, 1·11·72

By R. H. Parks Date S £ P 2,'1 1972

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noe:eE:i':ary funds, Conv€rsatic:nc have already been had with our dli tc.ry and ti:ey are awaitil:g wora fre>r.: tneir 1•eople on tLe spot as to tl~e _i:H:.cticatility of tLe ::;uggq;tion. If it is found to ce ~n:.cticab2.e, it i:o estimated that at least $100,000 will be nceael1 at .:>nee.

You ,,,ill also rt:cr,ll tltut Ol~:>e1: at Stuckholn: has requested ~:150,000 to cerl"J out. n:scve project::: in Lithuania, Estonia and L~tvia, ClC,OOO a month for I'P.E:cue a.nd relief in Norway arid ~;:,ooo a mor.th fur the relief of CLristian Jev;s in occupied area-s.

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FROM:

TO:

DATED:

NUMBER:

American Legation, :Bern .f

Secretary of State, Washington

May 2'7', ·1944

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.McClelland sends the following for the 'dar Refugee Board.

The following conclusions are rea.ched after the pa.st three weeks

examination of r;,scne relief nnd maintenance possibilities for continuall:r

increasing ntunber of victimo.of Nazi and satellite oppression in occupied

Europe:

1. Insofar at least, as actual operations in enemy occupied countries

• are cotwerned, any really effective action must be taken through (illegal)

undexrground channels.

2. Noney con~titutee the principal tool lihich w.RD can niost effectiVely

and quickly use to secure whatever results possible at this late date, as

relief sup1)lies such as clothing, medicines and food are hard to buy in . I I

sizeable nuantities in Switzerl&nd and even more. difficu:tt,q to transport.

out of the country especially if go,ing to resistance groups. In affected

regions funds must be provided for' (1) extrication ·of imper~lled persons

and (2) sustenance cf victims detained or in hiding and can effecttveiy be

disbursed. through secret channels of agencies described hereafter.

3. tlith reference to • me13sa.ge dF.ted V.aren 14 __ sending message for

Stolz from oris to Garb~. Sllihe:rliuid, which states that all ,necessary funds

will be provided, it is recomml9nded by me that 1n1Ual fUnd of 250.000 be

ple.ced S.t Tir'/. d1eposal for urge~t relief' and rescue work.

' . 4. It fu.uda are a:vailable, they should not b.e sent openly 1n my DECLASSIFIED

State n __ ept. Letter, 1-11-72 · • 2-.

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name as in case 10.000 d.1scret1onary fund but anonymll11Sly if possible vla

general remittances to the Legation to be secretl7 identified. If'knovn

to the S~1iss authorities, serious cont.o.cts wUh an assistance to underground

resistance groups capable of rescuing and ma.intn1n1ng lllallT in danger of

death are liable to be collliJromised. Reluctance to allow certain conpej1sation

operations secure French francs fo; instance belov certain rates ~ is

already being disnlayed by the Swiss Political Department. which to a

certain extent controls negotiathm of funds for reacue relief work in

occupied territories such as those openly received by \forld Jewish Congress

or Joint Distribution Committee representatives here. And if funds are to

be effectively used through underground groups manipulation by me of such

monies nms$ be strictly secret.

5, In all probability. controls expenditure fUnds set forth in

speldal \'IRB Tres.s'!U"y DepartmeD.t licenses could not be thoroughly exercised

in financing rescue relief op~ratlons by and t~rough underground resistance

organizations. ll'or example,. it is often lmpossible to obtain receipts

let alone signed detailed reports of f:l.nano:l~l transactions.·

For rescue relief -in France reliable resistance ohami&l!> are open (

to us: (A) Through various groups united under Conseil Natioll&l d.; 18.

~ / . . . · ... ·. Resis.tance (:B) with Spanish Oomite d 'Union llatio~l whose partiM.ns,

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active along the Pyrenees boarder, could greatly facilitate passing refugeeS!

and otb~ en~angered pl!rsons into Spain {0) ~ wUh :fran.: tirotU'. partisan

i4aquis in botk .Tv;. ~ Haute stl.voie which could a.:id 1~. get_tlng refugee•

in~ Switzeriando · As far as relfef' to their own pel)ple is ·eonoerned;

these groupe are ~1 pathetically under-ttn.anced and if a~de.d could ~eiJ.d•r ·

valuable assiStance to foreign refugees 1li l'ra.noe. eapeoiaU;Y Jewsi,

Rescue relief

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Resuce relief possibilities of ~Jewish organization$would be enhanced

by cooperation between them and such Jewilh relief organizations in

lrance as Oeuvre dee Ecours aux Enfants which the Joint finances and

Federation des Organizations Juives which the World Jewish Congress

finances. I have already put -Spanish resistance group in touch with

1•'\'ler WJO as ~ h1~s been engaged in promoting rescue of young Jews across the

Pyrenees into Spain on condition that WJC help Spaniards financially for

relief· to Spaniards who are in danger in lr.ance.

Also satisfactory are underground contacts with Holland, especially

as regards relief to Jews. JDC is financing this work to extent possible

but activity could be considerably expanded with additional funds. Working A u.s\-.-\~

to secure colhboration Communist resistance channels into ~. northern

Italy and Hu~~Y as these groups especially well-organized and informed. -v /· . c.

Have e:J:nellent contact with Jewish Hechaluz left Zionist or&aniza~.l~li • :::~ ·~ =:_?;. c:•

with headquarters in Geneva. which has been carrying on pioneer re~'!ue W~f)\:,,_:-;•-~· -·,. ~ -_!

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~1ithin limits its own young peoples groups since outset of war in ~lgitllllo·· ~':(, .. ~ :.0

:Bulgaria, Hungary, Ge.rll1any, Poland, Rwnania, Slovaki8. and Yugoslav~ c:-a courageous and well:"ff:isciplined organization, ~Ting regular channe~;.s

nl.l,

comm1Ulication couriers to and from thf} Jh~lkans and Switzerland. Joint

finances Hechaluz almost exclu.sivety at the present time but if more funds ;{.,; ' . . .

WJ!re available it could. expand -4o valuable rescue work especially in the Balkans.

Kindly let m!!l know at the earliest possible moment it funds can be ~·

available in the an!o'll'D.\ suggested.-

HABlliSOl!i

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TO:

FRCM:

For attachment to:

FFC Letter No:

Date: AUG 18 1944 Project No.:

Liaison Officer, Foreign Funds Control

WEI};' Refugee Board

SUbject: fi~tiu l1Ulllt\t letud w J1iiJ

14~1$ t~ ~4 !~1.1il.t There is transmitted herewith a lfi!M. tit& e. M!U:ftl~: dated .1-..lq 2ti• 1941

--- .r· dealing with 4 ntto-MtlW !icon" &utmorhlntt tr.a~t. by J6;;; of !)H~. to 7t-M~ 1)1 ~ i1n.tto4 St.a~a t~ ~nef<fjj!' ~ ~ ... !i:otWI'{IU n. ~-n...~. Y£ar Rotu,~o ~ RPNDOltrdllve e.t ~w..

The War·Refugee Board~recommends that appropriate Treasur.y

licenses and other necessary documents be issued permitting_ the execution

of the project contemplated in the letter described above.

Remarks;

for the Wat Ret'ugee B~rd

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26 In rflply pla~~>.utt rut\n• tu a 7u;:;26

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Tho ,.t>.r :to.t'ur;ee i:oi\rc ho a r~·V~"stod., on your b.hr.ll', "ths lt.H.t\tanoo of n rr:·tl"fJ!lotive lioGntHt authorlaing: th~ J.m;.?.tMmt by the MMrioaz. Je~(it3h J:.int -"iatribu!:o.1on t;cww~i ttoo ·;;f tha llW>l (jf ;;1::5.000 tf.l' tho 1~rmumrt~r of tlh; :nitucl ·;tf>t<tG f'or truaa!'>lr tc ;::r, :"oaw•;ll D. 1uClelltmd, cu· ',•>:t'u&;ue ;ir.H.t.rd repl"U>'<Qnt;\ ti v,, <d; i:l0rn. !:>t·li tzorlt.nd.

-rtlls lattnr will <Sul'v{; to liocnar.'• nltroaotiv<bly, to .J;m" 6 1 l:JH, t.h" trans~tot.J<.•Il doscri!:ln<i ube>"Vf.i, !H., fli.r f\ll •:.Xec:c~tivu >r~\~r i'<oo i:i3Hil• 10.>:1 t"1;er;c!mt. 18 a·Amornad, o.nd THtt• w:i.thatu.ndin,:; tho pl"<.lviBi<.•llll o£ Gunorat .. ullnlt Uo, 11.

·:·rvi3 A. Schmid·!; ~hot~ ilir<)etor

Amt>rioan J•.r>'lish Joint llilltributton Uot.wdttee, 270 t.ittd1son Avenue. rrew Yol·k. Mw York.

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In reply please refer to1 15525

Dear Sirsr

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'l'ho .:ar Hetugee Board has requosted, on your . bd:!alf, the issuance of u retroactive license authorizing the pa;)'lliGnt by the I~erican Jewish Joint :OiatriJ:mtion Collllllittee of tho sum of ~125,000 to the Treaeurer of the United States for transfer to Mr. I~swell D. McClelland, .~ar Refugee Board rapreaentative at Bern, Sui tzerle.nd.

This letter will serve to license, retroactively to June 6, 1944, the transaction de3oribed nbova, so far as futeo1.1tive t)rder No. 8389, as amended, is oancerned, und not• withatu.nding ·the provisions of Ueneral !iuling No. ll.

Very truly yours,

Orvis A. Schmidt Acting Director

American Jewish Joint Distribution Co~,j_ttae, 270 Madison Avenue, New York, N€1\'T York.

RBParkw1jfh 8-18-44

TO:

FRC!!:

For attachment to:

FFC Letter No:

Date: • · . AUG l.b 19~

Project No.: ·

Liaison Officer, Foreign Funds COl'ltrol

War Refugee Board

SUbject: Retroaotin lioense issued to JDO

memorandum from Miss Hodel There is transmitted herewith a •••tw f-au;::ixrbbe&:x;dated July 25. 1944

fJ I i'iae dealing with a retro-aotiYe lioenae authorizing payment by· JDC of $125.000 to freasurer of the Uni'ted states for transfer to .t.ir • .RosVi$11 Do l!oClelland. War Refugee Board representative at Born.

The War Refugee Board recommends that appropriate Treasur,y

licenses and other necessary documents be issued permitting the execution

of the project contemplated in the letter described above.

Remarks;

Basic license No. W~ issued Remittance license No •... issued Other: ·. Uo.nae •~• i'l...2274 ie8Ufld

Date:

F. Hoclel

For the War Refugee Board

Liaiso.n,Of.fj,cer Foreign Funds Control