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Documentation regarding the establishment of the War Refugee Board, the negotiations with SS representatives regarding the rescue of the Jews in Hungary and the Baltic States, financing of the JDC's relief activities, and other matters, 1943-1945

Documentation regarding the establishment of the War Refugee Board, the negotiations with SS representatives regarding the rescue of the Jews in Hungary and the Baltic States, financing of the JDC's relief activities, and other matters, 1943-1945 - Discussions between Saly Mayer and Daniel J. Reagan in the United States Legation in Bern, regarding the transfer of monies from the United States to Switzerland, with the aim of giving help to the Jewish refugees (see files 1-4); - Documentation regarding the financing of relief activities in France; - Announcement by the US State Department regarding the establishment of the War Refugee Board (WRB) by the US President (Roswell D. McClelland served as the WRB representative in Switzerland), 23 November 1943; - Authorization given by the Office of the US Treasury to the JDC, for the use of foreign currency in order to finance the relief activities in Europe, 12 February 1944; - Copy of the announcement by US President F. D. Roosevelt regarding the destruction of the Jews in Europe, 29 March 1944; - Documentation of Saly Mayer regarding the financing of relief to the persecuted people in various countries; - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Roswell D. McClelland regarding the activities of the JDC organization; - Documentation regarding the negotiations with SS representatives, regarding the rescue of the Jews in Hungary ("ARBA") [?]; - Documentation regarding the negotiations with SS representatives in Sweden, regarding the release of Jews from the Baltic States, 1944; - Authorization given by the US government to the JDC for the transfer of 20 million Swiss francs to Saly Mayer, in the context of the negotiations held with SS representatives, 07 January 1944; - Additional documentation regarding this sum.
item Id
3684646
Type of material
Official documentation
File Number
להזמנת התיק ראו קוד מיקרופילם
Language
English
German
Record Group
P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive from the Joint Archives in New York
Date of Creation - earliest
24/02/1943
Date of Creation - latest
19/09/1945
Original
NO
No. of pages/frames
732
Archival Signature
22
Location of Originals
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE: NEW-YORK
Connected to Item
P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)