STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1648, sig. 109-4/1403

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9V - 13 - a) Katholiek Comité voor Vlucitelingen. Already in the pastoral letter of the Dutch bishops "An uisere Beliefsgegen", officially constituted by KA in Holland, the "Kathclic Relief Agency for Refugees", Utrecit, is mentioned in a praiseworthy way. "Doesn't she (for the Comité members) have the Christian duty, her brothers and vision vests, who want to be persecuted for their faith, who often have to wander, as vile animals of the house and court, robbed of everything, to help in their extreme need?" The faithful are asked to donate abundant gifts, sinpayments can be made to the Jie erlündische Arbeiterbank, Utrecht, Gironumm r l8l 076. From Janu-r l939 also the KAvG participates, intensively in the negotiations for the supply of refugees, on the other hand, extensively in the meetings, visits, application positions, etc.: G. Sichelmair, SJ, .ien, ud P. Dr. K. Größer, Hamburg. Pührend are within the VG refugee romités Msgr. Prof. F. A. G. van den Loo, Utrecht, Prof. Dr . J. M. Schmutzer, Utreoht, H. J. C. Venings, Amersfoort and ?. Lütsches, a German enigrant, as protocol leader. The main aim of all actions is the promotion of emigration to Brazil, as Totta a o moo Nüriberger letsgetzung are affected. In the course of the action:ung the connection is established. a with Heli• Lobo, Cen Board of the "Intergovernmental Committee for Refugees" in Geneva, to which George Bonnet (French Foreign Minister), Lord Winterton (Kanz- 1.r des lersogtums Lencaster), Myron Taylor (US..), Carsano (Argontine Sotschafter), Henry Serenger (President of the French Foreign Affairs Committee), W.C. Andrtae (Nisdcrlande), then with the Laphaels-Verein in Deatschland, and the attempt will be made to obtain subsidies from C Saldwh-Fond.