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;;~ - · , Ff!bruary 15:, 19 46 - u tJnited. States. War t"efllge_e ~~rd: . . . . The Publio Library Vl!!l._ bp !'leas~~ t:o receive German exterminaticm camps 1 AusohWi tz and B:i.rke~a1.io
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War Refugee Board Vlashington, D. r..
Dear Sirs:
I have read in Lowell .Mellettta column in the New York Post. or your pubiicntion of the 60.,. p>.ge report regarding German.atrocities. in Foland.
I should appreciate it. very muoh fr a oopy of this report were available for my UB!I • ., ' 'J. ... ,. ·.-· $ino1n·e1y ytiurs, rC1~?~~ RP: lb Assistant Eaitor '.·_;·_
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745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK 22, N, Y,
December 27, 1944
:.'r. J. ;· • .l'eoU.e, LXecutive Director, ~xecutivt Jfflce of tiili Pr~sident '.".&r I\efu5t:oe Bo&rci, :~·2shington Z5, D.C.
Dear ... r. ?ehle,
Thc.n;, you var}• ;nuch for the. 5 cooies oJ" the report o" Cierrnan exterrn:Ln&.tion centers. in AU:schvd.tz and bir.,envu.
'i:e greatly e;9reci&.te your sending these repo·rts to. '.lS eiS tl:ey 1nterest us immensely. and viill undoubtedly be of greet help in our work.
Sincerd,y your~~
· Jrri I.ien1binski. J,rchives a;nd Information Dept. jd: :tp, Dear Mr. Dembinoki• The Superintendent of Dooitment_s of t}le. Government.
Printing Otfice has referred. to me your .letter .of Dec~ber .301 i94J.~ requesting 25 copies of the report on German extermination centere at Auschwitz and. Birkenau.
I regret to ndvioe you that because of our l!mited ·' '' supply we are able to send you on]\v 5 copies of.the report. Sincerefy yours,
J. w. Pehle · Executive Director
Mr. Jan Dembinski, Archives and Information Dept,, tolish L~.U..orL~, 745 Fifth Avenue, New York 22, New York.
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Gentlemen: ·l ------·-~---- - In the "N, Y. Times 11 of NovembE\r 26. app~ared nn nrticle by John CridGr, in which he :gives.. an account. of German atrocities in Poland. ·"This - acco1int11 is based on a"United States 'Government 11r;ency report made public on ·:rfovember 25 ·by the War' Refugee Board. ·
. Would you be kind enough to let \.ts knov1 where we could obtain this report,. and.if you· have it On hand please send 1,tS 25 Copies Of :J.t; .. and we will be glad to co'ver any cnarges i.nvolved •.
Very~.. truly you···~·.··r·· __ s_•. ' __-_.-· .. -- _.-._-.• - .- -·.· < . . . ~ .- . . . --/ - .. _- - . --. Jan Dembinski Archives .& Irirorma tion_ :qept •
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POLAK & sc·tt·w·.·A·Rz·.·- ··.ING:' . . . - ' 667 WASHINGTON STREET NEW YORK 14, N. Y. TELEPHONE CHELSEA 2-6S2S .CA'B LE Deoe.mber 11, 1944- - POSCHWA
War Refugee Board, ROOl!l 2414, Treasury Dept. washington, Do Co -,,,·- Gentlemen1
Will you please let us have a oopy of you.r report on the German EXtermina tion camp a in Ausohwi tz and Birkenau.
Thanki~ you in advance, we are
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War Refugee Board, Treasury Bldg, Washington, D.C. Dear Sirs, Please send me a copy of report on extermination of German Jewish peoples; and any other reports on German.atrqcities which you may have.
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consideration, and to ask that the request made therein be complied with if possible.
Please reply direct to the writer.
Yours truly,
ROBERT F. W.ABNER
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'•~~2~~~~r11.irftllf.10 b~t.~~~\~·~~;~ .... Sunday a .report.on t)ll!· IJlass .e;oc•sclgsely cross-exl!l!llne termin..~lioif~y.• •. the;. 9eir1,1aris.·· :of: · iiii!i:tli:~ 'niaterfaf .tµ,a; . Jewish •men;: .women al).d chilciren. 'into .theii;.re . . i~ ·~ri~Cip ·• cahips'•"at '.Birkeria'u· anq abotit.~whJch · · Auschwitz. in soil thwestern •Poland;• . talrity> in~· tli .'.As :compared :¢ith fh,e ~ .1.500,000: #iiriC!s ilf ihlaii' :P~rsoris (!eeia~ed by;. the·.· ,R\issian ; ~he·Czechqsl<;lvald!i' government to.have·beerl" killed. in "Jive voriche ~t~~l~:.~£~;\i~"'····arid rescue wor~ mEurope for- ~l~I\~.r~1gn; - efal years for the America'n·~o · · :of Friends.· Th'e :document contains t~o . reports; , one . maderby ; . . young Siova¥rJews·a.nd •on~;, Polish major, Tb,e reports: . made indeperident~y-:/and ; wit consqltatiori.lietWe,l!r)jp1)lr a I!oth were delivereiifiito.,M .--~~~:~1~!~~~~!{ittr~e.~t~~!:~i~tj" -'-=through ·'Underground :chann.els•; .: ·· · '!While it ·is of 'course impossible · caqips,'.'~~5riil~•ill"~~ Mr.1~~Glella1!fl."·W'£~e to·JE!!ll ;11nd to •.El~ ·the board. · •:• · :, ... _. · · · . -·;(~ic· · ··board's ·efforts< .· Iri con11~ction with the :r&p~if of ical ,sitil#io)i)tA' ·• . . the Slovaks, Mr. McClelland said, will J:ie serv~fl if·t,)le~reji .. , ps he' had,:·talked_ with a member. of drive home ·the riecesilh .'t«>.-'.ol'.~ . ..,'l Brati$lava Papar Nunciature, ganize the world agairist agiressfVe· · · '1ally< interviewed warfar.• ·· · ·. · ·· ' ,' 1 , !~· . j·-' - ,-f"-_ • MA~l.71945 Dear Rev. Peltzi This will acknowledge iour· letter .or Illa~ 13• 19-4:5~ requesting ~o copies of the: report. on German ·exte.rldMtion · centers at Auschwitz and Birkenau •. ,_ .. I regret that we are Wl!lble to 1\l:rnitih you w1 th CJOJ!iee ot this report as our supply ie ohausted. Very ttjilyy~s; Rev. Jacob Peltis 4919 Borth Al~ ATeJJUe1 Chicago 251 Illinois. ~ (II/A RBH:inp 3/16/45 The loteroatiOniil Hebrew Christian Alliaove (Headq uarterii: Meinorlol House, 19 DrayoOtt Pllce, Lo~don ~'. w'.: ~:> PR1:9.IDIENT1 RE'(. ARNOLD FRA~lct_D.D~ 0 Canadian Office VICll PftHIDENT81 REV•. N. L.l!VIBON, ~~D., . ~IEYo H~: ~· q~ff PE·N-T_•ll 91 Bl:LLl:VUIE AVIENUE TORONTO, ONT. • , ft•c-Ofto1N1:1 saC .. uA,.v. ·_y,.Q-1iU1ii1nt REV. JACOB PELTZ, B.D., GENERAL SECRETARY: REV.>iARCOUliT'sAr.iuK'L. 4919 NORTH .. ALDANY AVENUE CHICAGO 25, 11.'1.INOIS --~· \(~N ,, ,, ~ ~ ~·'Jri#i At ""'o~~f-\ l\'L\~bit 1 ~Ey.~~.(3~ l'-'\~~ ~··~ ·.1·· PRESBYTERIAN CffURCH ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND HENRY K. ~ASMA, PH.D. MINISTER. December 4, i944 War Refug~Board Washington, D.C. Dear Si:rs: Kindly send me a copy of the report recently made in connection with cruelty done to Jews and other refugees in Eu:rope. ··~ Sincerely yours, L~1<.liB···· ...· / ·~:n-ry{ Pasm~ 'j ·'; 306 H.STREET N.W. 27 Novel!lber 194_4 War Refugee.Board Department of the Treasury Building Washington, D. o• .Attention: Mr. John w. Pehle, Executive Director Dear Sirs: Today's TIMES m'RALD carried an account of th!'l recently published book on the. Nazis 1 systelll!ltic murder of .. civilians of subjugated countries, issued by the War. Refugee Board, Would it be possible for us to secure about th~e~ copies/;// of i;his book so that we could use it for reference ~ii ·' r.. eonnection with our newsreel carunentary and 'feature . productions. 1 Kindest regards, Very t;ruly yoilrs1 . L-·)i!AP~LfZ~±-- . .. ROBERT DENTON • i • . • ~~~=- • -·'· ,. ·1 ~ 1 . CL.""~· =<. q, -r-r tr· ~~.6~ ·.. ,ti VV ~ -«-.~. .· ·.. ··."'·. .... ~....._"4. .•. ·II . . ~ "~ F/ NJ) i fV) R 'fo'l.. 1-( ~E"fz.10NEI( /tD:l,o s;;. Lf-CjCouR/ Ctc.Elfo,1LC... - - -_, ·-~ -- --,..., - ~. .... _. -- A.. ~1'._p~ l/'f~'/ - ~c. - &alz, ~ ~~-,,)~ ·. - ·-- --- ·--·----. -- · i.r·. · - -..;..;.:.;;. ! .,,,. ·.,..,.! . i 1 ~~ ·~ ,.'.. ~.;_., f~(l..,~ c;L<>l- ~~ :1 . .. ~~ ~-~~~- ··•ww.br~~i. I ··· 1, , , ·-· New York December ..· 3~44.,· . ~ Jlllfouut ~imti Oinugr.egnfinu -;·.! 622 FOURTH ST~EET PHONE 4977 WAUSAU, WISCONSIN ~11bbi ~nl ®nter 616 FRANKLIN ST. WAUSAU, WISCON~lN PHONE 3,'!59 ~-·. l Il .. • 1 i . I . ! -- :':_--0--__ __ ---_,,-.. - ----··---:-··----,.-----~--- ~c-'4'°, I. I?.. .J~~. Jrve.~ ,A'f*· . ?{~~---~ I'(~ a/J.·c;. ;4 . . ' ' J ~ ~Ol.~a.~~ ~4-· ,,i,., ~~~--~ I-'c • -~' '..______--e ,< ._____ --::~_ ..-.2:- - :NORTJIWESTERN UNIVERBITV LIBRARY - . . . FlVANBT(lN, ILLINOIS . Jan~ 17; "1945 ,_ · · If yon have the followifil[)mblic_ij:tio_n for free distribution we -shall b~ Ve~ glad to receive a ~y. · --..... •. ------·- .. 7 "-ff~S.Ylar refugee- boai:"!r.' -, German extermin~'tlon _ca._mp13, Auchivi t~ _ Birkenau. Nov; -1944-: Very truly yours, _. _ Aleene B-aker·- Doc.1lmerit Librarian_ ·i i' RICHARD E. NORDLINGER 215 WEST 88TH STREET NEW YORK 24, N. Y. November 30, 1944 War Refugee Board, Washington, D, C, Gentlemen: Will you please send a copy of your report on atrocities comiiiitted by the Germans at Birkenau. and Oswiecim to the writer at. the ab-ova address. I believe the report was released on November 25. Your cooperation in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Very truly yours, tUt-M-/ce ~~ Richard E, Nordlinger- REN:eb -·------·------~------DEC 121944- Dear Mr. Nisenteld I The Government Printing 0.tf ioe has referred to me your letter of November 27, 1944, requesting ten copies 01' the report on Oerman extermination centers at Auschwitz and Birkenau. I regret to advise you that because our &Upply i!I limited, I am able to send you only three copies Or the·· report. Very trulyyours,. uu~edl,:r. v. :PoblG J. W. Pehle Exeoutive Director Mr. Albert Nisenteld, --;, 4834 North Marshall Street, Philadelphia ·20, Pennsylvania. Enclosures. ·~ ~RBHutchison:inp 12/8/44 ·_ -; . ' - i. "t ---- I ··-'~ ·.' - Toledo. Ohi& ·. Dec ·a.· 1944 War Ret'ugee Board Washington D C Please send mo the late 60 page report .. on tho extermination 61' Poles and Polish Refugees l!nd others who have been killed at the hands of the Germans. Jessye Nichols· 435 Parker Ave Toledo Ohio ". c;t~='\"~ --r-~- ! . .· ( ·~ OREGON GAS AN.D ELECTIUG COMPANY VEllNONIA, OREGOJ,{ ~ -/1-Vy? ~k· ~~~~ ~-:; ~~/~~.~~ -~ ~ ·~~.. · ~;__c-c~·~~~I ··~···~·. J W, Nte J(J Is · - - -- The Secretary U. S. War Refugee Bob.rd Washington, D. c. Dear Sir: THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ACKNOWLEDGE, WITH THANKS AND APPRECIATION, YOURcGIFT OF German Extermination Camps-.Auschwi tz and Birkenau, November,1944 • .;,k_~( 7,)~ December 26, 1944 DIRECT~/-.- .·.·.:. 1!r4t ~ t~k Juhlit P!ih:icti11 J\shn:, 14tnnx unll 'lililllm JJ!n1111lla!in11i · · ..... - OFFICE_,9F ;THE DIRECTOR ADDRESS CORRESPONDENCE AND SHIPMENTS TO THE DIRECTOR, THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY :JV:!,w rork,·· December 6~ ·· 1944. _.· FIFTH AVENUE AND FORTY-SECOND STREET Nmv YORK lfiiN. Y, cs 'l'he Secretary U. S. War nefugee Doard Washington, D. c. Dear Sir: Publication .of the work noted below has come to our· attention.. Wili it; be possible for you to presel1t a copy to the Ref'erence Department of' this Library? · \'ie trust you may be able to grant our 'request, and . can assure you of our thanks for whatever attention you can give it. Very trulyyours Franklin F. Hopper Director By_)R.~ J. R. Fall The Library needs: U. s. War Refugee Board, Official Report on German atrocities. :'\ RUTH CORINNE NEWMAN 1118 -HABDmo -Ro~ Et1ZruiE~, NEW JERSEY . ,.., :· H -~·c.,, ~~;,~~ THE NETHERLANDS INFORMATION BUREAU· (A Gove!11me111 Age110' of lhe Kingdom oflhe Neiherla11ds) .~~ .- -,.. ~ ·~"-...... ~ .. • "--"J •. -. .'< - • .- ...• ~ ~~'·~ • THE NETHERLANDS . . ' . POPULATION ---o.000,000 NETHERLANOS EAST INOJE'e POPULATION --72,000,00Q: NETH. WEST".INDI~~ 61: ~LJRINAM AREA 80. Mil.ES ---1~.aoo ARlll:A so. MILES -- ?:se:Ooo POP_ut..A,710N ~30:;;,000 CABLE ADDRESS, NETHINFORM AREA SQ, M/l.. l;;fi --.-·iu5.Boo ~0:N•"'.Hl'tf4(j~~/L'Afl/J)sB ID.ROCKEFELLER PLAZA. NEW YORK 20, tt Y. TELEPfiOl'IEiCOLUMaus ~·6216. December 4, 1944 Mr, John W. Pehle War Refugee Board Room 2882 Dept, of the Treasury Bldg. Washington, D. C. Dear Mr, Pehle: I .have been informed that you st.ill have a limited number of copies of the report about mass ex~' terminations in the German concentration camps in Poland and I should very much aporeciiate it if you COUld l:JE:lnd me two. copies Of this - report as it '.vould be of_ great interest to us to have them, · Thal:lking you in advance, I remain Yours~el-y, L.A.Ries Head, General Affairs Dept. Thank you. ·.S: o>. ·: · 74·9·> Ber• Jl'eiss >. Ne\'!O:rk ,B,N.JgenSl t•. • Telephone: CAnal ~5000 ~ NATIONAL REFUGEE SERVICE; INC. 139 CENTRE STREET NEW YORK I 3, N. Y. OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMIITTE Wllllam Rosenwald Honorary Presldenf Joseph P. Chamberlain Chairman of lhe Board December 4, 1944 . Charles A. Riegelman PAddenl Alexander S. Kell&r Chairman af Execullve Commlflee J. Edwin Goldwasser Mr. Albert Abrahamson Mu. Walter A. Hirsch Gustave H. Kann Assistant Executive Director Danie! E, Koshland War Refugee Board David H. Sulzberger Paul Follx Warburg Washington 25, D.c. David M. Watchmaker Henry Wineman Morris Wolf Dear Jim: Vice President• ,/i-' · . . ;;.Jl·'"1·, ./ J -;c>-.)4. .• Richard S. Goldman Thanks a lot for trying on the matter. of Cam.I> Crowd~.~·.. ,, ... J-V' · . Treasurer 1 I don .t lik.e to impose on you all the timeformatt~rs; . J Stanley M. Isaacs like~o I promise I shall ·only ask your help.when the Secretary need is really great. Eugene l. Ach Alexander E. Arnstein Waller H. ·Dieringer I He'rman W. Bloclc ~hankt stal dso. fohr t~e ciotpybof the WRB repmakort. I am 'moti'Jt J I Monroe Goldwater in eras e in aving . ecause 1 can e exce11 en · use Harry Greenstein of its contents in connection with my UJA speakirig-assigil- . ! William Haber ment. Adolph Held Joseph C. Hyman Carlos l, Israels Mrs. Henry lttle10n Stanley J. Kann Milton W. king Theodore lavin Mrs. David M. levy Clarence E. Pickett Edwin Rosenberg Ephra~ombergSin~······•·. Wolfgang S, Schwobacher leon C, Sumleln Louis S, Weiss Jonah B, Wise Exewtive CommiUee Joseph E. Beclc Ex-ewtlve Dlredor ·-n "'-"''{1~ t7 ,_.---· -- A DECADE OF REFUGEE AID IN AMERICA War Re.lid Control Board Reg. No. 570 . BOARD OF DIRECTORS '.·,··" ... : .· ·. ' Albert Abrahamson, fl.runswidc, Mo. Albert H. Heller, Jr., St: Pool BE'njomin Abrom!>, N11w York Joseph •.·P;oSko:uer, New Yo"rk , .. Henry S. H~n"dilcks/New York /~- Eug1mc l. Ach, Cil'lcinnqli Michoo! J, Ready, WoshiniJton; 0, C. 0 Mor!im11r Adler, Rochester i::t~'~f ·.,~;~!~', % ~: ~:r~ ;. ·>" Udo·M. P."ainoCh, New York Lester D. Alexond11r, Toledo Herman Hoyman, .Allanlo SiclnCy Rei~mon,.Now Y-ork Chorl11s Allen, Jr., New York Mrs. Howard Hoymc'in, Houslon Herbert !• Rkh, Washington, D. C, Sidn11y l. Ah~chuler, Kansas City, Mo, Wolter S. Hilborn, to.1_ Angelos Charles A."Riegehnan, New YOrlc Albert AndriC'5~~. New York Max Hirsch, Cincir:na"tj Edwfo RoiCnberg, No·"( Yo;k , · Doy J. AplC', Tompa Mox S. Hirsch, Por/fand,. Oro. Arthur M, Rose.nbloOm, N.ow York E. Alexrmder Arnstein. New York Mrs, Wolter A. Hir~ch, New York . Willl~m F. Rosonblum, New York Mrs. Mox Asrnli, "New York Will/am Rosenwald, G1eenWidi Julivs Hochman, New York 1 Co-On~ Poul Baenvcld, New York Sidney Hollander, Baflimore l~artlS Rothenberg,· New.:l_oik;, ,.. , · _ :.. o: ·. . Barney Bdabon, Now York "Wilfred C, Hulse, New York Baroness Edouard. de Roihschlld; Hew Yotk Simon ·sakowitz, l:fousiof1 '.--· · ·· . William H. Baldwin, New York H. Joseph Hymon, lndlanapoli1 ~:J{ ,;:;">.~ Edgar S. Romberger, fost Orang•, N. 1. Joseph C. Hymon, New York Llewellyn Sole, SI. LOtlis '. - .• :'> '"' '· Milton Baruch, loJ Ange/et SlonJey M. Isaacs, New York Edgor Salinoor; Nev •t,-low SERVING.IN THE AR~lirn FORCES .OF THE UNllED STA1ES Vlcnr. 3o~ )1.,;t£~~,,~~' ·. . .. /~~L,a_o_"'c/ .-tL uuv"t.nl~ ., re_,, 4-;., Q, 11.vi.N>-cC.~1-.. Ot;,/JJ;J ·~ 11';) If c "~'t:JV. ?t/. Waj.7}J, t, 1 i I I I _l ~ . ~ -f·- I J .. Security ln.,,ronie Com pony of-;;------c- ·- - --· • --.··- .. :·-·--::-·-:~,-,.;:..,.. - The East and Wen I nsurancaew Haven Com • New an·· Helve~ Undertrrit· . e11 tL. .J 1,34C ARLIN BOATED AT OCEAN CITY IN ONE ( .SON MARLIN BLUEFISH. ~.· :·. MARINE RAILWAY·. DOCK SPACE. CAPTAIN TALBOT E. BUNTING DEEPSEA FISHING Cruiser °Ceci/" Cruiser "Cllc/I B'1 Cruiser "Kaf/iQrine" OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND TELEPHONE 131 December 4th~ 1944. ·.T ' War Refugee Board, Washington, D. c. r hope that you oan send me a oopy of your report on German atrooi ties made publio on November 25.th. Talbot St Dock, Ooean City, Maryland. - - •·· ·.! ...... -- ADDRESS Of"FICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TQ THE SEcRETARv OF ST~TE ' W.\sHiNG'J'.ON, D. Co DEPARTfvtENT OF STATE:.·. WASHINGTON . In reply refer to \'iRB The Secretary .of State presents his o~mpliments to. .the Exeoutive Direotor of the Yiar Refugee· Board and enolp~8!1. for_. appropriate aotion and reply a· 1ettei; ~ated. November. 2~; 1944. from George o. Mudge, 620 Nodh :Viest St,l:"eet,_ Raleigh~ Nor_tl!.· Carolina, requ:~ating a oopy .of th,e report recently iSsued on German atrooities.and ·a oopy of.the reply of the Department of State thereto, · · Enclosures 1 Letter from Mr.Mudge and reply thereto. f !'.YICTORY BUY llHITEP 5TATl:ll llAVIHGJl BONDS srAM°PS IpI I. \_ ···;o:·z·-- _: l ..... ") . . . December, 6, ).944 ...... In reply r:e.ter to l'lRB . . ,-) i J.tv: d~ar Mr• Jl.Udgei. x ~ve reoeiveci iour l!ltt~r of ~~~!Imber• 291 1944 ~dreO!ld · ' to the Honoioable Edw&id R. stettinius, ~r.·J S-eo:rotvf !>f Stf.ta~ .. - - - ._- . - :- - . _-_. ..-- ' - ._ :• re\lu. osting a copy.. · ~r the r1Joeti.t r.eport on Gel'llll\ri .atr4oitlea •· · . . - .... - .·-- .· - ' - - ' vlllited on: raoiai, religiol.llJ axi' . in the T?'easu.ry Department; Ylallhfogton, n.o .. I your: letter ha1. been forwarded to the Board' for appropriate ail111on and r91ily. - -· - . Sinoorel.y yours, :; . ' George L. Warren Adv1.aer on Retugeea and Displaoed Per·aorul · -\ Mr~ George O~Nl.ldge, 620 North Weat Street. Raleigh, .North Carolina. -r .· . FH J5zo5North viest stre•.t~ _, / Raleigh;< . N;C.• November 2.9, · .• ,1944. Hon Edward Stetinius, Jr, Assistant Sec. of State, Department of State, Washington, .D. G. 3,66Q Dear llr. Stettinius: Will you please send or -have -sent_ to me a_:_ coryy of the Report recently issued jointly . i i by the Departments of. State and of War_re- l ·.·:\i4 lating to German Atrocities.? I ·I will greatly appre-ciate any courtesy ·cl·l x You may show me 'ip this ;n1atter• I ·Yours very truly, '(.' ~~fi:i~t~~:i1~£t~~~j~te~4£~~j :--~-J -- . · who -reads them. _The mass of d~ i · · J <: ' tail· given is·.cafoulated to overcome,:; ' any doubts. A limited number· o!J I :.-- ih.e. j9=Page reporLh·_·a·s.--:t ; beenc_opies.~f- mimeographed and -may . be'c ' f ; obt~ined. :hY writing ,to .tlfe war-) ; reftigee bo11rdci,n Wasnington.0 ~'',,-; . __ ·. The purpose in niakirig the r~ i . ·'port public: is to 'give the ·Afnei:ican ! qie~p~!i some understanding of tiie1' :· ser1oqs n.ature of the refugee prob~ ·, ~-1~,and_:to~enJist support, forfhe:1 · •· D(l!!rd's efforts ·to reheye a "d}abol. i s; :_ ic_ ~-;s.i_tu_iti_9_ n__ ' A·... f_U'rt-_h·e.. r_ p.·ur-pose•: '-"' ;wm_ be ~erved .if,:the, rep'ort helps·! % ~drive ,-home the necessity _.to· iir~ J %, 1g~ni~e the.world again~t_ajgressive j · f/ '~'l/JfeJ.er~\P~: -·l ... ·.~-?~~ii. ,e~+-L-..-t ~ "'4Jk~ ~7 ~~-·~; ... ,lf'-ttl-' . ~~~. '/Jy.~"/. /97~ . . ' :/7 'f'f. g _P Gentlemen: I would appreciate receiving a copy of.your reoent 60 page report on •Refugee" . oondi tione. · Th~nks tor your efforts and :~k eelp to' make' tor better understanding and a well rounded peao_e·, ~~-- - --:J'~rt Mo·scs, · · . · ;_· - 1650 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn;. N11w York. ~- - ' \ ~>;,_' ' ,, ~. \) . () -...... (~}-_-:.~~I~ - , '7Jf~··.·--. ·;£;.~.:~ ·.·~··· --~ Deceniber 3 ,• 1944 War Refugee_Board Washington, :D. O~ Ge_ntlemen: I \·. Please send me your mimeographed oo:py of the re• port of, the Mass extermination at Birkena11 &·Aus,.. ohivitz in Southwestern Poland, which you made public in Saturday's, Deoembe;r 2; New York Post. Thank you, · Mrs~ B. ·Morgenstern ,, 7424 Bay Parkway Brooklyn 4, Please send me~a copy.of.the PofishReport.~bout.the -. ,-... extermination by the German's of the Jews;· Thank you. Very truly. yours, (Miss) Goldie Mittelman 1674 64th Street Brook1yn;4, New York t ------~~ :f .. ,'i ..... - ,'?#-/,£ ~· -- - ~../-~;.····.· ~//., ./$7.0/ ~&.~?2-k~ ff.,,u_,,· f'l'~;r.~ ,tf,~c - ~ -2-V/Y ,//-~ ~~ - ZJ.cf. - .. .iJ~dL-?-/,• p~ ~-d ~_,/ /( ./ ~-7"" .. ~ LLL PA/~/~~"~~ Le~"'-'~~, ..- . ././UL-;?L-Z., -y#'z'c,, /ptVo/ ~L/c./. . ~ ~·~·4~ /#~foe/ µ~ ~ AL-cd06 ___ "__ ,_~J .- r;"1 ·~./ ~i:~ - -·.· <·•:,· -- •• ':. <. • - • ; -~:,.; I \ <>' ' . ::;c ;~ 1 The ,attached . letter appears to _be co11cerne~' :v;lth iri~t~e~l;.:vritlf~~~,iH~/j,\lfit~ci.tg$ ., ; ~!YY~~ir~=~=~~~1'.y .A 0~~~d~~~f~~;. __ 1~:~5 ~:: 11nb~Ste~riii~2~~~~rtJ;§~~;:ei;!J~i~ad •; The iliter'-agen.'cy referral se;·vice provided bf th~s' o.rt~C:e/i~;if, t~~ie ,t~·~li;.\. J Federal Agenci'e's, Mail re: quiring referrai .stiou~d' b_c;: :sent: :tro:· · · ' · .•··-·' ; ,; . ,Jf I '-Divis ion of' I _.. a 7M~~-ct~~J?,i_· ' - -:-~4':'. ·-- -- -~- -. : ·-- - . _' - --~._:;__:; •. ·:- :-:~_,,.-:.~ 2729 S. Howell Ave., Miiwaukee 7 Wis., . 4 necember.1944 The 6ffice of War Information, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen, Through the editori~l column of the ., ''Milwaukee Journal", it has come to my atten tion that your office is distributing an official 60-page report on the atrocities perpetrated by the Germans against the conquered people of Europe. If this report is available for general distribution, I would like to have a copy of same, If there is a charge for. lt, kindly advise~ Very respectfully, [email protected].~Y-- c. F. Mishka .·,· - -- -~- ,-.'. • }'< HENRI MINDEN ONE DNIVERBITY PLAOE NEW YORK OITY November 30th, 1944 War Refugee Board Washington, D. c. Gentlemen: Kindly send me five (5) copies of· your November 1944 report German Extermination Camps - Auschwitz and Birkenau Thank you for your att~ntion. I Very truly yours I J~~...... ')-._ I l Ii i' '· -·l ! -- ·- __*-_ ---.-- --..,' Mrs. M. Mi"lofi' i· 42 West 7o Street .... New York ?3, NY .,, Dec, 2nd 1944 \'lar Refugee Board Washington, D.C. Gentlemen: Please be kind enough and send me one copy of the 60~page report on the mass extermina.tion by the Germans at )lirkenau and Aus chi tz, Thanking you in advance, I remain very .truly yours .' '; - ~-".-,. ! .J .-~-- - 1 ' j. i i -"" ·...... ':···· : '. .,i _.· l . ~-· =-_:-::::r:-::: ··,--!' DEC 211\Ml - Dear Dr. Menzel; I am enclosing with this letter a copyof the report on Garman extermination centers at Auschwitz and Birkenau, as requested in your letter of December 4, 1944. The_Board.}las no objection to the reprinting·or the report. Vefy truly yours,· (11«neiiJ 3. V. l'eltl@ ·J. w. Pehle Executive Director Dr. Simon Menzel, o/o Hotel Hargrave, 112 West ?2nd Street, Mew York 23, fiew York. Enclosure. .1·· :'1"· Dr. Simon renzel HOTEL HARGRAVE . W E S T S E V E N T. Y S E C 0 N D. S T R E .E . T . '·:· .. dVe,.,. i'lar Refugee Board w. Pehle Washington, D.c. Dear Sir : I would like to have a copy of the report od the mass extermination by the Germans of the Jews in prison camps at Birkenau and AllschWi tz,_ I am the representative of the Swiss Publishing-house Steinberg Verl~ in Zurich, Switzerland, and I inform you· .. · that we are very interested on the German translation rights ot it, to publish· it in bookform in SWitzerland. If you handle .the rights, please let me know the condi- tions for it.. · Very truly yours, ~·~·~ Dr. Simon. Menzel A BLOCK FROM FAMOUS CENTRAL· PARK tr~ 12+-~ 13 {/'-~ ~~rr~ / JP. Ci! J:j~· ___ ;.- --- J) ~c/~~. a-e'hJ+ffe~~~~ ~,._,_~-· ~~~ ~~JY~~¥·~·~j··. ·~~v1ed.d~.~~~ ~·J )b~~c/·~·~·2~? ?vfr,v.,.-~ . . ft~'(/~~~ ~~4~ ~ 1~.1:t~~pt..,_~~.,,.,~~~ ,-,_,- - ·. J~ •.~·~··) ·· l ~~~ t,.t>v/:S He./-1-116A' / '::. 17 ·sl-/Ac/Y At/e ~/tt5!3k-fC-h 10.P/I- _ CONTAINING NEWS FilOM AI.I.. WASIITEN~' OUNTY THE WASHTENA"lV POST-T.IUBUNE 21?' EAST HURON STUF.F.T ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN ..... November 28, 1944 _r~-, Henry i§orgenthau, 1-,ar Refugee Board, 1\ashington, D. C. Dear WU', Morgenthau:- \Hll you be kind enqugh to send the writer a copy of the report on the cruelties and mur.:. ders in German extermination camps, memtioned in press r·eleases 01' last Saturday. Thanking you for your courtesy, I am, Sincerely, HIGIII~.ST IN RF.AUER INTERES'l' ALL OVER THE COUNTY J.E. McKENNA CLOQUET, MINNESOTA November 27, 1944, War Refugee Joard, Office of 0ecretary of State, ~ashin~ton, D. c. '· Gentlemen: For the ·11ant of a better address, I am directing· this letter as above set out. The press of today car.ried a news i terJ under the following head·ing: 11 ;·.·,~sEDJG·~'ON- U.P) - The war refugee board-- three rnemliers. of President Roosevelt's · cabinet - Saturday sponsored a 25,000 word detailed report of bestial cruelty and ·-r-- rnnrder-by the million in German extermination cc:mps." 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