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PROP.- WAP~Jf°RAUTBN.STRAUCW._. · . .,Nalio~J Ho~or11ry Chairman ·_~DR. ~~w~'K:-B~Y ·National. Chiirtfian '. . - -~. PROF.· LYMAN R. BRADLJ!Y · .,NatiOnaJ Treasilrer · ·.-·mas-. ·HadB.i,_ . . ,-.:. __ ,·_-_.--.~ . .·. _ HELEN R. BRYAN Exeetiti ve- Office u'f'. :the President, NaJionaJ Executive~ Set~e~a.ry · ·war Refugee ·Board,.: ..., .. - - ·· ~ '·:·-:-; .. • Washington 25, D:· _C. · · ,. NATIONAL SPONSORS Dear: Mi~s Hodal: -~---. ·. DR. COMFORT A. ADAMS .. Con1ul1ing Engineer, Philadelphia RABBI MICHAEL ALFEB. Mr; :Lesser .has suggested thlit·"r. wrtte:you New York · . DR. HENRY LAMeEB.T BmeY wLth r¢gard ~othe ).icense.jor· w'h1chiae: :: .. Kingston~ New York have ap pl1ed.. ·.to the Treasury~ Depl);r.tJ11elit_·· 'to - . JAMBS L. BRBWBB. send· $5000 :a rrionth t~o Nor-th Af~1Qa- •. --~--.. ; · : · · · ._. ~-::- l.Awyer1 Rochester " - . . . ' -.. , . . . . ·. -- . . : -:·.~- ~.. - -: -- . . ~' . . -· ·-'. DR. WALTER B. UNNON Harvard Medical School Beginning with -Novem:Oer i943;-· '!;he --Cbm·m1tt~·e.. - PROFESSOR RICHARD T. Cox New York Univeriity . under license .. NY. ·573269-R sent .$5000: a: IJlOrith.· _ MARTHA Donn . to Mr. Kena.au Kimb erland in Algi era~ _ In-._.- . ·.· Author Mar-ch 1944,. the Oommi ttee- t0'.. th'e ... _ . :·. · JULIEN DUVIVIER ap:gl:ie~ ~- Motion Pict11re Director Treasury -Depar.tment'. for an ext_erisioti· of-'l;hl{:I .. Da. FREDERICK MAY ELIOT permit and. I Pa Ve .discussed. t'f\e· matt.er· With Ameritan Unitarian Association I DR. HENRY PRATT FAIRClllLD Mr. Brunot .of. 'the President a. War" Re.11 er .. New York Univeriily Con tr-ol Board. a!ld'. Mr· .. · Le-sser·. ·Al.though -.Mr_~·._: · :,.-· LION FEUCHTWANGER Author Brunot after having ·checked with·UNRRA:,.and· - ~.-... PROP. IRVING FISHER having determined. that.. it was_ adyisahle t0 : i; Yale Univeriily con tique sending tnese ·fund& 1;o Nor 't;h Afr.ioa · ::,_; PROP. MITCHELL FRANKLIN Tulane UniverJity and having wri tteri 'the Trea~ury. -Departme.nt :-:, Rllv. STEPHEN H. FRITCHMAN to this effect, we .still have np word with. Editor, The Chri.rtian Register I PROF. MARION HATHWAY regard to our license.· _will appreciate American A.rsociation of Schools it very much if you will take up._ this .ina 4teir. of Social JV ork of the Comm1 ttee I a receiving this license . - KENNETH LESLIB Editor, The Pro lei/an/ with the proper person in th.e Treasury ··Depart'... PRINCESS HELGA zu LoEWENSTEIN men t at yow ear lie st possible gonyeh~etic.e. ·_,. DR. ROBERT MORSS LoVETT HEINRICH MANN Author PROP. KIRTLEY F. MATHER Siffier~~i}our_~.'. _· . ." Harvard UniVefJily PHILIP MnRIVALE Actor :[. HelenW~h R. Bryan -~__,..,.- ·: RT. Rnv. EnwARD L. PARSONS HRB:fc Biihop (retired) of Northern Cal. Executive Seer tary PROP, RENATO POGGIOLI uopwa/16 Brown Univenity DR. FRANCIS M. POTTBNGER Pollenger Sanatorium, Cal. PAUL ROBESON PROF. HARLow SHAPLEY Harvard College Ob1erva/ory DALTON TRUMBO Author DAME MAY WHITTY Actre11 DR. MARY E. WOOLLEY Pre1. Emeri1111, Ml. Holyoke Co/leg• DR. MAx YERGAN Council on African Affai" and 01herI -- --
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PROF. WALTER R.AUTBNSTR.AUCH Na1ional Honorary Chairman . DR. EDWARD K. BARSKY Natio11al Chairman April 29 , 1944 PROF. LYMAN R. BRADLEY National Treasurer HELEN R. BRYAN National Executive Se'1elary Mr . J • W. Pehl e, • Executive Office of the President, NATIONAL SPONSORS War Refugee Board, DR. COMPORT A. ADAMS Washington, D. C. Com11lting Engineer, Phila1J./phia RABBI MICHAEL ALPBR New York My dear Mr. Pehle: DR. HENRY LAMBERT BIBBY Kingston, New York Thank you for your letter of April 28th, JAMBS L. BRBWBR i.Awyer, Rochester DR. WALTER B. CANNON 'r will be very glad to meet Mr. L~wrence Harvard Medical School PROFESSOR RICHARD T. Cox New York University s. Lesser in New York City on Wednesday, May l\iARTHA DODD Author JULIEN DUVIVIBR 3rd. It would be advisable for him to tele- Motion Picture Director DR. l'RBDERICK MAY ELIOT American Unitarian Association phone Miss Bryan, UUrrl,\"Y Hill 3-0180 about DR. HENRY PRATT FAIRCHILD New York UniverJity LION FEUCHTWANGBR 9:30 A.M. to make the arrangements for the~ Author PROP. IRVING FISHER Yale UniverJity meeting. PROF. MITCHELL FRANKLIN Tulane UniverJily Sincerely yours,- RBv. STEPHEN H. FRITCHMAN Editor, The ChriJtian Regisl1r PROP. MARION HATHWAY American Aisodation of Schools of Social JP ork ~· ,~/< evvvl).. KENNETH LESLIE Edward K. · .·.·-·· EdiJor, The Protestant EKB: fc Chairman .. Bars~CM,D. - ··._· PRINCESS HELGA ZU LOEWENSTEIN DR. ROBERT MORSS LOVETT uo va/16 HEINRICH MANN Author PROF. KmTLEY F. MATHER Harvard University PHILIP MERIVALE Actor RT. REV. EDWARD L. PARSONS Bishop (retired) of Northern Cal. PROP. RENATO POGGIOLI Brown University DR. FRANOS M. POTTENGER -pollenger Sanatorium, Cal. PAUL RoBBSON PROP. HARLOW SHAPLEY Harvard College Observatory DALTON TRUMBO Author DAME MAY WHITTY Actre SJ DR. MARYE. WOOLLEY -~ Pres. Emeril11s, Ml. Holyoke Coll1g1 DR. :MAX YERGAN Council on African Affairs and olhers
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Dear Dr. Barskya '1'41s wtU acknowle4gt :teoeS.pt dt y®i' lettel" -ot Apl'll,, 20; 1944. - -
- - Lawrenoe s, Lesaer, a1,16111timt exocut,ive director of,tbe Board, wUl be in NOW !ol'k on Wednea4q1 May ;3 1 ~d I nav• - asked him to meet with-you and your assocj,atn while 1'111.fQW York. He 1'1U telephone your office on or about 9130 a.m. _ t.iay ) to arrange a convenient t1•• and plao•• -
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J. W. Pehl e HBLBN R. BRYAN Mr. J. W. Pehle, Na1ional F.xe,J1Ji11e Setrslaf1 Office of the President, • war Refugee Board, NATIONAL SPONSORS Washington 25, D. C. DR. CoMFORT A. ADAMS Consul1ing Bngin•11r, Philadelphia My dear Mr. Pehle: RABBI MICHAEL ALPRR l New York DR. HENRY LAMBERT BmBY Thank you very much for your lette~ of' 1- Ki11gJJ0111 New York JAMBS L. BREWER April 14th in answer to the memorandum which l.Awyer, Roches/er was sent you by the Joint Anti-Fascist Refu- DR. WALTER B. UNNON gee Committee. · Harvard illeairal School PROFESSOR RICIL\RD T. Cox New York Universily I think 1 t is of the utmost importance MARTHA Donn Au1hor for el ther myself or Miss Bryan to have an JULIEN DUVIVIBR appointment with you at your earliest con Motion Picture Dire,lor DR. FREDERICK MAY ELIOT venience. Mrs. Pierre Cot~ who is partic~lar- American Unitarian Auoda1ion ly concerned with t~e rescue of Spanish DR. HENRY PRATT FAIRCHILD Republicans fr om France, would like to accom- New York U11iversily i. UON FEUCHTWANGER pany Mi SS Bryan Or myself. Wil.l YOU, thf)re- Aulhor fore, be so good as to indicate what day -~ '.~.- I. PROP. IRVING FISHER Yale University next week would be possible for this appoint- PROP. MITCHELL FRANKLIN ment and we would appreciate having 1t after· Tulane Universily 1 o'clock as this fac111 tat es our travel from RBV. STEPHEN H. FRITCHMAN Editor, The Christian Register New York to Washington. ·. PROP. MARION HATHWAY American Auo,iation of Stbools of Social Work KENNETH LESLIE z;::::lylo/J.' .·,,,{: &Ji/or, The Pro/es/an/ PRINCESS HELGA ZU LoEWENSTBIN DR. ROBERT MORSS LoVBTT Edward... Bar _.SJ····.····•···· HEINRICH MANN EKB:fc Chair man:.K~ \ . a:;::!·1·D·. Aulhor uopwa/16 j\'. .·. PROP. KIRTLEY F. MATHER Harvard University , -.~-_:_ , :_'.·' PHILIP MBRIVALB Ac/or RT. REV. EDWARD L. PARSONS Bishop (retired) of Norlhern Cal. PROP. RENATO POGGIOLI Brown U11iver.sity DR. FRANCIS M. POTTBNGBR Pollenger Sanatorium, Cal. PAUL ROBESON PRoP. HARLow SHAPLEY Harvard College Oburvalory DALTON TRUMBO Aulhor DAMB MAY WHITTY Actress DR. MARY E. WOOLLEY . Pres. Emeritus, M1. Holyoke Coll•g• DR. MAx YBRGAN Council on African Affairs and others ,. .. JOINT ANTI-... FA~CI§T REFUGEE 192 LEXINGTON A VENUE • NEW YORK 16, N. Y. •
PROF. WALTBR llAUTBNSTRAUCH Na1ional Honorary Chairman
DR. EDWARD K. BARSKY National Chairman Mr. J. w. Pehle, Acting Executive D1reot6ri PROF. LYMAN R. BRADLBY War Refugee Board, · · · National Trea1urer Executh'e Office of the President, HBLBN R. BRYAN Washington, D. C, Nalional Exuutive Secretary • My dear Mr. Pehle: NATIONAL SPONSORS I should like to refer to the memorandu111 sent to you DR. CoMFORT A. ADAMS Comulling Engineer, Philad1/phi.i f'rom the Joint Ant1-Fasa1st Refugee Comm! ttee Und.e:i': RABBI MICHAEL ALPER date of' March 17, 1944. As you are aware, one of New York the DR. HENRY LAMBERT BIBBY proJeots suggested in this memorandum had to. do with Kingston, New York the transportation of Spaniardslfrom France to North ]MIES L. BRBWBR . Lawyer, Ro
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Than 10-. ..,.,7 .auoh tot 1our i •.tt•r 9t ~J'Ch itf l94~1en~losing a•eaol'IU14•eJ1M4Jia~·Pt.()J1o•~i•.r•,.-1•~ ing 5paaieh·.1'•publhan• t•illgeti ua iafilb4fh 'ot•tJi• t•t•.14>' naUonal ·arlgad,t in.SwiiJer.1tUid~ F~1,1•1 .na·$~~./:i\.).,:;.} receiviD$. O\lr caret\11 coneideraUo"• · · . ,.; .·· · '" ·. . 'fl~th re#peQt to ·the p~pof~• ~de tc,::.srii:.•~ :;; .•· land• twd e.!W•ci•ll,J polat 011• ~- page ~ ,of'; \he ....* < · randwn. encloa•cl wifh •1our~1et.t~r,- ~\ ~i•. f!\lgge., .. th•t> .>; the Joint Anti•fa1qittt !l~fug".• Qolllitt"' o~,oat•·~t~'\ the approJ>riate ~~hf ageacie•·emd•lltr·grol&pa.. ~•h$al& tc> ••nd tun4t to l:ltdtJ41!rlp~~ tor the aill o~ ~~ ••.P•b~~ \ . ' cane_ and· inte.-uo~l l1rig.:d:er11 __ iil ·. i-ft~'r1*acl ·.u,4: •.uggt~~·,- .... "" '. .·.·· ; ..·. ' ::c;:i_.~-, : .. ·.:...... ··-·' , .• T7~+tt'1i·:. .> ~ .· ' :t' ~- --- In connection with your eugge111tion t}lJtt a oc;>imit,1• .· ·:. · sio~ be established in Swi.t•erlartd tor the purpo1ui of. ;lnyeilti;. gating refilgee conclitions and devising means tor aea~ating refugeee, you will be glad to know that a eiin£,la,at.pbtl11 already be11n taken. There has recently been·formedin· Switserland a Swiss Refugea AdYi111ory ·Coilllll1eaio~ under the oh~rmanehip of a Swias offioial and composed of repre111~nta• tiTes of governmental, military and civilian agenciea cti,.rged with retugee problems, repreetntativee of 30 ot moreret\agee and relief societiee, and H'Ytftl membere of the Std.I• · Parliament. The agenoiee include th• Qwias Red Cr~ae, t~e International Red Crose Colllalittee, rtU.gloua grq11p1,1,C etc• The Co111111bsion is to coordinate refugee work, eubniit reool!l-'· mendatione to competent authoritiee and deal with.general aapeot• of the treatment of refugee• in 811iberlU4• We are continuing to study the other p-.rte of Y(l\Jf memorandum• particularly in 09nnection with other aspeota ot our program. · Please teel fr9e to oommtu11oate with us a.t any ti~. · Very truly yours, (lisr.e(l)J.I.~ J. W. P$hle Aotillg Executive Director Joint All.ti raecist Refugee Committee 1'2 ~exing\on AYenue Hew York i•, New York ,· r>\.?_·... - 'EXECUTIVE Oi=FiCE OF THE• iiit~SIDENT ~ WAR R:EFUGEE'.eOARif .·. ---~...... INTER-OFFIC:E COt.\MUNICATION · TO Mr. J. B. Friedman FROMI J. H. Murphy Rea Spanish Republican refugees and members of the Internation- '. · .. c al Brigade; Proposals of Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Comnii:ttee: The attached memo seems to indicate the following pro~lems~: . 1. There are a number of Spanish Republican refugees and· . members of the International Brigade who escaped from Franc:e to··· Switzerland, where most of them are presently interned• ''\The Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee indicates the desirabilityof·ou:r providing facilities for relief agencies to send funds to indivi-. ..· duals or organizations in Switzerland for aid to these fef'ugeese.. V/ec. have issued several licenses relating to this and siniilai' matters•' :. ·c .·· It would seem advisable to suggest to the Joint Anti-~'asci.st Reftige6'· Connnittee that it tell the ilrt.erested organizations to ina,k~.applica~ tion to Foreign Funds Control for an appropriate license in The Co~ttee also recommends that an approach be :r~de·t(> ·the Swiss with a view to their doing all that is possible: to foster: .. the admission to Switzerland of Spanish Republiciuis ~nd'.I,fi{Elrnati()nal Brigaders who escape from French concentration: camps• ·It.would se1;iin. that this might. be the subject for inquiry to Bern. 2. The Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee has indica~ed the· desirability of doing everything we can to afd the Spanish Republi• can rei'ugees and members of the International Brigade who still. re."'.' ·. main in France in concentration camps, pris~ms, or labor. gangs. ~<.{c" ..... Among other things, the Gommithe proposes furnishing.f()od and c_loth"'. ing through the·· Swedes or the International Red Gross; the investiga tion of· conditions by the same groups; and doing whatever, is possible to get the· remaining International Brigaders out of France, such as for example, securing permission from the occupying. forces through the Swedish Government, followed by the Unit,ed States' leridingits · support to securing tre.nsit visas from the 0panish and Portuguese in order that the refugees may ~et either to Mexico or,.perl!apr;i, North . .Africa, if they could be usefui there.· In this '6onnectfon it/was ·· also suggested that transportation ba obtained through ihe Swedes•. '., - 2 - The Committee also proposed in Swi t.zerland s_o that the International Red Service Committee and the Swiss Red Croes for the Spanish Republicans and interned there. It might be noted that on License Ne. NY 608719 was issued to the Relief Committee authorizing it to remit iod of six months to the International Red Croes would transmit the funds to the Service Sociale d'Aide for the relief of Spanish refugees in camps in southern.·Jf1~ar1ce1.;• 'llhether this license is presently broad enough"to of the Committee is a natter whicn could probably be inquiry. 3. The Joint Anti-Fascist Committee also proposes tomake an . investigation of conditions of the Spanish Republicans and Tnterna.; tional Brigaders in Spain. It urges the extension of relief to them. I I have attached a proposed letter of inquiry directed to the Joint Anti-Fascist Committee and a proposed cable to Switzerl!!,nd. < .•. ,,,,,.•. ~ A~~ 'I ... ·<~¥::'!:' ~ t Kr.. ai.-B.""-Fri;'};'.i;'.( ~.~~:!~. s J., U. VwpbJ' . :~::~~~f . !'• . . . ·.· .... ·· ..·.,,,:·· . . . . . a.a SlQieh Republleu Hf\lgeta an4 .1118il1H,.,a ot. ••· Xlatei~'U•ll- , .' . ··. al BrigadeJ Proposals. of Joint ..bJ.U-.Fafi;~8t.. a•tvgett . . ' ·. : .- . ··: ' Qc>111mlitM> . - . ''. - .-.-· -,- .. __ - -:-~:. - ,._. '-..- ·•·• l.• There are a nwnber ot Spa.tibh Republi.Cllll·r(!t~g~e$.i:lrtdf9~~ members ot the Inier•tio11al Bf'!gade no enapa4 1'om Franct lo · ' S~taerland, where most ot them. a~e p.r.Gsently 11:1.~ern~cl• AnU•Faaciat Retus;e• ·:Tu• Jolnt'. •. COllJIQ.ttee indicat~a 111& ~i•itei,Jlty o~ oi¢ ;·> prO'fiding facilities , tor l"eliet •agellOielJ to ~end ~4e 1o ·:~ndi#t' • • duals or organh&tiona in 4irit••rl.tulcl for aid have iHued aevem t~ th••• r•tus•••• ••... Ucenaea rel•tihg to. thit .. i'll14 s~J.tt •~te.-9. ·,· · It would ee8111 adrisable to euggett ,to th& JointA.atl•>'~ac~·t .Jl:e~l,lge•. . Comit.tee that it. tell the interoste~ tion orga,n,111•t~o.ft$ .'fie> ~· •P)li..-..:.-. .. ·• "o Foreigo Fund• Control forail•P.Pt4pride liou.. ·U,~1,it:~Y•• the e.-bUng ones ai-e i"4equat•• · · ·· · · · . ·· · The CODiDlttee alio reoomrnen~ :tbll.t an. the a•es etppr~.ach tie .~de to ~-c \ nth, a dew to th$il" doing all·.tbat i,IJ PQ1i1d;~l•'to to•ter the dlli•slo1,1 to &hrU&erlandc.o~ 8pard,eh .Republl~.-·Ib\e~i~o.l,. Bi'igdtre that thie mightwho •soap• .from Fr@~•~ eonoeni.·'.r.·''.·.t·. 1. ... cu..... ·.·.. i)e .. ' •.. ..·..• ··. be th.e subject for inqut_q. to\~.· l!•f•• ·~. 1... '.·... •...> 14·.«, ,... '.•'. <~ci.- ..· 2. Th• Joint ltetua•. deai:tal>illt)? Anti•f~aoht ~~\ii .. b;iil~~t-4 .the ··•· ot doing *"•l'Jthing •• caa to •ut th• S~•h S.pul>J.f.°' · can refugeea and mem))ere of the In~•-tf.o.u.i llldn-i• Brip~ ~~•t..u.1·,..,..~ · . rraa..• in donoentraUon oaapj1 prieon•• or. lallor Among other I.a•• • • .·.· ·· ~biogs, tneCollll\i\te• prop6e•8 tur.S.ahiag toj)d ~114 clotJi<;o iog t}trough the SVi8d•.- or the Interu:Uo-..l a..4 8ro••• tq in•e•ti&*• tion eoruli ot tiona bf iA6 S811le g:rcn1pe1 a.nd doing whattl'•f' 18 J;IO&ail)14t to gri .the reiaaillillg InternatioJ'lal.BrigadeH old O( fl'UC•t·.·SUch for ••... 9J8m,i>le, set111r~ng p~nw.sa;lo._ trom t~e o~ct,tp71ag torcn throu&Ja the Slf'fdiah Govenmient, followed bJ the Un1~8' State11•1er.uitngite support to l'f•~ur.t.ris tran!Jit.vi~e,a from thti spp!_aih and order. that Pof1ut"'e•~ 1~ tho· refui+•s iiiaf get•· eithti' h· Yeltit.o ·or,· p.rJi&Ji•• Jio.rih · ··· :Africa, it they oo~1d b~ UJ1eful tl;lere~ tn this, comlfftl•1(it-"1tli e.1ao · a~ggeated.. that. - tr.neporl~Uon bet; ()\tab1td ..,_ .- - ·1~ .- . ·-· ... through' '· 1'h9-· ,- $•4•••.·. .. ••. ·i;· ••.· ·:. '~, .: !,i:.· __ ilji·"_..,_ '_i._.· . <.::;_·:-· .. ·.. --.-· .;'.:/~~-·{-, -·~ ~ ---~-:\ ~,::r(~'.~-~~:t;·: <>.~.:-:.-<-- ·-.: --- . :.. ,,.;.,_ - .-.;:o '. - • }-'f.· -~·.·; -.. _·-.,··-~---~~+ .-. -.·.--.. -<·':.•• ~- ., ·-·~- ·_. · if::'.:y :.· .L:_-_ .•_. ,y (\>· ;_ I have attached a propoeed lett,r of. inq\lity direottd t~ :l~t ..· Joint An~1.ra11;ic1st CoJ!llldttte iµtd a propost!J oa\>l• to Srit••,11Ul!lc '· •. Q~hya: 3;22;44 ,. JOINT. 'ANTI.. FA§CI§T REFUGEE .. "::·:~ ·::- 192 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK 16, N,Y. • • . :·_·--:-: =~ •. ';;.o_ PROF. WALTER RAUTENSTRAUCH Nalional Honorary Chairman DR. EDWARD K. BARSKY March 17,, 194,:4 Naiional Chairman --::_:.-:= PROF. LYMAN R. B!WlLBY National Treasurer HBLBN R. BRYAN Mr. J. w. Pehle, Acting Executive Director, National ExecJJJive Secretary War Refugee Board, • Executive Office of the President, NATIONAL SPONSORS Washington, D. C. DR. COMFORT A. ADAMS Consulli11g Engineer, Philadelphia My dear Mr. Pehle: RABBI M!CHABL ALPER New York I DR. HBNRY LAMBBRT BIBBY am enolo sing a memorandum to the War Refugee Kingston, New York JAMBS L. BREWER Board regarding the proposals for fac111 aid Lawyer, Roche11er tating DR.· WALTER B. CANNON Harvard Medfral School to the Sµlnisn' Republican refugees and members of PROFESSOR RICHARD T. Cox New York University MARTHA DoDD the InternationalJBrigades. Author }UUBN DuvIVIBR Motion Picture Dirulor If there are an·y questions regarding this DR. FRBDERICK MAY ELIOT American Unitarian Association DR. HENRY PRATT FAIRCHILD memorandum and its proposals, I will be most "happy New York Univer.sily -··1 LION FBUCHTWANGBR ·:·_:i Author to come to Washington to discuss them with you in -~~- PROP. IRVING FISHER Yale University PROF. MITCHELL FRANKLIN greater detail. Tulane Univer.sity REV. STEPHBN H. FRITCHMAN Sincerely yours, EdiJor, The Chriitian Regis111 PROP. MARION HATHWAY American AIIodation of Schools of Sodal Work KENNETH LESLIE Editor, The Prote1Janl r_d K_ •• PRINCESS HELGA zu LoBWBNSTBIN NatiOna:L Chairmant!Ja;;:)•·•·.·. · ·· · . · _······.·. DR. ROBERT MORSS LOVETT EKB:fc ~-a·- . ' . ,· - ·. .- . .. . . HBINRICH MANN uopwa/16 Author enc PROF. K!RTLBY F. MATHER Harvard University PHILIP MEruvALB Actor RT. RBv. EDWARD L. PARSONS Bishop (retired) of Northern Cal. PROF. RENATO PoGGIOU Brown University DR. FRANCIS M. PoTTBNGER PotJenger Sanatorium, Cal. PAUL ROBESON PROF. HARLOW SHAPLEY Harvard College Observatory DALTON TRUMBO Author DAME MAY WHITTY Actreu DR. MARY E. WOOLLBY Pres. Emeritus, Mt. Holyoke Col/eg1 DR. MAx YERGAN CoJ1ncil on African Affairs and other} PRESIDENT'S WAR RELIEF CONTROL BOARD j{EG. No.". 53.2 · the _greatest difficulty in establishing themselves l4'~;l.1i;~a>i~ finding work. Many of them were arrested by the_ Swiss: Poli~e a;nd returned to France where the German authorities either had :tiiem executed or sentenced to long terms in prison. The majority of those Spanish Republicans Brigadera in Switzerland are at present in internm~nt c~~s .as it is d111.:f_1cul t to send them aid because of -1n - - techni~lfties. .· ._ - ·.. lnvol'v~d. _ --. ·------· - -,_ -_- transmi tt1ng funds to them or to the existing reliEtf operating in Switzerland at the present time. ,_•• _._-_-_._•· ___ ; '~---·--.-_~_.;-_:_:_•_-_-• . The Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee proposes that the. : 11 - .~ i~:--- . ·. . . -- _, following steps be taken to help 'the Spanish Re})µblicans ancf fritef.i; -- -CCC t.': ,-.~-- .-~- ::~J:~ nat10~1 ~::·:~ ;:nR:::::r~:::: provide r.o~nH~~ t,6!' . ·. f~ relief-agencies to send funds to ind1v1duais.8Ild .qrganiza..-· tions in Switzerland for aid to the composed of United Natio.ns_ rep!'EJ sentatives•as wf!;l,.l as Bri t1sh and American rel-1 e:f agencies whose p'ilrpo se 1 t will • • ;-__ ,, o"• E be_ ·de:Vise means i'br gett1n,l. ~o • i~vesti~te.- · - ~ - .- '"' ,:•_'-.; __ . -..:_·~:;)\~-:·,.;---~ condttions-~nd ·:;< '-\~-:~"-.-': '.;~: ·5. _:-"": -::- .• • ~?-:"-~--~·t-:--~--~-:~,\~ ;~ :f-:'._.· __ :-:_-:-·~~-··.'J""':·;~~--~=-"'::--~_:->-?Y'-t->t;_\':o:"_-~ ;/;-!j; ~,, ___, __ •-:::.!-- ---~-~~t-'"e:':~~{:~~".'.'o~~-';-- ;~,;;-~,' ...1ki:" !: ~ ~,- -r=,o-~-'. ~-' '., ~· \: ..:: :. - --.·< :~~:i;-~ ,-_,;__.~.,_ ___ :- -- -. --... _,: ,-,_:-:: :2:_:;_--~- . the nec3e~s~y i'oq'd:~n:~.. , _. c. ,·,,-;:.:.- ,_, ... ···.~ and 1nte~zis.t1cin'ai "Brisa:de;._~- in 'iil·~;.1nt~H1n{~h't 'Q8JU~-~¥if~~/ . ;i ,. ··.> • J_:•:-.:(·o~·O •--:.:-:_·-~~;:)/::.·' escaping from French concen:tratiQJ1.:'ci~~~ 'C -••- • ;:..·:. ,~ •. • enter Sw1 tzerland to be ·cared for.; ~Y'':tlie ' ·:- :·; :._.:·. -_;~·-;/_~- '.'.-: :·::: ~ - , ~-: .. Comm1 salon. ;·:··,:~;--::··. :- . - -- . ·-.:_- ;/.---;.··:·· ;".;-::y ~:·'. 4. That the Commission pimticipatein :_,··:.'. ·. -. '-' -- -... -. :-_:-;.-.:· }.;:);> -.. ·--~:<·'_:_>:·--. ---~-.--.---=-~-" :·-'._'.(_/< --.·.·· the internment camps. ·~· · . ·'-' , ... :· 5. That the Commission arrange with the unfted iBt!i;;t;e~/tha\<. . > , • -· .. -- .-_ '·_· ··i: ~ . -, ·. - Swiss Go·vernments to establish convalescent home$ alld{> . · infirmaries to look after the medical n:ee~s·C>'f;-.tht?.s.PallfElli/. · --~ :_ -. --; , ;_ ·.... .·: '-, '. ·- ;· ~-:::.!- _,;, .-.- Republ1 cans and International Brigaders iri Swftzeri~n .-.;.-·~: . -, - .6. That the Comm1ssion set up by th,e War Refugee Bo~i-d,..:~ke,.' arrangements for Spanish Republican· fam1lle~ tibt£v~\~~·/<> ; ii,': -_ -,- .. - gether and obtain work for them. .. :-,:- ~- 1 ?. r::~na~::::·R::a:~:~ ::·u:t:::~~~~:·d~~~~~'' -'W I and the Swiss Red Cross may send aid·~o France for the +.·tc~ Spanlsh Republicans and:i:nternation~l f.!rlgaders·irit,~rf!~~- . , ..•. >~<)~ there. , , . · ,f - _-_- __ . : - a. Transfer Spanish Repu.b11:cans and J:nt~rnationaI- ' - - -- : ___ ~ "'.::::'.:\~.:-.:'_{; -~-:':.; ~- ',' • ••' < •.•'.• ••• :l';···_.;;;·'· •. ·· ·. .-·,.c.. to North Africa so that they may- conf'~tbutei"th~lr -~kill.a .. ~ :.··· -~ ---~-_.~,...- .:~~~~i~~~ic:~. i ~:-~ J --_ ,- ~d services to the Allied cause. ~ranspor~ti,C>rt· can -. :·,.,·- arranged through the swiss Airlines. ,:1' FRANCE ••• '.? Thousands. of SpanishRepublican;re:f'ugee~.··atid ~eDlb~tj International Brigades wer'e trapped. in France att'et. the tot~]. - - ··-_.·- .-- --· ·. occupation of thlti country by Nazi Git- many. Inforll8.t1on rec,eiyeCJ.•· ·/··.,,_._-.. -, treatment meted out to them and the starvation diets o.ti which they: . -_, -:·· -. - - are forced - ·-~ to subsist. '. -~ -~ ' . - - , .. , The Joint An ti•Fascist Refugee Oomm1 ttee suggests. th.e~,fl)i.16vd.i)~; proposals for aiding the Spanish Republican refugees ~hd.iin·~i{e~s>o~. the International Brigades still remaining in French ;c0nJ;ntr~tlon' .· camps, prisons and labor gangs: 1. That the War Refugee Board contact the Swedish G9'Ve~ment . _;.· and the International Red Cross and urge them .t;c;: a.~suille the responsibility for getting food and .. 9iotllin~ Eµid 'medt~ai mpplies to the Spanish Republican refugee's and~lllElml:>ers the International Brigades in France. 2. '!'hat the War Refugee ·Board urge :the . Slre~fii~ well as other neutral countries W1. t~ ~eprf!'s~~tS:tive(~n' ; France to investigat~ condi tion8- of 'tne and Interns. ti oil.al Brigaders· in--Fran:c e~ . - -. 3< That the War Refugee Board do ever~thlhg p()s.:s'fbfe_ 'to' folloWing procedure may be found a practical one: . ' . . Swedish Government could seek permission from.the Nazi occupational forces 1n France i"or ~1;hese Intern~'tron~l Brigaders to leave. The Uni tea States Government could -... · ~ .. secure transit visas t'i;6m the. Spinish ana Portu@le~e; Govern-:· . · •• cc~+ V"2'l'' ''""·'~'·?.,; .. "/!f/:dii'Cc~,.j.~.·,,,. : .····1'::\· • ··· _.;r ··· ·· ·.. x .• ;·4i, " '''. ·;JC" i'ti ·:; .... · · . 1 ... ·:::.•·-:;: . .., .,,. ..•. ... ~_;,_.,.::"( ·,·.o:.-.: ., .. ·... "' i;;:_-,-._·. men ts so that· th.ey· may l ~.a.v~:i:; th~#~!J.. ~;fa~ '9Q'li~.1{i/1.~J/~1~~;?].·: .\.'. ' ".· '· ·• clip19mat1c protectiqn to Lisbof1 wh~~~ ;~~~~,c~#i~~C:,~~' .. ~~~~~_;-"f·.. ;~ _.,,;_;:n,.,' : -· · :_·,;~<- f ·:· .. . ..• ·,_,. -::/·f·''': po rta tiori through the Uni ted ·,_· s~t~~jto :Me:ij. &i ;C)i>';~y}~'tli~~.L'~ '...·'> :.::,:~ i . ·.· •• ' -·. ·. : ;,•, .·: ... Latin American country willlng .• t().·.·-~cc~ept·i~lll{.·.: ~Ii~·~i~~,: - .. :>{>._.; ·.. '..: ·· ?<•······ -: - - -. '-. o. ~ ~ • : ••• - • ·:~ _. ~- American.authorities feel that thes~. ~erl ~n b~ 6f "k$r~fa&:? ~::.c:: ~~ _:-;~---.\~~j__ --~ R - - - ·, ''; -'---~.-'.~: -~' :. ,. .. ..-.- : :. ,-. , to the war effort in North Afri'ca/ they should be tl>an.Stel-red •· . ··: ;·~ t: 2 from Lisbon to Casablanca, Algiers or Or~ w~e:l'e Ill"1~~j;e· / "'·>";·<· _' : . relief agencies such as the Joint Anti;..Fe.soist R.lil'tug.~e .. Committee ·can be of service to th em. In ord,er. transportation for them, the Swedish Governme11t sfuuld 'b.e'·• ·· ·.. approached for the use of their shipping to either North Africa or the Western Hemisphere. SPAIN .Approximately 300 to 400 members of the Internatj;onal are still interned in the concentration camp at Mir.ands. de Ebro, Spain. We feel that the War Refugee Board should seek permission ' -· - ·:' - ';_. from the Spanish Government for them to be released. Dut>lng tne p~si< - - -_ - -.--. ,-.<- --. - - -->·, .-;:··. _-. - year, many of these International Br1gaders were released t}lrough the efforts of the Bri t1 sh Government. After their relea;se :f'rpm... ~1.rari~a'.; de_ Ebro, they were br~ught to. Madr·id where they w~ited f'()r riloritll'3 -- - . -- ·- -·_ . -- ·-- - - before leaving fo:r England. During ttleir stay in l\{adr_id; th~Y.·i~~ci1~~~ help from the British Eubassy which gave them-f~~s, f'()r.thei~:CID&il'ltert.:.,· - ;~-~,;;:~+·•-'':_;-'<~~.:1~ ance. However, they did not get. . ;, the proper diplomati~o-pr(:>teotfcin:·-a.nd '> :.-,-. :, ~: many of those :ireleased -·. ' ;;;:~' suddenly disappeared during the hfght ·-·"···-:,··--: ffo$~Z~h.e1:r . :; -. ,- ._ .: -.. ' ·-.- \.1 hot el rooms and to this day no one knows of their where~bouts• We believe that ttie \\tl.r Refugee Board should urge the' Alllt)r~can -,-_.----_-"-_- --·- s.# labor. battalions of' Spain. ,·.- The'War Refugee B:>ard sboulci consider '\ ·. British and American d1piomatic representatives . .~ . the representatives of the in tern.a tional relief'. country could arrange for providing food, clothing ~rid to the internees in Miranda de l!lbro. secure 11 berty and asylum for these International. Brigade~s ~1th~fo\1h the Western Hemisphere, or wherever the author! ties maY,b.~i1~ve people can 'be of' greatest value. Hundreds of' thousands of' Spanish Republ1 cans are' 1nteJ;"ned ·iri · concentration camps, prisons and labor battalions in Spa.in to~ay.;. ma Jori ty of' them are heads of' families and as a _consequence of' the~· ' internment their famlli es have no ways or means of' obta+ning food o~ clothing. 'Fhe Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee proposes the measures in order to help these victims of' pol1tioal arid religious persecution: 1. That the War Refugee Board' urge the Brlti.Sh and Amerfa>an Governments and existing relief' agencies 1rt;Spail'l.>to·set a Comm1ss1on to study conditions of' poli t1ca1 thecspanish prisons and concentration ca.mps. ·2. That this same Commission mentioned above also survey status of' the families of' political prisona-s. 3. That this Commission investiga.t_e 1ibe possib111ti131;1 . ··- .. . . ',. . ing a relief' program t.tnder Allied superv1s10ri':1n Spain fo~- these mm, women and.children. Suoh a program mlght -6- a.• Aid to those b. Re11 ef for their i'amil1e~. · -o. Proper also for the orphans of in the war •. d. Medical care for the families of political prisoners. All of these projects are urgently needed to save these of fascist oppression. We feel that the funds necessary for these< proJects can be raised in the United Sta tea. The Joint Ant1~Fasc1st ··· Refugee Committee is ready to cooperate fully With.f!Uch a program. uopwa/16 oio APR 3 1~ b replr please 44 l'efel' \OI 40.2 YoUJ' letter of March 23, 1944, to the President, concerning the eatabllahtnent ~f the Wat Refugee llonrd, has been refel'red to this office, The tntereat which ).ou lm.ve. expressed tn: the lreeid.eat'• nev program of help to tlaepert1eouted , minort tie.a of Europe ta great11 apprec1nted., 1 eliture you tha\ eve:rytbi~g in our pown will be done to se• that et'feotive aotiori 1B taken to carry out tht1 poU.ot of thU Gover!llllent to &!\Ve the vlotirne of eneni7 oppre1;. sioa who ai'e ln tut.nent d$.llger of death. · Tour offer of· the utldance of' you1 uge,nt. .. zatlon ln \he task before u• 1• appreolate4. Very tMy. jQurs, J. w. Peble htoUtlY• Dtnctor "tea •1orenc1 B. tuaeo•b• Ohairaan. Jot•t .Aati..Jaecl•t ~efugtt Ooal.\teL. ? lfa\er h:ree\, ltooa 90"1, Boston 9. Ha•aachuaetta, ; ! ; • Room 907 • MISS FLORENCE H. LUSCOMB Cfiolrmon - - .. ·. ·-.' MR. J. GILBERT PEIRCE March(33,·· J.944 Treasurer President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.. MR. RAYMOND B. AUSTIN The White Reuse REV. STEPHEN H. FRITCHMAN Washington, D, c. MRS. STEPHEN H. FRITCHMAN DR. BERNARD I. GOLDBERG Dear Mr. Roosevelt: MRS. RICHARD GOODWIN MRS. CLAIRE GRANT MRS. HOWNID MUMFORD JONES MR. WINSTON B. McGUIRE DR. BERYL PARKER MRS. J. GILBERT PEIRCE MR. FRANK ROSELLO MRS. EMMA GELDERS STERNE MRS. GAIL KELVIN We f-::~l as ycu do that it is imperative that Hit... Executive Secretlry ler be fo1·estalled in his ple.n for the extermin ation of minorities, esp~cially the Jewish min orities. SPONSORS Therefore, Mr. President, we give you our sUpport JUDGE JENNIE LOITMAN BARRON ~s an organized committee in Boston for all work,:. MISS ALICE STONE BLACKWEll that is to be cb.ne in refugee teli.ef rehEtbilite,tiqri. :--··. ; _,-.-::_>~~- _·-·. REV. ALFRED V. BLISS s.nd sustenance. · _:_~----L;~:--1./j}f--'.- -~ DR. ETHAN ALLEN BROWN DR. WALTER B. CANNON MISS ZARA DU PONT DR. FREDERICK MAY ELIOT REV. STEPHEN H. FRITCHMAN -- ··-···---· __,._ .... , __ - MR. FRANCIS G. GOODALE DR. MARY R. LAKEMAN uopwe,: 3 MRR. W. 0. B. LITTLE REV. DONALD G. LOTHROP MR. REUBEN L. LURIE PROF. KIRTLEY F. MATHER REV. IRVING MURRAY MRS. J. GILBERT PEIRCE MR. JOSEPH SALERNO PROF. HARLOW SHAPLEY MR. JOSEPH STEFANI MRS. DEXTER THURBER MRS. FRANK WIGG~ORTH ~·· . . . NATIONAL COMMITIE(" EXECUTIVE BOARD SPONSORS · :-- PROF. WALTER RAUTENSTRAUCH DR. COMFORT A. ADAMs : • Honorl!ry Chainn.m MR. BENJAMIN:ALGASE"" DR. EDWARD K. BARSKY RABBI MICHAEL ALPER_ ._...... Chainnan PROF. JOSEPH WARREN BEAC:H . DR. HENRY L. BIBBY · . PROF. LYMAN BRADLEY PROF. G. A. BORGES~·. Tre:t.isuu:r MRS. JEAN :L; .BOWIE~-: DR. THOMAS ADDIS MR. JAMES. L. BREWER , . . PROF. HAROLD CHAPMAN BROWN DR. JACOB AUSLANDER ·DR. J. F. B~Q:WN .. c· , •.: • : .. DR. GEORGE H. BISHOP "' DR. WALTER.B; ~NNON . ·-·- . P.ROf..RUl'US:E; .. ctEMENTo: .• :::-·:-.o.: MRS. FRANCINE BRAglEY PROF. RIC:H-'.IRD T•.. c;ox .• . . MISS DOROTHY CHERTAK MR. KYLE q1cHTON . : .. REY. THEODORE DE Lllc:A --~MRs. ELIZABETH B. COTION MISS MARTHA DODD . . -.MRS'.'<•''~"'/\ GONZALEZ FLEISCHMAN MR: FRANKLIN FOLSQ_iv) MR. ·D. JAME.S o...:-....,,~~ MR. LEVERETT S, GLEl-.SON DR. HERMAN GOLD PROF. FRANKLiN-: PROF. RALPH H. GUNDLACH ~~: RC~6t:,E~ ~~~TCf:il'!\AN MR. DICK HENRY DR, MARION HATHAWAY'.·· MR. KENNETH LESLIE . MR. HARRY M. JUSTIZ PRINCESS HELGA ZU LOEWENSTEIN DR. OLIVER LARK"ii-1 REV. DONALD G. LOTHR!)P . . .• PROf. ROBERT MORSS LOVEIT MR. SOL J. LASSER MRS. HELEN M. LUND . DR. LOUIS MILLER MR. HEINRICH MANN. MR. GEORGE MARSHALL MISS PERSIS MILLER PROF. KIRTLEY F•. MATHER MR. SAM PECK MR.LOiJis F.-MoCABE MR. PHILIP MERIVALE · MR. FRANCISCO PINA MR. HARVEY. O'COt-[NQR -_ > MISS MILDRED RACKLEY RT. REV. EDWARD L. PARSONS DR. MAX PINNER· PROF. D. F. RATCLIFF ·PROF. RENATO POGGIOLI . , MR. GEORGE SCHMIDT DR. FRANCIS M. POTIENGER.·· MISS BERTHA C. RE_YNOLDS : ,: PROF. T. C. SCHNEIRLA PROF. WILLIAM' GORHAM RICE,-J,, MR. PETER SHIPKA MR. . . REV. ALSON J. SMITH DR. JESSE A. TOLMACH MISS MARY VAN CASTEEL PROF. MR. !J<'P.91)1 B\,!/1189.:: -.~::;;;:.,"'"~ MRS. JOSEPH WEINSfEIN Rev: CHARLES c. WEBBER .. ij- PROF. FRANK W. WEYMOUTH MISS HELEN BRYAN DAME MAY WHITIY Executive Se:cre.t<1ry DR. MARY E._ WOOLLEY DR. MAX YERGAN MR. ART YOUNG •: ·. :• ln reply please refer toa 391 Dear Mra. Kelvin: Your le\ter of March a'1, 1944, to thePteeldint, aonoeming th• e•ta\tli.Uent of tbe War Rtt'ugeeBou41 has been referred to 119. Your 1ntel'O•t 1n tht._e unclertald.ag le greaU7 apj)"'° elated and I aSGU:l'e J'OU that G't'er1 effort wUl \te lll.-4• to achieYe the h1Ulanltar1an obJ•ot1vea wblc~.pro~ted. the formation of the :Soard. · · · · Your otier ot aedstanoe ln thh great task t,1: appreot.atsed. Very truly 1oure, (S:'l.~ed) J. w. Fehle J. w., Ptihl• .·. Executive Dire~tor -,,,~,:~---·; THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON March 29, 1944 Respectfully referred to the War Refugee Board for appropriate acknowledgment. Attention: Mr. John w. Peble. WILLIAM D. HASSETT Secretary to the President -,INT/ ltNTl · F·AsfST EFUGEE COMMITTEE CHAPTER • 7 WATER STREET EXECUTIVE BOARD MISS FLORENCE H. LUSCOMB Chairman MR. J. GILBERT PEIRCE Treuurer President Franklin MR. RAYMOND B. AUSTIN The White House REV. STEPHEN H. FRITCHMAN Washington, D, C. MRS. STEPHEN H. FRITCHMAN DR. BERNARD I. GOLDBERG Dee.;i:- Presiden-t: MRS. RICHARD GOODWIN Arz' an individual who is fully cogriizant of th~ -_ :: ~~;~~:~MFORD JONES \ urgency for aid to refugees from the coun·bries · MR. WINSTON B. McGUIRE - of Europe which are now being harried by the DR. BERYL PARKER fascists I am writing concerning your program MRS. J. GILBERT PEIRCE on the War Refugee Board. -- MR. FRANK ROSELLO - J MRS. EMMA GELDERS STERNE - A plan such as you have set UJ? ].s a:n.imperative _ :! ( MRS. GAIL KELVIN ~h Um u111z·919t(jffum·& aaR need.. It ie partioul2~:rly necea:Bar.y_. tl;ia:t the-- ._..' .. , ·=- f minor\ies of Eur·ope should be a,ided in theJi -_ -_------• · ,j . efforts to escccpe a.nd that places of refuge~ahould, > ' /l be 0 1,en to them. I h£•,ve read y'C)ur' p1ap ce,refully <~"~i SPONSORS 1 JUDGE JENNIE LOITMAN BARRON ::: :u::::: :: :i:·::::d~y.:: t:i:;·i...... ''·~1 MISS ALICE STONE BLACKWELL ------, -· - . REV. ALFRED V. BLISS ,;>I o.-_'·,,·l- DR. ETHAN ALLEN BROWN DR. WALTER B. CANNON MISS ZARA DU PONT ~i~;< DR. FREDERICK MAY RIOT REV. STEPHEN H. FRITCHMAN uopwa: 3 DR. JAMES L GAMBLE MR. FRANCIS G. GOODALE DR. MARY R. LAKEMAN MRR. W. 0. B. LITTLE REV. DONALD G. LOTHROP .,,_,·· ··'~~f- -.-.· ,.- __·' 1 MR. REUBEN L LURIE -.- ; . I PROF. KIRTLEY F. MATHER REV. IRVING MURRAY --d MRS. J. GILBERT PEIRCE ,_>f-~ ., ' MR. JOSEPH SALERNO PROF. HARLOW SHAPLEY MR. JOSEPH STEFANI MRS. DEXTER THURBER :,-- MRS. FRANK WIGGLESWORTH ~·-' ,. t ' NATIONAL COMMITIEE EXECUTIVE BOARD PROF. WALTER RAUTENSTRAUCH DR. COMFORT A. ADAMS Honor<1ry Chalnnan MR. BENJAMIN ALGASE. RABBI MICHAEL ALPER . DR. EDWARD K. BARSKY PROF. JOSEPH WARREN BEACH Ch<1irmon DR. HENRY L. BIBBY PROF. LYMAN BRADLEY PROF. G. A. BORGESE Tie:osurer MRS. JEAN L. BOWIE . MR. JAMES L. BREWER DR. THOMAS ADDIS PROF. HAROLD CHAPMAN BROWN DR. JACOB AUSLANDER DR. J. F. BROWN .. DR. WALTER B. CANNON DR. GEORGE H. BISHO~ PROF. RUFUS E. CLEMENT MRS. FRANCINE BRADLEY PROF. RICHARD T. COX MR. KYLE CRICHTON MISS DOROTHY CHERTAf REV. THEODORE DE LUCA MRS. ELIZABETH B. COTTON MISS MARTHA DODD MRS. MURIEL DRAPER MRS. ERNESTINA GONZALEZ FLEISCHMAN MR. JULIEN DUVIVIER MR. FRANKLIN FOLSOM DR. FREDERICK MAY ELIOT DR. HENRY PRATT FAIRCHILD•. MR. D. JAMES GAVIN MR. LION FEUCHN/ANGER MR. LEVERETT S. GLEASON PROF. IRVING FISHER PROF. MITCHELL FRANKLIN DR. HERMAN GOLD REV. STEPHEN H. FRITCHMAN PROF. RALPH H. GUNDLACH DR. RUDOLPH GANZ DR. MARION HATHAWAY MR. DICK HENRY MR. KENNETH LESLIE MR. HARRY M. JUSTIZ PRINCESS HELGA ZU LOEWENSTEIN REV. DONALD G. LOTHROP • DR. OLIVER LARKIN PROF. ROBERT MORSS LOVETT MR. SOL J. LASSER MRS. HELEN M. LUND , - MR. HEINRICH MANN ' DR. LOUIS MILLER MR. GEORGE MARSHALL . MISS PERSIS MILLER PROF. KIRTLEY F. MATHER MR. LOUIS F. McCABE MR. SAM PECK MR: PHILIP MERIVALE MR. FRANCISCO PINA MR. HARVEY O"CONNQR RT. REV. EDWARD L. PARSONS MISS MILDRED RACKLEY DR. MAX PINNER . PROF. D. F. RATCLIFF PROF. RENATO POGOIOLI DR. FRANCIS M. POffiNGER - MR. GEORGE SCHMIDT MISS BERTHA C. REYNOLDS .-. . . ___ PROF. T. C. SCHNEIRLA PROF. WILLIAM GORHNWRICEi Ji. '_ MR. RALPH ROEDER_ - - . -- - . MR. PETER SHIPKA REV. EDWIN P. RYLAND MR. HERMAN SHU/v'.LIN PROF. RUDOLPH SCHEVILL REV. ALSON J. SMITH ~~--Ji~~Rg,Es2~~=ER · DR. JESSE A. TOLMACH PROF. HARLOW SHAPLEY PROF. L; J. STADLER /;. MISS MARY VAN CASTEEL MR. DALTON TRUMBO . MRS: JOSEPH WEINSTEIN REV. CHARLES C. WEBBER· PROF. FRANK W. WEYMOUTH MISS HELEN BRYAN DAME·MAY WHITTY . . . Executive Secret.HY DR. MARY E. WOOLLEY DR. MAX YERGAN MR. ART YOUNG