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. .e fee - jo ee . JAN 83549 Chief, Now York Office "22 Decanber 1948 Siief, Contact Branch i Bane 1315 ° : v fit ae 1. | Spencer wilitens of ORE belioves: thet the International Reseus and Rélief Cemittee, 103. Pask Ave., U.Ye 17, oon be-n source of continuing ' Walue by informing us: of ‘prominent Buropoans who. wre being assisted in sottling. in the (WSs 7 ; 2. The: organization was founied in tho iota to ret socialists mostly scholarg out of Germany ond into the United utates, Thonmeaa Marn was one of ‘the individucls who wre halped, Tt waa incorporated in 1942 and aporoved by the Progidentla Yer Relief Control Hosrd, The curaittee operates under the direction of tho United Service for New Amoricans and the Auerican Jovish Joint Distribution Camitteo. Jince the war the Gamittoo has concentrated on helping nomJevish refugees from Cormunint controlled territory, déspite the fect that tas organization ansenrs to be substantially Jowish, App rently the Camittee ia leaving he problem of Jewish refugees to other dowish vrours, It da umlerstood that the Cammittes's support comes from anlieConmminist Soctelist elements in the United Statea, The somnittes tes ea working acreonent with the International Refuges. Organisation and is siso e mesber arenay of CALE,. The curmittee ropresentalive on the board of CANE ia Charles Sternberg, . ' 3, Ina report cf 15 September 1946 the camnlttes operated in the folloving countries with thm follovine individuals as represent: tives, Austria Marcel Foust? obey 45 Deblhoffrasaa ~ Vienna 1, Austria . a \ . ww Belch Sena Schoenann aS a 50 Avemie Bucene Plasky oo Erusstls 3, Tole¢iua . Ce Xx France — \" ganna Feneion AC Fe Houlevard es Capucines ne > Paris 2, Sranca Germany No representative Listed. a (Hecrbe Mex‘rooaha Fischer Munich) heey Italy = Fann las t aoe Vin Avrora 31 Netherlands Hans Schoemana Roentrenstreat 7 Amsterdan-Oogt, Holland
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