Rescue to Switzerland
Subtitle: the Musy and Saly Mayer affairs
By: John Mendelsohn, editor ; Donald S. Detwiler, advisory editor ; introduction by Sybil Milton.
Contributors: Mendelsohn, John, 1928-; Detwiler, Donald S.
Publisher: Lawbook Exchange
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Clark, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781616190163
Subjects: Mayer, Saly, -- 1882-1950; Musy, Jean Marie, -- 1876-1952; World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Switzerland -- Sources; Jewish refugees -- Switzerland -- History -- 20th century -- Sources; Jews -- Switzerland -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Sources; Jews -- Switzerland -- Biography; Switzerland -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Genres: Sources; Biography
Notes: Originally published: New York : Garland Pub., 1982

Originally published: New York : Garland Pub., 1982, as v. 16 in series The Holocaust : selected documents in eighteen volumes.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Transcript in German of an interrogation of SS Standartenfuehrer (Colonel) Kurt Becher pertaining to the release of Jews to Switzerland negotiated by Swiss counsellor Jean-Marie Musy, June 22, 1948; title: Testimony of Jean-Marie Musy on the release of Jews to Switzerland, Oct. 26, 1945; title: Further testimony of Jean-Marie Musy on the release of Jews to Switzerland, Oct. 29, 1945; title: Report by Roswell McCleIland, representative of the War Refugee Board in Switzerland, on the activities of the board in Switzerland from Mar. 1944 to July 1945, Aug. 2, 1945; title: Dossier on the Saly Mayer negotiations; title: Paraphrase (#4729) of cable from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state on the arrival of members of the Weiss and Chorin families in Zurich, July 24, 1944; title: Cable #2374 from the American embassy in Lisbon to the secretary of state regarding negotiations of Joseph Schwartz of the Joint Distribution Committee with   Kurt von Schroeder of the SS, Aug. 1, 1944; title: Cable #4972 from the American embassy in Bern to the secretary of state considering measures to relieve the suffering of the Jews in Hungary, Aug. 3, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#4974) of cable from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state considering measures to relieve the suffering of Jews in Hungary, Aug. 3, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#5197) of cable from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state considering measures to relieve the suffering of Jews in Hungary, Aug. 11, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#5127) of cable from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state on the situation in Hungary, Aug. 11, 1944; title: Memorandum by John W. Pehle to Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., supporting the idea of negotiations with the Germans by Saly Mayer, a citizen of a neutral country, Aug. 17, 1944; title: Cable #1479 from Ankara, Aug. 12, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#2867) of cable from the secretary of state to the American legation in Bern agreeing to negotiations by Saly Mayer with the Germans, Aug. 21, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#6661) of cable from the secretary of state to the American embassy in London referring to cable #2867 (document 12), Aug. 21, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#5588) of cable from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state on a meeting of Saly Mayer with German agents, Aug. 26, 1944; title: Cable from Saly Mayer to Moses Leavitt of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee on his negotiations, Aug. 25, 1944; title: Cable #2648 from the American embassy in Lisbon to the secretary of state on the Saly Mayer negotiations, Aug. 28, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#2655) of cable from the American embassy in Lisbon to the secretary of state on the meeting of Saly Mayer with German agents and the situation in Hungary, Aug. 29, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#2990) of cable from the secretary of state to the American legation in Bern with attachment authorizing Saly Mayer to indicate to the Germans that two   million dollars are available to him in the United States, Aug. 30, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#2673) of cable from the American embassy in Lisbon to the secretary of state on the Saly Mayer negotiation, Aug. 30, 1944; title: 20 Paraphrase (#2989) of cable from the secretary of state to the American legation in Bern documenting informing the Joint Distribution Committee of the negotiations, Aug. 30, 1944; title: Cable #2758 from the American embassy in Lisbon to the secretary of state on the Saly Mayer negotiations, Sept. 6, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#2760) of cable from the American embassy in Lisbon to the   secretary of state on the ignorance of the Hungarian government of the Saly Mayer negotiations, Sept. 6, 1944; title: Cable #2827 from the American embassy in Lisbon to the secretary of state on the situation of Jews in Hungary, Sept. 11, 1944; title: Cable #2811 from the American embassy in Lisbon to the secretary of state on Hungary's offer to repay after the war whatever sums the American Jewish Joint   Distribution Committee spends, Sept. 9, 1944; title: Letter from the director of the Office of Censorship to John W. Pehle with attached censored messages, Sept. 9, 1944; title: Pehle's reply, Sept. 15, 1944; title: Cable #3565 from the American legation in Stockholm to the secretary of state on freeing Baltic Jews in exchange for Swedish currency, Sept. 11, 1944; title: Cable #3153 from the secretary of state to the American legation in Bern on the noninvolvement of the Hungarian government in the Saly Mayer negotiations, Sept. 12, 1944; title: Cable #2881 from the American embassy in Lisbon to the secretary of state on resumption of negotiations, Sept. 14, 1944; title: Cable #2884 from the American embassy in Lisbon to the secretary of state on   appreciation for Saly Mayer, Sept. 14, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#6092) of cable from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state on the treatment of Budapest Jews, Sept. 15, 1944; title: Cable #2532 from the secretary of state to the American embassy in Lisbon on the Saly Mayer negotiations, Sept. 16, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#6110) of cable from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state on the continuation of discussions with German agents, Sept. 16, 1944; title: Cable #3196 from the secretary of state to the American legation in Bern on freeing Baltic Jews for Swedish currency, Sept. 16, 1944; title: Cable #6619 from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state on the situation of Jews in Hungary and in Slovakia, Oct. 5, 1944; title: Cable #3102 from the American embassy in Lisbon to the secretary of state on authorizing Saly Mayer to discuss the sum of twenty million Swiss francs with the Germans, Oct. 10, 1944; title: Letter from the Office of Censorship to John W. Pehle on the Saly Mayer negotiations, Oct. 17, 1944; title: Cable #2484 from the secretary of state to the American embassy in Moscow requesting that the USSR be informed of the Saly Mayer negotiations, Oct. 20, 1944; title: Cable #3578 from the secretary of state to the American legation in Bern with attachment on negotiating on the basis of twenty million Swiss francs, Oct. 20, 1944; title: Cable #8780 from the secretary of state to the American embassy in London requesting that the British government be informed of the Saly Mayer negotiations, Oct. 21, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#4041) of cable from the American embassy in Moscow to the secretary of state requesting clarification of cable, Oct. 23, 1944; title: Reply cable #2533, Oct. 27, 1944; title: Cable #3272 from the American embassy in Lisbon to the secretary of state on resumption of deportation in Hungary, Oct. 27, 1944; title: Paraphrase (#4174) of cable from the American embassy in Moscow to the secretary of state acknowledging receipt of cables, Oct. 31, 1944; title: Cable #7339 from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state on difficulty of negotiations, Nov. 4, 1944; title: Cable #7565 from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state on the Saly Mayer negotiations, Nov. 16, 1944; title: Cable #3932 from the acting secretary of state to the American legation in Bern on funds for the negotiations of Saly Mayer, Nov. 18, 1944; title: Cable #9769 from the acting secretary of state to the American embassy in London to advise Joseph Schwartz to proceed to Switzerland, Nov. 22, 1944; title: Cable #3962 from the acting secretary of state to the American legation in Bern on the arrival of Joseph Schwartz in Switzerland, Nov. 22,1944; title: Cable #4125 from the American embassy in Lisbon to the secretary of state on Saly Mayer's status in the negotiations, Dec. 4, 1944; title: Cable #8118 from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state on the negotiations of Saly Mayer, Dec. 13, 1944; title: Cable #4273 from the acting secretary of state to the American legation in Bern on relief of Jews in German-controlled territories, Dec. 19, 1944; title: Cable by M.A. Leavitt for Joseph Schwartz on the Saly Mayer negotiations, Dec. 27, 1944; title: Letter from John W. Pehle to the War Dept. on the negotiations in Switzerland, Dec. 27, 1944; title: Cable #8390 from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state on the transfer of twenty million Swiss francs, Dec. 28, 1944; title: Memorandum from John W. Pehle to the secretary of state on the status of negotiations and the transfer of twenty million Swiss francs, Jan. 3, 1945; title: Memorandum for the files by F. Hodel of the War Refugee Board. Jan. 6, 1945; title: Cable #102 from the secretary of state to the American legation in Bern on the conditional authorization to transfer twenty million Swiss francs, Jan. 6, 1945; title: Cable #35 from the secretary of state to the American embassy in Moscow on the transfer of twenty million Swiss francs. Jan. 6, 1945; title: Cable #135 from the secretary of state to the American embassy in London requesting that the British government be informed of the progress of the negotiations including the transfer of twenty million Swiss francs, Jan. 6, 1945; title: Memorandum for the files by F. Hodel of the War Refugee Board pertaining to negotiations with the SS for Jewish lives, Jan. 17, 1945; title: Memorandum for the files on a meeting pertaining to the twenty million Swiss francs, Jan. 24, 1945; title: Cable #420 from the acting secretary of state to the American legation in Bern on the expenditure of the twenty million Swiss francs, Jan. 25, 1945; title: Letter from Leavitt of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee to General William O'Dwyer, executive director of the War Refugee Board, on using the twenty million Swiss francs for supplies to aid Jews, Feb. 16, 1945; title: Letter from Roswell McClelland to General O'Dwyer on conflicting rescue efforts, Apr. 6, 1945; title: Cable #1876 from acting secretary of state to the American legation in Bern on refund for twenty million Swiss francs, May 23, 1945; title: Cable #2916 from the American legation in Bern to the secretary of state pertaining to the return of the twenty million Swiss francs, May 26, 1945; title: Cable #3032 from the American embassy in Paris to the secretary of state with attachments pertaining to the return of the twenty million Swiss francs, May 29. 1945.