A-L/B - l(r. Brandt 1

For suah aot1on aa

you cons1dor desi rabl e .

Please lmve dratted some

roply for my a ignat ure .

U:s·.7: IJ

I< e ca Cll ... 1:> <

... .., II> ... «

0 :1:: ::'('., I .t.

j DEPARTMENT OF STATE

WASHINGTON

- ~ . ........ -J ·

,.:.; au.Jin.; t htn :rou no1.ve r.ot ne•1n rullr in rot .. o<1 l n relution to ~ ito r~tctmt action l'&._;hl'din~ trll 11 te.- ­cov<~rru.ental .!o•·dllittee I 11!'1 tldndin; you t.lti:. I••••tOl'undum whi~'h -..111 brin ~rou u~ to d" te .• ud (, ~ t ite so:. r.e t.iJle he.s nnthi~._ i r it t1 ... t ':i-1 c~U3f. · QU :.~ny re«l c:<noe r r. .

!'~~ :'r asideot 8J!!'l'OVed t; 1'1 -l~n , &S o:<l ~ ·' ..;ecl et.t.r:' G.J.J.Il t t · • .&..O~a_ , the S! r,o.,Jaia or '.:niot.. "' t. ten ·'lvu ...oro -<>lirox (oopy &ttac~;,.tiJ . ..1!' cor dr:.ut1.co

ow.-. t••l· .111_ .• ~he .. ol·ui__:u ut"-ictl tl') t#1 '.J D9!ttrtt:lent :::; a l cl " n.essa.;o n·nro the Prilne ... iui .. tar r.o tue •l'e:..1dent . 1'1•" uecossttr:r llutum•i•z...ttions ltu v .. i>'.len _: iva u , ·.•c tue meet t n;.. of th" .xeoutive ~OIIJ11iltee nr tite Inter !:;OV<:tl'II -' e~trl COt.:!littoo , -.:r • . 1ns.rt1; t.oti n in n;; stead , .1 .• 1 occur ()n •. u u~ +- ) •

~ ~m ~ttcouin .. u "t.e._C\randw t at aescri.;;,es ·i·,. relc..tio::;,;ni'!" oet.wl)er. t. n I nt.•·J.··nvc.:.l\"tlP-ntt..l ..:o r•.1"teP c.~d

t.nn Ir t,~rn& t1 ('an, .,e) i.f.u' vr · . 1 -;,,. t. i en { Gove:rn...,r ""'~ 111 ~~Jr ) ;,;.J" I c:lict·.ted •l'~e:r t· di~c•u>a1Qn .Itt, hi"' V>d. ~ . I •J'!'l'notehecl J••J!lllB .• cDont.ld to ~OOEl!'t til.-. <ice Di l' "' '·Or.Jui~> but 1 ~ w:r:..s p.ot ~ ol"" to ·~ooe.'t. . 1 i r\ 11~eady '•."l.,ro~~ched

o\00Grt Pell .,it,t, I 1A ~~l. .. t3 l"~ S\Jlf# . r 1u~n 5J)prnt~.Lted • r . rJuorce .'lrr ,:t "'a. 1·c .. nrl .1 · ·.elr ... ~ l.ntr~nc.l'·u i r: t:1P ..... eru r,n or ... ""~"~i ... t: t ior; th 7 ne CC't •• 1 t ""'}cent. . ..1 t~ ... oont.1•ler-..i>lt 1·v~at1 oo\on we . ~uno ;~tri ck. " r !lh:· •-lin ":'o llt•d l>~er es.;Qc1 ted i r.. r l :r tion :':roo:!.<J· .s and . .o 1-, prl'jseotlr [t..t·r. Cl t ... e ~auJ tar ot• u~at z.tJ.tion , t.l•CJ ... t'tttr int"l'viellin: ni .1 un<l oJscu3s ln .t.; " U'•l i:t'lcut. l or.s " it l• others l Wb3 J'lflooou co l'ino t;i\1 1. lltl ·nt\ld <~>...;e h i tllbelf &Vt ilubla for \ 1..~ tH·t•v ice . ..rOV4r nor :..eilr'~n "~ ~u 1'•)11 ot•1n~ to l'&lent~ Jll• out ~ f trr. J l" 10!'\ l 1.• lk be ,,c,uio;"c~d .

:;: V ronuced

.. ti

Ooj .. ~ •

c •

- 2-

I ln~roouoed ,_r . >.1111n to tt1e vecretttry und to .. r . oO\/Uin <~llo had e moetillb \litn him &ad c:;enoor s of tne ~erritorial .:=.ittoe IIllO nave studied >'tllet<tine part iculurly and rnu.ny other coun t ries e enerally us tho situs o!' rot'u_;o .. colonies . i.Jr . ..er le, as .;na ir1.t.n or t:.e _conomic .:o•:.r.~lt tee on •. .i~;r&tlon and .-ettle..:er t , vms &lso <;ood enou:;11 , upon my int.roduot.ion , to meet o..r . ~.&lin t o disou::ta the :.>Ubject . l..r • •. olin is pl anning to leave ror London Btlrly in •.• ~, ust. his aalsry will oa ~en thousand doll&rs . .e ha ve iruHco ted tht.t t 1te would be c~reeable to .Sil' rtcroert ..z:er son , the uiroctor , ru..vine 11 A>il&ry of twelve thousunn collars . ••r • • .aliu is forty years ol' a~e , very ener(le tic , ltnows ?.urope t horou ,.nly ,

und is "O<:.O•I•"" t or " lth!:;UiSt . I believe this i& a ·ood &p~oint;Jilent .

I n&a antici~ted l'etiring from tne I ntercovernment ul .:ornmittee vnce these Flun& ;,ere ooJ~_oleLod ertd wur. surprised

to receive Lue at.t..achcd letter l'rou tne .residon~ . :;: ulso

attuc~ rl!' repl; . ..ne . ro::.iaen& !lt:a.;o acted. upon the

sur• ;estion to uponi nt • .r . LOll e.:; my ~l tct·r.&te . l'he ..Jeor e ­

~Ul'Y in ~C\e Jil·~otOl' ' S Ol'l'ice in .... onuon ollll oe uppointt>d by the .xecutive Joi1W.t t ee &t t.ueir _eetln in 1U ·ust und our sur- ·e ;.ion ia tu~t ne oa t"rOI.l one 01 tl.& ott~or countries ,

!'<Jrtioult.rly nollunci 01· ... ruzil. 1111 Ol' those countries , lM!udinG ,·r .. nce eno the ~>rcen Une , t>nd l.or tl .i tn terton und

uayselt' , huve heN•totore oean men.ber s ol' the hxeout i ve CO . .lliittee . under tt.i s plun t.n.,se cnnattions , except per haps

••'runce, ~till continue t'or the present .

It ~<oula seeu ~one. t l'or t ue l'irs t ti"'e we htJ Ve e OCf"Joitt,ent of vOV~<Jrm••entul finuncin: and u definite comroit­

~ent re~rdi~. et le&5t on~ Jlace o!' temporary rcfuee - lorth

,rric~o . I believe tua.t ultiL .... t.elJ it may develo!' that ~uest.ions of mi;r...t i on >ii&Cl .;;ettlec,ent and tne uctivities of the Inter coVQl'nment ... l <-Oilr~i t tee will rner :e i nto tn~ lu ~t •r. ·, nis sin .Le a er.o:r t..iued "'t t.a.e diso,..,v~r:r of 9luces

O.t tcUp()J."ur: ~nO J)tlr~r,ent J."OSid.80C9 , t1c;;d .. it.lJ t.ile

internu tiOil&l rol1el' Or(.'l,niz<. tiOO to c&rl•y on tne I•Or>. t roli:u' i n 1;ne places or te.Jpor ur:' resideuoe , rorus a sui t ublo t~nu t<dequa to ,,l ... u ror ormwi;~;a Uon botl• dUl·l. n· >ind

• fter the Wtil: •o d e>il "1 &II tu" .mole proolem of l'efUt.ees Lnl of t~ration >iad ,;,.tLo~.&cuaut , us W<lll t.S relief in tn&t

•ener<>.l lleld .

.. -r--·---·--

!._y dear i..yron:

THf~ .ihiT~ ; -.~li.:;E ',/AStiiMH'ON

July 7 , 194)

iou sc~rted the ~orr. of the Inter~overnoentel ~om­mHtoo on ito:t'ucees at Lvi»n in l :iJd and 1\ave oeen my J)rinc i pe. l reltunce in ell ot' its activities since . It is eoout to enter a QOre active phase in connection with the ret'ueee problem created by the eneny powers . I lcnow you a re neavily en~ t. ;'ad in iilft pos cv~t~r studies end other dut.ies here unci to '-'" extent which JBi !;h t justify !'our desire to Y1i thdr.,w frac: the work of t110 Intercoverru~ercel ~ommittee , but your lon~ ex~erience with it »nu understenoin:; of it6 :;r obleJ ,s constituce t he prodic&te of my reel desiro tl~t 0·ou continue thbt wo .. · ~-= .

You need not necessa r il!' devote yo•.r !'9rsonal tiue aud ener~y to ettendin~ ~eetincs . You ~ould oesie n- te an &lterm.te und co~old in feet ne:.e the V'ice uirtoctor o:t' Vper &t ions u~cier the revitted plo.n , 'l'u i s person c ould report to you tllrnuc h the .5 t~ te UepbrtJllllr.t ao t1111t you could be ~enerelly advised ol' tue uov.,mtonts and develop­t~onta of t he v:orJc ct.rried out oy t~oe -Xecutive ..;o=ittee , and I em sure t n!it ;our continuine identity witn t :Je v1ork would be ))ttr ticule rly welcone to the cr oups directly in­t erested in it end wCJuln likewise HSSist .sreu tly in the sucoo"sful comple t ion or ita l<>bors.

:;o I eru as-:in!; you t o di s~r,iss any ~hou~uts in coutll c t with this end t o continue •'> .ive it tue oenerit or your active serviue &nli t;ui<lunce .

·rhe r:onora ble

iery slno;u·aly yov.ra ,

(:.icnea) _,\ANKLIN IJ . .. OlL: .. --T

I....,vron ..; • .~.·aylor , 71 ljroadwa y ,

New ·cox·l<, l·.ew York.

COM'

71 Broe.dWBy !law York

JulT l J , l 'i4J

lly dMr ldr , Pres i dent ,

Hespond1Uf to your tevor or July 7th 1n raapaot to the work or l.be Intueoverrun.sn t.al .:o=J.~Loe on rol1 t 1oul ~~e.t'Ug.ae , I would like to ~Ke cy position u bit moro oloor ~o you tnan 1 t perhaps now .18 ,

My tiro~ OOI.l)ern o;t. tuis ~ao ill to ~>11lllut det'1nheJ.¥ oa your poraoll41 repreeent.a the to Ilia l!ol1nuas Pope Piue XII 1n the ~o~ompl!a~n~ ot' u wiBe and ocnatruotivo rebult ot our lone labors in aoh1ov1ne peaoe with Iwly,

Uy aeoond dos1r11 1G Lo cont.r1buto in a oonor ete way to the davel.opceot. O( tl lit :•riuolpul \1 , S , J. , J!OIIt-wur pol1o1ea tO uid you in eutdine ~h .. ul~im~e noeotiaUona t·or potioo in t h1a wur-disturbed world ,

Now in l.'Ogill•d t o r.ho Intol·~<>VtHIUllun\41 vom.llt~·· · I hevo not beon i n hal'lllony ~ritll lllU.Jh ~hat hils t.u:•on plooe, pur tloularly in tho rooeot puuL , o~L 1 even so, I •~vo ond&Dvored througb ~he ::leorewry , llnd tlOl"ll t••u·tloularly through !Ar , Breok1nri dae loag nnd eo SOLIII wx~ont "it" >.r. o"ellee, t.o brino t.o your utunt1on t he as5ontials LU..L .rust be ngreecl upon bet- n l:r , Churoh!ll Wld. yourse~ J .Look in w•.iol.. neither oontere.noGs nur any oort or auocessru. notion could vr can be undor~Kon.

I believe there ia before :rou ut this =ant a ~ole&rOJil Nll.loh , 11' 1t contoin& Lb,. et~seu~1ul. prlnoipl.a:~ or t l<ll r eoont progr&l!l (copy att.oct.ed ) which l aulmHtod to t.ha Jeorot.ury and ~, Loll(l aud .lu ter to Lord 1Ju.i.1tult, 1\lll 01111 b.la ~lie l.lil·ou tor • s Ottioe ot the In~er1:overnoan~l <l01utJ. tLeo in Lonaou t.o be re1ntoroed uud autuor1z&d , &b ~ell uu t 1nbno6d , ~~ do UOQetning definite ~o help those untortUDUt.e ret'uceoa Wl10 are uuuttore4 alont: tho l.:ed1torrar.oon , so tao. t tl.ey wy be t.a"lltl l.o 00:118 pl..coo or te:poro.ry rot"WE.;e t.od li.i tel bo ~o b.i.u l.o .-..~urn to ~heir hooos or tr&uu~rtod t o Qbl"eed ~luoed ut ~~•ot. ret~idonce . I -.o1..ld l!ke t o 11oe t he ooc.pl.eted ~elu;;rw:: , twwever , before 1 t in aout. ,

Your w1 &b 1us expreaood 1n yc.ur lut~e1· 1n ree~d ~ CI.Y fur t net· &ct1v11.1ee will ot couru11 be luiedsd t c. tl.o tulle11t extent or my nbllhy,

The Prealdent ,

v .. r y ll1n.ouruly youre ,

:.rli<OH .; , 'l:A 'ilo,,

COM'

Deur l.!r , Pree14ent:

71 Broadwo.y tlow York

Jul,y 14, 194)

llef ..rrint; t o tile letter r ecardiog the IntorgovorlllliBntal

..;OIIll)littoe, I think t.llllt it would ere e. Uy rorwnr\l. t he work it I

did in tac t deail::na te Mr , Hobert Poll, who !lllo boon u eaooiated

with me in thio work rr~ tho bee1An1ng, no my altorna te ,

Yle e re oaet.ine obou~ for a suitable Vi ce Director of

Operc tiona in London under t he revised pltul 11ith wttioh yo1. ar e

tamllier, I hope shortly to hove & na.me t lw. t wi ll a ppaal to

your Judement , Tbi a plan will cmable both t he Dep11r tr.tent and

ll1:fSelt thr ough !.!r . Pell , who 1s a dt~part.wantel o1·rioi a l, t o

keep i n touch with t ile detnils or t he s i tua t.ion ·ut t llout t oo

grea t d i ff iculty ,

I believe it would be ot t1rot importenoa it you would

write me a latter upprovins t ho uppoint.mont ot !.:: . ?oll ao ~

a lterna te und uend o. copr ot tllUt letter t o t llB Stote Department

i n order t o make perfootly oloar Mr . Poll ' s r eluti onuhip and

a ut l:l.ori ty ,

\\' i th t hese s t apa ta.-.oo I aso no reason why t he work oaunot

go to:word i t t he rovi odd pl an i n ita ot her bapeots i s eu~horiz•d

by yow-self,

Tho Presideut, The 7ih1 t.e !iOUH 1 Uo.anlngt on, D, c ,

Sinoerely you.re ,

lM!ON 0 . TI.YLOil

•. y d B~l' toy r on :

I have your let&e>·s or July 1) &nd 14. I u~ happy t o nu ve your oooep~once or t he re­quest conveyed oy cy 1eHer ol' July 7 t~& ~ou continue to 11ive t;ne Int.,rc.:overr.:r ... ant.t:tl V~t­mittee on •. eru.:;eea t he benel'lt or your active aerv ioe t~& ~uidunce .

I ""' !;lad to ;-ive r.s n.•!'rOvll l of your des 1 ~rw t lon ot' !..r . ..obar& rell of the IJapert­t>ont ')1 :t&t~ to bCt "" Y"Ur dt.,r nute here in your work on tbe In&ere;ove. nn:.eutal ..:om­rt!ttee .

I &.ru sen<iit•.; this l tli.tttr to ;rou tnrouc;h the UO!'f' l'tn.er:t or .> tt.~e so ~h>~ t tn:tt !Joptlrt­,,,o n t 11.0:~ utt 1nrort1ed , ~la :l(.IU retaoua3t , t ua t Lr . Fel l i s to " ot as )•our oltel•nu t;o} "a 1nd lou ted "bove .

Ver :· :.i.ooeroly youra ,

..:I/L 7/20/4J

Jul:• Z2 , 19~J

hecallin• our sevarcl converst. tlons , und ,a1· t.i­cul<Jrly ;.I.e one on the telephone thi s n.ornin·· , I thou·~ .. t it wise to hu ve !'TS!lt-red a uemoranaU!Il cle ... rly .ota;, i nc: to>e rel:.. tion .. h i !' !Jt>t.vt'.len the tactivitie~ ~f ~h'l lnt,.rcov .. rnmentt<l .;ounittee 1·rom tnis noint forward ~:~rHi tue ll.elie-r Urf;&nizw~ion of \1HlClt yo1. bl'e

~ht.iJ.'rrtBn .

It is intended Y.nuel.· l..t.& u rPbtt .·et • .aUt.:J Obde bet~teen &he .. retiiciel'lt ~uu the :t" t·irre -..inis.tcr , a He oetween tne 'lriti sa :oroi ;r. l..fflce u nc:! tile Depttrt~•<mt or jt~te , U. , . / ., th:. t t ne Intol·rovttt·nr,;,ntal ..:ol!lll.i t tee • s dut.ies will oe ( l) to expl ol·e tlia • ield for plac"" of' set•lemenl' of :uro"!)ean rEn"U,..ees , either ror te.J.)oru:·y ot· p..;rrx..nent

l'esi ... ence ; ( ~} to I'.A rr..an.-i3 tnrou ... h t.ne .:-..r.let·ican or .1r1 tish :;!:i~>lSSies or Loc-u tions ut the poi n"t of de~·rture of t•etu:;ees to sue h !?laces or tenl!>ON>ry or ;>errr.1.1nent . residence toll .. c tters t.ffec tinr· trenapor t b Lion end m~;iuten .. noe ; (3) Lh~t Hl'OO ,,rrivul ut the pl&ces of temnort\r y re.Jicianoe your Ol·_;.~:,nization •.dl l ;:..sSW\13: U:r.tire cnur~e ootl1 or 1.ou.~ing c;~d c.:r H.uintenance rlurin,r t.he !?Griod of' SliCn residence ; (4 ) if bOd • .. nen pe rrldnent plt.ces ot• sett l ement :U. va been found the lnterr.ovet·DJ!lantel ~Oll!lii ttee will brranre truusport.. tion and main~enance en route to ~uch oestinHr,ions .

Unless tl is plon be clu:nr.3d by cmtunl ~;.;reernent between tho uriti.il , our Govarn.G:\ent , dn<i. !four or."'.aniz~tion , i t seams to furr,isr\ c oiltple and cle••rly de1'1neil 1 ield of action os i1etwean tile Intercov~..rtt:'lentol ..:o=ittee bOd your .<elief or e:an i:u.t.lon .

L.yron f.,ylor

1 . ...:'f :H •• B I '

I. Agreement between Britain and U. S.A. on place of temporary refuge .

II . Agreement to bear expense jointly,

III. Meetins of IntergoYer!lDlental Executive Committee in London to

IV.

1. Appoint a full time Vice Direotor (American) ?

2 . Appoint a tull time Secretary (?)

Agreement that after arr1'f81 at place or tamporarr refuge , International Relief Organization (Lehman) will maintain refugees until end or war when they may

A, Return to their homes

B. Be transferred to places or permanent residence,

British and American Embassies or Legations in the countries concerned would delegate each a repre­sen ta t1 ve to oarry out the plana for trans! t and reception or refugees ,

With these agreements the Director's Office in London may contaot all countries represented upon t he I.nterE;overnmental Coaaittee to secure

A. Offers to accept refugees

B. Contributions to the fund for support of the office

C. Contributions to the funds for t ransit of refugees and their maintenance in places or temporary refuge .

Under theee conditions no meeting or full Inter­governmental Committee would be necessary at this time,

Any change or authority by Intergovernmental Committee enlarging scope to include all refugees oan be aooompllehed without Intsrgovernm.ental Oommi ttee full meet ins by l etters to be secured from r epre­sentatives or government members in London.

.I

J\ale a~, 1 o•:s

Mr . Taylort

I have rofllaoc1 tbta lnrl~tlon. not only t he more cons ervath•e Jowlab or ganizations and l eader• but &lao auch leadera aa Rabbi •71••, who wu with • tbta mornlns, are atrongl7 oppoae4 to the holding or thle con­t er ence, have done ever71:hlns tbe7 could t o prevent 1t, md are t1"7-1ng t o get B1ahop Tucker and one cr two other• who have accepted tb1a 1nv1tat1on to withdraw their acoept­anoea. In a personal letter t o Louia Bromt1elc1 I have ausgoatod that be drop in t o a ee - wha n l» 1a in .Vaah 1ngton a o that I oan talk over this matter with hia.

Ut SIY!DMK

<1 (Jl 0

~0 (1)~

! 5

I " .. I ~ II

! ~

I J

Taxftor Myron c. 71 roadway, NY NY 6-14-43

., a; .... . ll) .... .. § ...

•• 1:1

"'

.. 01

t: 0 .... .. c ., .. .. • ol 'tl .. .<l ... :.> ... :s "' "' 17 ., ... H 0 .... .,

.0

>. ol li

L troa Charles J. Liebman re interest or Union ot Universally Organized Orthodox Jewry in Portuguese Angola as a refuge

l1l

~ •• :It co .. :::>

Ma7 28, 1943

Eu - Wr. Ather t on:

P'or your 1nror11a Uon.

U :S\I:QES

...., " ... .. . "J . ::JI m -.: .. ,

c 0 c Co

( ... "'"' "' c ..... "' ( ..... ID •

" "' ' • 0 ..... ( ....

"J ' g~

• •