Silverman Forwards Riegner
Cable to Wise
(August 28, 1942)
Sidney Silverman, a member of the British
Parliament, sent a Riegner's cable to Stephen
Wise after the State Department refused
to do so.
C Aug 28-42
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LINYL LIVERPOOL 123 1/64 25 NLT |
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STEPHEN
WISE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS
NEW YORK |
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HAVE RECEIVED
THROUGH FOREIGN OFFICE FOLLOWING
MESSAGE FROM RIEGNER GENEVA STOP
(RECEIVED ALARMING REPORT THAT IN
FUHRERS HEADQUARTERS PLAN DISCUSSED
AND UNDER CONSIDERATION ALL JEWS
IN COUNTRIES OCCUPIED OR CONTROLLED
GERMANY NUMBERING 3-1/2 TO 4 MILLION
SHOULD AFTER DEPORTATION AND CONCENTRATION
IN EAST AT ONE BLOW EXTERMINATED
TO RESOLVE ONCE FOR ALL JEWISH QUESTION
IN EUROPE. STOP ACTION REPORTED PLANNED
FOR AUTUMN METHODS UNDER DISCUSSION
INCLUDING PRUSSIC ACID STOP WE TRANSMIT
INFORMATION WITH ALL NECESSARY RESERVATION
AS EXACTITUDE CANNOT BE CONFIRMED
STOP INFORMANT STATED TO HAVE CLOSE
CONNECTIONS WITH HIGHEST GERMAN AUTHORITIES
AND HIS REPORTS GENERALLY RELIABLE
STOP INFORM AND CONSULT NEW YORK
STOP FOREIGN OFFICE HAS NO INFORMATION
BEARING ON OR CONFIRMING STORY |
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SAMUEL SILVERMAN |
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MM REFERRED ADSE: B5057 SNDR & TEXT
NSL |
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WU |
1200 CNY 89035 AG
Sources: PBS
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