Wolff, Konrad (also: Reinhold Niebuhr), 1940

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NAME Wolff Dr.Konred
BORN 3/11/07 Place Berlin.

ACCOMPANIED by wife Ilse, nee Bing/see Bing

ADDRESS Marseille

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Has he epplied for (Visitor - Vise to U. &. Whea Where
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Date of Registration for Quote Vise i
Visa for Another Country Country Where Secured
Type of Visa Needed Permanent Nisitor's_ Transit
GUARAHTER OF SUPPORT by Gerard E,Neisser submitted to
Mr. Warren 9/11/40
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Mp Hendri: William ven Loons

Old Greenwich, ‘

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RE: WOLPF, DR BOWRAD & TLS
Dear ry ven Loon:

The eave of Konrad and Tlse Wolff’ was pub-
mitted te the Gtate De nb on Septomber LL, 1040.

Ve have asked for soaedy conaideration, bab
we do net know at present en or net tha vive hes
been gronted, Ags soon as wa have gyecifle daformetion,

wo shall commmicave with you again.

We are sorry net to be able to ative you,
more definite information.

_ thank you for your help and interest.

Yours sincerely

Widred Adana
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¥ KONEAD WOLFF

Mise Margaret Geckel
8030 Dorchester Avenue
Chicago, Tllinois

Deer Hine Seckels

Your Letter io Dr. Keinhold Niebuhr has been referred
to use We are happy to inform you that application
for @ spedlel visitor's visa for Dy, and Mra. Yolff
hae dready been forwarded to the proper committee,
and wo hope thet Drs and Mra. Wolff will shortly row
geive a vies to come to thia country.

Sincerely youray

MILDRED ADAMS
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September 17, 1040

De. Kodahold Niebuhr

Union Theological Seminary. .

Broadway ot 120th Stroot In veply please rofer to
Now Yorky oY. KONRAD WOLFF

Dear Dre Rlebuhre

Thank you for your recent letter referring the
detter of Margaret Seckel to ua regarding her
nophaw, Konrad Wolff,

We have been working on thie ease ond the applica»
tion far a visiterts visa hag already been forwarded
to the State Departaent. We are writing Mise Seckal
to thin effeat.

Ginceraly yours,

MILDRED ADAMS
Executive Saoretary
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UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ; 4
BROADWAY AT 120TH STREET

NEW YORK

Sept, ll, 1940

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Miss Adams : i
Emergency Rescue Conmittee ai
122 East 42nd Street = “4 |
New York, N. ¥

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Dear Miss Adams: I ‘

I would like to turn the en- \ :
clesed letter ovar to you. I do not @ i
know whether this 1s a case that our ca |

Committee can do anything about, but T .
thought you ought to have the letter.

Iwill be at the luncheon to- : i
Morrow .

Sincengly yours,

) OER a

Reinhold Niebuhr

Margaret Seckel
6080 Dorchester
Chicago/I1l.

Septembet 4th, 1940. ; :
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Professor. Reinhold Niebuhz
Union Theolog. Seminary
New York City

Dear Professor Niebuhr:

May T ask you to help me in the case of my nephew Konrad
Wolff,who lives in unoccupied France at the present Ge

‘Kofad Wolff is the son of my first cousin Mrs.Marguerite

Wolff of London, and Professor Martin Wolff, formerly of the
University of Berlin Law School, now at Oxford University.
Incidentally, Professor Wolff was alsqan intimate friend
and colleague of mgyfather—in-law, theflate Profeesor linil
Seckel,.also uf the University of Berlin Law School.
Korad Wolff himself is a doctor of lawof both, the Univers
ties of Berlin and Paris, and has beenfpracticing as a lawyey
in France after having received Frenchcitizenship. Besides
he@has been a close personal pupil of Arthur Schnabel's for
many years.
I herewith submit ea copy of a recent letter sent by irs
guerite Wolff, dated Augusti9, 1940 (Langham Hotel, Port
Place, London fi, 1.).

" He and his wife hada very (ipa time- incidentally for
2 months we knew nothing of their “ate- but theyare alright
for the moment. They are at 31, AvenuePrado, Marseille (in
unoccupied France), waiting as it seems for their American
visa. The people helping them are: Gerard Neisser,474iest
258th Street, New York City, Hendrik van Loon, Nieuw Veere,
old Greenwich)Connect., Mrs Zi lstein, 6ol West 160th
Street, New York City and Step Kuttner, now on his wayxw
with his family to take up a professorship at the Catholic
University of America, Washington Dacha also no doubt do
what he can, Perhaps you would sveak to Prof.Rheinstein and
hear if there is anything he can do. Ibelieve the idea is
to get them in on a non-quota-visa, ébther as @ndangered
refugees—artists and writers- for thisI believe Hendrik van
Loon 1s working or by finding Konrad afpost either universitg
(Rheinstein) or, what I think more likely, musical( a tea-
ching jou?) , possibly with the help. ofSchnabel'and or Frita
Busch, both of whom I beliewe to be inthe States."

Thanking you in advance for everything you may do or sug-
gest J. remain
with best personal regards,

yours very sincerely,

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. ' Anguat 15, 1940

Bre Gererto. ome Rodaner

: ina ar Detsrys ‘ons for’ your
mente in referonce te the tase of Dy) Me
Mise Bing Wolt6. £ shell enswer you:

phere Lr val own Lethe f05 be 7 *

ad Wolfe and his wife
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&. Ef the money te nav deposited mov, but the latter
seumggos ted aniier point 1 is offered as a subsitivte,
Mre Van Loonts affidavit wii have bo be changed.

8. fhe affidavit of sponsoraiinm should be copled on Mr.
» Ven Loon s‘personal eatationsry in triplicate. Ib
must be sisned by him and the signature noterized on
all ® copies. Tam returning this form to yon for
kw, Van Loon to wake the negassary changes,

A. Mrs Yon Loonts letter to tha State Dapartamt la
excellent. J am keaping that to present with: the
other docunienta wuen you send than to me.

8. K valieve that My, Von Loon's affidavit plue tieda
financial guarantes of 88,000 will be adeuyuata to
segure vinlior's vias for Drs and Mire. Golfo. How
ever, iv will do no harm if you add your own affi—
davit end it may helps ‘

8. Yb will uot ba possible for you to f411 out the
form for the sponsorship affidavit as you are not
an Amorican oitigen.

Ve Wa should have a hort bioprephical sketch of Dre
Wolfe. WALL you be coed enough to write thet for
ua with $ copies’ This does not need to be
hotariged, It will not be ustessary to give de~
taille about Mra, Wolfe as the dosoription included

ju die. Van Loonts letter te tha State Department
wild be adaquateas

StteiShnd enclosed docu-

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8. We shall be glad to forward the:paper
State Departmemt as soon ea they have been. «
completed and sent to us, I belleve that ia
better than for Mr. Van Loon to forward themicol
himgelf as we will have an opportunity to
;Sheck over the documenta and be sure’ that
nething ia, miss: seiNge.. Bey

the Mis the State Department will cable
. the oan, An. Ma. rseilLeme :

You showld’ ‘has aubie De, Von. fo as soon.ae we inform you
thet the papert have been suba Abbe, and approved, and ask him

.: Hope this ‘Se alae ‘and you wild be she % arrange the
proper documenta ins. “very , short time. os

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Auuat £6, 1940

Mr. Hondeik van Loon
Old Groenwiah
Conneati out

Bear Mir, van Loon

Zhope very mush thet you ura feeling better. I ssa
Alatevssad t leurn Uist you ned bean 111 for so Loag,

We hope thet se oon get the cocuaonts for your irlends,
Dr, Wolf and his wife, off 40 the Bbate Lepartinuat ino fer deys.
We etal) need an affldavic of sponsorship from you, typed actord.
dng to the enclosed form on your ow: stationery, wht
ané the fivat & coples nvisrived. Secondly, we ¢
of support. Thia ai fidavit muat bheve attached ty 1% doqmnss
proving that your income la aa stated. The slaplest proof in your
date wuld bes copy af your Income tax return, You must write on
the bottom of this copy thet thig fa your dnewse tax return for
Win your Liwe and have your algnalure ww this nove notarlaed.

Tf you do mut wank ws give awey the enly copy you have of the
ingoue tax yeaturn, £% cen ba a photostat copy. Th Lg one
alternative bo thie copy of your incohe tax returm to ba used aa

a document proviag your inavse, aud thet is a photostat of the
Osnoalled check with which you pala your ingomm tar,

6 eupies
ad your acfidavit

I know this etl sounds very complicated but you know
Dapartaontsa are, I am sure your seerotery can put
etaar in very short arder and with your signa

ture and a notary republieta seal they wi a be aonplete and oan
bo sent babo use

Glovevely yours,

‘ANNA CAPLES a

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& Dre Bing Wot

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435 Hudson Street (Business)
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YQ August 14,1940.
Miss Anna Caples
American Priends of German Freedom i
342 Madison Avenue \
New York Citye |

Dear Miss Caples,

Myre Hendrik W. van Loon hag turned over to me
all. papers regarding Dr.Konrad and Mrs. lise Wolff, actually at
Marseille, because T™aa not only 8 very intimate triend of Dr K.We;
but also because I am a business man with permament residence in |
New York and I can give the deposit seemingly required for the '
visitors visa. He also gave me your kind letter of August9, sent te,
his attention in thig connection, and he suggested to me to
approach you on behalf of our unfortunate friends. May I thererore

take the liberty to take your valuable time for the following
questions: H
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1) After your letter was written, Mrs. Ilse Wolff's sister in |
New York received a new letter from Dr,K.W. in which he mentions +
that he has been to the American Consulate in Marseille. The Consul
has suggested to approach the State Department in Washington with |
a request for a visitor's visa which should be backed by a guaren«
tee and which shuald be applied for by en American citizen, if i
possible Mr. wan Loon. As to the guarantee it is not clear at all |
whether an actual deposit should be made in cash to be put at the |
exclusive disposal of Dr.K.W.e ond his wife, or not. My suggestion
would be that this not be done immediately as experiance has taugh |
that under certain circumstances, the persons concerned camot ava’
themselves of such deposits which would then be tied up for a
considerable Length of time. My questions are:

a) Do you suggest to open such a deposit account promptly? : |

b) Which sum would you believe to be adequate for both to~ |
gether? 4
e) If yowr answer to a) is-no, will it be sufficient if 1
‘write a letter to the State Department (duly sworn like |
an affidavit) in which I obligate myself to deposit at any
given moment the amout of the sum suggested tp by you.
under b), end to which letter I would add a statement
of my bankers sworn before a notary regarding today's: |
value of my securities etc.? |
If your answex to a) is no, it would then, unfortunately, be
necessary to ehange Mr. van Loon's affidavit in which he has men~
tioned already a deposit of g 2000 (upon suggestion of Mrs. Wolti's
sister). I therefore attach his affidavit in triplicate and
would ask you.

2) do you consider Mr. Van Loon's affidavit to be made out
in “the form Asired? (I think it is splendid)

3) Purthexmore, I send you enother form in which Mr.Van Loon *
has only typed,in the names, but I understand from your suggestions

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GERHARD NEISSER ery

that this should be made out in triplicate on his private letter- |
head, and swom before a notary. Is my assumption correct?

4) Mr.van Loon's letter to the State Department is also , |
dineluded, and your kind suggestions (if amy) would bedapprecia- 1
ted. (I personally feel that this is an extraordinary letter.) |

. 5) Do you want me also to make out an affidavit and to |
accompany a photostat copy of my last Income tax declaration?

6) Do you you suggest that I issue a sworn form like mentio~
ned under 2 3) ?

As to myself, I am born in Germany, Lived ten years |
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in South America where I became a citizen of C 6, arrived here
in 1938 where I apblied for citizenship. I am 35, married, no
children, executive position in the chemical industry, income

like Mre voli'S. |

7) Is it necessary to give a "Lebensleut" as suggested by
you, or are the dates given in the affidavit sufficient? I .
dmow, of course, all details regarding Dr.K.W., but only roughly
-about his wife.

8) Wi11 it be convenient that after all papers have been
made up they be forwarded to the State Department by Mr.van Loon
or by your organization?

9) Dr.K.W. in his recent letter implores us to hurry this
matter as much as possible, ard that the visitor's visa should be
cabled by the State Department to the Consul in Marseille. Who
should aphly for the cable transmission of the visa?

Kindly excuse me that I took the liberty to ask
you so many straight questions. But I try to help my old friend
as quickly and as effheiently as it liesin human power, and I alse
thought it might be easier for your good self if you kindly
reply shortly to each question number, by special delivery using
the. attached enevelppe. I would suggest that in case you. decide
to have all documents forwarded by your organization to keep
those in your office to which no further addition will be needed.

. I have sent copy of this letter to Mr. van Loon
and wish again to say how grateful I would be for g» prompt reply. |

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Nieuw Veere
Old Greenwich, Conn,

wy Gear Miss Caples,T am sorry the hurricare yesterday did not blow |
you towards our shores,,.it was very pleasant here for the
h urricane did not materialize but there’ was a lot of cold turkey.

£ enclose the +ise Bing papers.Sorry to have been so slow but
I had to spend several days gettin out of everything,..and this i
time + mean everything,..I got almost as deep into ,ellef work : \
as others (myself sometimes included ) get into debt,.and T have ‘ é
not done a stroke of work for myself these last twelve months and it L
4s about time I paid my grocer... besides dealing with those 4
semipathologivel caes doth get unto the herves..,poor devils... 4
we had snother agerekation of them here yesterday ..,,the worst ‘
of them were two Norwegians who were violent cefenders of herote :
’ #pance.,.ineluding Laval and Petain,.,end Lady that dont go so well
rhese days.I anticipate hard times for these honest squareheods
put what can you do ?fell them to jayoft on France ?Then they
become martyrs.But in stead of ever being grateful for being here |
they MUST tell us how badly we handle affairs. a i
I wish to God we get into tnis thing. when at least there would be an | H
end to all further argument. E 7 |
My services to you and give us another chnace...with or | is
without hurricanes. . |

pasbessniasisuasso aes
© August 205 1940,

My, Gerardo Be Neleser
435 Hudson Street

New York, N. Yo

Dear Mr, Nelasers

Thank you very much for your

Letter enclosing affidavits for Dr, Welff -

and his wife, I shall be able to send
these vight to the State Department ag
soon av I have received My, van Loonte
affidavits, IT hepe very much we will
be able to secure visitors’ visas fox
the Wolffe.

Sineorely yours,
EMERGENCY RESCUR COMMITTER

MILDRED ADAMS
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GERARDO E. NEISSER

cABLeL 435 Hudson2es-rurren, Street ELBEHONE
ANILOGEN “OQORTERN DT Pot 450 ~o
NEWYORK New York

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Miss Anna Caples :
Emergency Rescue Committee i
122 Hast 42énd Streét !
City

“Ret Konrad woitt | an Bung

Dear Miss Caples, :
I wish to thank you sincerely for your kind |
letter of yesterday. I have now made out the attached eepy guarantee
in triplicate duly notarized, together with the statements mentioned
therein, which documents please all keep in your files until you

receive directly from Mr. Hefidrik Willem van Loon the 2 affidavits

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which he will make out in the form desired. — ; |
I also include a short biographical sketch i

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in triplivate reganing my friend Dr, Konrad Wolff.

May I thank you again for your great kindness

“an giving this matter your personal atYention.

Vory sincerely yours

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Born Merch Ll, 1907
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(aie wife} Tle Bing Bolt
Oevaany

She present address of De, and Mra, Bolt das
HarseLlies, Treace

Mrs, Wolf La an outebanding photogeaphar and has sada aang
photographs which da not reflect favorchly vn the Wither
government. Che hee buen very oulepyiton agedgat ihe govsrn~
mente Dry Wolf vas interned dn France after che outbresk of
the wer and sanuged ty aseape fran the laboriment oes. Both

~ De. wad Mee. Wolf are in grave danger if apprehended by the
Nathes

Dre and re. Wolf are very good frionds of Hundrik Wille
Ven Loon whe hag eubmiated the enclosed lettur ehich Le ine
tanded ap affidavit of support,

Tt hope that a visltor!a visa muy be granted far Dry and Mires
WoLS »

Sineovely yours,

MILDRED AbaNa
Executive Secretary
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« § #upporting documents
Aftiiovte of support (etter) ~ Rosdr ie Willow ven Loon
ACfidast of spansorshig « Hendrie Willem van Loon *
BLoyraphical aketches -

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ANILOGEN
NEWYORK

GERARDO E, NEISSER

205 FULTON STREET TELEPHONE

New York . CORTLANDT 741459

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Fezendie & Soerrle, ine,
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vrivete permanent regidense st
474 Veat 253 Street, New York, NY.

being duly sworn depoge and says.

That T om & Gitigen of Ghile,
ay invent ion te becove a elticaen of

Seas pacipe
Sours in few Yorts Clty, on

seone aG ny disnosal
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That it de my intention to support wt

the api pLi on of the famous auther
br 2 to g gountry my old frienda Dr. voLer
¥ “Glee Wolf? ond thet I therefore declere tust I vill
trevogsbly, wien advies of the U.S. Devartsa at of State,
= 9 2000.= (Twothousand dollars us currency

in a Nev Zork benk et the exolusive dieposal or br Konrad and/or
Mes. Dlee Volt?.

Taot I eubalt herewith in carroboration of ay shia ty to Gepoeht
tale enount

a) « Lotter of Ballcerten A Co, ,
44 Pine Street, fey Yorks OLty.

reGerdiny velue of senuritics depoaited ’
on a joint account for my vite end myself,

bh) ~ photostat cony of my Last income tax declas |
as ws ehowine my net totel tenable ingone

£910. $0 0.0E/ equal try encqunt of f Kol) )

Tang I wih. gladly losue an affidevit of aupport on benelf o
felends whenever you or the American Joneul, phould requey j

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Biographical oket of De. eared Volt?

br. Konrad, Vout? Mas osm om Mere BL, 1607, in Berlin. i
Hig father, Prof. Martin wolee, eon aefely bo clagsified ag one of the
lending aclentLlets for daternatlonel, ani esonomie jurieprudance. Hi
nother Le a born Bellish subject, end voth Live now in EneLand. where
Prot, Vol¢? wae honored. with oesnadonal ‘Looturachip at Oxford Univerat~
ty. Konvad Volt? completed hia staidies of Laws on different Gomi - : |
universities and obtained hie tithe (doctor juris” equivalent to on
postgraduate) in LOS? at Berlin with the hiches’ posuibhe elagsilhene
tion, After the agsnumption of pover by Hitler, Sonvad Welt? Lereg
Cermenty though it should be emphasized shat neither he now cnybedy elar
of hig family has hed any di¢fioulty vith the Bast Government. Vober

wont to Paria whore he Lived permanently untill May Bo4c, No +

of {

noathy in law conandting offfeed where big work wae sopreciated not

only due te the honesty ol sincerity of Ble choracter,but slew to

hin high Level of culture ond hia extrene intelligence. He waa never
active in politica and even as an exiles he did not acsaciste with :
anthelagh ovgonisetions. He married in 1046 Mise Tise Bang, a fonoug
and telonted photographer. Also he developad wore and. more his grer :
mudienl talent ad oan now be soneiderad as a perfect plantet. Hr
cooperated closely with Arthur Sehnakel shout whose teaching mr
Wolff uvotea a hoteworthy book, However, Voltt nevex gave pub”
caxta. AM the outbreak of the war, Volry won taken into a ”
thtlon Gaap fron whieh the authorities released bin shox’

Again he vad taken prisoner by the french after the £3

hed touched. Poonee, PAM ubile there, Frances sokbepee

tO renoh, Hoxsm@iLie, vinwe he jhined hie white agady

now, noboly knows exnatly, but ascorling to hile recent + : i

An funinent danger ~ neuely to be delivered by the Vichy Gove. :
tha, Neale, a H
MSE DINGevonen

{ldo BingeWolll, the wife of Konrad. Wolff, 1a a talented
photographers

Having Left Germany because of the Nowde ghe took up
Yoeldense in franse where her artistic and briliient work won
hev a great veputstion, She mado no seoret of her strong
eppesition to fasolem and in meny instances her photographic
work showed her entiefasaist attitude,

Because of her prominence sa a photographer, Llee BingeWolff'a
opposition to the present political regime in hey country became

lmown ta the Germnd.

Nieuw Veere
Old Greenwich, Conn,
Tel. Old Greenwich 7-1888

Bondvik Willen ven Loon weniding at O14 Greamwio!
Gankesthons hoing duly ewan, depoue end ear me

t» That T om a thilted States attiaen,

nett iiat,¢ have season to betters iat Ta ait
basband Opyead weet, at Name
figs Pence, exe in fiatinen® Gangs,
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ii ne dndmioed. tp the Uasted. stato,

te Shel 5 wntentele te hove 2eeee
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Biniesion to the United me and te dato the

wad We ion fervine

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