3.2.1.5 CM/1 Opposition proceedings, IRO Bureau Geneva (ID: 48278)
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Description:
Part of 3.2.1 IRO “Care and Maintenance” Program, this material consists of some 30,350 documents containing references to about 4,000 names. The majority of the persons concerned were Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers. There were also persons who had fled the sphere under Soviet control for political reasons.
The Constitution of the International Refugee Organization established that only DPs who were citizens of Allied countries or were among the persecution victims of the Nazi regime and its allies were eligible for assistance from the IRO. The statutes define the prerequisites for assistance from the IRO very precisely.
If an application was rejected, an appeal could be filed. The IRO Review Board in Geneva ruled on these appeals. The forms in this collection document the Review Board decisions. They contain the following information:
- Applicant’s first and last name
- Nationality and ethnicity
- Decision as to whether the applicant’s appeal was allowed or not
- In some cases the reason for the decision
This is one of several collections in the Name Discovery of the USHMM’s Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database. You can search and discover the names. The search results will link to the full name records in the Arolsen Archives Online Archive.
The Constitution of the International Refugee Organization established that only DPs who were citizens of Allied countries or were among the persecution victims of the Nazi regime and its allies were eligible for assistance from the IRO. The statutes define the prerequisites for assistance from the IRO very precisely.
If an application was rejected, an appeal could be filed. The IRO Review Board in Geneva ruled on these appeals. The forms in this collection document the Review Board decisions. They contain the following information:
- Applicant’s first and last name
- Nationality and ethnicity
- Decision as to whether the applicant’s appeal was allowed or not
- In some cases the reason for the decision
This is one of several collections in the Name Discovery of the USHMM’s Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database. You can search and discover the names. The search results will link to the full name records in the Arolsen Archives Online Archive.
Compiler:
International Refugee Organization (IRO)
Credit:
Arolsen Archives (ITS)
Document Date:
Between 1947 - 1952
Number of Persons (Exact):
31010
Keyword:
- Holocaust survivors
- Forced labor
- Concentration camp inmates
Original document is held at:
Arolsen Archives (ITS)
Reference URL:
From Collection
Description:
The Arolsen Archives, formerly International Tracing Service (ITS), are an international center on Nazi persecution with the world’s most comprehensive archive on the victims and survivors of National Socialism. The collection has information on about 17.5 million people and belongs to the UNESCO’s Memory of the World. It contains documents on the various victim groups targeted by the Nazi regime and is an important source of knowledge for society today.