From 1933 to 1939 the policy of Nazi Germany policy toward its Jewish citizens was to encourage their emigration. As Nazi persecution drove tens of thousands of German and Austrian Jews to search for visas to foreign havens, British diplomats were among those who took the initiative to save life.
In this paper, Sir Martin Gilbert documents these efforts.
Sources: Martin Gilbert, Beyond The Call Of Duty: British Diplomats and Other Britons Who Helped Jews Escape From Nazi Tyranny, (Headley Brothers Digital, Ashford, Kent, 2008).
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Martin Gilbert website.
Holocaust Educational Trust.