Note to Eden on the Possibility
of Rescuing Wealthy Jews
(July 14, 1944)
10, Downing Street
Whitehall
FOREIGN SECRETARY
This requires careful handling.
It is quite possible that rich Jews will
pay large sums of money to escape being murdered
by the Huns. It is tiresome that this money
should get into the hands of E.L.A.S [the
executive arm of the Greek National Liberation
Front] but why on earth we should go and
argue with the United States about it I
cannot conceive. Who is Hamilton and who
is Loxley? We should take a great responsibility
if we prevented the escape of Jews, even
if they should be rich Jews. I know it
is the modern view that all rich people
should be put to death wherever found,
but it is a pity that we should take up
that attitude at the present time. After
all they have no doubt paid for their liberation
so high that in future they will only be
poor Jews, and therefore have the ordinary
rights of human beings
(Signature)
14.7.44.
Sources: Yad
Vashem
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