Letter from Benjamin B. Ferencz to The American Consul General, February 24, 1948

MISCELLANEOUS 34 February 1948 The American Consul General Frankfurt, Hermaay Bear Slri Sometime age I became interested, in an unofficial em &eity, in trying to help Kiss Ann# Marie Beets obtain permission to join her fiance Mr. Fleming la Geneva, Alabama. 1 was inform*! at that tine that the Combined travel Beard had disapproved the щ> licatien because of member ship in the Iasi Party and had returned her file to the 610 in Frankehberg. 1 spoke to Lieutenant Abrahams, Office of Military Govern- meat, Fraakenberg, and It appeared that the fact had been over¬ looked that m-s Baets had been cleared under the tenth Amnesty. 3e stated that he would reinvestigate the ease and would recommend approval of the application when he forwarded the file to your office. 1 an now informed by Mr. Mandey, of your office, that Miss Beets is net eligible under the prevailing regulations because she has not established that the has been anti-Sasi and that she became a Iasi Party member involuntarily, hist Baets affirms that both of those conditions actually exist in her case. Major &*"«ral Teaghan, Military Aide to the President, as well as Senatoi . Sparkman, Congressman Andrews and Judge Sp eight of the Military tribunals are all Interested in helping to reunite Miss Baets with her fiance, they have asked me to do whatever Z can to make this possible, their letters are attached for your considera¬ tion. It would be ap reelated if you would re-examine the case of Miss Baets and inform me ae soon as practicable what additional - evidence or Information is required in order to enable Miss Baets to obtain her visa to the United States. Sincerely yours. Benjamin B. Ferencs . OtM ( Sncls,