Diplomatic service passport issued by the Republic of Liberia to Matus Kugel. Collection
Extent and Medium
15 digitised images (1 document)
Creator(s)
- Baron O. de Bogaerde, Minister Plenipotentiary for the Republic of Liberia in Vichy, France
Biographical History
Matus Kugel was born in Minsk, Belarus, on 4 September 1873. In 1902 he married Chaja Rubin in Bialystok, Poland. During the Second World War the couple lived in Nice, France. On 18 June 1942 Matus obtained a diplomatic service passport in Vichy, France, issued to him by the Republic of Liberia, represented by Baron O. de Bogaerde, Minister Plenipotentiary. Thanks to this document Matus and Chaja were able to travel safely to Spain and Portugal.
Archival History
Herman Van Goethem kindly permitted Kazerne Dossin to digitize the original document in 2013.
Acquisition
Herman Van Goethem, 2013
Scope and Content
A diplomatic service passport issued by the Republic of Liberia, represented by Baron O. de Bogaerde, Minister Plenipotentiary, to Matus and Chaja Kugel-Rubin, granting them diplomatic immunity and allowing them to travel to Spain and Portugal. The passport also contains wartime visa for Italy and Monaco.
Accruals
No further accruals are to be expected
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Digitally stored at Kazerne Dossin
Existence and Location of Originals
Private collection
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital copy available as collection KD_00134 at Kazerne Dossin
Subjects
- Resistance
- Rescuers - Individual
- Refugees
- Identification measures
- France
- Civil resistance
Places
- Vichy