Collection of Dr. W. A. Visser 't Hooft, secretary general of the Wereldraad der Kerken (Council of Churches) in Geneva, 1940-1946 During the war Dr. W. A. Visser 't Hooft conducted close ties with the Dutch underground and with the Dutch Government in Exile in London; he was active in the promotion of the connection between the Dutch Government in Exile and the Dutch people; he prepared reports regarding underground activities using the code GC, a sign for the Church connection, in order to transfer the reports to London; he updated the activists in the Netherlands in the same manner; Included in the collection: Correspondence, reports and announcements that were transferred between the Dutch Government [in Exile] in London and the Dutch underground, which were transferred by Dr. W. A. Visser 't Hooft by means of the Zwitserse Weg in Switzerland in 1942.