Vincent La Vista report on illegal immigration in and through Italy

Identifier
irn503003
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.A.0089
  • RG-19.003.01
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Italian
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503003

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

The Vincent La Vista report was donated anonymously to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992.

Scope and Content

Consists of a copy of a declassified memorandum written on 15 May 1947 by Vincent La Vista to Herbert J. Cummings. The memorandum describes the illegal immigration of Jews, Hungarians, displaced persons in general, and other groups into and through Italy after World War II. La Vista also reports on the alleged illegal activities of institutions and groups including the Vatican, the International Red Cross, and the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in connection with illegal immigration.

System of Arrangement

The Vincent La Vista report on illegal immigration in and through Italy is arranged in a single series.

People

  • La Vista, Vincent.
  • Cummings, Herbert J.

Corporate Bodies

  • United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
  • International Committee of the Red Cross
  • American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Subjects

Genre

  • Document
  • Report.
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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