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desire to be of help to the vast number who so
heroically carried on the struggle for their
country’s freedom. His activities were sometimes
misunderstood. It was necessary to maintain contact
with the enemy as well as with the underground
movement, and this necessity gave rise to
suspicions that have since shown themselves to be
entirely without foundation. As we sat over our
luncheon he told us in a frank and vivacious way
of his many adventures and experiences during
the days preceding the liberation of Paris. What
especially interested and thrilled me was his
account of how he had been able to prevent large
numbers of women and men from being deported
to Germany, and how he had succeeded in
persuading the Germans to release a number of
Frenchmen who had been imprisoned in France
at the time of the capitulation of Paris. Nordling
is not a civil servant who fears responsibility and
takes cover under regulations and instructions.
Rather, he acts fearlessly on his own
responsibility. Without this trait he could never have
succeeded in his self-imposed mission. As I listened to
him I became infected by his enthusiasm. I asked
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