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In Paris,`I had the opportunity to confer with the
French Minister of Health and to inform him about
Swedish relief work plans for France. The entire city
bore scars of the war. In the streets, the scene was
dominated by Allied military cars, while the congenial
Paris taxi drivers were conspicuous by their absence.
I remember the small vaudeville theatre in
Montmartre Where we spent an evening. The arrangements
were as primitive as possible and there was no real
scenery. Nevertheless, the place was filled, and the
atmosphere was wildly enthusiastic. The whole
program dealt with conditions during the occupation,
with a mixture of incredible humor and the deepest
seriousness. The people freely expressed their joy
at once again being free.
During my stay in Paris, we lived in the
magnificent Ritz Hotel which had been requisitioned by
the American military authorities. It was quite
curious to hear the French attendant who took care
of my room describe the period of the German
occupation. Of course, the Ritz had been one of the hotels
taken over by the Germans and the attendant had
served a German general during his stay in Paris.
It was interesting to hear the rather favorable
comments this French ”valet” made about his
German ”guest”. He did not hesitate to point out, even
though he was in strong opposition to Germany and
the occupation, that even in the German army there
were many people who could be respected.
We wanted, in the first place, to ascertain the
attitude of the Allied authorities regarding the aid
which Sweden would be able to give after the war.
Among those we contacted during this journey, about
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