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enemies of Germany. It could be said, though the
comparison is a little inapt, that this time the
situation was reversed: now it was the Germans, especially
the German children, who were facing death if they
did not receive help. On the basis of Red Cross
principles it was only logical and natural, therefore,
that Sweden should help even Germany, mindful, of
course, of the needs of other countries as well and
of the resources which could be made available to
these countries.
It was against this background that I left Bromma
for Frankfurt in the beginning of October, 1945, in
an American plane. I hoped to renew my contact
with General Eisenhower in order to discuss with
him the possibilities for Swedish aid in Germany.
We had had earlier negotiations in another matter
with Allied Headquarters. This concerned
possibilities for the Swedish Red Cross to assist in the
repatriation from Germany of Swedish born women
and their children who lived under difficult
conditions in their new country, and who wished to obtain
permission to return to Sweden. In principle,
permission for this aid had been granted, and a
detachment had travelled to Germany a few days before
my departure.
On the day I left, however, I received a telegram
informing me that the matter was not completely
in order from the point of view of the Allied
authorities. It was therefore necessary for me to
settle the question so that the detachment, which
had already passed the Danish-German frontier,
would be able to start work.
It was a great pleasure to meet General Eisen-
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