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nections with the International Committee of the
Red Cross, they could carry out activities which
were important and a blessing to their countrymen.
It has also happened that Red Cross workers,
during and after the war, have been accused of
collaborating in spite of the fact that many of them
were solely inspired by an honest desire to fulfill
their humanitarian duties to the best of their
ability in a very difficult and delicate situation.
The problems touched upon here are extremely
compiicaved and very difficult to Judge,
particularly tor a person who has not lived ın an occupied
country. 1 iımagıne, however, tnat ın a Way, 1t seems
easier ior an ınaıvidual to leave the organızatıon
to which he normally belongs and to join, for
exampıe, the resistance movement, than to stick to
his former post. I also believe that the only thing
the leaders of a Red Cross organization can do in
such situations is to try to keep the organization’s
aim in view as clearly as possible, It should by no
means be impossible to continue working and at
the same time keep one’s self respect. Those who
do this must, however, be prepared to be
misunderstood and to be accused of lack of patriotism.
The Red Cross should as long as possible try to
continue its efforts, but if at the moment, it risks
being forced to use measures which are contrary:
to the dictates of honor and conscience and
contrary to the unwritten laws of humanity, these
efforts, of course, must cease. Then courageous and
straightforward conduct has to make it clear that
cooperation is no longer possible. Then all consid-
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