Personal papers of F. Th. Dijckmeester

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Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) 
Frans Theodoor Dijckmeester (1917- 2003) was a Dutch mayor and resistance fighter during the Second World War. Frans Dijckmeester was parachuted with the agent Karel Christiaan Mooiweer (1923-1971), by the Bureau Intelligence (BI), in the night of 5 to 6 June 1944, in the vicinity of Waardenburg, above the Betuwe. He had a government assignment to coordinate Dutch resistance. After the Second World War, Dijckmeester was the mayor of Zierikzee (1956-1965), Haarlemmermeer (1965-1972) and Apeldoorn (1972-1981) on behalf of the Christian-Historical Union (CHU). He was also the honorary chairman of the Society of Englanders and former administrator of the Queen's Office . Felix Kersten (1898-1960) was before and during WWII a personal physical therapist of Heinrich Himmler. Kersten used his contacts with Himmler to help people persecuted by Nazi Germany. He played a crucial role in saving of Finnish Jews and prisoners of Nazi concentration camps and had an influence on the Nazi politics in Scandinavian countries, especially Sweden and Finland. 
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Personal papers of F. Th. Dijckmeester 
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The personal archive of Frans Theodoor Dijckmeester (1917-2003). The collection consists of documents concerning the"Kerste" matters: the report, correspondence and newspaper clippings about Dr. F. Kersten. It also includes a report by Kersten about his network in the occupied Netherlands, and a German translation of an article by Prof. L. de Jong about Dr. F. Kersten, and corresponding letters. Felix Kersten (1898-1960) was before and during WWII a personal physical therapist of Heinrich Himmler. Kersten used his contacts with Himmler to help people persecuted by Nazi Germany. He played a crucial role in saving of Finnish Jews and prisoners of Nazi concentration camps and had an influence on the Nazi politics in Scandinavian countries, especially Sweden and Finland. 
Copyright Holder: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) 
Arranged in three series: 1. Report by Dr. F. Kersten about his network occupied the Netherlands, 1945; 2. Correspondence and press clippings, 1950-1951; 3. German translation of an article by Prof. L. de Jong about Dr. F. Kersten, and related correspondence, 1945. 

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