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Walter Igersheimer’s Refugee from Nazi Oppression certificate.

Walter Igersheimer’s “Refugee from Nazi Oppression” certificate, London, 1940.

– Courtesy Walter W. Igersheimer

Transcript

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ENDORSEMENTS AND REMARKS

You must produce this certificate if required to do so by any Police Officer, Immigration Officer, or member of His Majesty’s forces acting in the course of his duty.
(C33488-1) 100,000 6/39 (Enemy Alien)

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The holder of this Certificate is to be exempted until further order from internment and from the special restrictions applicable to enemy aliens, under the Aliens Order, 1920, as amended.

[Handwritten signature] Signature/ reported 22 11/39
[Handwritten] Refugee from Nazi oppression / 10/1/40

[3 stamps] Metropolitan Police D. Division Paddington
[Handwritten] Cancelled [initials] 10/1/40
[2 stamps] Metropolitan Police Aliens Registration Tribunal No. 5