Correspondence with Anglo-Austrian Society members and newspaper clippings relating to 1) Austrian politician and diplomat Kurt Waldheim, who was revealed in 1985 to have been an intelligence officer in Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II; and 2) Austrian SS commander and war criminal who in 1985, on his return from Italy where he had spent 33 years in prison, was greeted with a handshake by the then Austrian Defence Minister Friedhelm Frischenschlager.
Records relating to Austrian political controversies over Kurt Waldheim and Walter Reder
This material is held atInstitute of Modern Languages Research, University of London
- Reference
- GB 367 AAS/21
- Dates of Creation
- 1985-1989
- Language of Material
- English German
- Physical Description
- 1 box
Scope and Content
Access Information
Open for research although some files are closed in compliance with the Data Protection Act. 48 hours notice must be given before a research visit with precise details of files to be ordered.
Note
This archive forms one of the Exile Studies collections acquired through the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies at the Institute for Modern Languages Research.
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions outlined at fonds level.