Guillain

Visa Recipients

  • GUILLAIN A
    Age child
  • GUILLAIN A
    Age child
  • GUILLAIN, Mme A
  • GUILLAIN, Mr. A

About the Family

Aristides de Sousa Mendes requested permission to grant visas to the GUILLAIN familiy on May 20, 1940.

This permission was explicitly denied by Salazar, the Portuguese head of state.

  • Artifact
Bordeus_29_1940

Telegram from Salazar denying visas to this family and others - Courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs archives, Lisbon