Van Mechelen

Visa Recipients

  • VAN MECHELEN A
  • VAN MECHELEN A
  • VAN MECHELEN, Mme A
  • VAN MECHELEN, Mr. A

About the Family

The VAN MECHELEN family were explicitly denied a visa in a telegram from Salazar, the Portuguese head of state, to Aristides de Sousa Mendes.

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