Van Zeeland

Visa Recipient

  • VAN ZEELAND, Paul P A

About the Individual

Paul VAN ZEELAND was the former Prime Minister of Belgium. He obtained a visa from Aristides de Sousa Mendes in June 1940.

After the war, he became the Minister of Foreign Affairs and served as economic advisor to the Belgian government as well as the council of ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

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Article from The New York Times published June 19, 1940 on Paul van Zeeland and the Royal children of Belgium