Selected papers of Prime Minister Hubert Pierlo in London

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2011.39 | RG Number: RG-65.022M

Overview

Description: Contains selected records from the papers of Hubert Pierlot, Prime Minister of the government- in-exile in London during the German occupation of Belgium, and one of the most influential representatives of his country. This collection includes records on Belgian Congo and Belgian refugees in Portugal, many of whom were Jews.
Date: inclusive: 1940-1944
Collection Creator: Hubert Pierlot
Biography: Hubert Marie Eugène, Count Pierlot (1883 - 1963) was a Belgian Walloon politician and jurist, the 32nd Prime Minister of Belgium between 1939 and 1945 (a mandate coinciding with World War II and Nazi Germany's occupation of the country). Pierlot later left for London, where he led the government in exile for the rest of the conflict. He gave full backing to the Free French Forces, recognizing Charles de Gaulle as the true leader of France in 1941. His government also directed the formation of the Free Belgian Forces, a force that grew to over 100,000 men under arms by VE Day. Upon his return to Belgium, he led another large coalition, which also included members of the Communist Party of Belgium. Later in 1945, Pierlot was appointed as the Minister of State.
Reference: De Mecheleer, L. Aperçu des instruments de recherche disponibles en salle de lecture des Archives générales du Royaume : Situation au 1er janvier 2008. Brussels (National Archives. Guides 67), 2008.

Language: French Flemish
Extent: 560 digital images : JPEG ; 9.59 GB.
1 microfilm reel (digitized) ; 35 mm.
System of Arrangement: Arrangement is thematic.Selection of files: nrs. 113, 253, 370, 456, 609, 617, 648.

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Copyright Holder: Archives générales du Royaume (Belgium)

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belgium. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Belgium. Refugees, Jewish--Portugal. Jews--Congo (Democratic Republic) World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Portugal.
Geographic Name: Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945. Portugal--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
Personal Name: Pierlot, Hubert.

Holder of Originals: Archives générales du Royaume (Belgium)
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Source of acquisition is the Archives générales du Royaume (Belgium); records created and collected by Hubert Pierlot during German occupation. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the National Archives of Belgium via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in Jan. 2011.