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Selected papers of Prime Minister Hubert Pierlo in London

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

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
Language
French
Flemish
Extent
560 digital images : JPEG ; 9.59 GB.
1 microfilm reel (digitized) ; 35 mm.

About This Document

Document 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.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic.Selection of files: nrs. 113, 253, 370, 456, 609, 617, 648.
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.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

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.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. No other access restrictions apply to this material.
Conditions on Use
Archival fair use only. No publication on Internet or equivalent without express permission of source archive. Third parties are on notice (and the Museum must make reasonable efforts to notify them) that they are under the same obligation, and also that they must obtain written consent of the source archive before using copies for commercial purposes and are liable to payment of license fees to source archive in such case. See contractual .

Copyright Holder
Archives générales du Royaume (Belgium)
 
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