Denmark’s Jewish population, numbering more than 5,000, was reported today to have asked King Christian for internment in a Danish concentration camp as a measure to forestall possible deportation by the German occupation authorties.
The National America Denmark Association, attributing the report to an “authoritative source,” said that King Christian had declined the proposal as being incompatible with Denmark’s tradition of religious freedom. The request of the Danish Jews, in the form of a petition, was presented to the King by leaders of the Jewish communities. “We have always been well treated in this country and we understand that our being here is one of the difficulties between you and German government. If we can make things easier for you by being interned, please intern us,” the petition read.
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