Daily incidents of Nazi interference with business firms in Denmark to force dismissal of Jewish employees are reported by newspapers here. Many enterprises have received letters from German firms asking for lists of employees and threatening to sever relationships if Jews are employed. One case is Raffen & Co., a long-established Copenhagen steel firm, which was forced by German agents to discharge its Jewish managing director.
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