THE DANISH-RUSSIAN SOCIETY (DANSK-RUSSIAL SAMVIRKE)

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 9, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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l The Danish-Russian Society (Dansk-Russiak Samvirke) was founded in 1924.
It remained rather static until the end of World Year II, when it expanded
rapidly,. establishing local sections in several of the Danish provincial
cities "because of the feeling of comradeship with the Danish Communists
during the occupation, to express thanks for Russia's participation in the
liberation of Europe, and because of the desire that the northern countries
constitute a bridge between East and Vest" Many of the now members were
not Communist. The role of the Danish Communists in the Resistance move-
ment had earned them the respect and friendship of non-Communist Danes,
end the wave of poet-Liberation enthusiasm for everyone who had fought
against the Nazis carried many non-political idealists into the Dtanish-
Russsi.an Society. With the resumption of trade and diplomatic relations
between Denmark and the Soviet Union s, a certain number of non-Cormmunist
business and government officials also joined the organization for
professional reasons.
2. The basic membership of the organization is Comiimniet. The efforts of
the Communists within the organization to turn it into a political instru-
ment, and the clear-cut developments of the past year or two in the Iron
Curtain countries, have led to dissension within the various local sections
of the organization. This conflict has in some instances been so violent
that it has resulted in the destruction of the sections themselves. The
Esbjerg sectimr broke up when -its Chairman, Lektor SchAz-Christenseen,
publicly denounced the methods of Albert Olsen** and stated that the
society was not run in accordance with democratic Danish principles., The
Randers section went out of existence as a result of the situation in
Finland and in Czechoslovakia. The Odense section still functions but
has lost most of its members., Continued membership in the organization
is not in itself -Proof that the member is a Communist, since there are
still people in high official positions who retain their membership
because of the official relations of Denmark with the USSR. In the officer-
list given below, for example, only the persons indicated as Communists
should be so considered.
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The members of the Board of Directors of the Danish-Russian Society
are an follows:
Acts" Chairman.:** Peter Alfred Jensen, born on 7 July 1903 in Aarhus
Communist member of the Folkreting. Address: Tordenskjoldsgade 57,
Aarhus. Member of the Central Committee of the Danish Communist Party
(DKP). Formerly Traffic Minister. Was member of the Freedom Council,,
Treasurer: Alf Usaing, born on 8 December 1892 in Copenhagen. Director
of Bet Store Nordiske Teie ;raf-Selskab and Dot Store Nordiske Telegref-
Selskabs Holding CooA/S. Board member of A,/S) Ole Sorensen. Address:
Kongens Nytorv 26, Copenhagen.
Folmer Bendtsen born on 8 February 1907 in Copenhagen,
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Well-known Danish painter. Bulowsvej 40, Copenhagen. Active Communist.
Has several contacts in the Soviet Legation, and the source believes
that he may be connected with the USSR intelligence service., Went to
the USSR as a member of a Danish cultural delegation in 1948. During
a Vanish tour of Georgian Dancers in 1948 :Bendtsen was engaged by
Soviet Legation Secretary Nikitin to photograph the tour, incluing
pictures of the troupe visiting various industrial establishments.
Kjeld Abell, born on 25 August 1901 at Rite,:. Address: Henriettevej 21,
Charlottenlund (Copenhagen suburb). One of Derm.ark's leading playwrights
Believed to be a Communist. Member of the board of A./S Sovjet Film.
Martin Andersen NexO, born on 25 June 1869 in Copenhagen. Famous Danish
writer. Address: Morleneevej 36, Boite. Member of the Central Cc ittee
of the DKP. Former chairman of Friends of the Soviet Union (Sovjetunionens
Veneer).
Professor Carl Adolf Gottlieb Bodelsen, born on 18 November 1894 at
Helsir:ggr. . Address; Traverveenget 16, Charlottenlund. Was member of
the Freedom Council Viell'kr own educator and writer.
Christian Christiansen, born on 14 September 1895 at Hjortsh~j .. Minister
of Fisheries. Address: Ajderstedgsde 16, Copenhagen.
Ellen Margrethe Kirk, born on 20 September 1902 at Hadsund. Address;
Fnighedsvej 4 (4th floor), Charlottenlund, Was a DKP candidate for the
1947 election. Contributor to Land o&Folk.
Henri Aage Loft, Overtrafikcassistent (sic). Born on 7 February 1902 in
Aarhus. Address: Skodsborgvej 25, Lyngby. Communist.
S rera Madsen, manufacturer,. Address: Pea H jen 12, Gentofte.
Gudrun Margrethe Sterner Petersen. Translator. Born on 23 October 1906.
Address: 'fed Linden 6, Copenhagen. Communist.
Frederik Schyberg, Ph..D. Dorn. on 4 December 1905 in Copenhagen.; Address:
Schimmelmannsvej 44, Charlottenlund. Literary critic.
Overborgmester H. P. 4rensen, born on 18 December 1896 at Silkeborg
Lord Mayor of Copenhagen. Social Democrat. Address: Peter B>angsvej 213,
Copenhagen.
Ole Tillumser, born on 7 September 1908 in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen,
Pianist. Address: Thorvaldsensve j 15, Copenhagen. Communist. Visited
frequently by Aksel Larsen and B Srge Houmann.
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4,. The Danish-Russian Society maintains an office, reading room and library
at Iiiareboderne 8, Copenhagen. The society also publishes the periodical,
The Soviet Union Today (o4 e!t .onen T~q ), which carries articles on
Soviet foreign policy, trade unions, culture x, etc. The editorial comanittee
consists of the following:
Eolmer Rendtsen,,^ditor
Icjeld Abell
Professor Adolf Stender-Pedersen.
Gudrun Sterner Petersen
Agnete Olsen, widow of Professor Albert Olson
The Aarhus section of the Danish-Russian Society is under the chairman-
ship of Professor Adolf Franz Emil Stender-Petersen, born on 21 July 1893
in Petrograd, Address: 6?`I"unetr", Skolevangen Rila Skov, Aarhus.
Philologist. Expert in Slavic languages. Professor Stender??Petersen
is believed to be a Co:r.munist, and is frequently visited by leading
Danish Communists end by the Soviet Minister Plakhin.
The officers of the Aalborg section of the organization are:
Laurids Fridt ji o:f Christensen, barn on 22 August 1.901 at Vorningo Filling-
ataation attendant 0 Communist,
Harry Emil Elvinu.s Larason, born on 15 October 290 4 ct Aalborg;, Fuel
dealer a Communist,,
Fru. Ei.rsten Elisabeth Lyngholm, born on 24 June 1911 at Hadsund4 Communist
Chr, Marius Hansen, born on 22 November 1891 at Aistrup? Cashier,
Communist.
Niels E`i-gil Ydo, born on 7 November 1907 at Hell.igs . Credit-union
employee. Communists
Wit i&m Werner Hansen, born on 19 November 1905 at Nyborg4 Secondary-
-school teacher (Adjunkt)v Communist,
Olaf Ilelge Christian Poulson, born c i 1991W at Odense
Se ;andary'achcol teacher (Ad junkt) 0 Cc iu unist0
**C'ashit Comment. Albert Georg Olsen, late chairman of the Danish-
Russian Society, died on 17 October 19>+9a
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SUBJECT Concern of Catholic Leaders for Power in a
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1? Catholic leaders in Spain are concerned over the lecl of a Christian
Democratic organization in a state of readiness to ti,-ire power in a
transition government if the,FBANCO regime falls, a': ,ording to Luis
VILALLONGA. VILALLONGA, representative in France c,-. the Spanish "Union
of Middle and Liberal Classes,," said in mid-May t.h t he had
recently made a clandestine trip to Spain.
2, a ,ndt, ARTIN Sanchez,* director of the Catholic !sriodical Criterio,
thinks, according to VILALLONGA, that the FR,NCO -ngime will fall at
any moment. He reportedly is attenroting to set a ,.olitical
organization, which VIL.ALL01IGA described as a xnc? F=rnent of Christian?
Democratic tendency rather than a party, to par;=,cipate in the interim
government which would follow the fall of the f; esent government.
VILALLONGA said the t NN,A:iTIN Sanchez had accredi. ,ed him as representative
in exile of this movement, which as yet exit{,e only in skeleton farm.
3. VILALLOt'GA also claimed to be the repro sentrati ge in France of the Seville
liberal Catholic Manuel JINJNEZ Fernandez. 1J wever, although he said
thrt he had been in Seville, VILALLONGA. dii ? .,t indicate whether he had
seen JIM-NiitZ Fernandez,
4. Alfredo LOPEZ Martinez, President of the ;a Tecs.aica of .&ccion Catolica.,
with whom VILALLONGA reportedly talked, al .to showed concern over Catholic
failure to prepare for the fall of the govt:ti;cent.:
5. VILALLONGA observed. that the prestige o,,,.' F~, ?eign Minister Aluerto f,iARTlt
Artajo had fallen considerably in Accioi olio, circles as well .s in
the FRANCO government i teel.f.
*taehing.ton Comment. UARTIN Sanchez, wh) r,' so it President of the Asociacion
Catolica Nacional de Propagandi star, h; s :revs ?u.sly been described as a
member of the prom1R.P.NCO triumvirate c' of _..olling Accion Catolica, the
other me 1ART1N Artajo and 'n, A HY FNLk Oria, Bishop of
Malaga. distributed 17 PV-,v -:'a 19-7.
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