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61 In February, 1941, a general strike in Amsterdam and other places in the
Netherlands was called as a protest against the deportations of Jews.
The Germans proclaimed martial law and suppressed the strike by force.
They proceeded to deport a total of 430 Amsterdam Jews to the concentration
camp of Mauthausen, where they perished.
Cf. B.A. Sijes, De Februari-Staking ('s-Gravenhage, 1954; in Dutch, with an
English summary), passim.
Also see: H. Knap, Vreemdeling, Bericht de Spartanen (Amsterdam, 1966), p.
III: "The technical conditions for massive actions of solidarity with the
Jews - if our people as a whole would have wanted them - were lacking."
62 Rolf Hochhuth, The Deputy (New York, 1963; third printing), p. 79.
63 J.J. Buskes, Waar stond de Kerk? (Amsterdam, 1947; in Dutch), p. 93.
64 Francois Mauriac, quoted by Hochhuth, op. cit., p. 6.
65 Knap, op. cit., passim.
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66 See below, p 259.
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67 See beyond, p. 147.