RENE SOUDAN.
Rene Marie Robert Louis Soudan, alias LOUIS, alias Louis Bleriot.

Born: 29-10-1911, Heliopolis, Egypt.
Father: Joseph Soudan.
Mother: Marthe Renard.
Wife: Yvonne de Wergifosse
Profession: Lawyer.
Address: Place Georges Brugman 6, Brussels.



Escape time-table:

07-05-1944, left Brussels via Paris-Toulouse.
16-06-1944, crossed the Pyrenees, arrested 19-06-1944.
22-06-1944, released at Zaragossa.
29-06-1944, left Zaragossa for Madrid.
26-07-1944, left Madrid for Gibraltar.
30-07-1944, left Gibraltar by plane.
31-07-1944, arrived at New Quay aerodrome.

Source: SOE file Soudan, TNA-London.




YVONNE de WERGIFOSSE, Diplomat, Official. Secretary General, European League for Economic Company-operation, Non-governmental organization; President, International Women’s Commission of the European Movement. Fellowship, International Federation of Business & Professional Women, New York, 52.
University of Brussels, 1937, Bachelor of Arts, Doctor of Laws. Spoken languages: French, English, German, Dutch.
Secretary General, European League for Economic Company-operation, Non-governmental organization. President, International Women’s Commission of the European Movement since 1955. Secretary General, Caritas International Aid, 1948-1952.
Attorney, Court of Appeals, Brussels, 1937-1950. Member, Council of the European Movement. Honorary Member of the Board, United Nations Association of Belgium.
Honorary Member of the Board, Ntl Council of Women, Belgium.


Source: Internet.




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ERA 2090                                                                                                         Special Forces Headquarters
Reply to:                                                                                                          Block 2,
Major H. Amies                                                                                                  Montague Mansions,
                                                                                                                      London, W-1

Lieut. I. Floor                                                                                                    18th August, 1944.
32 Chapel Street,
S.W-1


Dear Ides,


DRAPIER & SOUDAN


Thank you for your letter IMF/MB/4792 of 17th August with enclosures. I am completely at a loss to understand either your letter or the attachments.

According to the reports made by the above on their arrival in this country, they left Brussels on 07-05-1944 and arrived at the Caulincourt address in Paris on 08-05-1944, where they remained until the evening of the next day. It is evident that they were expected. On the next day 09-05-1944, they were contacted by our representative who placed them in safety until 19-05-1944 when they left for Toulouse.
I therefore cannot understand the statement that they were left in Paris for a month without instructions. I do not propose to enquire of our service why there was a delay of ten days. Even in normal times, under clandestine conditions, such a period would not be considered excessive.

Frankly, it appears to me that your enquiry is ill timed and rather ungracious, particularly in view of the fact that the gentlemen in question caused no small trouble due to their behaviour in Madrid (see my latter EHA.1972 of 25th July).
I presume that the gentlemen have been reprimanded for their behaviour and I fail to see why, at the same interview, they were not questioned as to the alleged delay in Paris.

Finally, it should be noted that they went to Caulincourt in the first instance without any instructions from us, but steps were taken immediately to contact them there, with what I think can only be called the greatest speed.


                                                                                                                           Yours ever,