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The Mystery of Raoul Wallenberg’s Death

    An article describing the Soviet archival documents that have been released regarding the mysterious death of Raoul Wallenberg. Evreiskie Novosti (Moscow) (in english) -> More

    “Wallenberg case” is not closed

      Google translation:

      The Swedish Government will evaluate their own behavior

      The case of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saves the Hungarian Jews in 1945 and then disappeared in the depths of the Soviet secret police, will continue.The Swedish government announced the creation of a new commission to assess the actions of the country following the arrest of Wallenberg and find out whether everything was done for the salvation of national hero.

      The story that more than half a century is hardly a major stumbling block in relations between Moscow and Stockholm, the Russian side is settled. In January, the two capitals was published by the Russian-Swedish report, endowed almost a decade to work together to determine the fate of Wallenberg. Conclusions of the Russian part of the commission are clear: the Swedish diplomat “has died or is likely died July 17, 1947, and responsible for it” the then top state leadership of the USSR. Shortly before the publication of the report prosecutors Russia Wallenberg rehabilitated as victims of repression.  Swedish experts, in turn, noted that “many important questions remain unanswered and the Wallenberg case” can not be closed. ”  In Stockholm suspect that in Russia there are still documents, access to which the commission has not received.

      Letter to P.M. Göran Persson

        Statsministern Göran Persson
        Regeringskansliet
        Stockholm
        Sverige
        Genève den 22 Mars 2001

        Herr Statsministern,
        I slutet av januari ringde Du upp mig på mitt hotell för att be om ursäkt för det officiella Sveriges misskötsel av Raoul Wallenberg-fallet. Jag uppskattar din gest men måste konstatera att ändringarna varit till det sämre. Forskningen efter Raoul Wallenberg har, sedan dess, praktiskt taget upphört.
        Under tre år har Sverige satsat cirka 300 000$ för att klarlägga Raoul Wallenbergs öde genom forskning i ryska fängelser och institutioner.

        Ta upp Raoul Wallenberg fallet

          Göran Persson bör demonstrera Sveriges beslutsamhet att finna sanningen om Raoul Wallenbergs öde, när ryske presidenten Putin i dag besöker Stockholm. Det kräver Guy von Dardel, havlbror till Raoul Wallenberg, i ett öppet brev till statsministern. Forskningen efter Raoul Wallenberg… 

          Svar på fråga

            Fråga 2000/01:499 av Lars Leijonborg om fallet Raoul Wallenberg och Sveriges agerande Lars Leijonborg har ställt en fråga till mig om vilka åtgärder jag är beredd att vidta, dels för att sanningen om Raoul Wallenbergs öde skall komma fram, dels…