This article examines the private diplomatic efforts of Olof Lamm. A Swedish Jewish ex-diplomat and businessman, he used his personal network to protest against Nazi persecution of the Jews in Germany, and informally lobbied the United States to increase its immigration quotas. Shedding light on these informal back-channel diplomatic networks, the author provides examples of the attitudes and obstacles Lamm faced when dealing with individuals, and reveals how those he petitioned justified their defense of Nazi ideology and actions and their own restrictive immigration policies.

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“愿上帝怜悯他的黑人灵魂”：总领事奥洛夫·拉姆为拯救犹太人免遭纳粹迫害而进行的私人外交努力

本文探讨了奥洛夫·拉姆的私人外交努力。作为一名瑞典犹太裔前外交官和商人，他利用自己的个人网络抗议纳粹对德国犹太人的迫害，并非正式地游说美国增加移民配额。作者揭示了这些非正式的秘密外交网络，提供了拉姆在与个人打交道时所面临的态度和障碍的例子，并揭示了他的请愿者如何证明他们对纳粹意识形态和行动以及他们自己的限制性移民政策的辩护是正当的。