Jankielis Zimonas

Visa no. 287 · Kaunas, 30 July 1940

Jankielis Zimonas received transit visa no. 287 at the Japanese consulate in Kaunas on 30 July 1940.

Documents

Document — Jankielis Zimonas — A visa page carrying Zwartendijk's Curaçao declaration No. 981 of 24 July 1940, a Sugihara transit visa, a Japanese landing stamp and a Kaunas notary's certification; the page does not name its holder.

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What the register records

Nationality as recorded: Lithuanien

What is known

A transit visa for journey through Japan to Surinam, Curacao and other Netherlands colonies, issued by the Consul du Japon à Kaunas. The document bears Chiune Sugihara's Japanese consular stamp dated 1940 VIII 8 and includes Dutch and Japanese seals, indicating coordination between Japanese and Curaçao authorities.

TRANSIT VISA. Seen for the journey through Japan to Surinam, Curacao and other Netherlands colonies. Consul du Japon à Kaunas.

Where this comes from

Yad Vashem (ex-Warhaftig bundle): Curaçao sheet No.981 — cleaner scan (Zwartendijk 24 Jul 1940, Vilnius notary Antanas Stapkonta, Fukui permit Oct-Nov 1940)

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