H/t Holly
Reuters reports:
Dutch airline KLM will probably seek an independent investigation into whether it flew Nazi fugitives to Argentina after the Second World War, the national airline said on Tuesday.
Questions over KLM’s past surfaced last week after a Dutch television documentary claimed to have discovered archive documents showing the airline played an active role in helping suspected war criminals flee Germany.
A good decision by KLM. If the famous and big Dutch company helped Nazis to flee Europe after WW2, it has to be open about it, admit it, take responsibility, apologize, and compensate when / if possible.
If the documentary makers are proven to be right, it will hurt KLM’s image (rightfully) quite severely. KLM is one of those few big companies of which the Dutch are very proud. If true, that attitude towards KLM might change (a bit). Of course, it would also hurt KLM’s image abroad.
It is quite amazing that there is still so much unknown about World War II: there are – I am sure – still companies that worked with the Nazis but who have never been held responsible for doing so.
Cross posted at my own blog.
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