The Archive · 1940

Norwegian Probed

Trade Envoy to U.S. Said Kidnapped When About to Make Important Address

New York, Nov. 1.

Investigation was under way today of charges that Nazi sympathizers Monday night-kidnapped and robbed Mr. Ingvald Haugen, 40 year-old Norwegian. trade -emissary to th United States, and held him prisoner for 29 hours, It wash charged that Mr. Haugen, who also is president of the Norwegian Seamen's Association, was kidnapped on the eve of a scheduled address at Brooklyn, where he was expected to reveal the identity of "fifth column" elements among Norwegian seamen in the United States, United Pres

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