Jean-Charles Snoy et d’Oppuers archives

Collection description

Holding institution:: KADOC Documentation and Research Centre for Religion, Culture and Society

Holding institution (official language):: KADOC Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum voor Religie, Cultuur en Samenleving

Scope and content:: This fonds contains a file no. 3.3.6, consisting of material related to interventions of Victor Leemans by the Military Administration of the occupier, i.a. on behalf of Jews, in 1943-1944. In file no. 3.2.11, we find a note on the (alleged) Jewish origins of REX leader Leon Degrelle.

Administrative/biographical history:: Jean-Charles Snoy et d’Oppuers (1907-1991) was attached to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (i.a. as secretary-general) from 1934 onwards. During the Occupation he initially continued working as a functionary, but was soon replaced by the more complacent Victor Leemans. Snoy et d’Oppuers secretly maintained contacts with a number of dignitaries and leaders of industry. In the 1950s he held various senior positions as a functionary, notably in the framework of the implementation of the Marshall plan, within the Benelux administration and in the context of early European economic integration. As a Catholic politician he was a councillor and alderman in Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac (1933-1977), and in national politics he held the function of i.a. Minister of Finance (1968-1972). In the private sector Snoy et d’Oppuers was active in banking for the Lambert group. He received the title of count in 1983, as well as the Robert Schuman prize for his merits in the framework of European integration. (B. De Meyer & J. Verhoogen, Inventaris van het archief J.-Ch. Snoy et d’Oppuers, Leuven, KADOC.)

Subject terms:: Holocaust; Holocaust--Collaboration; Jewish political activity; Jewish-Christian relations; Nobility; Occupation (military)

Finding aids:: B. De Meyer & J. Verhoogen, Inventaris van het archief J.-Ch. Snoy et d’Oppuers, Leuven, KADOC. Also accessible via the search engine on the Lias website.