In the fall of 1940, Fry established the Centre AmÈricain de Secours, a legal relief committee that served as a cover for his clandestine rescue activities. His staff was composed of European refugees, French citizens, and American expatriots. Only a handful of them knew of the secret work that went on after the relief center closed at the end of the business day. This photograph by Varian Fry documents the secret meetings.
			Nighttime Meeting of Staff to Review Refugee Client Needs, rue Grignan, Fall 1940 Collection Varian Fry Papers, Rare Books and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Photograph: Varian Fry Photo Courtesy Varian Fry Papers, Rare Books and Manuscript Library, Columbia University/Friends of Le Chambon