Part 3 (2/2)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1942

Dearest Kitty, Miep came to tell us that she'd been to see Dr Dussel He asked her theplace and was enor inas soon as possible, preferably Saturday, but he thought this was highly i his records up to date, settle his accounts and attend to a couple of patients Miep relayed theWe didn't think it ise to wait so long All these preparations require explanations to various people e feel ought to be kept in the dark Miep went to ask if Dr Dussel couldn't e to come on Saturday after all, but he said no, and now he's scheduled to arrive on Monday I think it's odd that he doesn't jump at our proposal If they pick him up on the street, it won't help either his records or his patients, so why the delay? If you ask me, it's stupid of Father to humor him

Otherwise, no news

Yours, Anne

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1942

Dearest Kitty!

Mr Dussel has arrived Everything went smoothly Miep told him to be at a certain place in front of the post office at 11 AM, when a man would meet him, and he was at the appointed place at the appointed time Mr Klei to meet was unable to come and asked him to drop by the office to see Miep Mr Kleiman took a streetcar back to the office while Mr Dussel followed on foot

It was eleven-twenty when Mr Dussel tapped on the office door Miep asked him to reht him to the private office, where Mr Kleione On the pretext that the private office was needed for so else, Miep took Mr Dussel upstairs, opened the bookcase and stepped inside, while Mr Dussellooked on in amazement

In the meanti table to await the latest addition to our fanac Miep first led hinized our furniture, but had no idea ere upstairs, just above his head When Miep told hioodness she didn't leave hiht him upstairs Mr Dussel sank into a chair and stared at us in duht he could read the truth on our faces Then he stuttered, ”Aberbut are you nicht in Belgiu? Your escape was not working?”

We explained the whole thing to him, about hoe'd deliberately spread the rumor of the officer and the car to throw the Ger for us off the track Mr Dussel was speechless in the face of such ingenuity, and could do nothing but gaze around in surprise as he explored the rest of our lovely and ultrapractical Annex We all had lunch together Then he took a short nap, joined us for tea, put away the few belongings Miep had been able to bring here in advance and began to feeltypewritten rules and regulations for the Secret Annex (a van Daan production):

PROSPECTUS AND GUIDE TO THE SECRET ANNEX

A Unique Facility for the Temporary

Accommodation of Jews and Other

Dispossessed Persons

Open all year round: Located in beautiful, quiet, wooded surroundings in the heart of Amsterdam No private residences in the vicinity Can be reached by streetcar 13 or 17 and also by car and bicycle For those to whom such transportation has been forbidden by the German authorities, it can also be reached on foot Furnished and unfurnished rooms and apartments are available at all times, with or without meals

Price: Free

Diet: Low-fat

Runnina water in the bathroom (sorry, no bath) and on various inside and outside walls Cozy wood stoves for heating

Ae, modern safes Private radio with a direct line to London, New York, Tel Aviv and many other stations Available to all residents after 6 PM No listening to forbidden broadcasts, with certain exceptions, ie, German stations may only be tuned in to listen to classical music It is absolutely forbidden to listen to Gerardless of where they are transmitted from) and to pass them on to others

Rest hours: Fro to circu the daytiement To ensure the safety of all, rest hours must be strictly observed!!!

Free-time activities: None allowed outside the house until further notice Use of language: It is necessary to speak softly at all tie of civilized peopleand relaxation: No German books may be read, except for the classics and works of a scholarly nature Other books are optional

Calisthenics: Daily

Singing: Only softly, and after 6 PM

Movies: Prior arrangements required

Classes: A weekly correspondence course in shorthand Courses in English, French, ht Pay, Dutch

Separate department for the care of small household pets (with the exception of vermin, for which special permits are required)

Mealtimes: Breakfast: At 9 AM daily except holidays and Sundays; at approxiht meal From 1:15 PM to 1:45 PM

Dinner: Mayor not be a hot ations with respect to the Supply Corps: Residents must be prepared to help with office work at all times Baths: The washtub is available to all residents after 9 AM on Sundays Residents may bathe in the bathroom, kitchen, private office or front office, as they choose

Alcohol: For medicinal purposes only

The end

Yours, Anne

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1942

Dearest Kitty, Just as we thought, Mr Dussel is a very nicea roo a stranger use ood cause, and I'lad I can make this small one ”If we can save even one of our friends, the rest doesn't ht The first day Mr Dussel was here, he askedlady coed to use the washrooh, but these things aren't so easy in a hiding place During the daytiht be heard downstairs, and when so lady, we have to be extra careful I patiently explained all this to Mr Dussel, but I was surprised to see ho he is to catch on He asks everything twice and still can't remember what you've told hie and he'll get over it Otherwise, everything is going fine

Mr Dussel has told usHe had sad news Countless friends and acquaintances have been taken off to a dreadful fate Night after night, green and gray military vehicles cruise the streets They knock on every door, asking whether any Jews live there If so, the whole family is immediately taken away If not, they proceed to the next house It's i They often go around with lists, knocking only on those doors where they know there's a big haul to be made They frequently offer a bounty, so much per head It's like the slave hunts of the olden days I don't ic for that In the evenings when it's dark, I often see long lines of good, innocent people, acco on and on, ordered about by a handful of men who bully and beat them until they nearly drop No one is spared The sick, the elderly, children, babies and pregnant women-all are marched to their death