Austria
1946 World Events: Bikinis Introduced; Dr. Spock Publishes The
Common Book of Baby and Child Care; Juan Perón Becomes President of
Argentina; Nuremberg Trials.
1946-47 -
Denazification laws passed. Reconstruction begins.
1946 – After one
failed attempt, Catherine eventually escapes by train to Austria. She travels
to Salzburg and learns to beg for food. She obtains a “Pass Certificat” from
the Roumanian Repatriation Committee, No.2642, dated 16th May. This
provided her with Roumanian citizenship and she was advised to travel to
Innsbruck to seek further help from the French Consulate. She is given
secretarial work to do for the French Officers. She uses her cunning to issue
her own passport, obtained a “laissez-passer (Let Pass)” and then took a train
journey to France. She meets a business acquaintance, Robert, and has an affair
with him, whom she describes as the true great love of her life.