National Library of Wales 'risked reputation' by accepting £300,000 donation from Nazi collaborator

THE Welsh Government has accused the National Library of Wales of putting its reputation “at risk” after accepting a £300,000 donation from a known Nazi collaborator.

Louis Feutren was a leading member of Breton groups who worked with the Nazis after their invasion of France during the Second World War.

After he died in 2010, he bequeathed a collection of papers and tapes to the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, along with a financial donation worth £300,000.

After leaving Brittany, Feutren had travelled through Wales on his way to Ireland, where he eventually settled....