Members
The fifteen members of the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone were as follows:
| Name | Nationality / Occupation | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Miner Searle Bates | American professor | University of Nanking |
| JM Hansen | Danish businessman | Texas Oil Co. |
| J. Lean | American businessman | Asiatic Petroleum Co. |
| Iver Mackay | British businessman | Butterfield and Swire |
| John Magee | American missionary | American Church Mission |
| Rev. W. Plumer Mills | American missionary | American Church Mission |
| P. H. Munro-Faure | British businessman | Asiatic Petroleum Co. |
| J.V. Pickering | American businessman | Standard-Vacuum Co. |
| John Rabe | German businessman | Siemens Co. |
| Charles Riggs | American professor | University of Nanking |
| G. Schultze-Pantin | German businessman | Shingming Trading Co. |
| P.R. Shields | British businessman | International Export Co. |
| Lewis S. C. Smythe | American professor | University of Nanking |
| Eduard Sperling | German businessman | Shanghai Insurance Co. |
| Dr. CS Trimmer | American doctor | Nanking University Hospital |
George Ashmore Fitch, a missionary active in the humanitarian work, was considered by Rabe to be director of the Committee, though most lists do not mention him as a formal member. These individuals are not be confused with the members of the International Red Cross Committee of Nanking which did similar work. Its 17 members included Robert O. Wilson, an American doctor at Drum Tower Hospital of Nanking University Hospital, James McCallum, an American missionary at the same institution, and Minnie Vautrin, an American missionary at Ginling Girls' College.
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