 It also acted to oppose 'international emigration', which in effect became anti-Semitism, with the group holding "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" as fact, alongside a similar work "Aufklärung zur Flüchtlingsfrage" ("Shedding Light on the Refugee Question").Bircher's position as a colonel in the Swiss Army was such that he was able to bring many high-ranking officers in to the SVV, including General of the Swiss Armed Forces Henri Guisan.Although not specifically Nazi in its outlook, it nonetheless sought to maintain cordial relations with Nazi Germany.