10 S t a t e l e ss n e ss D e t e r m i n a t i o n P r o c e d u r e s ARCHIVES OFPRA Since it was established in 1952, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless People (OFPRA) has recognized and granted legal status to refugees, to stateless refugees and to stateless persons who are not refugees. Louis Glaser, referred to in the document, was a stateless refugee.