Assembly for attaching vehicle occupant protection member to body panel

An apparatus for attaching a sheet-form member (2) for protecting vehicle occupants comprises a clip (1) that is secured in an attachment hole (26) in a body panel. The clip has a flange (7) that covers edge portions of the attachment hole and has a protection member attaching part (10) that receives and retains an engagement part (3) of the protection member (2), which may be a soft elastic sheet.