ATTACHMENT 6


Letter to the State Department from Captain B.N. Wev,
Joint Intelligence Objective Agency, 17 March 1948

						17 March 1948


Mr. Hamilton Robinson
Director, Office of Controls
State Department
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Robinson:

	About a year has passed since the Joint Intelligence 
Objectives Agency received your letter of 9 April 1947 setting 
forth certain information which the Department of State desired 
concerning German specialists for which immigration visas were 
sought.  This information was considered by the Department of State 
to be essential if a decision was to be reached which would not 
jeopardize the security ILLEGIBLE of the United States.

	As you know, the jeopardy, which was considered to be 
threatening our security in the cases of these scientists, was Nazism.  
Therefore, the reason for obtaining this information was to uncertain 
the extent to when the individuals concerned were affiliated with the 
Nazi party and the degree to which they may be or may have been 
contaminated with ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE.  It was, of course, and still 
remains an accepted and obvious fact that any person who would not be 
acceptable to our American way of life.

	The military services have made every effort to obtain as
completely and as expeditiously as possible the information required
by the Department of State.  They have scrupalously  endeavored to 
comply with the spirit as well as the letter of your request in 
obtaining the necessary information.  This has never proven to be an 
extremely tedious and laborious task which has been very time 
consuming.  It has become apparent that, if it continues to be 
necessary to obtain the desired information, the immigration of German 
scientists will be held to a snail's pace.  You are aware, no doubt, of 
the fact that although this program has been in effect for two years, 
not one scientist has been immigrated into the United States.
	

	ILLEGIBLE the most delaying investigation required concerns 
the report of local investigation in Germany in the community where 
the applicant lived.  Experience has shown that a thorough check of 
the document centers in ILLEGIBLE reveals, in the case of most of the 
scientists, adequate information and evidence to establish the extent 
of his affiliation with the Nazi Party and to indicate the degree of 
his contamination with Nazi ILLEGIBLE.  In cases in which records are 
inconclusive or in which it is shown or indicated that the subject was 
a leader or organizer of Nazi organizations, further investigation has 
and can be used to establish facts upon which to ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE 
as to his desirability for entry into the United States.


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the Department of State and Justice which will ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE 
ILLEGIBLE are ILLEGIBLE are ILLEGIBLE.  The elimination of unnecessary 
investigations, which ILLEGIBLE delay ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE of ILLEGIBLE, 
ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE as ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE of the ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE of 
this program.

	I have been informed further that ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE 
ILLEGIBLE of State have expressed ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE 
ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE scientists are concerned Nazi ILLEGIBLE 
longer should be ILLEGIBLE from a viewpoint of national security when 
the ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE in the jeopardizing the 
entire world. ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE in this ILLEGIBLE consider it a most 
sound and practical view, which ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE 
to face the situation ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE continue to treat 
Nazi affiliations as ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE aptly phrased as 
"ILLEGIBLE a dead Nazi heroes".  ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE which 
delay or prevent action being taken in the ILLEGIBLE of scientists who 
can further the scientific research and development of the United States, 
are  detriments which should be removed.

	In light of the situation existing in ILLEGIBLE today, it is 
ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE the course of events could preclude the possibility 
of ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE even a part of this immigration program and 
thereby result in other ILLEGIBLE obtaining information and individuals 
which would have a ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE and adverse affect on the 
national security of the United States.  ILLEGIBLE, ILLEGIBLE appears 
that any action which can be taken to ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE 
completion ILLEGIBLE should be initiated immediately.

	Because of the fact that this is a matter which directly 
concerns the national security of the United States, it is requested 
that you reconsider, as a matter of priority, the requirements 
ILLEGIBLE forth in your letter of ILLEGIBLE April 1947, with a view 
toward ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE to the extent, that ILLEGIBLE are ILLEGIBLE 
with the normal immigration laws and regulations, and ILLEGIBLE 
ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE establishing the fact, in a minimum of time, 
whether or not an ILLEGIBLE ILLEGIBLE qualified for admission into 
the United States.

It is further requested that action be taken in this matter as soon 
as possible in order to permit expeditious implementation of the 
program for the immigration of German scientists.
		
				Sincerely yours,


				Captain, USN
				   Director

FILE DIST
383.7 Dept of State
Immigration Diary
ILLEGIBLE N. Wev

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