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| conridftiny Hearing Board, at which time Eisler and his wife were placed under cath. On the basis of the information obtained at this hearing, the Immigration Board decided against the issuance ef non-quota visas fer Eisler and his wife. The transcript of the hearing was submitted to the Board of Appeals in Washington, D. C., and the subject and his wife were subsequently granted the visas for which they had applied. It is noted that ia this transcript the subject and his wife made statements under oath which do not coincide with information developed during the course of the Bureau's investigation. Kisler stated he was not a) Communist and although specifically asked about {t he denied that he had ever written music for Communist productions. It appears the Immigration end Naturalization Service authorities had doubts along this line and the subject was “™ “CONFQENTIAL