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bY SECRET Alfred Heinrich Peierls, aon of Heinrich Peteris, made application for an imeigration visa on Ostober 21, 1926, at Montreal, Canada, Phia reflected that he was born February 24, 1999, at Berlin, Germany, end that his residence for the five years prior to his application was Berlin, Germany, and Schenectady, New York, he having resided in the latter placa from 1924 to 1926, The file indicated that sierls had bean connected with the Allegemsing Elektricitate-Geselleachaft, Berlin, dernmny, These records also reflected information concerning the entrfes inte the United States of Peierls, whish are knew te you. Thene Elected that ag speuary, 1942, the Patorles. As of Becenber 1943, whan Ura, Pe erla tes, both children were listed as residing at a P Canada, (65~58805~251) With reference to the activity of Peterls Subsequent to his departure from the United States, information 19 available that from February 13 to 17, 1946, a conference on "Science and the Welfare of Mankind" Was held in London, acoording to a repert written by a delegate to the éonference, The report stated that the British Association of Scientific Workers formed a Committes ef Atom Sclentiate, Professor 8, .£ la wes listed as a mesber } of this comaittes, which inoluded The April, 1949, issue of the Bulletin of Atom an artiole setting forth the yi @ soda Professor R. E. Peierls anc 7 © ait ae ; poasible exchange of solentifte inPorsati on OurnErIOs and both mentioned the desirability of scientific intercourse with Iron Curtain countries, and were eritieal of United States treatment of Bcientista, In this regard, Peters ig quoted as follows: “One hears a good deal of talk about the dangerous effects of scientists who held subversive views of one Kind and another, and this, fortunately, is not taken very seriously in this country. I believe most of you now that in the United States things are rather more difficult in that respeet!? (65-58805~672)