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Ehrlich, Imdwik International Law

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No. Amount of Grant Sponsor Date of Grant
vi 74 $ 6000 _ Rockefeller Found. Dec. 11, 1940
74h Formal Grant Jan. 6, 1941

74B Cancellation June 1, 1942

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ENCLOSURE

Letter drafted. ca. 32” 6 Come

ADDRESSED TO

ADE. Alvin Johnson, Ph.D...

U. 8. GOTRRNMENT PRINTING OFFION 1—1023

Detail of Information

Dr. Ludwik Ehrlich; Polish scholar; 51 years of age; married
to an American and has two children. He was Professor of International
end Constitutional Law at the University of Lwow in Poland. He was
discharged from this position by the Russians in October, 1939, but
was permitted in May, 1940, to rejoin his family at his property in
the part of the Carpathians occupied by the Germans; address: Falejowka,
P. Jarowce via Sanok, ‘Poland General Government. |

Professor Ehrlich was educated at the University of Cracow and
later took doctor's degrees in Germany (Dr. Jur. 1912) and Oxford (D.C.L.
1916). He was (Lecturer in Constitutional Lew and International Relations

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Be dig na! of California from 1916 to 1919. After two years as
Director of the Polish Information Bureau in New York (1919-1921) he
was appointed to the Chair of Constitutional and International Law at
_. the University of Lwow end held this position from 1921 to 1939. He
(Y _ orgenized in 1925 an Institute of International Law and Relations at

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rs the University of Lwow, whose research program was supported by, F undation
grents from 1932 to 1939. This program of research was the most important

developed in this field by any institution Fal peat Pils oy, ad | ring this.
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Professor Ehrlich is well known in Europe and the United States.
He lectured frequently in foreign universities and attended many inter-
_national conferences and contributed more than 100 articles to English,
[ French, and German journals from 1922 to 1939. A conference which he
organized in Lwow on methods of teaching and research in international
| dew and relations in 1934 contributed to the renovation and reorganization
a | of programs in this field in more than twenty of the universities of
i § -_ northern, eastern, and southern Europe. Professor Ehrlich also served
as a Judge at the World Court at The Hague, appointed by the Polish

Government from 1930 to 1936, on cases in which Poland was a party.

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While it may be difficult for Professor Ehrlich to leave Poland,
he has sent word that his situation at present is difficult and possibly
dangerous but that he might be permitted to leave Poland to come to the
United States in view of the fact that his wife is American, if he were
to receive a formal invitation to an appointment in the United States
which could be transmitted through the American Embassy in Berlin.

Professor Ehrlich has been one of the leaders in a new and more
realistic school of international lew in Europe which has attempted to

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apply to international law, criteria of the English common law. He has
also made important contributions to the history of international law

doctrines from the 16th century to the present day. J There would appear

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“to bea number of American universities which might be disposed to offer
him a position. His previous contributions to scholarship and the high
reputation which he enjoys in Europe and the United States would appear
to justify a grant from the Foundation to make it possible for him to
come to the United States.

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EHRLICH, Ludwik INPEREATIONAL LAW
Polish nationality Perfect English

Expected to arrive in the United States
duririg 1941

Professor Bhrlich is widely known in the United States, both through his

writing and teaching activities. In Burope he has been @ leader in a
new and more realistic school of international lew, whieh has sought to
apply to international law the criteria of the English common law. He
has also made important contributions to the history of international
law doctrines from the 16th centery to the present day.

Dhrlich, whe was awarded the degree of DOL at Oxford University
and served for some years as secretary and assistant to Professor
Vinesradoff, wasLecturer in Constitutional Law end international Relations
at the University of Californie from 1916 to 1919. After two years as
Director of the Polish Information Bureau in New York (1919-1921) he
was appointed to the Chair of Constitutional and International Law at
the University of Lwow and held this position from 1921 to 1939. He
organized in 1925 an Institute of Internetionel Law and Relations at the
University of Lwow, whose research program wos supperted by Roekefeller
Foundation grants from 1932 to 1959. his program ef research was the
most important developed in this field by any institution in eastern
Burope during this period. Bhriich has now been appointed Associate

Bhrlich has published more than 100 articles in Hnglish, Prench
and German journals from 1922 to 1939, ineluding a mumber of etudies
of the history of English law in the late Middle Ages. A conference
which he organized in Lwow on methods of teaching and research in
international law and relations in 1934 contributed to the renovation
and reeorganization of programs in this field in more than twenty of
the universities of northern, eastern, and southern Burove. Professor
Ehriich also served as a Judge at the Worla Gourt at the Hague, appointed
by the Polish Government from 1930 to 1936, on cases in which Poland
was « perty. Having frequently lectured in England, he came to be
hishly regarded by international law specialists like Professor
3. L. Brierly of All Souls College, Oxford; Vice-Chancellor Melair
of the University of Liverpool, and Professor Goodhart of the University
of Oxford, who hae written that Ehrlich "hese been wery successful both
in research and in teaching, and has been a pioneer in new developments
in studies of wublie law, politieal theory, and international relations
in Eastern Burope,"

Shrlich is married to an American woman and has t#o children.
He is thoroughly at home in the atmosphere of American universities.

EBERLICH, ludwik rh APIONAL LAW
Polish nationality Perfect English

Expected to arrive in the United States during 1941.

Professor Ehrlich is widely known in the United States, both through his
writing and teaching activities. In Burepe he has been a leader in a new and _
more realistic school of international law, which has sought te apply to inter-

national law the criteria of the English common law. He hae also made impor-
tant contrilmtions to the history of international law doctrines from the 16th

century te the present day.

Ehrlich was Leeturer in Constitutional Law and International Relations at
the University of California from 1916 to 1919. After two yeare as Director of
the Polish Information Bureau in New York (1919-1921) he was appointed te the
Chair of Constitutional and International Law et the University of Lwow and held
this position from 1921 to 1929. He organized in 1925 an Institute of Inter.
national Law and Relations at the University of Lwow, whose research program was
supported by Eockefellier Foundation grants from 1932 to 1939, This program of
research was the most important develened in this field by any institution in
eastern Burope during this period. Ehrlich has now been appointed Associate
Professor of International Relations at the New School for Secial Research.

Ehrlich has published more than 100 articles in Unglish, French and Gorman
journals from 1922 te 1939. A eonference which he orcanized in Lwow on methods
of teaching end research in international law and relations in 1934 contributed

te the renovation and reorganization of programs in this field in more thon
twenty of the universities of northern, eastern, and southern Darope. Professor
Zhriich also served as a dudge at the World Gourt at The Rage, appointed by

the Polish Government from 1930 to 1936, on cases in which Poland was a party.

Ehriich is married te an American woman and has two children. He is
thoroughly at home in the atmosphere of American universities.

THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION

49 WEST 49th STREET, NEW YORK

OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT

November 19, 1940.

Dear Dr. Johnson:

The officers in the social sciences have asked
me to submit to you the attached detail of information on
Professor Ludwig Ehrlich. If you approve, they wish to earmark
funds to enable you to invite Professor Ehrlich to the New
School.

Sincerely yours,

Secretary to
Thomas B. Appleget

Dr. Alvin Johnson,

New School for Social Research,
66 West 12th Street,

New York City.

December 2, 1940

Dear Mr. Applegets

I should be happy to bring Dr. Ludwig
Bhrlich to this country. I assume that he
hes no children and that a grant of $2,000
a year for two years, witho$1,000 for travel
would suffice.

I am, however, not so very optimistic
about the possibility of bringing a man out
of Poland. But we can try.

Sincerely,

Alvin Johnson
Director

Mr. Thomas B. Appleget
Rockefeller Foundation
49 Vest 49th Street
New York, New Tork

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THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
49 West 49th Street, New York

Office of the Vice President

December 11, 1940

Dear Mr. Solow:

Action has today been completed earmarking $6,000 to enable the
New School to invite Dr. Ludwik Ehrlich to come to this country. Mr,
Kittredge suggests that the invitation be sent via the American Embassy,
Berlin, as well as directly to Ehrlich. He also thinks you might cable
Ehriich. As soon as you inform us that Ehrlich has accepted and can come
to the United States, the officers are prepared to make a formal grant.

Sincerely yours,

SIGNED

ELEANOR C. OSBORN

Mr. Herbert Solow

New School for Social Research
66 West 12th Street

New York, New York

THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
49 WEST 49th STREET, NEW YORK

THE SOCIAL SCIENCES CABLE ADDRESS:

JOSEPH H. WILLITS, DIRECTOR ROCKFOUND, NEW YORK
SYDNOR H. WALKER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

STACY MAY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

TRACY B. KITTREDGE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

ANNE BEZANSON

December 17, 1940

Dear Dr. Johnson:

In our conversation some days ago you may remember
my mentioning a procedure that it might be advisable for you
to follow in transmitting the invitation to Professor Ehrlich
in the German occupied part of Poland. I am writing a letter
to Mrs. Ehrlich which may succeed in getting through the
German censorship. I shall wait before mailing this letter
until I am sure that you are in agreement with the text.

Sincerely yours,

Tracy B. Kittredge.

Dr. Alvin Johnson,

New School for Social Research,
66 West 12th Street,

New York City.

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Enclosure:
Copy of letter to Mrs. Ehrlich.

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December 17, 1940

My dear Frances:

I trust that you received the note I sent you in August.
I was very glad to have your letter at that time.

Interest has been expressed in a number of university
circles in the United States in having Ludwik come to lecture.
An official invitation to a place on the faculty of the New School
for Social Research in New York is being transmitted to Ludwik
through the American Embassy in Berlin. Dr. Alvin Johnson, Director
of the New School for Social Research, has been good enough to
arrange for the invitation to be issued and I believe has cabled
both to the Embessy in Berlin and to Ludwik conveying the invitation.
A contract for a two-year appointment at the New School is also
being sent through the Embassy in Berlin. This will include the
offer of a stipend of $2,500 per year for two years and in addition
a sum of $1,000 for travel expenses for Ludwik and the family to
the United States. I sincerely hope that it will be possible for
this invitation to be accepted and for you and the children to
visit your family in the United States.

The officers of the League of Red Cross Societies, 6 Rue
de l'athénée, Geneva, Switzerland, and Mr. Alexander Makinsky, who
represents the Poundation in Lisbon (Caixa Postel 398), have been
informed of this invitation and will be prepared to do anything
possible to facilitate travel arrangements to the United States.
Mr. Mekinsky will be authorized, if the invitation is accepted,
to advence such funds as might be necessary for travel expenses.

Sincerely yours,

Tracy B. Kittredge.

Mrs. Ludwik Ehrlich,

Falejowka (p. Jurowce)
bei Sanok,

General Gouvernement,

Poland.

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Air mail

THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION |

49 West 49TH STREET
New York, N. Y.

THE NEW SCHOOL
FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

66 W TWELFTH ST NEW YORK

December 18, 1940

My dear Professor Ehrlich:

By authority of the Board of Trustees of the
New School for Social Research I herewith tender
you appointment as Associate Professor of Inter-
national Relations for a two-year term beginning
February 1, 1941, or on your arrival in New York.
The salary is $2,500 a year.

Please notify me of your acceptance.

Sincerely,

Alvin S. Johnson
President

Professor Ludwik Ehrlich
Fale jowka

P. Jarowce via Sanok
General Government
Poland

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December 18, 1540

Dear Dr. Kittredge:

Thank you for emir letter of December
seventeenth.

I am entirely in agreement with the
text of your letter fo Mrs. Ehrlich.

Sincerely,

Alvin Johnson
Mrector
Ad2 EW

Dr. Tracy RB. Kittredge
Rockefeller Foundation
49 West 49th Street

New York, New Yokk

COPY OF A CARBON

March 10, 1941

Dear Mr. Applezet:

I enclose a covy of a letter which I sent today to
Kotarbinski. Please let us know when you have cancelled the
grant.

There remain on our list of appointees two Polish
cases,Saks and Ehrlich. Of all the scholars whom we have
invited, they are the only two who have failed to reply
to us in one way or another.

We still hope to get some word about Saks from our
rin Moscow.

The Ehrlich case is more puz eed Ido not think
that we can get the inbas sy in Berlin to hunt him up for us.
ihe State Department has now ruled against our sending to
the Embassy in Berlin a letter for forwarding to Ehrlich via
the diplomatic pouch. Co onsequently we ere for the moment at

the end of our rope in the Ehriich case. Because the invitation

is outstanding, however, we do not feel that we can prox erly
cancel until we are in & position to know whether Ehrlich has
received it and whether we could get notice of cancellation to

I send you this information on Hhrlich solely in the nope

you May nave some suggestion as to how we could push the

Mr. Kittredge once opened a line in this case through
the International Mizration Service, but thus far that has
no results.

Sincerely yours,

Alvin Johnson

Director.

Mr. Thomas B. Applecet
The Rockefeller Foundation
49 West 49th Street
few York City
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farch 11, 1941.

Dear Mr. Applecet:

I enclose a copy of a letter which I have sent to Kotarbinski.
Please let me know when you have cancelled the grant.

There remain on our list of appointees two Polish cases, Saks
and Ehrlich. Of all the scholars whom we invited before February, 1941,
they are the only two who have failed to reply to us in one way or another.

We still hone to eet some word about Saks from our Ambassador
in Moscow.

The Ehrlich cace ie more puzzling, Information from the Inter-
national Mieratfon Service, however, * .eates that BShrlich received our
contract sent br ordinery Air Mail as, indeed, did Kotarbinski and S5orowy.

I fear, however, that BZhrlich's failure to revly to our letter indicates

the existence of obsteeles which may prove inenperable. thrilich probably
has greater hope of suecess than did Kotarbinski or Borowy because of the
fact thet his wife-is an American citizen. That this will affect the German
attitude toward Ehrlich is very doubtful, however.

Indeed, a report civen us by the Internationel Migration Service
indicates that Mre, Ehrlich may herself be unable to realize the benefits
attaching to her citizenship. She cannot get to Berlin =~ where alone the
American euthorities could aid her - unlese che econ satisfy the Germans as
to her American status. And she cannot satiefy the Germane unless she first
sete to Berlin and proves to the American authorities that she is entitled
to their protection,

There remains the voesibility that an American consular officer .
will contact Mrs, Shrilich on a tour of Poland, which such officers are oc@-
casionally allowed to make. We are communicating with our officials in
Berlin, asking their cooperation.

If you have eny other suecestions in this case, I would be flad
to have them,

Sincerely,
Mr. Thomas B, Appieget, Alvin Johnson,
The Rockefeller Foundation, Director.

49 Weet 49th Street,
New York City.

Enclosure,

Copy to Alexander MNakinsky

"INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION SERVICE |

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Honorary President

THE VISCOUNTESS GLADSTONE ee a
A private organization assisting persons who

President need social services in two or more countries.

MME. DR. LONG-LANDRY

International Director
GEORGE L. WARREN, New York

JOSEPH P. CHAMBER
DAVID W. WAINHOUSE, Se
JAMES F. CURTIS, Treasurer
MRS. WILLIAM BURNS)

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MARY E, HURLBUTT
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AMERICAN BRANCH
(Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of New York)

PATRICK MURPHY MALIN, Director

Associate International Directors
RUTH LARNED, New York

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122 EAST 22Np STREET, NEW YORK GRAMERCY 5-6881

March 12, 1941

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Mr. Herbert Solow

New School for Social Research
66 W. lé2th Street

New York, New York

Re:
HQ. #7935

My dear Mr. Solow:

In January Mr. Herling asked us to try to discover through our Headquarters
office in Geneva whether the invitation of the New School for Social Research

to join its Faculty had reached Professor Ludwik Ehrlich in Fale jowka,
Jurowce, via Sanok, Generalgouvernement, and whether or not he is able to
accept it.

Wehave received a letter from our Geneva office indicating that they have
been in touch with the Ehrlich family since May 1940. The present difficulty
is to secure permission for the Ehrlich family to leave Government General.

Mrs.e Ehrlich was invited to appear at the Consulate in Berlin, but could not
obtain permission to leave Government General to go to Berlin unless she first
proved to the German authorities that she is an American citizen. The American ~

Consul was unwilling to make any statement as to her United States citizenship
before she appeared at the Consulate?

it is reported that a delegate of the International Red Cross Committee at
present in Germany will have an opportunity to discuss the situation with the
American Consul in Berlin and that it may be possible to arrange for Mrs.
Ehrlich to get in touch with representatives of the American Consulate at
Berlin who go occasionally from Berlin to Government General,

Qur Headquarters office believes that if Mrs. Ehrlich's American citizenship
is established to the satisfaction of the German Government, they would still
be unwilling to grant permission to Dr. Ehrlich, a Pole, and possibly to the
children whose citizenship status is not yet definitely known to our Headquarters
office. Hope has not been abandoned, however, it is impossible to foretell

the result of the joint efforts of all those interested who have worked on the
Situation these many months.

We have been asked to explain the difficulty to you so that you will

understand why Professor Ehrlich has not been able to inform you
whether or not he will be able to accept the invitation of the New

School for Social Research and to assure you that everyone is working
very hard to make it possible for him to do SO.

Sincerely yours,

Vbuk Lapeer

Ruth Larned
Associate International Director
and Case Consultant

Dictated by
Emily Brown: Kil

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Board of Trustees
Willis H. Booth
Eric P. Kelly
Henry Noble MacCracken
Stephen P. Mizwa
Paul Monroe
Henry Sieminski
John B. Stetson
M. S. Szymezak
Thomas J. Watson
M. F. Wegrzynek

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The

Kosciuszko Foundation

Officers
Henry Noble MacCracken, President

FOR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE PROMOTION OF
INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN

POLAND AND THE UNITED STATES ’ F
M. F. Wegrzynek, Vice-President

Willis H. Booth, Treasurer
GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

Stephen P. Mizwa, Secretary and
Executive Director

149 EAST 67th STREET
NEW YORK CITY

Tel. RHinelander 4-7375

Cable Address: ‘“Kosfound Newyork”

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IN AID OF POLISH SCHOLARS March 12, 1941

Chancellor Samuel P. Capen
University of Buffalo

Dr. Arthur P. Coleman

Modern Lang. Ass’n of Am.
Columbia University

Dr. Stephen P. Duggan
Institute of Int'l Ed.

Prof. Casimir Fajans
University of Michigan

Pres. Dixon Ryan Fox
Union College

Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Barnard College

Prof. Alvin S. Jonhson
New School for Social
Research

Prof. Louis C. Karpinski
University of Michigan

Prof. John R. Kline

Am. Math. Society
Univ. of Pennsylvania

Prof. Oscar Lange
University of Chicago

Prof. Bronislaw Malinowski
Yale University

Prof. Gardner Murphy
Columbia University

Prof. Jerzy Neyman
Univ. of California

Prof. Frank Nowak
Boston University

Prof. George R. Noyes
University of California

Very Rev. M. J. O’Connell, C.M.
Pres. De Paul University

Prof. F. W. Pawlowski
University of Michigan

Dr. Zygmunt Piotrowski
Columbia University

Dean Roland G. D. Richardson
Brown University

Prof. Lucius R. Shero
Am. Philological Ass'n
Swarthmore College

Prof. Nikander Strelsky
Vassar College

Dean F. X. Swietlik
Marquette University

Dean George A. Works
University of Chicago

Prof. Casimir D. Zdanowicz
Am, Ass'n Teachers of French
University of Wisconsin

Prof. Florian Znaniecki
University of Illinois

Dr. Alvin Johnson, Director

Tne New School for social Research
66 West 1léth Street

New York, N.Y.

Dear Dr. Johnson:

Thank you for your letter of March 10th with enclosed

copy of your letter to Mr. Appleget of the Rockefeller Founda-
tion.

The reason why you have not heard from Prof. Saks is un-
doubtedly due to tne fact that being in Lwow under Russian oc-
cupation contacts there are usually difficult.

As to Prof. Ehrlich, I was told some months ago that he
managed to leave LW Join his family at his estate just
across the demarcation line under German occupation. Being
of Jewish extraction, perhaps the Germans are not willing to
deliver his mail to him which is of such great importance to
hin,

Mrs. Barlich's father, Mr. Charles E. Lawton of 515 west
ilith Street, New York, N.Y. wrote me as of December 24th last
that he hears from his daughter often. I am writing about
tne difficuity in reaching his son-in-law and am suggesting
that he write her in some round about way about her husband's
appointment. It is possible that she still retained her
peng Bi citizenship and beGuse of that contact with her is
easier.

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I am asking Mr. Lawton to drop into your office and dis-
cuss the case with your Secretary as to information Mr. Lawton
Should convey to Prof. Ehrlich.

Incidentally, I am anxious to know if you have reached
any decision concerning the case of the Polish statistician,

we Edward Szturm item. There are two other cases of Po-
ish scholars we are trying to bring over here through other

arrangements and I fervently h
ae y nope that you ma 2}
Dr. Szturm de oztrem. : Y EP rehent ex.

SPM wteg

Dear Mr. Miswas

Thank you for your letter of March 12th. “We are
still trying to get in toueh with Sake and Bhrlich. one
recent information from the International Migration Sere
vice leads me to hope that Uhrlich may have received our
contract, but thus far he has not answered us. It will be
best for ur. Lawton to see either Mrs. Standinger or wr.
Solow.

I wrote you the other day that we had caneelled the
eppointment of Ketardinski. ‘‘oday I received a letter from
him stating that he is still umable te accept.

AS for Sturm de Sstrem, I have very little hove of
being able to do anything. We have several letters about
hin, tut © am afraid that the very few remaining vacancies
will be given te several men of considerably greater en~-

inenge who are still on the lenge list of candidates before
us.

Sineerely yours,

Alvin Johnson
Director,

Mr. Stephen Niswa
The Kosciusgzke Foundation

149 East 67th Street
Yew York City

THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
49 WEST 49th STREET, NEW YORK

OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT

March 18, 1941.

Dear Dr. Johnsons:

I have your letter of March llth, and
will begin cancellation of the Kotarbinski grant at
once. We will notify you when it is completed.

I have no suggestions about the Ehrlich
case. It appears to be more and more doubtful thet
escape from Poland is possible.

eon our
Sincerely yours,

“

Dr. Alvin Johnson,

New School for Social Research,
66 West 12th Street,

New York City.

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Dear Miss Larnods

Thank you very much for your

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Sincerely yours,

letter of March 12th concerning L.
East 22nd Strect

International Migration Service

lich (v.8.22246).
Miss Ruth Larned
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New York City

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March 19, 1941

Dear Mr. Lawton:

May I ask you to telephone me
at your early conveniance? Onr telephone
mumber is: Gramercy 34044,

Sincerely yours,

Herbert Solow.

Mr. Cparles &. Lawton
515 West 1llth Street
New York City

March 19, 194)

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%. lawten, father of Frances fT. Lawten, an American eltizcen who is
narried to Prefesser Ludwik Bhrlich, a Polish aatiamal., ve have ine
1 vt ta aaa poe aad Ee i¢ now in Gernaneoeoupied

Or would 1% be possible for the Department te instruct the ¢on-
salar seetion of the Gaibasay in Gerlin By gable at our expense that
verified the birth and warrings eertificstes ef Frances *.

Singerely yours,
Alvin dohason
Director.

Aealatent Seeretery of State

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My dear Professor Ehrlich:

May I add the following notes to the commnication inviting you to an . 2 ed
Associate Professorship in the New School for Social Research. ee

As our résources are over-taxed by the mumber of scholars we are inviting
to join us, our salaries mst necessarily be low; and by no means commen- ae
surate with the merit of the scholar or our esteem for him. Once in America
an eminent scholar is likely to receive more flattering invitations, and we
are prepared to rekase him with the end of any semester. :

We are prepared where necessary to assist up to a reasonable amount not in
excess of $1,000 in covering expenses of your passage to Anerica and that ae
of members of your family covered by the visa. 7 io eo
We are enclosing two extra copies of our letter of invitation for the Anerican |
rss

On receipt of this communication, will you please get in touch with the Ameri- ea
can Consul and apply for a nomquota visa. If you have any difficulty in ae
securing it, please cable me, explaining as briefly as possible, the grounds

of the difficulty. If you are short of funds, you may send your cable fealloes*
(4.e. to be paid for by the recipient), provided the cable authorities there
will accept it on that condition. :

May I ask you to write us by air mail as the various steps of your journey are
accomplished. For instance, when you have received a reply from the Consul as . ee
to your application for a visa, please inform us by air mail letter. Also, on
arriving at your port of departure, it would be helpful then to let us know the gem
approximate date your passage has been arranged for.

We look forward to welcoming you to our fellowship. | n : :
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President —

Professor Ludwik Ehrlich
Fale jowka

P, Jarowce via Sanok

General Government |
Poland

December 18, 1940

Dear Mr. Coulter:

I enclose a letter to the Counselor
of Embassy in Berlin. My letter te him contains,
ag an enclosure, a letter to Professor Ludwik
Bhrilich and three copies of a contract with Profer-
sor Ehriich.

Will it be possible for you to send
this letter to the Embassy in Berlin in the déplo-
matic pouch?

Sincerely,

Alvin Johnson
Mrector

snelosures

Mr. Eliot 3. Coulter

Aetine Chief, Yiea Division
Department of State
Washineton, D. C.

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December 18, 1940

Mr. Leland B. Morris

Counselor of Embassy

Embassy of the United States of America
Berlin, Germany

My a Mr. Morris:

I urote you on December twelfth about my desire to bring Professor
Waclaw Borowy to this country. I am compelled now to request your kind
assistance in a similar case. .

I em anxious to bring to the United States Professor Ludwik Ehrlich

of the University of Lwow. Attached is a copy of our contract with Pro- 7 a
fessor Shrlich for your files. ne

I aiso enclose an unsealed envelope containing three copies of our
contract with Professor Ehrlich, duly notarized, along with a covering
letter. I understand that mail deliveries to Poland are delayed at dest you
and generally uncertain. May I therefore request you to make what proper faa
efforts you can to place the enclosed material in Professor Zhrlich's |
hands so that he may proceed with his application for a visa to enter
this country.

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Dr. Ehrlich was Professor of International and Constitutional Law

at the University of Lwow. From 1916 to 1919 he lectured at the University =
of California and from 1919 until 1921 he was Director of the Polish Informa=~ |
tion Bureau in New York. He is well-known to scholars throughout Europe and $j
this country. He has contributed more than one hundred articles to law ..

journals in many languages. He was a judge on the World Court at the
from 1930 to 1936.

Anything which can be done to bring him to this country will be a a
distinct contribution to American scholarship and the world of science will = :
be appreciative of whatever good offices you can exert on his behalf.

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THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
49 West 49th Street
New York, New York

The Social Sciences

January 6, 1941

Dear Dr. Johnson:

I am glad to be able to inform you that formal action has
been completed to make available to the New School for Social Research
the sum of $6,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary, for the
appointment of Prof. Ludwig Ehrlich for a period of two years beginning
approximately January 1, 1941. It is understood that his aalary will
pe $2,500 annually and that $1,000 is for travel expenses.

This grant has been completed before receiving word from you
regarding Ehrlich's ability to get to this country since the funds were
earmarked from the 1940 grant-in-aid appropriation and action had to
be taken before the end of the calendar years.

Sincerely yours,

TRACY p, KITTREDGE

Dr. Alvin Johnson

New School for Social Research
66 West leth Street

New York City

My dear Professor Ehrlich:

May I add the following notes to the communication inviting you to an ; ee e
Associate Professorkhfip in the New School for Social Research. . Pos ig

As our resources are over-taxed by the number of scholars weaare inviting
to join us, our salaries misg necessarily be low, and by no means commen=-
surate with the merit of the scholar or our esteem for him. Once in America —
an eminent scholar is likely to receive more flattering invitations, and we

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members of your family covered by the visa. ai:

We are enclosing two extra copies of our letter of invitation for the Anerican
Consul.

On receipt of this commnication, will you please get in touch with the Aneri=
can Consul ahd apply for a non-quota visa. If you have any difficulty in a
securing it, please cable me, explaining as briefly as possible, the grounds =
of the difficulty. If you are short of funds, you may send your cable teollect! |

(i.e. to be paid for by the recipient), provided the cable authorities there we
will accept it on that condition. | a |

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May I ask you to write us by air mail as the various steps of your journey are
accomplished. Yor instance, when you have received a reply from the Consul as a
to your application for a visa, please inform us by air mail letter. Also, on ~~
arriving at your port of departure, it would be helpful then to let us knew the
approximate date your passage has been arrangef for.

We look forward to welcoming you to our fellowship.

Sincerely,

' Alvin S. Johnson ; ae
President Se

Professor Ludwik Ehrlich

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P, Jarowce via Sanok
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FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

66 W TWELFTH ST NEW YORK

January 6, 1941

My dear Professor Ehrlich:

By authority of the Board of Trustees of the
New School for Social Research I herewith tender
you appointment as Associate Professor of Inter-
national Relations for e two-year term beginning
March 1, 1941, or on your arrival in New York.
The salary is $2,500 a year.

Please notify me of your acceptance.

Sincerely,

Alvin S. Johnson

President
Professor Ludwik Ehrlich
Fale jowka
P. Jarowce via Sanok
General Government
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CARE OF MR, MAKINSKY OF ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION

IN LISBON

THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
JOSEPH H. WILLITS, DIRECTOR

THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION fe

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CABLE ADDRESS:
ROCKFOUND, NEW YORK

SYDNOR H. WALKER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
STACY MAY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
TRACY B. KITTREDGE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

ANNE BEZANSON

January 8, 1941

Dear Dr. Johnsons
I have just received a letter from

Prof. Ludwik Ehrlich dated November 13th. He had
not at that time received his invitation fram the
New School. In the letter correspondence with the
International Migration Service is mentioned. If
you are having difficulty in getting in touch with
Ehrlich it may be worth while to attempt to do so

through the International Migration Service.

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Tracy B. Kittredge

Dr. Aivin Johnson

New School for Social Research
66 West léth Street
New York City

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ADDRESS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON, D. C.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON

In reply refer to
VD 811.111 New School for Social Research

‘FT ANUARY 10,1942

My dear Dr. Johnson:
I refer to your letter of December 18, 1940, en-

closing for transmission by official vouch a communica-
tion to the American consular officer at Berlin, con-
taining also a communication addressed to Professor
Ludwik Ehrlich.
Although I have been glad to forward the letter
adaressed to the consular officer, I regret that I must
return the communication addressed to Professor Ehrlich
since the regulations governing the transmission of un-
official mail by the diplomatic pouch specifically pro-
vide that enclosures for third persons may not be included
therein. Postage amounting to five cents was affixed

to the letter to the consular officer in accordance with

the

Alvin Johnson, Ph.D., Director,
The New School for Social Research,
66 West Twelfth Street,

New York, New York.

the regular postal rates for overseas delivery as it is
impractical to forward unofficial communications of this
nature by air-mail pouch.

Sincerely yours,

Eliot’ B. Goulter
Acting Chief, Visa Division

Enclosure:

Envelove returned.

COPY OF A CARBON

January 13, 1941

Dear Mr. Morris:

Some time ago I wrote to you on behalf of Pro~
fessors Waclaw Borowy and Imdwik Ehrlich. I sent my letter,

along with contracts for Professors Borowy and Ehrlich, to

Mr. Coulter of the State Department, asking him to forward
the communication to you. Mr. Coulter has now written me
that he has sent my letter to you by thé diplomatic mail
(not by clipper), but that he would not be able to send ma~
terial addressed to a third party. I am therefore sending
you herewith by clipper mail the material which I would like
to get into the hands of Professors Borowy and Ehrlich.

Sincerely yours,

Alvin S Johnson
President.

Mr. Leland B. Morris
Counselor of Embassy

Embassy of the United States of America
Berlin, Germany

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Dear Mr. Kittredge:

Thank you very much for your lead to a better address
for Professor Ludwik Ehrlich via the Internation, Migration
Service.

Cur office has communicated with the Service which
reports that it has no record of Ehrlich in their New York
office. They are writing at once to their Europeah offices
which may have a better address for Zhrlich thah we now

appear to have.

Sincerely,

Alvin Johnson
Director

Myr. Tracy B. Kittredge
The Rockefeller ¥o\ ndation
49 Vest 49th Street

New York, New York

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fy dear President Jonnson,

Please accept,and be kind enougn to convey to the
Roard of Trustees,my sincere thanks for tendering me a opointment
az Associate Professor for a two-year term.

I am delighted to accent it,and shall report as soon
as vossible.

T am writing to the Consular Division of the Embassy
in Rerlin asking them to grant me and my two children @ non-ouota

visa.

I do not wish to lose any time,but my arrival will be
delayed,beeause after the visa tnere still remein the questions,
first,of permission to leave,and then,of the route.

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My wife,born Frances Thornton Lawton,has been invited

by the Consulate General to come to Rerlin in order to obtain her

Amerliean passport,but has not yet received from Newport,R.I.,her

birth certificate (August 9,1897) which is required in order to

enable her to obtain a permit to proeeed to Berlin,

Correspondence is slow.For instanee,your letter sent
by air mail on December 18 did not arrive here until February 3.
Cabling is also diffieult

I shall,of course,avail myself of your permission to

notify you of tne successive stages of progress.

Yours sineerely,

President Alvin S.Johnson

The New School for Social Re search
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Dear Mr. Mizwas

I enciose a copy cf a ictter which I have
yast sent to Appleget concerning scvcral Polish
scholars. Have you any suerest s in the Fhrlich
case? i fear that even if he wore to receive our ine
vitat he would be unable to accept it, tt, as I

said to Mr. Appleget, we do not want to cancel an oute

standing invitation uhless we are in conmmnication with

the recipient.

Sincerely yours,

Alvin Johnson
Director.

Mr.Stephen >. Migwa

The Kosciuszko Foundation
149 East 67th Street

New York City

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515 West lllth Street
Hew York City
March 19th, 1941

The Honoreble Breekinridge Long

Assistent Seeretary of State

Department of State
washington, D. C.

Dear Hr. Long?

fT am a native-born American citizen. I respeetfully reonest the
assistance of the Department of State on behalf of my daughter, Frances
Thornton Lawton, a native-born citizen of this country who » on February 3,
1923, married in New York City Professor Imawit Ehrlich, a Polish national.
Yor some years my daughter has resided in Poland with her lmsband. She ig
with him at present at their farm in Falejowka, P. Jarowee vin S-nok, Gene
eral Government.

in view of the Gable Act of 1922, my daughter did not lose her Anerican
citizenship by her marriage, As far as I know, however, she does aot have
at present an American passport.

I am informed that the New School for Seeial Reesarch hac sext to Fro.
fessor @hrlich a contract for a twoeyear appointment es Associate Professor
of International Relations. Information from the International Migration
Service indicates that Yrofeesor Thrlich has received the contract. Une
Goubtedly he has difficulty in obtaining the permission of the German authori«
ties to accept. If he could accept, he would presumably be eligible for a
Roneqnota visa, inasmuch as he has been invited by a recognized American ine
stitution and inasmmch as he has been 2 university teacher for many years
(University of California, 1916-1919; University of Lwow, 1923-1939),

I have every reason to believe, from the letters which they wrote me
between 1932 and the outbreak of the Cerman-Polish war, thet Professor and
Mes. Shrlich are antagonistic to the Hitler régime and would do everrthing
possible to get ont of Poland and cone to this country.

inasmuch as Professor whrlich is a Polish citizen, I am making no ree
quest of the State Department on his behalf. {f, however, the Department

could help my daughter, this might in turn help Professor "hrlich and nake
it possible for both of them to cone to thie country.

My deushter's diffieulty is that she is unable to prove to the German .
aathorities that she is an American citizen. Consequently she cannot zet pere
mission to go to Berlin in order to disouss her sitmation and that of her hus
band with our Consul. On the other hand, information received fron the inter.
national Migration Service indicates that our Consul is unacousinted with my

daughter and consequently feels that he cannot take steps which would help
her to eonvinece the German authorities that she is an American citigen.

Hon. Breckinridge Long io March 19, 1941

I enclose herewith a copy of the birth certificate of my danghter
attested by the City Clerk of Newport, Rhode Island, and a copy of the
certificate and record of marriage attested by the Registrar of Hecords
of the City of New York. |

It is my hope that these documents are sufficient to satisfy our
Consul in Berlin Shat the plight of ny daughter is properly of concern te
him. It may be that if he had these documents, he could write to ay daughter
and invite her to Berlin or that he could instruct any consular agent who
might make a tour through the General Government to commtinicate with her
there. "ven if these documents are in themselves insufficient to establish
American citizenship beyond the shadow of a Goubt, they do at least make a
prima facie case which wuld justify our Consul in taking the initiative soe
thet ay daughter would have the oppertunity to prove her citizenship, whieh
I am sure she can do once she has an interview with a consular officieb.

May I ask you, therefore, to forward the enclosed documents te the
proper consular officiel in Berlin along vith appropriate instrmetions.
Naturally 1% will be necessary to take precautions so that the German of.
ficials ere not aroused against my daughter and son-in-law.

Sincerely yours,

Charles B. Lawten

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cerning the Ghrlich ease for your information,

Sincerely yours,

Herbert Solow.

Mr. Stephen P. Mizwa

The Kosciuszko Foundation
149 Sast 67th Street

New York Oity

Enclosures

Board of Trustees
Willis H. Booth
Eric P. Kelly
Henry Noble MacCracken
Stephen P. Mizwa
Paul Monroe
Henry Sieminski
John B. Stetson
M. S. Szymezak
Thomas J. Watson
M. F. Wegrzynek

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

IN AID OF POLISH SCHOLARS

Chancellor Samuel P. Capen
University of Buffalo

Dr. Arthur P. Coleman

Modern Lang. Ass'n of Am.
Columbia University

Dr. Stephen P. Duggan
Institute of Int'l Ed.

Prof. Casimir Fajans
University of Michigan

Pres. Dixon Ryan Fox
Union College

Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Barnard College

Prof. Alvin S. Jonhson
New School for Social
Research

Prof. Louis C. Karpinski
University of Michigan

Prof. John R. Kline

Am. Math. Society
Univ. of Pennsylvania

Prof. Oscar Lange
University of Chicago

Prof. Bronislaw Malinowski
Yale University

Prof. Gardner Murphy
Columbia University

Prof. Jerzy Neyman
Univ. of California

Prof. Frank Nowak
Boston University

Prof. George R. Noyes
University of California

Very Rev. M. J. O'Connell, C.M.
Pres. De Paul University

Prof. F. W. Pawlowski
University of Michigan

Dr. Zygmunt Piotrowski
Columbia University

Dean Roland G. D. Richardson
Brown University

Prof. Lucius R. Shero
Am. Philological Ass'n
Swarthmore College

Prof. Nikander Strelsky
Vassar College

Dean F. X. Swietlik
Marquette University

Dean George A. Works
University of Chicago

Prof. Casimir D. Zdanowicz
Am, Ass'n Teachers of French
University of Wisconsin

Prof. Florian Znaniecki
University of Illinois

The

Kosciuszko Foundation

Officers
Henry Noble MacCracken, President

FOR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE PROMOTION OF
INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN

POLAND AND THE UNITED STATES ; ;
M. F. Wegrzynek, Vice-President

Willis H. Booth, Treasurer
GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

Stephen P. Mizwa, Secretary and
Executive Director

149 EAST 67th STREET
NEW YORK CITY

Tel. RHinelander 4-7375

Cable Address: “Kosfound Newyork”
March 20, 1941

Mr. Herbert Solow

The New School for Social Research
66 West 12th Street

New York, N. Y.

Dear Mr. Solow:

The enclosure of correspondence you sent me concerning

Prof. Fhrlich is most welcome. I feel sure the steps taken

are the right procedure and his problem, barring interna-
tional complications, is on the way to solution.

I know him very well personally and entirely share
Dr. Johnson's feeling that Professor Ehrlich will be an asset

to American science.

Cordially yours,
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March 21, 1941

Dear Mr. Lawton:

I have your letter of March 20th.
Since our office ts not omen on Satumisay I
em sending you herewith a cony of a letter
Just recetved from Professor Thrlich. Ye |
have nevertheless written the State Depart
ment as acrecé.

I would surcest thet you send a r
copy of your d-ughter's birth certificate to
Mr. Leland Morris, Counselor of Embassy, in
Berlin, by air mail, as well as to your

daughter,
Sincerely yours,

Herbert Solow.

Mr. Charles z. Lawton
515 Yest lilth Street
New York City

Enclosure

We are taking 2ll possible steps

I enclose a copy of his letter,

Alvin Johnson
Director,

Slacerely yours,

Y am glad to revort that we heave at last

fact that he has an American wife may give hin a chance
to get out of Poland.

The Rockefeller Foundation
49 West 49th Street

New York City

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THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
49 WEST 49th STREET, NEW YORK

CABLE ADDRESS:

THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
ROCKFOUND, NEW YORK

JOSEPH H. WILLITS, DIRECTOR

SYDNOR H. WALKER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
STACY MAY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

TRACY B. KITTREDGE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

ANNE BEZANSON

March 28, 1941

My dear Mr. Solow:

Mr. Appleget has referred to me Alvin Johnson's
letter of March 25th, with a copy of the letter recently
received from Professor Ludwik Ehrlich. I am glad to
have this information.

I am assuming that you are taking the necessary
steps to facilitate the issuance of the visa by the Amer-
icen Embassy in Berlin. I note also from Ehrlich's letter
that his wife would need a birth certificate from Newport,
Rhode Island, to enable her to get permission to go to
Berlin to obtain her American passport. I am assuming
that this has already been sent, but if not I might b
able through friends in Newport to expedite the sending
of this certificate.

Sincerely yours,

Tracy B. Kittredge.

Mr. Herbert Solow,

New School for Social Research,
66 West 12th Street,

New York City.

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Dear Mr. Kittredge:

.£ have your Lette: vr of March 28th
about Shrlich. I have had several talks
with Mrs. Ehrlich’s father. Ye have sent
over her birth certificcte and also a mar
riage certificate and now ve are awiting
results. I enn think of nothing else to do
at the moment.

: Sincerely yours,

Ferbert Soloyw.

Mr. Tracy B. Kittredce
The Rockefeller Foundation
49 West 49th Street

New York City

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ADDRESS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO - a) é d | oe
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WASHINGTON, D. C.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON

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130 - Ehrlich, Frances T. Lawton

Mr. Alvin Johnson,

Director,

The New School for Social Research,
66 West 12th Street,
New York, New York.

My dear Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Long has asked me to reply to your letter of
March 19, 1941, concerning your desire to assist
Mrs. Frances Lawton Ehrlich in returning to the United
States from German-occupied Poland, and I take pleasure
in informing you that a cablegram has been sent to the
American Embassy at Berlin authorizing the issuance of
a passport to Mrs. Ehrlich valid for her journey to the
United States, provided she has not expatriated herself
in any manner.

You will be billed at a later date for the cost of

the above-mentioned cablegran.

Sincerely yours,

R. B. Shipley,
Enclosure: Chief, Passport Division

Copy of this letter.

April 9, 1941

Dear Miss Shipley:
Thank you very mech for your
splendid letter of April 7th con-

cerning the action you have taken
in an effort to assist Mrs. Frances
2. Lawton Ehrlich, You have been

most cooperative.
Sincerely yours,

Dear Mr. Lawton:
I enclose a com> of ce letter

from Miss Shipley about Mrs.

Frances tT, SRE asi. He
your information.

Sincerely,

Herbert Solow

Mr. Ghariec 3. hawton
515 Yest llith Strect
New York City

Deer Mr, Mizwas
i enclose a covy of a letter
from Mise Shipley about Mrs.
Prances T, Lavton Barlich for
your information,
Sincerely, 2

Herbert Solow

Hr. S Migwa

Kosciusz’o Poundation
149 Bact 67th Street
New York City

April 14, 1943

Deore “lee L-rneds

ZI am eselosing a copy of a
letter from Mies Shiviey -bous
Mere. Prenees 7. Lawton Ehrlich
for your information.

Sincerely,

Berbdert Solow

Miss Rath Larned

International Mieretion Service
122 East 29nd Strect

New Tork City

April 14, 1941

Deor Mr. Kittredge:

= enclose a cony of a letter
from Mics Shipley ebout Mrs.
Prances T. Lawton Berlich for
your information.

Thank you for the helpfull

affidavits about Hintca,

Sincerely,

| Falejewka P,.Jurewce via Sanek

April 14,1941

Dr.Alvin S.Jehnsen,President,

The New Seheel Bor Secial Research,
66 West Twelfth Street,New Yerk

My dear President Jehnsen:-

In yeur eemmunicatien notifying me of my ap-
pointment in yeur Seheol yeu desired me te netify yeu ef the
various steps ef my journey.

I regret that,as yeu can see frem the heading
ef this letter,I nave net been able to make pregress.The
Censular Divisien ef the Embassy asked me first te supply
by mail decuments te establish that my ehief eccupatien fer
the twe years immediately past has been thet ef a prefessor,
- as well as evidence cevering my prefesserial career sinee
its inceptien. After I had sent references te such printed
biegraphical material as I theught might de readily accessible

I received a vrinted cireular making any further considera-
tion of my application dependent on my submitting a letter
frem a shipping company establishing that ° beeking is 6b-
tainable fer me fer a definite ship and a definite date,I

am trying te ebtain such infermatian threugh the Internation-

, 7f-4 ae ; (Mawr n wh Tn. + J *.. 4 ,_ m ¥ vy
a1 Migratien Service in Geneva but I doubt if ny compa-
ny will premise until we are on the snot,
a . 1. —— J 7 di. a. + a ° ' Se ge a c
O . ‘ L e ry WwW : 1 D hg l Gis 7 : : i % c ) _ a , 7 / 1 Ef me ) { : Rm

securing permissien te leave this ceuntry.sMy wif+ is waii-
ing fer the vermit te ge te Berlin to obey the gummens ef
the Censulate to apgly in versen for her American nressoert
and fer eur visas.

We are deing everything we ean frem thi: ,emete
spet,brut I sheuld be mest grateful if the Embassy ceuld be in»
duced net enly te premise the visas but slse perhaps te

take up the matter ef supperting eur ease,

Yeurs sincerely
American Embassy
Consular Section

811.11 - Ehrlich, Ludwik
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Berlin Germany, May 12,1941

Mr. So. Ferriere
International Migration Service
Geneva Switzerland.

Sirs

Your letter of April <1, 1941, which was adJressed to Reverand Stewart
Herman with regard to your interest in the immigration visa cases of Professor
Ludwik Ehriich and children, of Falejowka, Poland, has been referred to the
visa section of the American Embassy in Berlin for appropriate attention. You
inguire whether the Ehriich family would be able to immigrate into the United
States.

It is possible that Mrs. Frances Ehrlich may apply for an American passport
in the near future. The Consular Section is unable to say whether she will be
permitted to come to Berlin for that purpose or whether any application for pass-
port on her part will result in the issuance of a passport to her.

Professor Ehrlich and his two minor children appear to be aliens. In this
connection it should perhaps be mentioned that it has been the Embassy's exper-
ience for many months past that inhabitants of Poland who are regarded by the
German authorities as being of Polish nationality or without citizenship are
unable to get permission to come to Berlin in order to make formal application
for visas. The obtaining of such permission is strictly a matter between the
alien visa applicants and the ldOcal authorities, and the Embassy can be of no
assistance in this connection. It is, therefore, improbable that Professor
Ehriich and his children would be able to apply for immigration visas at this
time. :

If Mrs. Frances Ehrlich is eventually successful in obtaining an American
passport it is possible that she may be able to make the journey to the United
States. There is, however, no reason to believe that her doing so would enable
her husband and children to join her.

Very truly yours,

(Signed) H.F. Cunningham Jr.
American Vice Consul

r~ CLASS OF SERVICE DESIRED

ORDINARY

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SHIP RADIOGRAM Ei

Patrons should check class of ser-
vice desired; otherwise the cable;
gram will be transmitted
at full rates.

New School for Social Research, 8 W. 13 Str.

WESTERN UNION
CABLEGRAM

R. B. WHITE NEWCOMB CARLTON J.C. WILLEVER
PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT

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ACCOUNTING INFORMATION

TIME FILED

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Send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to

May 14, 1941

To NLT Makrinsky

el refer him crisi stop have paid

_—_—Uhimann hehaif Salomon stop cable sailings scholars whenever they sail stop reserve

—___________ passage export Mrs, Ehriich American citizen and husband child stop send evidences |

Sender’s address

for reference

THE QUICKEST, SUREST AND SAFEST WAY TO SEND MONEY
IS BY TELEGRAPH OR CABLE

Sender’s telephone
number

AMERICAN BRANCH
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION SERVICE, INC.
122 EAST 22ND STREET

NEW YORK, N. Y.

June 5, 1941

Mr. Herbert Solow
The New School For Social Research Re: EHRLICH F
66 W. Twelfth Street Our Ref. No, 24246 |
New York, New York

My dear Mr. Solow: |

Enclosed is a copy of a letter from American Vice-Consul
He Francis Cunningham, at Berlin, addressed to our Head-
quarters office in Geneva.

Mlle, Ferriere points out that the Consul failed to

answer specifically her question whether proof of Mrs.
Ehrilich's American citizenship had reached him, but

inasmuch as it is probable that Mrs. Ehrlich would not

wish to travel to the United States without her husband

and children, Mlle. Ferriere planned to contact Mrs. Ehrlich
before pressing the Consul further.

Sincerely yours,

1 A
hath Kevin 4

Ruth Larned 2.
Associate International Director
and Case Consultant

Dictated by

Emily Brown; KM
Encl.

Dear Mises Larned:

Thank you very mach for your letter about
the Mhrlichs. We are well aware that any Pole has
difficulty in getting out. The whole point is that
if Mrs. Thrlich can get an American passport, her
husband would be in a more or less unique situation,
and perhaps they would succeed in cettine out where
others have failed. As a matter of fact, recently
some people are reported to have come out of Poland
after their friends here paid a rather fancy ransom.
Mrs. Ehrlich has a father here. He is not well off
but still something might be developed along these
lines. Everything would be easier if Mrs. Mhrlich
got her American passport. ‘She at least would need
no ransom. Of course, if the chances of getting the
husband out are next to non-existent, and if she
does not want to come alone (which is likely), then
she might be wise not to cet an American passport,
possession of which mizht make her lot harder should
she have to stay in Poland after relations between
Germany and the United States get cooler <- or hotter.
Perhaps these questions should be conveyed to Mlle.
Ferriere,

Sincerely yours,

Herbert Solow.
HS:bih

Miss Ruth Larned,
American Branch,

International Micration Service, Inc.,
122 East 22nd Street,
New York City.

June 6, 1941.

Dear Mr. Lawton:

I enclose a copy of a letter
about your daughter just received by
us. Will you please return it as soon
as you have read it? I also enclose a
copy of my reply. If you have any
further suggestions, please send then
to me.

Sincerely yours,

Herbert Solow.
HS: dlh

Mr. Charles 2. Layton,
515 West llith Street,
New York City.

June 10, 1941.

Dear Dr. Ehrlichs

Thank you for your letter of April 14th.
I regret the many difficulties which confront you.
Our invitation remains open as long as there is a
possibility that you may avail yourself of it.
- You will be interested to know that on May 14th
we wired our agent in Lisbon, Mr. Alexander
Makinsky, Caixa Postal 398, instructing him to
make reservations for you and your family and
to send the evidence concerning said reserva-
tions to the American Consul General in Berlin,
We have not had a report from him yet, but we as-
sume that the evidence has reached or will soon
reach Berlin,

I regret that the situation does not per-
mit our diplomatic officials to intervene in any :
way, formal or informal, with respect to exit permits.

As far as the question of your wife's American pass-

port is concerned, we have done everything possible
to facilitate action,

With best wishes for an early success,

Sincerely,

Alvin Johnson,

Director.
bih

Dr. Ludwik Ehrlich,
Fale jowka,

P, Jarowce via Sanok,
General Government,
Poland,

Jane ll,
294i.

Dear Mr. Lawton:

Yesterday we had a letter
from Dr. Ehriich. He stated that

he finds two major obstacles. One
is lack of passage and the other,
lack of an exit permit. I enclose

a copy of our reply to him.

Sincerely yours,

Herbert Solow.
HSsblh .

Mr. Charles E, Lawton,

515 West lllth Street,
New York City.

OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT

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THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION

49 WEST 49th STREET, NEW YORK

July 2, 1941.

Dear Mr. Solow:
The following excerpts from Mr. Makinsky's diary may be

interesting to you: The first three items are dated June 23rd.

Prof. and Mrs. Ludwik Ehrlich. The Embassy people are
prepared to give Mrs. Ehrlich a passport which will enable her to
return to the U.S.; they are also willing to grant visae to Prof.
Ehrlich and his two children, Constance and Andrew.....and they
invited them to present themselves at the Embassy on July 11th.
However, they say it is extremely doubtful whether the Ehrlichs, who
are Polish citizens, will be allowed to make the journey to Berlin.

This makes me hesitate to purchase accomodations for Mrs.
Laskowski, but possibly the New School has some scheme in mind with which
I am not familiar.

Mr. Michel Pobers (Quakers) has received a telephone call from
Marseille, indicating that Bachrich had been asked to report at the
American Consulate at Marseille, and that his American visa had been
cancelled. On the other hand, we learn that the American Consulate
at Mareille has been given instructions not to grant any visae to
foreigners, with the exception of French citizens. This would eliminate
the Bikermans and Michelson. I think it is safer to ask the Companhia
Colonial to reimburse us the advance paid on Bikerman's passage. By
the way, Mrs. Bikerman never answered my last two telegrams in which
I asked her when she and her husband expected to arrive in Lisbon.

June 24th. The Companhis Colonial will have no more boats
in August.....The Nyassa will sail in July, and then there will be
the Carvalho Araujo sailing about July 20th. It is said this will be
the last Portuguese boat.....1 am trying to get something on the
Navemar for Mrs. Laskowski. (The Navemar sails from Cadiz July 10th.)

June 24th. There is a rumour that there will be no more boats to
New York from Lisbon after the end of July. I feel like reserving
passage on the Carvalho Araujo for myself.
ECO to Mr. Solow - page 2. 3 July 2, 1941.

June 24th. Telegram from Professor Mosse, announcing the birth of
two twins (sic). He will be unable to leave for New York for
another five weeks. I shall see whether his places cannot be
given to someone else. M. says he will have no difficulty with his
Portuguese and his Spanish visa. Asks for reservations in August.

We have also had a cable saying that Etienne Mantoux has
his exit permit - even though he is not one of yours, I thought

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