PROFESSOR DOCTOR IGNACE ZLOTOWSKI

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• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
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• Case Number: F-2022-01153
• Publication Date: November 15, 1948

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1. I4hile in Poland, X had. several 1ong tar= irich Profosscx.
to Poland from the US in 19/1azi is curxently teachixg
Krokoth, ge has recently recJived. a (7ant equivaleat to
the Polish government for purpose of 0:3WOlish5.ng
near Krakotf to specialize .n physics, including nuclear
Zlot7wSid, who retwned
at tle Uhiversity
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2. Professor Zlotowski was F.ofessor of .Phys::cs at Vassar durin2,' 131* and 19145,
ath previo1e1:7 was in ti same. capacity at Ohio State Univercii.v� Fie is a2._
71.,fat physicist. Darin/ 1946, ana prior to his return to Polan6.', he was st.thaee.
official representative of the Polis.h govet-nment on the UN Ato,D1�, :Energy Coyois-
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3. Professor Zlotcwski tad me that be re.;;urned. to Pclazd became hc 1,:as not 1:11-ed.
or appreciatod in US. (It is =MIMI gossip saws US physts that Prc-
fessor Zlotowdki m- largely instrumantal.tmhaviugpr. Condon imos'Aga06. f 17111,
American activiV$0.) I !mew Professor Zlotowski when he was at Vassar
have always col:Loire him o1at of a radical. Although 7Fiany omy col-
ienixec felt actitsd had comdrukis .caninGs 7klersonally belien that hfs
radicalism exte,r/A more from a belief that scientIsts are an 111:Z.(327T:tic:I and.
-privileged gram, vtho have never been permitted to assume their r:LAft.I. place
in .society. �
Professor Zlot,coki told me that he had no proper equipment with 1,;ht,:th to .-rch
his research I physics aid nuclear enet707 that he :and tried to es(:tre this
equipment froy the US but 1-Ad been reused. He told ma that he then wrote let-
ters to indivival physicists in the USSRo.hose names and addressel, he kno,
asking for -car. help. In no case did he receive a reply to his letter, Et
told. me .ti'e tliE tJ.n betusen. Poland. and. the USM.wasim pcnetralao from bc,th
direction, j. n'7 that no information uhatsoever tms reaching Pola7.1 co-tmernin
sovut 6,4,fities in pkysira; or nuolenr energy. end.*
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