Events in the Psychoanalytic World

Warning

Dr. William Menninger has forwarded to us a note from Dr. Dancy, Chairman of the Arrangements Committee for the Montreal meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Apparently a certain amount of concern is felt about hotel reservations for members of the American Psychoanalytic group. These members evidently make their own arrangements about hotel accommodation and it is presumed that many of them are members of the American Psychiatric Association. They may fully expect since they have registered for the Psychoanalytic meetings that they can carry on through the Psychiatric meeting. If they are not on the Preferential list of the American Psychiatric Association they may find themselves without a room on Monday morning which would seriously inconvenience them. It is suggested that they be circularized so that they will be certain to make separate reservations for the American Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Menninger also received a communication from Mr. Jolliffe, concerning the admission of aliens to Canada for the purpose of attending the May meetings. We are reproducing this letter for the information of our members:

“Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa, May 11th, 1948.

Dear Sirs:

I have received your letter of May 3rd, making inquiry concerning the admission to Canada of a number of aliens, resident in the United States, who would wish to spend a few days in this Dominion attending the meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, which is to be held at Montreal in May, 1949.

In reply I may say that such persons provided they are not nationals of countries with which Canada is technically still at war, would encounter no difficulty in securing entry for the purpose stated if when applying at a Canadian port of entry they could establish they were coming forward for a temporary purpose only, had sufficient funds for their requirements while here and were in possession of documentary evidence of re-admission to the United