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ertificate indicates that he was born in Gormrw February 1.,
i*":"V8¬ in the United tei in Juli, 19:11; - his ui6.|.iriu'i''
was made on Decem er , ,
triated by that oountr; This application er states that
the Club and that he to an author: organization knovrn as ea ,
- 25th Street. Santa lionica, at the time application. Sir-cc
ts. te SPECHI gave notice that he was moving to 1053 - 26th Street, San
H ilhecre he presently resides.! In his application BPIBCHI gave the names
Ir. cqi Hrs. B'I1L1J..£ DEYEFLE as persons who could vouch for his loyalty.
Llthouga the application in questio: is mde out to Eugen Be:-thold Friedrich
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ac doubt about their political attitude st that time, cs it was evidence: 1;.
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Bat it is not for himself. '_ _- A -_-.: .:-r .{:-~'-----__-o c1=-<>=-==! To hell Mb W" W "W 1* "? "° ».'.'e will turn the guns around - .*__. _-s.-=.;;+:_;;-;_;':-gr. _ M33¢ wage another war. _ .:<_;':*'-*7-i;-. ~;_. ;_. hat 1111 b6 @319 Tiht om ;:_'»-'3-',A3_-_I,_;¬1i? _i_
proletariat must go mm the front line trench;:z=»- <»~~1= =~=»--1" W~=*- . e e »-_.
! Iher. the naste.s hevzaerznaoo n nd mowing *0 0. ,1r
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law 0. proletesian mother's 8011-. chorus! same as Vex-eeI! I -- -x;
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proletariat has beam at var I 1°58 til
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In consideration oi our weakness , :_j'_.-.-_, ;Ion made laws to enslave us. ,'1!:e lens 1111 not be obeyed 1:. the future, - ;_-->_if-T-;-is-,;_,___,#-'=d t.'on of the fact that we no longer wish to be eleven e- ""--P-'1 ' In oonei era 1_ Chorus! In consideration of the fact that you then threaten II _ _" "117 U ,-:7 IIwith guns and oer:-.on:, __, ,_,_ __J Tie have decided to fear bed living more than death. " Y55 1,... . _ - _ - u_ . ._. _- -q~j$:,_ ,-' . -. o-T77 "T -Q" 1'-.s _,~--o-.._ . g; '5-§}_;.,_=92 In
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- II!: consideration of the iact ti"-zt houses ere empty -9;;I211-e you leave us without shelter, . 1sxe-;::--_3_-'f --
e Ii have decided to occ'.:p;' them -e Because the slums we live in do not suit us any longer. __ Qlorus as above! -
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consideration of the fact that re do not trust the 0overnne1:t e
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Rider our own leadership. _ -~ _ p'__ G1orus as above! _ ' l_
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Lt the time of the world tar, in a cell oi the Italian prison,
n carlo, full or arrested soldiers, drunks and thieves,
a socialist soldier scratched on the Ian with a copying pencil:
B311 IerL ..'1.
Iigat the top in the 1211' dark cell, hardly visible, but
Iritten in monstrous letters.
Ilsa the keeper saw it, they sent a painter th I. pail of lime,
and with a lon; hmdled brush he covered the threatening inscription.
Since he, however, only traced the characters with the lime,
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ii, second p3i.2".'i-Bf painted ore? the whole thing - * ~:"*-
lo that it cr.:l.:'.;:'t be seen for hours,
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the inscription agar. appeared:
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than the keeper cent a mason with a chisel after the inscription,
he scratched out letter by letter, for an hour,
and when he rad firxished, there stood high 92p in the cell,
nos colorless, but cut deep into the wall, the imrincible inscri.;.~t:1o:.:
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' IEI than remove the wall, said the soldier".
IDo.'wlitior..o1' the Snip Qelmle by the Crew" is cont:.i.-.e:. or.
beginnin; or the year 1922, I signed on the 6,003 ton steamerbuilt tour years previously for ho million dollars U av-sf;
States Slipping Board. Is took on a cargo oi champagne
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grumbled about bad pay uncertain future! and didn't exert one-ee1veil_jI1§f3Ii;e'e1ftoo ruch. It would be easy to rebuild at some cost; sa;?K'sneu@ .»¢;..r_:_$ _,.+»-_e_-_ I939? °31 our P535 d Z :
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drink, but not enough for the boiler. Thus we tad to take nit Iatlri
for steam, which caused the pipes to become stopped with salt. It _;_§,--'-_',;- took e lot oi time to clog t-her: out, Ho bed to do tlgt seven tdimoep-,f§l-,;
than there was a breakdown in the engine room. Grinning, Is -_
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bearable for our sorhaueted nervss- The skipper vent around with an-__.~ e
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the their fighter planes, which du.-hen the beam, J. PAbove mind before then their regiments 0:11 tent eqmdronls .
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' rSubject is author of iD ehsene11m "Th+'I!ieciplimry
lleesure!, e self-sty ed "educe. onal play" which
I sdvocetee Columnist world revolution by violent mans.
92 edvccsting its presentation by lebcr groups. j _r § 6;;-_ E-__, uJI__'*A} . 5" ' - P -I C /I pk-Eif.-" _, "' __o'.L'1"! qr!-'~h I -.~"' g2&3 Subject elso published letter defending this play end H - Q
' Subject is the author, um: mmslnxsma end s.Inn"nsx, oi
en educational play entitled Die lh.ssne1me" The Discipli l.ea.sure"!
_Y ' izich e ere in Ge:-an in the second volume of the collected works of*- I BRIO]-gglli BEIOLT B~B.EHT,'Gese.nIle1te Werke, Bend II! pages 529 to
'363'Z""1'!IiT'i'ol.1'1n92e'Iee published by the Ilslik-Yer 5 Publishing Conpengy,London, I.C. 1, end use printed by HBIIIRICH IIEIC;/#8033, Preg, Csechcslokie,
in hrch, 1938. , , .
This play hss been trmshted by the writer end s synopsis
thereof is being set out below: _
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eduoetionsl play, deele Iith'_the,_=_Io_rk oi tour Communist agitators the go
from lloecow to lakden, renew-n -.to;;spreed propaganda end support the Chinese
pf feminists emu; the i t -~ eeio.I.'W§.1kden. The ection of the p1_sy_takes place dz 1a.e»+.-r.».;.1»»-;-;;.;;.=L.""""' I /.¢">4JL0'L1J"lI I 1
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their'_iork and especially oi the i's.ot that they have been iorced to kill a
young Oommist oonrade those intentitsis lore good but whose death was domed
a necessity by the tour agitators since his activity threatened to endanger
the Oonmnist movement among the Ghinese.
- In order to explain their position to the Control Committee",
the £our_agitators_ re-enact ior.that ho their activity in liukden. A
-- . ' .. I" 1 I -Y l u In the first oi these loenes, the four agitators explain that
"they were from liosoow, enroute to Ilzkden to spread propaganda and to support
the Chinese party, end stated that they required the services of a guide and
an automobile. The Young Comrade iio explains that he is in favor oi the
measures oi the Communist Party, consents to aot as a guide for the fun-
agitators eho hsrther explain to hin their purpose as "bringing information
about their situation to the uninformed; bringing class consciousness to the
oppressed and the experience oi the revolution to the class conscious.
- . Before he may go as_ a guide for the tour agitators, the Young
Oonrade obtains permission to do so tron his superior, the heed oi party
headquarters at an outpost oi the Soviet Union. This party head explain:
to the agitators and the Yong Comrade tint they will have to crass the
border into ldxkden in disguise and will have to rennin simply unknown
workers in the interest of Communism" and in agreement with the om-nrd
nroh oi the proletarian nsssee oi all countries approving world revolution"-
_ - ' Y Ihen the tour agitators and the Youzg Comrade went into
lzkden, they instructed the Young Conradeto spread propaganda among the
ooolies tcling a rice boat on the river. 1'hey specifically instructed the
Young Con-ade notto he ovcooen by synpatlw tor the ooolies, thus being
ilpelled to help then, but rather, to merely stir them up to demand better
oonditions oi work. ilhen the Young Comrade sees the sorry plight oi the
ooolies, he cannot restrain hinseli, however, from assisting them, mo he was
iessediately chased by the authorities.
The four agitators explained that this activity on the part
of the Young comrade endangered all oi them, thereby endangering the movement
In the next soene,'the four agitators explained that they
founded sells in industries and instructed the first functionaries as to .
hoe" to print forbidden literature secretly. Rhen part of a textile iaotory_
Ient out on strike end the rlinder oi workers continued at their jobs,
the-tour agitators instruoted the Young Comrade to go to the factory gate. =,and distribute pasphlets. this, the Young Cctsde does with the read;__Qihe heeoli involved in a ls-eel in ehioh a piioenn eas killed. '
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Young Oosrade should have simply continued his task oi spreading propaganda
instead oi involving himself in a fight, the purpose of which was to rectify
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. In the next scene, the four agitators explain that they
taught thepsorkers to transfer: their fight tor better wages into a tight
Tor power. They taught then to use Ieapons and demonstrations. They -
attempted to use to their can purposes s quarrel vhioh had arisen between
the British and the lhnohurian authorities. It was hoped by the four
agitators that the Enohuriane Iould arm the workers in order to fight the
English. They saw therein an opportunity for the workers to gain poaer
through ioroe oi arna. The Ioung Gonrade is sent to a rich gployer to
encourage him in arming the ooolies. Sines he cannot stand the employer's
attitude, however, he leaves the _.1atter's house before winning his point,
thereby losing an opportunity for his party.
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This, of oourse, was considered another mistake mde by the
Toung Oonlrade. '
In the nert scene, the four agitators advised that there was
a great deal of unrest in the city. The Young Comrade who I.-as impressed by
this unrest told the four agitators that the time Ian ripe for revolution
and that he intended to leave the people in a revolt which would start
with an attack on the City lhll. The Young Comrade explained that the
leader oi the-unemployed group Ias a genuine socialist and that the unemployed
had aooepted the teachings of the Communists. y
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employed as vell as the unemployed would first have to be incited to revolt.
They also advised the Young corade that the leader oi the unemployed, in
when he had faith, was merely a stooge or the employers. They told the
Young Conrado urther that they knew that the garrison at biukden. had been
strengthened and that therefore, an attempted revolution would tail.
The Young Comrade would not be convinced, however, stating
that he oould wait no longer tor revolution because the misery of the people
demanded it. The four agitators indicate that the Gomuniets are not in
Saver of helpiil every miserable person but are interested in organizirg a trul
successful revolution. The Young Conrado thereupon breaks vith the tour
agitators, tearing oft his disguise. When he heard the thunder of cannons,
he_wever,_he_,realised his lieteke and fled with the four agitators. =_¢ ~ _.
;.¢' --:_- In the last scene, the tour agitators decide on the pa-op%'§
in es. critical situation in daich they found theneeliels
pursued by the authorities and were in danger of being "- --.=
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' ~. Between the various scenes of this play, the Control Committee
itilicates agreement with the action of the four agitators. In one instance
th stats, 936 who fights for toisuniiii must oe ahle to fight and not to
fight, to tell the truth and mt to tellthe truth, perform services and
refuse to perform services, keep promises and fail to keep promises, to meet
danger and to avoid danger, to be discernible and to be indisoernible. He
who fights for Communism has only one virtue; that he fights for Corzzuniozn.
In other places throughout the play, the Control Com:;ittee"
sings The Praise of the U.S.S.R., of the ¢onnunist Party and oi illegal
work. they conclude the play with the following addressed to the four
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Oomunism. To the uninformd you brought intonation about their situation,
to the oppressed you brought class consciousness. To the class conscious '
you brought the experience of revolution. The revolution is also on the
larch there, and the ranks of the fighters are organized there also, and we
are in agreement with you. Your report shows us how much is necescry to
transform the Iorld; anger and tenacity, knowledge and indignation, to -
strike quickly, to ponder deeply, cold patience, endless waiting, a grasp
of individual detail and comprehension of the Ihole. We can only change
reality ehen teugt by reality.
' ' xi. a 1.1m: dated llay 12, 19:0 at nu-111., which is published
along with the foregoing play and which is signed by both EISLER and the
Bubject, the authors of "The Disciplinary l'easure" defend this play and
explain their intention in writing it. i' nis letter ohjects to censorship
of the "DiscipliJnry lea-sure before "its presentation. It specifically
calls "The Disciplinary lbasure" an educational play and suggests that
its presentation be rqnoved from all influences.
. This letter further suggests that the play be presented by
those for whom it as intended, and iho alone have use for thus: Workers
choruses, groups of amateur players, school choruses, school orchestras.
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learn. his note further states: Hanover, attempts should not
to deriib recipes for political action from "the Disciplinary lisasnre _
Iithcat a knowledge of the All of dialectic snterialisn. Ihat Lenin
about mrality applies to the several ethical concepts such as Justic
Preed, lilnnity, eto., ihid: appear in the play: its drar our sacral
philosophy from the interest of the prolstarian class struggle."
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Communist youth organization in Germany prior to Hitler: rise to power.
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The Disciplinary Lieeeure", the letter written
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entitled case.
You ere inetmeteni to preeent the foot: in ti.£s .-1:-1 to L!-e In-1.-"41
Stetee Attorney for hie opinion so to whether or not tbu cpticn-Ed subject
eimulci be gppreheuied. no e dangerous alien enemy. imeriintely uran the
receipt or an opinion from the United Staten Attorney you em-.114 conmunicete
eith the Doreen, eettiag forth full details of this opinion, together with
the reneone given by the United. Staten Attorney for deci iin: as he did. air:
notion ehonid be taken without lelnr in onier that the c-me my be pro-aptly
followed up with the Department at the Seat of G¢W2rn"rnt.
With respeot to enbject Brecht: oonnect-ion with the :xee.
it ie not ieeired that your office teke any nation et am.» ti-we -...* ch n--1,-,!~.'t
liecioee confidential information or valuable informants.
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a. Reference ie aade to the reports of Special Agent-_; *'- P 1»: Angelee, California, dated March 6, 191.3 and March 30, 191.3
the above-entitled case, in which information is set out indicating
- that subject is a writer of Communist and revolutionary poetry and drama.
Reference reports also contain information to the effect that subject is
= a German alien.
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The iateriil reviewed ii a t-iiie for the ibi reports not
only advocates overthrow of the Government by force of arms with the intent
of founding a Oolmuniet state, but advocates the use of sabotage by laborae a aeane of accomplishing ite ends. The poem entitlegbemolition of the
Ship OSKAIIA by the Grew", contained on Pugs 5 of refers c report dated
larch 6, 191:3; 5P°cifica1.1y refer! to 0. United States Steamer which was do-
, etroyed by its crew since they were paid too mall wages. It specifically
refers to the expense to the United States of this act of sabotage. Fur-
th the author and subject of this case does not consider himself erneore, , , ,
according to his writings, i iigz-ant,~ *--t rather at -m o Ema Ge;-nq--y,hie native country. The poem entitledtrdgn thebesignation 'Enigrant"',
found on Page a or reference report <1. larch 6, 191.3. v=1>r===== *-hie
point of view. .
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the facts in thie case to the Departamt in order to determine whether any
action night be taken by this office looking toward the interment oi sub-
- Ject ae an encey alien. In the event that it is not deemed advisable to
' rifer thii iatter to the tter-taint, it ii r-squatted that this office be¥ advised ae to whether the facts should be refe_ to ,thefJJn.i, ted States" Attorne it 1;» Angelo: ""R%, ~' * , -t _ u !7 Y e _..Y?.. _,____ _:_J _ ___'.me:-eae the writinpof mom aet .;.¢a.. 1-e:¢+Im¢ reports p. back to approximately 1939 end prior thereto, investigat$§1jhas_dieo.lo&_
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I states that BWELTHT and his works iere honored in an ireningfs sntert-...--...=nt
on larch 6, 191.3. BEEICIIT was supposed to be present n that occasion ands some of the poms written by him were read by and ELISABETH/BERGNER. Investigation at Loe Angels: has disclosed that some of the poems
reed by PETER 101% are non; thoee set out in reference reports.In infomant of this oice alleges that BRECHT is looked upon U
Conlnunists as their These lat set
Due to the fact that
along ely confidential lines,
it is that BREGI-IT'S present significance be PPGS-std to an eneuq
llien hearing board if this can be avoided, tor tear of disclosing valuable
sources of information thereby. 1!, therefore, it appears possible that an
executive warrant be obtained without the use of tnis latter information, it
is suggested that the sane be withheld and only the i.n1'0r:nati.on contained in
reference reports be submitted tor an opinion.
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in iein-an-y 3, 1916, after applying for an receiving
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- oi this srtic1e_re1_stive__to HEH1'.j.et.rsns1sted es to : - ..,.V eK
H._. The literary activity of the snti-Fascist German American circles
= York, The Tribune tor Free German Art and Literature in America
e took possession or the nsn end use works. On Sstm-day, Isrch
1 . 6,eBEE1'BR.!IH'1even:LngI'i11 inthethesterotthelee
_.§.- School in lee Iork, directed PISBLTOR. this occasionc"* ens initis the iI'1-ihunei srtistic directioner ranna1c%m in the
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for e epeciel prop-en held under the euepicee of the "'I1-ibune", at the ,:
Hechcher Theater, rhich ie located et 1 East 10hth Street, New Iork, at 'April 21;, 1916, et 8:12 pm. Loco:-ding to the advertisement, thie proph
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Central Office of t Io:-kere Health Ineurence ieeociation or America!, en!
the Iaehington -Heights Center, Branches 91, 92, end I410. The program offered
ii Iuc1':."""5?Ii in idvertieement ee e Berta it Brecht Evening , at which the
abject would reed cone of_ hie own poeae. Other pereone participating in
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ho tenth ennivcrea:-,7 of the buming of books on the same date in 1.933.
vertiement liete Snbjgt ee one of the persona cooperating in put- ' tnie ' progrlle 1.1.-% ]ui"ORO92I.|.'Z and eevecral other: ere in
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I111 continue to review issue: ct 'FRBIES DEI!1SCH'IA.RD"
all 'AUFBlII", tor intonation regarding Subject.
Iill refer the facts in instant ease to United States
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agninetiithaviewtoobtaininghie interment as a.nenem;ya1en.
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submitted the question or whether or not ceptiaz-ad :.:ubj:_ct 3'!'.c'.I.l Le opp :-
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the Buruu should £0110! this nutter up with the Dopcrtaent until such tip
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Dear Sir:
' I . is made to Bureau letter dated La;,' 2?, 19143 {lib-19070?! Re ere1oe .
in the above entitled matter, instructing this office to present the facts in
- hi inion as instant ease to the United States Attorney at Los nngeles for -s op
~§ to whether or not subject should be apprehended as a dangerous alien enemy.
Ref ced letter requested that the Bureau be inmediately advised regarding sren
"" the details oi the opinion of the United States Attorney in order that the
case might be promptly followed up with the Department at the Seat oi :°'V¬I"P.I:Bnte
' fa t in this case as set out in the re_"»:-ts "~; 5;.-:-rial ngen Phe c s , . .
Ins imgeles, dated Iiarch 6, 191:3, 3-Iarci. 33, 19113, and
ented to Assistant United States i=.tton~.e;: ATTILIO diC-IP.£.I.ALO , 1 3, were pres
on June 111, 19b3, upon his return to duty after a trip to uashington, 1;. C. _On the basis of the above mentionevglreports, together with a translation oi a
play written by subject, known a Die liassnahne", which has also been furnished
the Bureau Assistant United States l92tt0rne" diGIHOIA!£0 decided to lay the '>° .question of s::b_fect's apprehension before the Depart-went '- ith:"?: mkir- any
I definite recommendations.
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-; htion to the Department, the United States attorney at Los s.!'.:;'eles advised
if the Department that subject, an alien enemy, appeared to he a proletarian,
la "Die Mas nah-~e", expounded "Com- '. » - bordering on an anarchist, who, in his p y s ..... tee »tt..»rre*' -went on I 'f nunisn of the Soviet Russian ideology". The United eta ' . ,.
- to state that subject is opposed to capitalism in any fore; that he advocates e
~ extreme violence to fbrther the Communist cause as a whole rather than to
relieve oppressed peoples. It therefore appeared that subject right be apprehended
in time oi war on the grounds that heis an alien ens--qr whoa- 1ct1'Iitiss are dan- _ gerous to our national security. __ §92 e- _ 31900333,. .' 1 , 92 '-- 92; in-.,.,,.., ~_-5_
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The United States attorney also raised theisme of subject - _
status as a leader type 1:10 advocates violence for a cause op;-osed to natisa
- - and which is compatible with the ideology or s government which is an ally
= - 03 1'»?! Unit-94 3$l1»B=¢ Therefore, if internment were based*sole'1.}' eh the _'
' mi f this e"Imtr;r, ' 7 - possibility of subject's giving aid and comfort to the one es o ,
5 ' there would be no proper cause for his internment. "On f-ht Other T'>wf3," qua-in,
_, the United States Attorney literally "one cannot oats unobserved the ....l"i ' '- l not that the subject in his litcratfzre justifies '3-or __
_ i dues and he nay deem it propitious to strike at a .e when IQ.-_' " after-ts are directed toward winning the war. " 41
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' Reference ie lnde to the report oi aecial A.gent_ 'Q Ina inzelee, dated J92:.L_v 10, 191.3. five copies of mm
are encloeed herewith, which edviaee that no authorization is being
lnde at this time for the apprehension of Subject ee a dangerous '
alien eneegy. It will be turther noted in reference report that the
Departnnnt eugeeted that periodic checks be nde oi Subject: ao-
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Reference 5-IS. BERT BRECHT German alien bornAugsburg, Germany, 710/98, arrived 11.8. at San
Pedro, Ca1if., 1/21 41, from Einland. He 1; German _
poet allegedly a Gonnuniet and member of underground 5'
in Europe. In 1931 he and HANS EISLER wrote "Song of
Solidarity, adopted by Comuniet youth organizationin Germany. He was exiled from Germany in about 1933 "
and hen since lived in Finland, France and Russia.
From. 1935 to 1939 he eigned with LION FEUCHIUGiGER
and WILL! BREDEL ae editor of "Die Wort The Word!", - _
publiehed in Hoecoe by exiled German G ete. In1936 he allegedly aeeieted "Profeeeor GOBSON,
Soviet Agent, in organizing German-Gouuauniet Modern
Movement Group in Ins Angelee, but his npreeence in U.S-4,;
at tlut time unconfirmed. Hie writings in 1939 advo-
cate overthrow of capitalie, eetablietment of Gome-
niet etate, and use of eabotage by labor to attain ite
ende. From July 1939 to July 1940 he received 360 per -
month tron fund collected by FRITZ IJLHG, Hollywood,
Galifornia, eith knowledge and approval or OTTO UTE-
alleged OGPU agent in Henioo, aotive in Free German
movement, which aim at pro-Rueeian pceteer German
government. In U.B. he hae Irittenttcr "F1-eiee
D0utlchland.," organ of Free German movement, and has
affiliated with L109 FEUCHTHLHGEB, HEINRICH Zia?-!. and
HAJIS FIISLER, all cemunietio German eritere new in Ll
area and active in Free Ge:-In movement. from Febtuary
to thy 1963, and llcvenber 1943 to March or April 1944,
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lgetn L92_Pez-utien ooacez-»_*r1,g BEEIQLI BPEGHZ, 1953 Z51:-la Street, Sgt; 29149,
California, and initiating further investigation in order to keep abreast of
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B1-£3631 was born ingiugaburg, Germany, on February 10, 1898. In 1928
he married mm: nnxcz;/{mm an Berlin, Germany. anecar and am rife ar-
rived in the Ihited States at the Port of Ban Pedro, California, on July 22.,
1941, aboard the BS Annie Jackson from Helsingfors, Finland. He was anom-
panieo by his tee ohiidren, ITEPAF and B2_°.3AP.§,.B&BC3I, then 18 and 12of age respectively. Chi December B, 1941, at Les Angelal, ELECHT deeil/ll," Van intention to D0010 1 citizen of :1» mam: sum. " .
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aeeigned Regietration #1624464. In hie application tor a registration oar-
tifioate he gave the eane information aa mentioned above concerning hie
birth date, arrival in the United States, and intention to become a United
Btatea citizen. He alec atated that he wee laet a citizen or Germany, though
he had been eapatriated by that country. He aeaerted meniaerahip in author-i
organization known aa the Pen Clda, and he gave the namee oi Mr. and lira. 'ILLIE
DIETIIRLE aa peraona who could vouch for hie loyalty. e gave hie reaidenoe
addreee at that time aa 81'! 25th Street, Santa Monica, California, but eutec-
guentlg gave notice oi moving to 1063 26th Street, Santa I-Eonice. It ie to be
noted that while theappticaticn for a registration certificate is made out in
the name of BUGEN B1-HTHOLD FRIEDRICH BRECHT, he eigned the oath in connection
therewith ae BERTOLT EUGBII FRIEDRICH BEECH!-
Through thia aouroe it uaa learned that on lay l7, 1940, BRBCRI,
who Ill then in Helaingtore, Finland, entered the nenea of the members ct hie
family on the American quota waiting liat in Copenhagen, Denmark. Be indicated
the nembere oi hie family ae follow.
" §g1j;-_o_r._r?sn,w:cnr, born Februazjr 10, mes, in hugehurg, German
paaepcrt, written in lee York 1938, valid until January 1941.
" EBI.!E1lI_< §REOHT, neeX EIGl., horn lay 12, l900, in Vienna.
hnieh refugee papera written iii Gopenhagen, valid until August 1940.
" S'1'EFMl!T IRECHT, horn Icvenher 8, 1924, in Berlin. lhniah
refugee certificate written in openhagen, vaiid untii Imguai: 1946.
BARBARA BREOHT, born October 28, 1930, in Berlin. Danieh refugee
certificate written in Copenhagen, valid until Auguet 1940.
"Iy collaborator for -any yeare, RG THTIB, hem
brch 21, 1908, in Berlin Daniel: citizen through marriage!. Danish paaepcrt
written in 1986 in Copenhagen, valid uitil iuguat, 1941.
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detamine frun his conversation whether he was ling the truth or not. - '
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It night he noted that BER! BEECH! has never be'e'n interviewed concerning his
possible relationship to this German espionage agent.
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t t a s. EAR en res advised during Hay 1944 ha II-P L s dis;
at the BEECH! home, 1063 26th Street, Santa lionica, for approximately eight
months. It was his opinion tlnt1iICliA.ELIS is related to Eire. BRECH1.
A recent mail cover reflects a letter poeinnarked August 23, 1944,
Keene Valley, Ion York, from IIIOHAI-ILIS, 205 West Fifth Avenue, Bow York City,
to Miss IARSBH and lies HANSEN, c/o Hrs. HELENE BRECH1. This, of course,
iaiioitei that %Ih' iiICHi.E'|.1$ ii presently in Re-.1 fork and that two other
individuals are possibly residing in the BRBOHT hone at this tine.
It 1. hiom to um office we mrwxcmmrs 1. 1 nish writer
tho in November 1943 visited at the homo of HANS EISLER, 1650 A.-nalfi Drive,
Pacific Palisades, an associate of BRECHT. Further, it is k:no1|n that she is
on the Advisiry Board of the Anti-Nazi Student Ocsnnitteo, 236 Bast 82d Street,
Ion fork City, a German Coosaunist organisation. The enact nature of HICHLELISW
activities in the BRECHT residence or the purpose of her living there is unknosn.
Ihis souroo furnished information from the book, twentieth Gsntury
Luthore ," published in 1942, Iliioh in part has the following to lay about BEECH:
German poet, playwright and novelist, familiarly knoan as B822
NIBGHT! to the Germany-in-exile, ass born in Augsburg, the capital of hvarian
IIhia.... BRBGl"s Ballad of the Dead Soldier, describing how they dug up a
soldier, patched his up, and sent his hack to the front, circulated by word of
nouth throughout Germany, Iinning its author the undying hatred of the ailitary-.
e eritinge and @.r@tting pelitieal aetivitiee -- he uaas a nenher of the 3Augsburg Revolutionary Committee -- earned hin the honor of being fifth on ue
Iasi list inn Hitler's leer B11 Iuteoh November 1923! failed. » .-
"After the Bchiffbauerdan Theater of Berlin Ins offered to BEECH!
for his productions, he trained actors who later booazse sane of the finest in -
en. world--saoug than-- SEAR-_HGiG.lA rernz-mans, as1.nu?>-vsxcsn, 1o'1'rsl~1.as1s, -R, nulsymncm... fan.»-a1 or those individuals, was _men: mm, naecnrm wife, sill he lentimsod later in this
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eixty-firat performance in Berlin, the police mounted the atage and arreeted
the actors. The play, trr.r.:l-tted bi PAH,-.1E'£B.°.S, 1..-as staged by the heater
Union of New York in December 1935. After Hitler'e riee to power, BEECH! nae
expelled from the Third Reich and hae eince lived in France, Norway, the Soviet
Union, and new the United Btatee.
In exile BHITOLT BEECH! hae written a novel, L Penny for the fbor,
l934!....nercileaely exposing with aordant lit the faults and failures of the
preaent age. For the theater he has created the vitriolic anti-Nazi eatire,
Heade, Peak Head! 937!, and an equally pungent aequence oi plays on
the Third P.eich.... the moat ai@iicQt of hie drama- ho"-ever- ie
act Senora Carrare Riflee 938!, dealing with the Spanish '-..ar.Round
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life and arrive in thie country aafely at laat in 1941.... Iiother Courage; _ '
an hietorioal play of the thirty feare Tar, hae been tentatively announced for
publication here."
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This eource fumiehed further information concerning BECI-{T fro: the
book entitled, Germany; A Self Portrait, publiehed in 1944 by the Oxford _.
Univereity Preee, London, New York, Toronto. this book etatea that BEECH!no bom,ae previouely indicated, of a lower middle claea family. He nae -92
drifted into the Giana nay it the ago of 1'! and es.-1-ed through Es:-ld Ear I
ae a medical orderly. The phenauenal euooeee of hie Ballad of the Dead Soldier,
inch Iae baled on hie experienoee in Army hoapitale, decided him on a writingcareer. He became the moat important playwright of the younger generation.
He eae invited to join the etaff of the Deutechee Theater in Berlin by the l
director, !'.LX,8'BI1IHAHD'1'. hter, aeeking more freedaa for experiments, he
euperrieed hie on produotione at the Bchiffbauerdan Iheate , collaboratingwith the director, IRFIRQISOAIG, and the oanpoeer, Iu. Ihe moat
notable production of thie trio he an adaptation of J I G.l.Y'e The Beggar;
ope.-a," :Mch in BP.%E."": mcderr. version he u. acid eatire on eonditieu '92in Weimar, Germany. armour eacaped from sen-my when mam» came to power 92
and lived in exile in France, Demarlc, Horny, and Soviet Rueaia before coming Q
to the United Btatee. Be hae written nuoh in exile, and every line ie directed
againet the rulere of present day Germany. Hie noet recent hook ie a poetic
play, The Trial of Lucullue. Hie poem,-?1'ihe Ballad of the enmn ioldierie
Bride, hae been beamed to Germany by the Britieh Broadcasting Corporattm-,__
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according to this source, it as never established whether BER?
BEECH! was technically a member of the German Communist Party in Gernazq, but
it was nevertheless known that he was a member of various Comnunist front
organizations and participated in many affairs sponsored by the German Coomunist
Party. His plays were used by the Communist Party on many occasions, according
e ' to this source. '
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This source, ehc knew Mr. and Hrs. BRIGHT in Germany, advised that
they were Communists and that there was no doubt about their political attitude
at that tine, as it ens evidenced in their activities and associations am in
the writings or BRECHT. _
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This source advised that he knee 8"-RT BRECHT by reputation in Germany,
where he Ins considered a ndical and an associate of persons with cozaznmistic
inclinations. This source further stated that he has since became personally
acquainted with BRECHT in the United States and has found him still to be a
radical and an enemy of capitalism According to this source, BREE?-it had been
ieprisoned by the ilazis at one tine and apparently bad been severely treated
by then. I .
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this source has stated that he considers BERT BEECH! a Communist,
though he eas unable to rumish specific information. Be spoke in generalities
of the Gosssunist tendencies of BRIGHT, which will be indicated later.
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plinary Measure! in 1930, or possibly earlier. This play appears in the
sece.-on vols:-e er the cells.-:te"'.. --ork: oi B!-£'£9'..! PREGM {BFRTHQQ BEE-f.!1.!!,
Gesannelte ilerke, Band II!, peges 828 to $63. This volume eas published
by the lhlik-Ye g Publishing Gunpany, London 78.6. 1, and ess printed by...,; HEIIIRICK l1H1%¬!llI1l, Prag, Czechoslovakia.
_ According to this souroe, The Disciplinary Measure is described i
as an "eduoationa1. play by its authors. It steals with the work oi four 1
Gonmmist agitators who go from Hosoow to Uukden, Henchurie, to spread propa-
ganda and support the Chinese Communists among the industries of Huloclen. the
action of the play takes plioe before the Control Coittee" '-rhea the to-or .
agitators return to give an aecount of their work and experience or the tact
' that they have been toroed to kill a young Communist comrade whose intentions
were good but whose death was deemed a necessity by_the four agitators sinoe
gs eetieity t_h_1-eetenevl to enesnger the communist movement among the chinese.
In order to explein the position to the Control Committee, the tour agitators-
reenect for that body their aotivity in liukden. ha the whole, the book aden-
oatee Communist world revolution by violent means. _
ihis source reflects that a letter ciatei iiay 12, 1936, at ieriin,
Germany, was published along with this play. It is signed by both HAKUS BISLER
and mu smut. It defends the play, explains the intention in mom; 1:,
objects to oensorship before its presentation, and specifically oalls it an
eduoatior-.1 ii-15?. It suggest: that its preeentetion be re-..o1'e¢.l. £1-on ell 2-
fluenees. A complete translation oi this play has previously been brought to
the attention of the Bureau.
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were teo-authors or a naroh known as the Song or 8o1i¢arity" 8o1idaritasts-
Lied!. this naroh was adopted with the peraissicu ct BREGHT and BISLER as the
song of the oumnaist youth organisation in Garner-y prior to Hitler: rise to
power.
Iteaybe notedlhere that HAJIIS EISLBR is knoen to this orfieees a
Eel rl_!92..mgee trite: IQ ALILQLQL eith eonmnistie tetlienoiee, presejlg ii
aotiII_ Iith BEECH in the Free Gexun eoeeesnt, ehioh Iill be desoribtillr._" ;_r-' -1*"
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I555, st which time BREC1-H wee showing e picture with Oomuniet tendencies '
entitled "Iu.hJ.ewsnpe." Informant ststed thet BANKS EISLER wrote the nulic
eeccnpenging this picture, but that he could not he positive that he hsd seen
IISLBR in Moscow et the time BRECHT 92|n_s showing the picture. This picture he-d
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nu Wort me Word! wee published 1: cerried the signsturee oi mu _BRBOI-II, LIOE/FEUGHTZILEGER, end T es editors. This magazine Ins -
published by e group of politioel refugees who fled Gernnny etter the Reichstng
tire on Fehrmqr 2?, 1933, to Ruseie. This group or political refugees included _
neny Genmmist deputies end writers, some of when were leeders in the Oonnnnist '
Pen-ty or Germany.
LION FBUCH1'FG.IER is imam to this office es e Gen:l.n refugee writer
with ccnnmnietic sympethies, presently in the Lee Angeles erea end ooliehoreting
with BERT BREOHT end BANKS EISLER in the Free Ge:-men aovenent.
Concerning -TILL! BREDEL, sveilehle infcrmntion reflcote thst in 19
he perticipeted in e. Commlnilt revolt in Baburg, Germany, end in 1928 he be
cene editor of the organ or the Gennaunists in Benbnu-5, Hamburg People's lees
pope:-." After Hitler came to power he ens put into e concentration celp for s
yes: or lore. During the Spenish Civil Her he fought in the Internetionsl
Brigade. B is presently e member of the Free Gernen Ccllnittee in Iloecow,
end ertioies preps:-ed hy him eppesr in Freies eutschiendf the officiei
organ of the Free Gems-n movement emmting from iiexico. t
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' This source reflects that EH11 BR-GH1"s pley, Die matter," wee
presented in Iew York City in 1935. A review at this ploy, which is ccnteined
in the book entitled Brecht, Gessmnelte We:-he, Volume 2, discloses thst it
oontsins mteriel favoring Oulsunisn, epeoifioelly these songs eonteinsd in i
this pisy entitled F:-sin of |';ununisn= end F1-eise of the Revolutionary. ,
Bsplenetory neterisl published together with this pley in the shove-geutiegcd
hock reects thet the Iew York [lily Worker for Iovenher 22, 1935, stslregsrd ti Me Butter: It wee BRICHW plen to heve e spectecle pns'Qt|='
the 4|-mun story ct up present dsy em mm. Ihtoh me eumimee lniean
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he may here hed nome oonneotion with the prenentntion of Die utter. W ___
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Angelnn in the eerly pert of 1936. thin
Fl:-ty nympethiner end ntnted thnt WEET iii one of the group ti-at fort-ed t% Ge:-unn-Conmnunint Modern Llunie Group, 164 Hoover Street, Inn Angelen, on Febru-
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nouroe deeorihed BEECH! en e Coumuniet
nry 9, 1936, under the direction of Profennor ELI JACQBSOII, Soviet agent.
Ln this e@eotion, it in to be noted that heretofore there hen been
no oonfirnntion thlt BEECH! Inn in the United Stnten in 1936. However, it will
be remembered thnt his ploy Inn prenented in Ne: York in the letter part of
1935, end that in piecing hie name on the American quote waiting lint, en men-
tioned above, he indicated that he ponneened e German paeeport written in In
York in 1936. It will elno be reonlled that HA1-INS EISLER one here in the letter
pu-: or 1935. "
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Thin nouroe ndrlned thet BR! BEECH! end L108 FEUC1"-HIIGER bed pre-
viounly been in the United Staten, eooor-ding to en inue of DH-I Wort deted
April 1, 1939. It in believed that thin in another roferenoe to BR-JOEY!
epperent preeenoe in the United Staten during 1936.
SOURCE IThin nouree edvined that in vnrioun 1937 ineuen of "Internetiom1 92
Literature, publinhed by the Site Literiry-5:-t P1-i|i1ii}iiii§ House, E-tonne--',Bunnin, there lppelrld ertiolen by BER! BRBCHT. One innue, namely Io. 5, tor 92
Dy 1937, odnteined en ertiole nbout BRBCHT by SERGBLTRETYLKOT.
'i'h_in puhlieetion, International Lttnretuz-e," in publinhed by the
none group oi Ge:-pen politionl refugees which includes may Comnmnintn, hen
publinhed the nngnzine me Hort, referred to nbove.
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Aeeoz-ding to thin nouren, the April 5 end 11, 1939, insuee or the
".nhendpont," n German lengmgn newnpnper in the Chicago eree, oerried adver-
tinxmtn of Ill Wort Ihn Word! end reflected it to be nti-ll edited by _
BER! ?-"Be-"51, L10-5 P'%£I-3'1?-'. -I£'£, err! -%'%L= 224: e_I!!er1'.-lent F-411.-5outed that ndaeeriptionn to me Io:-t" could he purohened in new York ell
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l _ rdi to this eouroe and fnqn 1-,; | aniline. ifhese poems were examined, aooo ng' I
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FRITZ "'-3---~~ . Sou;-oe92 ' made availab e oe -hi arrival in the United States, BREC!-ii wna furnished funds by _.
ho is not identical with. theprior to s
LUIS of Hollywood, California. Thin F?.1lZ UJiC_i, 'II_ _ _ l in nuFRITZ U-.210 oi Lisbon, Portugal, mentioned previously, is xno-an to uni miles . ' _'as a Oozaunist Party syn;-athizer and supporter, and as a olose friend oi OTTO "!L=.TZ, alleged CGPU as-eat presently in giaxioo, where he is very aotiro in E ____ _1rree or-.-._'=n nevenent. OIIO KATZ has been active in Berlin, Moscow, Paris, "-London, lien York, and iieiioo, and ii believed to h.-we been _!.n1.rolted in 9-olitioal _-g-41-deg-e uhile in Francs. ll was aware of U-.NG's aotivitiea in Iurniahingl _e_
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for the benefit of 5:311 BRECI-II and paid IREGBI the _
A liat of_ sun oi 380 per month tron Julythe persona who donated s92r...s to LANG for the benefit oi BRSCET, toget erthe aneunts of their respective donations, has previously been brought to the 'Bureau's attention e.ni_ will not be repeated new. ' fv t l0 a parent!" - ' ' 15 oonneotio: with this matter, a letter dated Augue , p1939, fro: OITGIIQTZ to I-R112 Lilli states as follows; "1i92e.t ahioh you are doing for B?.E¬E='.l' and £1552 ie eiznrly vr.;nder.ful.... KISCH undoubtedly in ,_" E501; E3?-IN/-!'l$CH, who is lmown to be presently aotive in the Free Ge:-nan y " movement a::._na'- tin; Ira: Mexico. . ' " ." "" ' '
I 0:: Augult 27, 1939, BRECHT wrote to FRITZ LIJI6 from Loustigan 1, ~1.idi.ngo, Sweden. He states; "1 have reeeired your aeoond noney order. ___,_ _Eany thanlcl for your friendly action; it really helps no to work on in "independence. The difficulty is that for instance, the an-all political plays
....whioh are new being played in nearly all the capitol! in #318 Bili-I96
id don't naturally bring in a penny oeoaoso t_hoy_a="o_,n,=?:=' "-'-LMQEQQ-_ £95.' i Pr lie .-.;yirn:>-is were printed' for the oeo I
difficulty it aaoopting the money. However, I will ta __,-e-:: tron ti.-~.e to tine a lo: oi eopies of ny new works. -- Al eLL15 oolleoted do:-.atior.s1939 to July 1940 from this fund. _ _h with
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C*nti*i1 I-ark Yieit, Bow Yo Gity, dated tober 22, 1939, inoioitei that -" _ _Afglihii interelted YASEII in contributing on behalf of B-RBCHT 1114- USE» ,-Z 1 .
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Early in 1940 exeot date obliterated!, BRECHT wrote from Heleingforlfi
Finland, to LILLI LATTE, girl friend of FRITZ LANG, eteting; "Many thanks for 4'
your letter of October 11 and for the draft» I wnl very glad that you lent
dollare, en I get e good price here for doliere. One of these day! I hope to ..
finish my new play, "The Good ihn from Semen, and I wonder if I can lend . _ . ll
none copies to you end eel: you to give then to my friends there. . g .. *3-rIn . *
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Hdlnihgfdke, Finland, advising that he had entered the names of members of hie
family on the American quote waiting list in Copenhagen, Donnlrke _ - e -e ~ ; -
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Thil louroe iu.|-niehed infatuation oonoerning an elaociete of BRECE!
in Finland during 1940, about July, which ueoeiete had oertein relation: to
Eoviet officials for which size wee eubeequentiy brought to triei in iinien. [
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th-= on s-p+-=1=-r 1. 194:. -==* H» M1»-
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This source explained the above message by advising t!-at- n - _
h the sender, is a famous Swedish lawyer in Stockholm, Sweden, who -
is eating on behalf of a Finnish lawyer inasmuch as Finland cannot oomunieatedirectly with the United States. lira. Hlig/IUOLIJOKI is a Finnish playwright
and was a friend of Hr. and lire. BERT BREO when they ears in Heleingfore e1-_year before coming to the United States in July 1941. Hrs. TRIOLIJOKI had K-"_._ '_' j__
relations with Rueeia and a Rueeian named TI-3R-ZNTJI-IF? during peacetime, and .
because of these relations she was on trial and had to explain their nature. ' --
H%G'u""=.RITE STE.- FE, not deed, -..as a ferner eoilaborat-or of 51?!!! BRBCHI in _ _ -
translation or the nenoire or one A1mF:RSEli H5103, a great Danish novelist. .
this translation was sold to a publishing house in Moscow. Just prior to the -
tine BEECH, his wife, and IIARGUERITE STEFFIII were about to depart for the -_ --..,»,_.United Btatee, the Russian Consulate ands difficulties about paying renit- I
tanoes from the Russian publisher, end inasmuch as 1!iRGUERI'iE STEFFIR needed __ "
money before she could leave Finland, BEECH! suggested that she ounplain to '7 _
TERFJITJEFF, who was a ocszmeroial expert with the Russian Consulate in Belling-
fors and a friend of Hrs. WUOLIJOKI. i'EREh"l'JEFF immdiately proposed to advance
QIEFFIH 9,999 !i.m1.llr1_ce and then collect this advance from the Russian 0cneulate._
Hrs. FIUOLIJOKI also arranged contracts between Russian and Finnish economic
experts and diplomats in the fons of dinners at the request of TERBHTJEFF.
Fcr one of these dinners IERBIITJEFF promised to obtain caueaaian or Russian
wine, but did not do so and lire. MUOLIJOKI was forced to buy expensive French
wine for the dinner. . , _
ihis sou:-oe further advised in regard to this matter that on September
3» 1943v Stool:ho1m, Sweden, received a message stating that the
seedieh Vice Qeuulate he-d teen not.-.rieed e*-.aQe.~ente,1-3 A-= and lea, 111;?! BEE-9L
to the effect that 1'!-IREZHTJEIPF borrowed the translation fee from Hrs. SIUOLIJOII
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the recipient of a message stating that friends of lire. WUOLIJOKI were anxiovul
to learn of her fate. This nessage was signed, American writer Al!U'§,¢lGlR@F,Swedish-American writer EDI;A¢HORRI8," and requested that wire news ~ ,
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As has been set forth above in this report, B311 B."-.ECi:'i' and his -- V
family arrived in the United States at the Port of San Pedro on July 21, 19-21,
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The available issues oi the nagasine, "Freies Deutsehland, reflected -
that BERT BEECH! contributed an article to the December 1941 issue. It also _
appears that BRECHT contributed articles to the March 1942 issue.
This nagasine is known to this office as the official publication so _
oi the Free German Committee, Mexico, D. P. This Con:-.-.ittee operates El Libro '
Libre the Free Book!, a publishing house in 1-!eaicc which gets out this magazine.
It is further known that the Free Ge:-nan movenent has as its ain the
establishment oi a postwar Geman government favorable to Soviet Russia. It
is conducted by various well known Conununists or persons with Cocznunist incli-
nations, including IMO KATZ, mentioned above as an alleged OGFU agent. The
Free German Committee in Mexico is the founteinhead of the novement in the
Western Hemisphere. It has recently been leamed that sons oi the individuals
active in this movement have indicated a desire to return to Europe or Germany
as econ as possible, where they will no doubt carry on thei: activity at "
. closer range. As will be seen later, BERT BRECFJ is one oi the individuals
who has indicated an intention to leave the United States for Europe. In Les
lmgeles, BEECH? is associated with LION FEIIIHT-£1-..!lGER, HEINRICH 1&1?!-I, and HARIIS
EISLBR, German refugee writers with Communist inclinations in the Free Geman
movement.
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in an Associated Press photograph appearing in the Ins Angeles Exaniner_,,IitJ;'
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cording to Source ' ' mentioned above, this early manifesto oi March 1942,"
preps:-ed by BRECHT, FEUCHIW-'AlIGFJi, and ithllll, is quite identical with the lioscow
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BEHTHOLD VIERTSL is known. to this office as a refugee writer fro:
Issi Germany. He was born on Jame H, 1885, st Vienna, Austria, and claim
Austrie.n_citisenship. He entered the United States in San Ysidro in fiarcb 1942,
out has ipaat vow little tine in this country fiff than until Slay 1939. Ho i:
an acquaintance of FRITZ LANG, and OTTO KATZ, and is said to have assisted KATE
in German vmderground work in the summer oi 1939 by making anti-Noni record-
ings with LANG and others. From 1933 to 1939 he contributed articles to
"International Literature and "Des -fort, which magazines were published in
Russia by a group of Germm exiles, including many Communists. He no stage
manager of The 1."ribeune," described as a Ctlnmlmist propaganda theater inIew York City. an rite, slim/vxmrzn, contributes to New Basses and 1| _/
said to have once contributed to an alleged secret collection for Stalin in -
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During the latter part of 1942, according to this source, BER!
BRDCHT, HAHNS BISLER, and FRITZ LAJ-EG were working together on a film entitled
"Unoonquered." BREGBT was the author oi this story, Ll-I6 the director, am!
RISLE the music writer. The nuns of this story, however, was later changed
to "Hs.ngmen Also Die.
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According to this source, Hangmon glee Die is a var melodrama that
nu produced by umoxc/Pansssunczn, directed by rnrrz mm, and mapua from the i
original story by BERT BRBCEI and YRITZ LANG. This source described the producer,
PRIBSBURGBR, as a synpathiser with the Hollywood Communist element and stated -_ithat critics claim this film to be cmnunist propaganda. ' 1
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'RngII92en also Die, in the early part of 1943, and that he had worked in the
production oi this picture as a story writer and a technical edviser on under-
greund activity in Europe. the authenticity of this film, according to this
source, was largely due to the work oi BREGBT, whose knowledge oi the under-
ground sls obtained through personal experience. '
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This source advised that the picture, "Rangoon Alec Die, dealt
primarily with the workings oi the underground in Czechoslovakia, which was
instrumental in effecting the assassination oi HEYDRICH, Gestapo chief." The
effect oi the picture In that it emphasized the importance oi underground
work, the sacrifice necessary thereto, and the methods used by the underground.
Ihen viewed in the light oi previous writings of BERT BREGIR, "Ee.ngoen also
Die takes on something of the complexion of BRBCI-Il"s educational plays in
that it emphasises the conduct required oi persons working in an underground
movement and tends to instruct those who are or nay be involved in such a
movement. Specific examples of the type oi thing taught are seen in the tact
that heroic characters never tell the police anything; that they establish
alibis so as to tool the police ; that they vork very secretly and are on their
guard against informers; and that they lay aside personal interest for the care
oi the interest or the central group. Although the tern, Communist Party," is
never used, the underground organisation nevertheless on one occasion refers to
the central cousnittes. In general, the individuals in the story are nude to see
that their position and even their safety and the safety of their families is
completely subordinate to the work of the underground movement. This principle
is that which BEECH! in his play, The Disciplinary Measure, mentioned previ-
ously, emphasised.
It night be noted here that FRITZ LANG, with whom BRECH1 worked on
this picture, is reportedly unfriendly with BRECHT at the present time because
oi some personal dispute. It has been stated that because of this difference
between BEECH! and LANG, LANG has not been active in the Free German movement.
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This source reported surveillance information to the erfeot that co
Janmry 9, 1943, autqsobiles registered to LIILIF/I.-LITE, llOO7 Strathaore,
Iestlncd, Ins Angeles, and RUTH BERIAU, B44 26th Street, Santa Honica, Cali-
fornia, were observed. It Iill be recalled that this individual was mentioned
above as having received a message tron GBORG BRLIITIHG, Stockholm, Sveden, I
concerning tne.ie UUI.~.IJKIfiet.Finlend. Furthermore, anmu 1| mom to nu; !
office as a lhnish writer using the pen name or marysmw. She 1: alleged §
to have been active as a mssber oi the Gumunist Party and as a writer tor a
Gccsnlnist paper while living in Copenhagen, Denmark. -M has also been said ,
to be critical oi the lb-ited 8tates' policy and to advocate oomunisu this
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.,'l;DIE'l'ER1-E, with whom he is intimate, at the I-ilnarte Theater. The shoring
on that date was for a restricted group who were extended invitations, and
while inlollecnt was unable to determine the exact nature of the picture eholn,
it was his knowledge that on previous occaeions Russian film had been shown
there under similar circumstances. HILLIAIZ DIETERLE is known to this office
- ae a perecn with alleged Columnist sympathies. In the past he cl-as aeeieted
numerous refugees in entering the United States. Hie wife, CHARLOTTE/IEl'EHLE,is known to be a contact of GREGGR;iIT;lFiIT§. ' -
This source reflects surveillance irxfomation indicating that on
February 8, 194-3, BERT BHECHT departed on the Southern Pacific train TheQalifomiaz-., i'cr Hen York Gity. It as later ascertained 2!-¢_nn;___Z:,_
who had charge of reservations for 8.P., that BREICHT, in making his reserve-_
tions, had left two telephone numbers, one of Idzich me his hone phone and
the other Santa Ifonica 51402. Thie latter telephone is listed to" LIW
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Prior to departing for Hen York, BR!-GET had obtained a travel permit
from the United States Attorney at Los ,u-xgclee, in which he stated that he de-
sired to remain in New York for about eight weeks on theater business. He
iaid that his iddreii in He-i fork would he ianoofain cut that he oculd be
reached through §_R~lI!* .ISG!=1'0il, $56 Jest 12th Street. ' He further indicated
that the theater ion: in Ihich he would engage would izwolve ELIZABETH/3EP.5L'Ekand PAUwZIl|NE2. .
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This source advised that on Pebruary 12, 1943, BERT BR13C.=l arrived in
lee Iork City, and upon arrival vent to an aparhent house located at 124 Beet
fth Street, Iizich no aecertained to he rented oy WW '5E."'1LaTi, preiiooilymentioned, and xnwacnmx, who were then both employed by the Office ct Yiar
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witten by urrmpnm-oncrncz, appearing in the April 1943 issue of nice #
De¢teeh1e|Il," BER! IRICHW Ierke were read at an evening entertainaeQ_ a_e__di-
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in Iii York were etilulated by the arrival of BERT BREC!-I1 in New fork.
Tribune tor Free German Art and Literature in America took possession of
the nan and his new works. On Saturday, March 6, a Bert Brecht evening will
be held in the theater oi the low 8choo1' in Iew York. directed by BRWII
PIBOATQI. This occasion was initiated by the Tribme and is under the
lrtiltio direction of rnxsnnxca/Xmas in the presence of the guests-
lbe torner and one night well add the future! publisher oi the German
editions of BRECHl"s work, IIEUJID/HERZPELDE, will open the progress. hie
will hear phonograph records, some oi the songs oi BRBCHI shicb are familiar
and liked by all anti-Fascists in the world--for example, the Solidarity BOO;
whose refrain will certainly be bummed or sung by the audience, and Forward,
and Do Hot Forget the Source of Our Strength. LI§ will read two
' poetic selections written by BRBCI-IT. Ibo German actor, PETER LORRB, who has
become a star in Hollywood, will recite poems by BRECHI, and ELIZABETH 3EP.GKBE.--
it is unnecessary to explain her ieportance to German acting, everyone knows
her--will read BERT 3RECH1"s ballad, The Children's crusade, which 1-as first
published in the German-American periodical, The Gcrnnn-American," which is
well worth reading.
SOKRCE Ithis source snde available a list of 3R.EOH'1"s poems read by PETER I
LORRE in New York. It contained among other nunbers several poems i:-on --
BRECH1"s "8vondborger Gedicht-e, which are oi a revolutionary nature, such
as "8ohwierigkeit des Regie:-ens," An die iaohgeborenen, "Lsotse, and Usher
die Beseichnun; leigranten-" A-we ,1
This source also Ind the copy oi "8vendborger 0ediohte," from which
LORRE read, and it "Ins noted that the word "emigration" had been changed to
' "exile" in the poem entitled Usher die Beseiohnung Elli-$!'B21tlIIl." This poem
has previously been brought to the attention oi the Bureau in full. _IL_i!_
bglieved that the substitution oi the word "exile" tor "lni5ration" is an
indication that persons connected with BRBOHT do not consider themselves
issaigrants here, but look up-on themselves rather as exiles who wait to return
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This source advised that on April 23, 1943, a BERTOLT HRI-LOB evening
eas given in lee York under the auspices oi tho Tribune, according to the
April 23, 1963, issue oi "Au£'bau," a refugee weekly published in How York.
his advertisement describes a special program under the auspices oi tb - _
fribtne at the Bockscher theater, l last 10-lth Street, llew York, on Q0,LOCI. The program was sponsored by the central Office or the -iorkers p
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410!. The program was described as a BBRTOLT BRECHT evening at which BEECH!
would render some oi his new poems. Other persons participating with B8285
were listed ll: ELIZABETH azuousu, m=:am9292ouz, om»-mums, u=m1ana'reeaomr:1IELA.!_ID arazrgtgg, FRIEDRICH esoac£92Q.~:r.m was to direct the progrll, ehieh '
was deribed as a "closed." meeting to which members of the above organizations
were invited. _ r
Source -eleo advised that on wry 10, 1943, BER! B21303? cooperated
in putting on a program in honor or the tenth anniversary of the burning of
books on the some date in 1933, according to another advertisement appearing-T
in the I-f._e;r 1', 1841.5, ieece oi "A92A'beo!" According to this edvertiiscueut, theprogram was held at the Studio Theate, as eet men Street, 14" York. oom-
persons cooperating in this program a e not being repeated here. This program
was also under the direction of FRIEDRICH GEORGE AI.EJ.AlZ, and it appears that
the Joint Committee for the Restoration oi Burned and Baniehcd Books in Europe,
the lieu School for Soc iai Research, Die Tribune F'uer Freie Deutsohe Literatur-
und Kunst, and other organizations were sponsors oi the prcgre.-:1.
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This source advised that on about Hay 15, 1943, BERT BHECHT returned
to Santa Monica, California, from lie! York City. This source reflects that in
Hay 1943 telephone calls made tron the BRECHT residence for the previous three
Ionthe had been ascertained. It will be noted that this period coincides with
that during which BEECH! was in New York. Among the persons eeiied fro: the
BREOHT residence during this time were PETER LORRE, _ALF.,§A,_-[DEE-' GRJJIAGE, lire.alamnlcrrepmn, Lunvrxcmgmousn, IILLIAH nrzrsnuz, and osceR~¢;0.»xoLs. '
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e source reflects into:-alien tron Confidential National Defenseznrcmweaec em effect that on the evening oi any :9, 194:, a looting,
the nature oi which gas miknon, was held at the residence of BER! BEECH. .According to this source, !'8.Ii'Z92KOR1.'IEl-I was present at this meeting. *
FRITZ KORTHBH is known to this oi'iice_as a person who has expressed
enthusiasm over the Free German consittee in lioscow and the nenireeto issued
oi it, and his indicated hiiieif as coin; ia tswr of ewplectiag =2: L:-=2.
goversment with a Cousunist government. He is also known to be a friend of
OTTO IAIZ, but reportedly brcbe with IATZ politiceliy in 1-ierch 1840. e
aaee appeared in the notebook or GRBGORI IEIIEIFETB, who will __he described
hereafter. the-eutoecbile registered to his rite, JGEAHHJ: KOR1'IB3,.-
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thet ee of June 18, 1948, BEECH! one euppoeed to here writeen e new pley in
eollehoretion with H.A1IS92¥1IIiGE. with respect to thie pley, informant edvieed
thet he hed heerd that eomeone hed edvieed BRECH! thet he oould not produoe e
ploy or thet type on B:-oedeey, end thet BREOHT rep11ed..to thle, !'Iem_1Ir:Ltin;
t_h1e for__G_er1ee__:;y." Infonnent pointed out thet the t_e_ndenoy on the pert ot the
I:-_ee_ Ger-men iovement in Hetioo 1e to prepere for the dey when refugees oopld
return to Be added tlqt it eppeered thet BEECH! eee e.J.eo doing nrk15 edve-noe"_ ""l'or_t1n_.t_ eeeu13_n. ' " " e
HANS WINE hee been reported to this otoe ee e very oloee eeeoedete
of BERT BRBCBT but not e Co-emlet ineemueh ee he deee not epprove of force end
violence. HINGE hee been deeeribed ee e Booieliet.
_ Source -eleo reported thet on Jlme 1, 194:, the eutonobile er
RUTH BBRIAU wee observed perked in front of the reeidenoe at HANRS B18131.
At thet tin it nee eeoerteined thet BER!-l'U'e eutomobile wee registered to her
It 1063 28th Street, Sente Honioe, Celifornie, end it I111 be reoelled tint
thil I.e the eddrele 01' BERT BR£CH!. It Le not known, hmlever, whether 3331.51
reelded et the IR.BCH1' neeidenoe.
Aooording to eurveillenee intonation reported by sou:-oe
!IlL!l,yree1oue1y mentioned, nu obeerved on the evening of June 12, _ * _
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Lane, Santa iionioa, were period at the residenoe. ~
1!-in souroe retleots information that in about July 1943, Eid
BEECH! attended s sooial gathering at which a. young Russian lady joumaliet
spoke. This infer-nation was obtained by this source from e letter dated
July 20, 1943, from OHl~.RLOI"1'E DIETERLE, mentioned above, to Dr. BHUHO
"'-= rm-:1sn-m, :12 Cellos 0:1", Jimenez, Iiexioo, a.r., in which :11-s. nmmu
Writes: At present as have here a young Russian lady journalist fa-ca ehra
- Iuoh infometion can be had of a kind which would be of much interest to 1011
there. Recently there was a big social gathering at D's, where she epob at.e very interesting international gathering THOMAS HAN?-', PEUCHT'-r.'AHG-TR, BEECH,
saute ra.-:.':, txsuzu, re 1-£'JBPei, Lu'.e1'rsc:~£}." - .I-u__. . _i'
this eouroe reflects that on July 2, BERT BRECHT lad applied to the
United Statee Attorney at hoe angeles for permission to travel to Arroiheld, .California for the purpose or visiting P-TTER LCHRE. He indicated that he is-
me at -sired to leave Jul 3 and return July 6, 1943. In this connection, Souroehas riouely advised em: norms, who en oo - reflects that pre
liberating with ih on i play, had adviiad friendi that he
Arrowhead, sszere he takes part "in important oonversstions.
During July or august 199, aooording to this source, B331 BEIGE!
attended a nesting for the purpose of endorsing the Soeoow manifesto issued
by the Iationel Ooenittee for Free Germezqr in Moscow during July. The informe-
tion furnished by this source Ins to the effect that on August 9, 1943, LIOH
IBFIIHTQLRGER Ind advised that TABS, the Russian news agency, had requested iii
and rsaus,num, brother of HEIHRIOH -lhlfli, to express their opinions an a '
certain 3tter- PBUCHIRIAIJGEII elsined that he oonvinoed HAHN that he should
seeent 'IAS8's request only after a long discussion, and that thereafter a
iteting -at held nt ti: % of B72-I-ff?!-'!'..i!! end 5.!.!!.l. ?'1'=!R!'EL, 155 Qerg Lend,
lanta Monies, California, who have been mentioned previously, tor the purpose
of dreeing up a statement. Persons present at the Yl¬R'1'1-'31. hues and first
egreell to sign euoh a etataent, aeoo:-ding to FEI.I.H'1*A.HGBR, Ire T.-ICIIIS IE,
IIMO-Illll, LlJUpv'IO EIAROUBB, BETH!-D VIERTBI.-, BB1! EEBOH1, probablyM and a professor Idaose name oould not be reoelled by this -- '
leeeser, cl the rolloeing day i'H'AS élldil, IRUIIO I!-mil, LUIHI6 2-IARCIISI,-.
the pjetaeeer withdrew their nanes. ,7;-51' e,. '_ ii .SOURCE
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that BEECH! has fanatical supporters and that all of his Iritingl are of _a 'political nature. He added that BRBOI-II's songs are lung by the Bed Amy. V' r
0onoernin§ this same sntter, this source related information furnished
hy e idied that the ii-ore-ientionod nesting it the ¬I?.i£'1ELr purpose of drawing up a statement endorsing the Itoscow
vi lhnifesto issued by the Iational Oasmittee for Free Germans in fiosooa.
Seuroe- also advised that II-IDEAS HAHN had stated with respect to
the above-mentioned meeting that it had originally been intended to get writers,
scientists, and artiste of the refugee group to back the ltoscoa Eianifesto in a
statement to be published in American papers, but that he himself lad refused
to sign it, and that the statement was never released. '
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BERT BREGHT, llr. and lire. Fhlljl/KORTNER, Hr. and Mrs. BEINRICF MEN. and others
arranged an honorary dinner for ALFRBI}-DOBLIN in Santa Loniee. DOBLIH is a
German refugee.
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effect that as of October 1943 ROBE:-cf! TBOEREI, a refugee writer employed at
I!-6-H Btudios, ass soliciting donations in the amount or $25 per Ieek tor
sin: nent_l.:_s in: order to raise a bead _£or. and H_s!I'hS 3151.331. Libe-
eiee informant advised that dLILLI1 La'E, girl friend of FRITZ L533, sashalso ..
soliciting donations for BRIGHT and 3151.53. s
This source also furnished information tromto "
the effect that on October '7, liii, =2iSL?R was anxious to get in touch
with BERT BRBCY-IT since there was to be a dinner at Lucy's [possibly the rest-
aurant aoross tin street tron R-I-O Studios , izere "special" people were tobe present. It Is blow: to informant that GLIFFORWODETS had invited
5152!! to s. d1..%r et Lu_o;,r's on Qotober 1. £I.J!'!5 been reported to this
etrice as being considered a leader in the Oummist writing field -for thepast ten years, and it is hams: that he was contacted on one ocoasioeiA. -itemu: mums. s ~ "
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inquired oi BRWGPII ss to whether he hsd heard enything from SY1-Vl.sSID3|'FY» I-114
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October 25, 1943, GRBGORI K.HP-IFBTS, described shove, visited the residence of
BERT BREOHT from spproximetely 1:45 p..1. to 3:05 p.m. It might be noted that
this visit sues mode almost isssedistoly sfter s visit by ii}-IEIFEIS to the resi-
dence oi HEINRICH HA1-Ill. Furtherrsore, st the time of this visit the sutmobile
- oi RUTH BERLAU see perked in front of the BEECH! residence. -to tie eect thst in
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his wife sttended s reception given by the Soviet Consulate st Los rngelos.
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thet Lfter the reception st the Soviet Consulate on November 7t.hb EISLERS; _
BRECHTS, end KCRTNERS were soon st e party, end st this time the ell e -searedmuch one re ed and reassured. sl§0Ol'd1Il§ to this souromw
observed these ersons st the arty.o advised This some source reflects that on November 15, 1943,
that BERT PIRECHT Pad ttatcd that B?.¬%, :'.cp!"-.e:' of the leader of t-1*.-2 G21-ch
government in exile, hsd told him thst refugees now in the United States hsd
slresdy been listed by the government for purposes of custodial detention eftsr
the eer. BRECRT is slleged to hero steted tbst in view of this, he would escape
from the United Stetes with s Oseohcslovskisn passport which-he could Iiooure
through Bizli?-,8. These rensrks oi BRF?0E' Iere side to one or ;ZACE¬.lT!!,
the collsborstor with the Csech government in exile. As will be seen later,
BRFICHI hes msde efforts to obtein the Czech passport from B11!-S.
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st hos Angeles, B11301}! dope:-ted tron Les '-ngeles for Bee York City inasmuch es
he snde epplicetion to trevel to New York on that dste. At the time he indi-
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and conditions in Czechoslovakia, since this information was neceeeaxy to
BRECHT in the writing; oi a play entitled "Sohwejl:. According, to this in-
formant, it was his understanding that B8303! had obtained the rights to
"Sohwejk" through BEN.-1'5, nephew oi BDI1I92R.Q,BERES, President of Cgechoslovakia.
The BT51-1'E.S with Ihm BEECH! Ind contact is said to be the Czech. Consul in San
Francisco and a personal acquaintance oi =-ucm.
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This source furnished information reflecting that as oi January 1944
BERT BRECHT allowed the use oi certain oi his material to an unknown individual
associated with iii-JIRS '3ISl..'?.R- It uas knoll: to this informant that on January
1B, 1944, an unidentified nan discussed with =!1SL*3R a long distance telephone
call mde to BERT BREOHT in Her York and advised EISLFR that BR!-IOPl.l' had agreed
to allow the use oi certain material. It appeared that EISLFIR and the iniden-
tified nan were planning some sort of stage production for which they would
need 1-lQ,QlJQ. .lLF_5l._PERL'-I1, possibly QIID K1EHP___._"R._£R, 15$-'5 Calla? 6011111, II
mentioned as having some connection with this matter.
This source also furnished information that during January 19-H, _
one ci BRECH'1"s plays was apparently being rewritten by BANKS ETISLYR, BHTEOLD
VIEHTEL, and FRITZ KORTNER. EISLER remarked eeveral tines that the play nae
considered very good, true to lite, and evidently pertinent to the our-rent
political and social situation. It Is believed that BRECHT had given tenta-
tive approval to the use or his aaterial tor the proposed play, although sons
ar,,rea_n.ent in eritten iorn nould have to be arrived at later. It is possible
that this relates to the matter mentioned in the previous paragraph.
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This source reflects that on January 1, 1944, an: aanca: was re;
siding at the apartment of RUTH BBRLLU and I CIELAMI, 124 East 57th Street,
lee York City. It appears that HIECHT has sub at a part of this apartment
ever since hie arrival in New York in November 1943. On January 11, 1944,
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In ;e:-ch 1944, this source tarnished in1or.aation to the effect that
activities looking towards the establishment of a Free Gemnn ncvenent in 8'01!
fork were being carried on, and that leading Gocainaniit E-arty" functionaries
then active in .=en York in this regard included F1-:2 B-¢i?BI*!'l"..
-*.e|;e:-ding the infonntimz in the previous paragraph, it is to be noted
that this. source reflects information to the effect that during the first I18
months oi 1944, activities of the Free C-ensnny :'|.ove:.1cnt in ;!e=..- Yer: city bud
been increased considerably, and that there was a strong; coalition at 1w-rl: to
establish a Free German organisation in lieu fork. It was stated that all effnr
of the German Communists in mien York were being directed toward obtaining suffi-
cient numbers of German Social Jeaccrate, liberals, and trade unionists Ibo have
not been lpenly identified Iith the Oosmmiet Party so that a Pres Genmn L '
crgeniseticn, LP established, would be considered es e 92z92.it-ed ircnt _ m
rather than a Con-mnist organisation. The leading functionaries moving to '*'+"-
establish this rree German movement were listed as :1:-. F501. TIILICE, Pi-UL BAGQI,
and J £03 :,1=I.LH-';}.'. The persons active in attempting to organise the Free Geman
Committee were listed as Bit! BRECPII, Jr. F-LIZ/EOE!-1'8-1:. .-E71/{Erna-'-1s=,-2, we =-/-'5.-.~-o=:-1, .-J»s»'8CtlR ,- em, smmyrnara, .1-gmm.-o.~Icz, and1m1_sy|bL. V -- r .
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382:1 i1::'?-6:5 in lieu York City, this source advised that on ay 3, la-:44, an J
organisation known as the council for Democratic Germany was introduced through
the press. this source advised tnat 3E1:i'923!t-"-CH? was one oi the organisers of |this council, the head oi which is !s-. I~.I'é'!IlLICH. The personnel oi the Icouncil for iieaocratic Geraany appears to identity it with the alleged ?re_
Gersnzfeovenent being established in low York, as related above by Source
tcncemirqj the Council for Tia-ettratic G-era-n," in t.% cc
83:! Bu-392¢'hT. this source states that during; the winter of 1945-194-L B El:-=.!?!1
was in few York and participated in the prelininazy conferences torye council. the chairnn oi ue council, FLUL i'II.i.IC.I,
the "al:sest-humanist representatives. IILI-ICE said li a gs
and use-hall Oonenmist representatives on the Council.
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xe ouncil to enlist as many famous writers as possible on the '--est Coast after
he riturned to ins Angeles duringthe spring of 1944. It night be noted tbt
the Council for fiemocratic Germany includes many representatives of known
Communist background, which would further seen to identity ibxsrith the organi-
sation mentioned above by Source - which was to be camouflaged as a German
front rather than a Cozznunist organisation.
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Apparently in the latter part of Iiar-eh or the early pert of April,
1944, E-"";u'I BR1-,OI=T retumed to Los .-'n;_:eles, inasmuch as this source reflects that
on January 31, 194-1, BH'*}ClT wrote to the United States Attorney at Lnl ngeles
re92,uestin,<; permission to remain in Fen Tori: for approximately two nnnths longer.
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This source reflects surveillance information to the effect that on ,4
Lpril 2?, 1944, GREGORI 2.'.HEII-"ITS, described above, visited the home of BPRT u
3.3631 from 3 to 5 p.-'1. The purpose of this call or the nature of the conver-
sation taking place at that time is unknmm.
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This source reflects that on or about April 1944, an article by C-ITO
L-"92'1I'.-, alias AEUI-""./{l'.:0", appeared in the magazine, "1-reies Oeutsohland, de- scribing IFJRT BR-'JCFI"s writings. In this article KAT}? stated that EiH=!CI:-T was *1
now more revolutionary and was following the ?arty line better than ever before.
BRECHT's earlier revolutionary poems and writings were discussed in this article.
Source. also contains information obtained through surveillance
and -nail cover, as is set out immediately hereafter;
Cs: .-ipril 12, 1941, an automobile registered to LIILY IATTE, 11007
Strathmore, ~:est Ins hassles, Ins observed at the residence. It will
be recalled that LILLY IATTE is the girl friend of FRITZ LAIEG, who in turn is
a close friend or OTTO JJKIZ.
A letter poetnnrked April l'!, 1944, was received by '! :92'i BE-.- -.C.71T true
K. .£C|h:."L, 1'1-Ilene University, '1!eI drleans, Louisiana. Cu 7-.pril 18, 1:1-H, an
wwwbils lbistered to ?*1LIIGUGG*.;'I;L".I-1', ass Tower Drive, nos mgeles, as .
observed at the BREORT residence. - -- . -~ ~V . . I. d ._ T .: __ .
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a -nee - ,.;;3 on 5;»-11 18 en autmobile registered to CT-'1'-A-:L=§i/..~.UGhTO!1, mess Corona
Del tor, Pacific Pelissdes, was observed nil. the residence of B!-..:i B:1'1C:iT. ,._
C.U.RL=?.5 I....UIh;1'0!¥ is the famous eotor. - - - --in
On April 18 an automobile registered to H'3"3F.R'1 D. -3.,S1-in-', 2602
'>'ieshiIl£l'-On avenue, Santa oniea, use observed at the BRTICEZI residence. _B.'.SI-is.
is "known to this office es "having been a subscriber to the "fecple's I-'|0I"1d,'
Rest Coast Communist newspaper, as or June 1, 1942.
J-. letter postmarked April 21, 1944, was received by BT11 F»-5?.-C:£'1',
from l347 North Citrus Avenue, Hollywood, California.
5. letter 3'-ostaerlzed .5.._aril 24, 1944, from the Oxford University P:-ess
ll-1 Fifth Avenue, dew York City, was received by B2'n'T BR*'C.-Ii.
A letter postmarked April 26, 1944, from Suite 1959, 630 Fifth
Avenue, New York, was received by BE!-PT BRWCHI.
A letter postmarked April 28, bearing return address lOl0 ParkAvenue, slew York City, vgs received by .3R!.ICHI. a
0: .149:-il 29 the ayt_o|.mb.ile_ o£,CH -.='L"'$.~* L,»-I§G?1lO?;~' v.-as again observed
at the BHECHT residence.
IL letter postmarked {fay 1 was received by sriIfCI;"I 1:-um Ur. .J7'YH
C./L-..5.".£, 1307 ilorth Ll Brea Avenue, Lou .-gngeles.
A letter post-ssriced .:e.y 3 I-use received by 387711111 from -=Ii13?7 '19.
I035-I'LL, Universal Pictures, Inc., Universal City, California.
A letter postusrized Joy 4 was received by B16103? from =4. L., 2025
$cntans Avenue, Santa gonios, California.
Also on iay 4 an automobile registered to LUETE ...':Yl.'I/.5-?I'12., 92'!
Ccrdova Street, I--urbank, was observed at the BR-'.C-T! residence. mun about
40 years oi age, 5'1 , 140 pounds, dark brawn heir, thick horn-rimed glasses,
and e 3-year-old boy got out of this oar and entered the B?-E-.C.'?l residence.
$'PI15- is known: to have formerly been a frequent visitor of F IT? L.'.1.'G,
friend 0! OTTO HATE. On tin occasion of these visits it appeared that SPIIZ
spent oonsidsreble tine in discussion with 1.4.36.
A letter postmarked ay 5 as received by 3:1 -CZ?! from 3_,,.h"I"l!'5I..,Bots; Insrelten, 14'! Ivest 55th _Street, hem York City.
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f On 'ay 6 en eutcmobile registered to JGH'.ITli;. 1L0:-1'13I°l::, 120 Jonlwoll
rtosd, Los *n5o1el, was observed st the B:'t3C:!'i residence.
On 1-sy 10 an automobile registered to 1*. -.IC'-1 I-,/BT33--.3, 1801 Fidge-
cliff .=>=-1 , Lee .-ngelel, use observed st the an-czzr home. :.:_;-go,-: am: '_". is
imam to this office es s contsot of GPEGOKI ':.'.?2"I:"'I'1S, who on his lest-visit
to Les ngeles indicated that he would pmbsbly see STI5U.'-F! in oecou.
This source also reflects three letters escerteined by mil cover,
the ;_-nstnerke o1 which ere unlcnovrn. These letters, received by 3::#'.'CIH, were
. from LZDIK.-';:iZ-, 3 East 75th Street, fie-v York, from 243 Riverside Drive, Apert-
" nent .50-L, Lew York City, end from JET» iH..i:~=iS '- CC?-RT, 1 ?Is.st 5'Tth Etreet,
Hen tors: city.
Ll hes been previously indicated in this report, thi nail cover
else reflects thet one 35:1} _{ 1f.f1-1_;,Ej,.IS hes been receiving mil st the Be."-"!-1'1
residence. It sppeers that she receives considerable mil from Re-.1 York City
end that she is presently residing in Ziew York st 205 '-est 57th Street.
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A recent mil cover plsced on the residence of B'*=Z::T 31:-CLT resulted
in ssoertsining that he hes received the following communications: -
.i;__lotter poetnnrxed iily 12 i'1:o:§92_ii_rs. SF?G'1'?.1-ZS, Lt. Indultrie,
215, exieo City. 536113115 is known to be e :eembe_r_9_£ the_ advisory Bosrd of
K1 Li-bro Libre, the publishing house opere.ted'"'5y the Free German Committee
in nexico. i
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.5. letter postmarked Joy 15 from 32
Cincinnati 29, Ohio.
1. letter postzmrlced .-Ly 16 fra: I- R:J.'Z J,/1-i0i~.C'.-1, 141 '-est 75d Street,
ow York Ciiq.
A letter nus Eisy 16 from 'r,A"-1=::.--.cov, 1946 Iver Avenue, Hollywood, .
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to be a contact of '1I1Ct*J925 L.___.ii.'.LRIS, heed of the Council for Soviet-Laerican
Friendship.
A letter postmarked Ziay 23 1':-ma 3. JITTRTEL, Hotel Laurelton, lieu York.
A Letter poshsarked June 16 from PAUL TILLICH, 99 Clarctiont ixenus,
New Yuri: 21', lieu York. It will be recalled that TILLIC1 is tne chairman of the
Council for Domocratic Germany.
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This source reported surveillance information to the effect that on
June 16 GRRGORI 'n'H"IIF'%TS, previously described, visited the residence of B=".H'l'
B1-scal! from 2 to 3=50 p.:n. hhat transpired during this visit is unknown. _H's
This source ad-vised on June 6 that BE-I-U1 B*:. ; fE1T and H.-.!THS E1512}! had 1 copversed with arms first name believed to be aouus!. then Czechoslovakian
Consul at San Francisco about_the possibility of obtaining 'Ozechoslo'vaa-zian
passports. This informant advised that Bl-1?-JCH1 and 31818:! are already oon-
cerning themselves with an early return to Europe. They apparentl; believe that
possession of Csech passports sill facilitate their travel, particularly their
departure from this country. As a result oi this conversation, it appeared that
cseohoslcs-akian passports Iould be issued to BREOHT and 2131.2;-1 once a decision
to that effect had been sslde by the Czechoslovakian Govemnent, and that such a
decision would depend on the ability of HR-GI-{T and -IISIEE. to show that they
would be an asset perhaps in a cultural my to the future Csechoslovsdcia. s
I This informant subsequently advised reporting agent that at the time
of this conversation between HR"3C3ZT, '-2I{>LYfh, and BPFICEIT and *I§JL'iI=., in
response to a suggestion tint possibly they would have to get exit visas tress92 the United States Government, indicated astonishment at this and then remarked,
"Hell, the border is close by.
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Iioneerning the information set out illlediately above, it is interest-
te nets that source-advised reporting agent on august 23 thatiee-5
lateness who visit the Biwii Hi: C'*Il residence had remarked that " _
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A recent mail cover placed on the residence of Bxi BK~ICi-El reflected
that 1:}:-?,t:£'1 received en insured ,.'92e.ck:-.,=;e pes§r1-zed nugget 1!, 1544, sent by H.125
BR'¢I.JkU, 124 East 57th Street, lien York City. This cover also reflected that
3k'3@':T~l';t received two letters from $4 Pryor Lane, Larch-ncnt, lien York. The post-
nlrks on these letters were unknown, but one oi them "nus received by BRECEII on
August 4 and the other is known to have been an air mail special delivery letter.
2 and July 28, l944, this informant advised that a girl
-- - - n 1-¬e*= York Cit" erd '>-es ete".i_*:g '- -. had recent}-I . I .. as . .. i
and living . BRFCHT, of course, is presently
with his rife and two children. Informant later ascertained
that this girl friend had moved from LD'e:RE's to an unknown address near Wilshire
Boulevard. Be stated that he had heard that '|:REOl~Il and his friends had engaged
in political discussions at the L011!-!E residence while this girl friend was
located there. Informant felt that these discussions night also be continued
at the girl's new address. The identity of this girl friend is unknown, and
reflects that 15TH 3¬&=~»'-.7On August 1
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it night he noted that the nail cover ncntioned above
was in I-'eeYork as late as Auult 3, 1944. This would seen to eliminate her as
being the girl friend referred to.
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AT CI1. I2T:-1r.T1, OHIO: ".4111 ascertain the background and character oiH:|?$HUT.:2aSl{ I53 §oca:daIe Avenue, with particular regard to possible Ccnssunist sympathies.
gx o=:1._--mas }"_I_-"£1311 p}vI§1o1:
H Pei 1.1 13-I-.| O_RL'3:.§5i{B, LOUISI¢@*i=.: '--ill ascertain the background and repu-tatien of at TT.1ane University, with particular regard to any
Communist or res German sympathies.
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AT 1-1-1;. Y0e-;K crrn _ _ _uill ascertain the background and reputation o 3 East
75th Street, with particular negard to Cor-nunist and Free .113. sympathies.
T-ill ascertain the occupants of Suite 1959, 630 Fifth _-ivezme, and
endeavor to ascertain whether they would have any connection with the I-ree
German movement-
T-ill ascertain the occupants of 1.par-tnent 604, 243 .-liversice Drive,
and attecspt to develop whether tiny have any connection with the Free C-er-nan
am-exsent.
'/fill ascertain the background and connection of FI:..}?Z J. !~I.'..-;C3 EOHICH!,
is-1_ west 13d Street, Iith particular regard to any Cqnunist or Free German
tendencies .
LT 1.-c:c':':.:o1:'r, YOR1: will ascertain the identity of the occupants
oi 34 Pryor Lane EH, H possI5Ie, whether they have any connection with the
Free German movement-
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AT L05 AiiG~L?5 C:-.LI'r'0|{HI192:
Hill report the results oi the nail cover on the 3RT2C1~;i' residence-
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.111 attempt to obtain :1-en en. mmca: '
residence. V
-|'i11 conduct investigation looking, tmvard complete coverage of
BB1-CT-!l"s current activities.
E111 check the records of the hlnigration and Itaturelization Service
tor information concerning BiL3CH'1"s apparent presente in the United States and
Les angeles during 1936.
-1111, at the Immigration and Naturalization Service, also ascertain
BREC-1's present naturalization status.._
J92'1' S.FL'.'92i1'J= :'lOIiIC."., CnLIRCi92lII.§: H111 ascertain the identity 01' 1'1. L,
20?.-5 sicnt-_rn A-.*.I'ez'1.=_.=i-1*, QM ed?-lever to dete:-nine another this gersnn any
connection with the Free German activities of BERT BRECHT.
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hill ascertain the identity of the occupants at 134? 2Eert1-. Citrus
and attempt to determine '-thether they have any connection with the Free Geman
activities of B-';%92'1 315-'. ':i'1.
will ascertain the character of 1, sarm.-.oon, 194:5 Ivar Avenue-, em
particular regard to possible Communist or Free German sympathies.
Two copies oi this report are being furnished to the San Francisco
Field Uivieicn imsmch as it is the ofriee of origin in the Com-ap case, some
sdajeots cf vlhieh are interested in the Free German movement.
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, It is requesteu that the nano arr. tucrnts of~; - -BLRTOI'Z EREC':iT_,_ 1065-26th btreet, Santa Ilonicu, California, be
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togothar with others, was previously suggested for plpccraent
on thin watch list by my latter dated October 20, 15-=-.-, encitlo-d
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BERT BEECH: naturalization statue not changed since
filing of declaration of intent October 16, 1941. -
BR"-ICHT state! he is connected with Council for e
Democratic Gernany but not Free German Committee ii
though he "helps" latter movement, his purpoeee being
to prevent member! oi Haei Party or German milita:-;,'
clique from obtaining responsible government positions '
in post war Gena!-mu He considers his efforts in this
regard as not neceeearily pro-Gom.nn1ni_._et es pro-Qenccretice
Informant reports BRECHI attended farewell party forHEAIL KAIJLTOZUV, Soviet Ifilm representative, at the dr
Soviet Vice Consul in lee Angelee 10-14-44. Be has _ ;
been collaborating with VI:'dJ1':.£[R POEEHER on e. manuscript and
1 also a contact of GRBGORI IBEIFETS. He recently published
The Private Life ct the Halter Race" which is indicated to
be a propaganda vehicle. RUIZ; BERIQU, in interest or _
BRECET, in malclng photographic copies of German language *
manuscript ior nreruleeiene te Q-ermlny efter the 22:5 ' e F"
BR.ECHT'l contacts, revealed through nail covers, and
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J1 ':-eve-ber 1-1, 1944 the records of the Izigratien aw
liaturalisation Service at Les nngeles were examined to determine the present
status of subject's naturalization. It was ascertained that no action has
been taken in this sntter since the filing of a Statement of facts to be used
in linking declaration of intention" on October 16, 1941.
The Imiég-ation and Haturalisatien file was also examined for
any indication that BERT EIGHT had been in the United States in 1936, as is
indicated in reference report. This inquiry not with negative results.
' It is interesting to note that according to this file BRECET
gave his lest place of residence as Bolsinfors, Finland and the place where he
boarded the ship as Vladivostok, Russia. Ho indicated that he was destined to|iI 'iB and mma that Hrs. am anew: was another passenger aboard
th I Po
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a.-Q. contains o photograph of subject.
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On September 30, 1944, -advised that he had talked with
BERT BRJCHT, and in response to direct questions, BBIJCET stated he was not
connected with the Free German movement in ibxiec City, nor was he connected711 the Free German movement in hoscol, his only connection being iith the
euncil for a Democratic Germny, in lies York. BRECH1 also stated that there
io no Froo £.-ornon orgmzicotion in Io: .L'~.goios end that none is oontonplotod.
Kc also stated that no meetings are ever held in this area which have to do
with the postwar government in Germany.
Source - remarked that he personally believed BPECHT to be
stating the trui in regard to the activity of ne Proo German movement in lea
angeles bocausofho said if there was any organisation of that natur in Lesnngeles, BRECHT, I.'IOl4§UCH'1'r92'a1?GI'l'l and TH ' AHH would havesolicitod his
aid in the formation of such anorgainsation because they know that he lileos
Gin . {kn-mnnv with 1: ling-i nrn and H-ant hm in not n Cnnmmnist- Thev thus _-rn.e.n,v no ---.___, -._...on- __---;., _.._ _...- ... .._ _-- .. _-._..___- -- __--, ..._.would desire his aid as a front . ' -
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oi tho§_1"roo Gormn movement was and that his reasons were in helping itm, ' "*3"
BRECBTfreplied, according to Source that the purposes of the Froo German G
organisation and his reasons for joining the Committee for s Democratic """
Germany were one and the cam, and that they "sore: ! to soc. that no
person who is o. nonber of the Gormn m:l.li'hu-y clique is placed in a res-
ponsible governmental position in the postwar German government; ! to
see that no person who is a member of, or sympathetic to the Hasi Party in
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preventing such persons from gaining prominent positions in the postwar
government in Germany was by articles prepared by himself and other anti-
Rasi authors warning the Allied Governments of all such persons in Germanywho aspired to control tho postwar government in that country. ERECHT
remarked during this conversation with Source that his efforts in this
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after u war and whether the democratic govertnscnts
postwar Germany undo no difference to him as long as
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BRECHT, intended to return to Germany after the war,were not necessarily pro-Comnnmistic or pro-democratic. Ho merely
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renarked to him that he, Source also reported xat BRBCHT
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time asked him ii he was desirous of returning to Germany because he thought
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any governmental position in Germany otter the war; all he wanted to do was to
return to his work in Germany. Source - remarked that in his opinion BEECH!
was probably stating the truth because he does not think that BEL?-CHT has any
political aspiration, Source - described BEECH! as an artist and writer and
definitely not e. politician. '
4 -low &l-sq Ps92'|1sIn=|'le-son nnslms-nan I--Rina In 1'.U155, aw nwaawnnmsi puss Ivan IT§92lL-ll. llould learn from BPJ§CH'.l Source -stated that o.
interested m B2 FreeGerman movement: 1.101: mcmmiem, and i-lszmrczrl. Sourcedescribed anncrn "certainly = leftist but said that he could not
stntc definitely that BRECET was a Coimmist. Bo sndd he did not think
EIIFRICB mum or FRITZ KORTIER were Gomnlniots, but did say that in his
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to an intimto of BERT BRECH1, BRECHT was not n member of the Com:su:r:ist
oven though he was spreading Communist gospel through his writings. Informant
described BERT BRGCH1 and his type of intellectual leftist writers as oynies
and anarchists who would be es much opposed to the Soviet Union if they lived
there es they are today o. ninit democratic government. Informant differentiatedbetween BPLCET and 0TT%¬IZ when she described as an idealist who would die
for Communism, ii ncec sary._
On December 1, 1944, informant c.r.n.1. -..=.= again
oontectod tor information concerning BRF.CH'I's activities, with negative results.
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/C'.H.D.I. h:..s recently !ux-wait informationconcerning association between BERT 1IR_.ChI end V1r".iJ1 1£[ ESBZR, who is knownto this office as n frequent contact of and as reportedly »being active as o G.P.U. agent. For oxcnple, :.....oz-mnnt PUIL-tCd 1-hit on August
_19, 1944, Hrs. POI.5N1.R accepted an invitation for the P05521238 to visit the
BRECHTS for :.'quiot evening". hgain on September Z6, 1944 was advised
by an unknown woman that BR3C1' had been in conversation with the nest-.n whereupon
POZSYP. remarked that/that was interesting and that he would soc the ocean and
talk ncttors over. /
c.1:.n,1. -1-..n~.t<>=1 that on o=t.m.-r 16, 1944, FOESEER
and BR?-CHI were in touch x.-ith one another concerning e seonnrio. at that time
P035163 node detailed criticisms on three points oi n script, nppnrently
prepared by BPECEI. This script involved u. character by the none oi AIEIE
and has as its finnl seeno n trial in court. it the close oi this contact
POI-SITES! inquired of BECK! whether Gr not BlEC1: sms coming to the "rendesvou8".
$31.13; ndvisod he was not eo!ni.n_g as he had too such to do and would be -no good
there whereupon P0351133 stated that he would go with c. friend and would lot
know about it afterwards. -'
, IQiotob 111944 <11 toC'IDI_c.n Of . aG¢¢r up» sl-0 o e
unknown women was in touch with P0381.-IR and kcd that it nos her under-standing that she was to have o table at thegzussian 'ai'I' Relief, with PO§iT£iB
and BR.3CE1. POE-SK-.21 advised however, that was not going to attend this
hmction.
c.r.n.I. _i'urthcr r..1=1==¢ thetron October 11, am
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the mnusoript end that the person considering it was worried about the Under-
;round" tter. He held however that he hnd pointed out to this individual J.
that the "underground" netter came up only once end could be easily disposed '
ei. f%E u releted that an individual named "F|.sls.=." "" was present at thii
conference. i
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Source advised um the smear automobile was observed =2
the Soviet Vice Consulate in Les nngeles on the night oi O_ctober 14, 1944 at
which tins: :. farewell party 1-res being given for 3£IKH£JLv.I.£.TOZO7, tcrmer
Russian film representative. PW, successor 0! GiEG@J;"E'-T*3IF?.1T.,
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0.5.17.1. reported that on October 30, 194-4 .|iIKH:'.I1_'.-XVIIDV, Soviet Vice Consul et Les nngeles, contested BERT BEECH! for the
_eddress of EIHRICBEHN.
PUBIJCALTIWS
.'-ices:-ding to e heel: !'e!i9'E m the York Time of Decesnber
17, 1944, BERT BRECHT published e hook entitled "ll1e'Frivete Life oi the ihster
Race. This work was translated, with en essay, by ERIC RUSSELL 331??!-ET. It
wee published by New Directions, Ierfolk, Connecticut. The review states thr-.1;
in this work BRE-CH1 presents es his tragic hero the nation oi Germany during the
period from 1933 to 1938. It is said that the plan is intensely drmtie even
though addressed to the eritieel intelligence--rather than the emtions--of the
evorege eudienee . ' -
reterence to gs-tisulnr episodes, the revise st-ates 'J92..-it
their independent effect is subordinated to the whole and meant to inspire
eetion rather than pity. It is seid that in this book BRECEI involves the .
whole Germn people in his eetion, so that suspense is automatically "1-e.ised"
to the level of society rather then individuals. The reviewer states int
while it is his understanding that others suggested lowered us e better word
than "raised", BI-lBCH'1"s essunption is et leest e precondition for politienl
change. The review concludes BEECH! hes snneged to keep Propaganda .
subservient to ert....1'he play, nearly perfect in tern, is full of grotesque
touches oi ert= but our polities-l seripi.-"writers soon to gm; been s.:._est
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is mentioned in the first pert of this ropdrt .".s having accompanied 53303?to country, is not residing chow tho garage at the BEETHOLD 1.1-.d
residence, 165 lsiyborry Reed, Santa Iionioc-., Lnd is r.",:":,:§j.- l'.i.1'.; to,-__,'_ _
lo n microfilm copy work. - . - J.4'f__ ___
According; to this source, she recently engaged
1559 Bi St-r=_-ct, Sate. mace, caor.§n e.=z92.p1cyeé by the liitchell G-1'!'92_'.!2'-2
Corporation, 665 ilorth Robertson, Beverly Kills, to 'te:..ch her this -.:ork at ::.
solar; of $5.00 per hour. However, she felt that 8,111.11 did not ham: very muchand therefore engaged RICE:'.B.D*'£§IC1?I>0i-T, c. 16 year old boy, 2 assist her at
$2.00 per hour. ERICISOZI resides with his mother, DDRO;-" 1.-_.ICI7S0Z?, 726
Bielto, Venice, California, and works at tho ifitcholl Camera Corpor..tion 1'-'$.":ii
5.»L'|;I, who i1pp{.aI' .'i.lC1Y referred BERLZU to ERICKSOF.
IRICKSOH, who states that BERIAU has ell kinds oi w:.r pictures
=.*..=92.d 99*-1*. pictures of HITL1?-3., cpperently izzterestcd B121.-.11 in enrellizzg is r..
photographic l::.borr.tory oourso ct the Venice High School, Venice, California,
in-1-smuch es he ettonds this class, and almost the night after his contact with
B.'i9.L'.*J she enrolled in the course.
' Source vtetod that BERLJ is studying photograph! in order
to mks .35 sn.'oopies of a Germm language manuscript consisting of about
190 pages of prose and poetry "written by people born in :.noth..r eou:'.tr;F'. She
plans to Ph0GO§l'1.ph each page oi this manuscript and than main; about ten
c:~.l..rgc'c-.-nts of the various p-cg-es, rise Q z 5 or 5 z if inches.
- According to B1IlLlU's own stetemont, these copies are then to
be bound in book torn and sont to Germany utter the wcr.
Souroo -aiilu om near smear 1| interested 1:. these _
cotivities of BHILLU for B3RL.U has used BRECETH automobile in attending
tho above mentioned classes. Furthermore, on the night of Dooexber l2,'l9-H,
BRBCH C.000lllpC.lli;Il1 BL.°.1..'.U to the school and assisted her, and on Dc.-oonber 18,
19-14, ihon BELLE horrcd on enlarger fret the school for .'..bcut tee seek:
in order to work on the manuscript ct ha.-'1 home, the school ms given e 520.00
chock drown by B7311 BEECH? on the 'Soourit_y-First 1?etiona.1 Bank, State honioe
Br;-.:1eh, 401 Sent; nionioe Boulevard, as c. deposit on the uquipnsnt.
..cooz-ding to this source, another person interostcd in this
letter is Professor R3IC:."3':!B.'.0E. Be hes sqrpliod BERLJI with inforr:-til!
concerning exposures and has visited BIB1.'..U's room too or three. times
apparent purpose of assisting hor in ail work.
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nrn-kc! in meters, which she claims to have brought from Gerazmny. Source is *
inclined to doubt this however, pointing out it is brend new in :.pp<..:..r::.noc and
that it is Joiown to him that BLRl..U h:..s bun dealing with the firm oi Spindle:
and oeuppe, Lo: s.n,;e-lcs, in obt-ziining copying, cquipcnnt. B.12Z.JJ -olsc hi-8 ;
contr-ct which she states she used in F01: York, and in this re;-..rd it is
interesting to note th;.t when BBRI...U borrowed the L211--!'§92-I, ;.s above mntioned,
she remarked th-'_t it was not the kind she hoe borrowed in Res; York. BZRLJJ
also claims to h:.v-.; recently obtained from someone :...l6 mm. movie camera. She
is endeevoring to obtain film for this camera, steting th-.t she vents to take
indoor pictures of an :.ctor.
On December 25, 1944, according to Source - B3RI..U returned
to the ienicenigh ochocl the borrowed enl."-rging equipment. ..t tie...-t ti.-1 :..*.e
1'3.-do the complaint th:.t it was out of order. bhu also r~.::n;.rk..d th;_t she he-d
used the ldoorz-tory of the Craftsmen Shop, 1205 Lilshire Beulevord, Sente-
Jenicn. one indicated she was centemplnting buying :~. .35 rm. printing box from
this establishment. '
Source -concluded sta.ti.ng tam ax.-nI..u'= work on this
manuscript is still in the experimental stage and that she ha-.s not yet
obtained proficiency in photographic work. Ho stated size is :JI'£.S'.:llb1}F
ti=y*i.l§ to buy .55 is. film and onl-".rgin; paper. See recently cot"-inzzd i"i:"t;,'
feet of .55 use. film and one gross oi enlarging p;.p¬.l', but requires Several
lore gross of the letter. Source mention
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