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a PS ae ‘ a + il) HK 100+32986 . -2 VEM: HY . 13 Lib2.b7D - thet a petition 16 to the Czechoslovakian Sovernment requesting a pesspo’. for HANS EISLER = and his wife was signed by S4LE7RT GINST®IN and others. fccording to the informant these intividuals stated in this request that they would be grateful 4f such a passport was issued. The Los Angeles Herald and Express, daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California, dated 12/15/17 contained an article captioned, "Plea To The United States To Let HANS HISLTR Stay." Thie article listed the rznes cf lk noted artists, musicians and scientists who signed a petition to then Attorney Generis] TOM CLANK to cancel de- portation proceedings against composer HANNS EISLER and his wife. The name of ALURRT EINST TIN appeared on this list. The "padly Norkert dated 12/17/u7, datelined 12/16/47 at Hollywood, California, contained an article entitled, "EINSTEIN, MANN Ask CLARK To Stop HANNS EISLER Neportation." According to this article, EINSTEIN was ameng those individuals whose name ap- peared on a petition to the ‘ttorney General of the UeS. to dis- contime deportation preceedinzs then pending against HANNS EISLU!. It is noted that an organization known as the Defense Committee for HiNNS “ISLER has been cited by the Cal- dfornia Committee On Un-American Activities Report 198, page 55 as follows: A "series of committees, resolutions, rallies, protests and publicity state- ments drurned up by the CP an’? its fellow travelers ‘-: defend non Communists fren charges cf perjury, comtenpt of Congress and the courts, Immigration and paesport fruud, illegal registration and other viole- tions of lav." This Committee is among typical Communist Front organizations in this activity, He SUPPORT OF HENRY A. * ALLACD ee, it is noted that Howny A, TALL CE was Progressive Party candidate for President of the 1.8. in 19h8. 83