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é. eG * c& L A 3400-16112 - is but that ‘inasmuch as LANG was an unusually boastful individual she could not determine from his conversation whether he ws ling the truth or note” = This FRITZ LANG is not identical with the PRITZ*LANG mentioned hereinafter. It might be noted that BERT BRECHT has never déen interviewed concerning his possible relationship to this German espionage agent. source JP According to this source , (nae Wim advised during Hay 1944 that a Mrs. KARIN- L s been residing at the BRECHT home, 1063 26th Street, Santa lionica, for approximately eight months. It wes his opinion that LiICHARLIS is related to irs. BRECET. A recent mail cover reflects a letter postmarked August 25, 1944, Keone Valley, New York, from HNICHASLIS, 205 West Fifth Avenue, Hew York City, to Miss LARSEN and Miss HANSEN, c/o iirs. HELENE BRECHT. ‘This, of course, a ee eee eee TU Tree — a oe a = es indicates that KARIN MICHAELIS is presently in New York and that two other individuals are possibly residing in the BRECHT home at this time. It is know to this office that ZARIN-MICHARLIS is « Danish writer who in November 1943 wisited at the home of HANS EISLER, 1650 Avalfi Drive, Pacific Palisades, an associate of BRECHT. Further, it is know that she is on the Adviséry Board of the Anti-Nari Student Committee, 236 East 82d Street, New York City, a German Communist orgenisation. The exact nature of MICHAELIS ‘s activities in the BRECHT residence or the purpose of her living there is unknown. This source furnished information from the book, "Twentieth Century Authors," published in 1942, which in part has the following to say about BRECET: "German poet, playwright and novelist, familiarly know as ‘BERT BRECHT! to the Germany-in-exile, was born in Augsburg, the capital of Bavarian Swadia.... BRECHT's ‘Ballad of the Dead Soldier’, describing how they dug up a soldier, patohed him up, and sent him back to the front, circulated by word of mouth throughout Germany, winning its author the undying hatred of the military., Hie writings and unrenitting political activities -- he was a matwber ef the i pres Sere SE VS TS SSS = = SS Augsburg g Revolutionary Comittee -- earned him the honor of being fifth on the { Nasi list when Hitler's Beer Hall Butech (November 1923) failed. “after the Schiffbauerdam Theater of Berlin was offered to BRECHT for his productions, he trained actors who later became same of the finest in the world--among them--OGKAR-HOIOLKA, PETER-LORRE, HELENE WEIGEL, LOTTA LAMIA, - GRAMACH, FRUST-SUSCH.... (Several of these individuals, who HELENE WEIGEL, BRECHT's wife, will be mentioned later in this report. es eh