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ne i! / 4 : : fgets <tes BSRRTOLT EUGEN FRIEDRICH BRECHT, was ae oo TRTERNAL SECURITY (R) - a oz 7 On March 31, 1945, BERLAU departed aboard the Union “acific a "Challenger" for New York City. Prior to departure she coved out of the VIFPTEL residence and shipped all of her belongings to her Hew York address, to wit, | 2124 Bast 657th Street. These shipments included one-half dozen boxes of photo- *. graphic laboratory equipment. Her effects reflect that she has done extensive _ Photographic copying of German language poems, etc. (no doubt the work of BERT 4;:< BRECHT) and has compiled these in booklet form. It will be recalled that BEPLAU * ee " a. wae *. Proale Y - -. ¢ aaa reportedly was preparing these booklets for dissemination in Germany after the a culmination of the European war. At the time of moving from the VIUPTEL home, > BERLAU also transferred various boxes and files to the residence cf 22?T >PESET. * Qn her departure BRECPT saw her to the train and carried vith hin tro fully ho 1, packed briefcases which she took with her to Few York. ; Bae, og he 4a few days prior to her departure from Los Angeles Moon idential * Rational Defense inforpa:t Sn reported that RERLAU had been in ‘ontact witn > har @ man named CHAPMAN and had informed him that she was going to make a short — ‘ wave broadcast in Danish. These broadcasts will probably be made under the auspices of OFI with whom she was formerly employed. In this connection her effects contained letters of cerraai FL addressed by FICHian "TELAT, Parae $ ant mount Studios, Tollywood, to GEOPSSATLTKER and ALAT AIC So", both of the "Tew ' York Office", The letter to YEL Untroduced BERUAY As a Danish vriter who wante to return to Europe as soon as the war is over in Denmark. The letter states that BERLAU desires to know whether she can be of any use to the foreign | Gepartment in Denmark. fhe letter to JACKSON states that BEGLI would like to * talk to him about KA NICHAELIS, who is known to this office as « Danish 2 ‘Writer of ‘Communist s ‘thies, and that she would like to do some reading or "* - translating work. ~ re ae of . a es oe meee . waly , . roe “s . = Three distinct sources in Santa lonicn hav? acvise. Laat PUTE & BERLAU has steted that she will return to Santa “onuica in we or t..cce months, na It has been ascertained that upon her return sie will reside at ths Chalet rs Motor Hotel, 3212 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Vonica. ‘t th: rresent tine it ae | is desired to request of the Bureau blanket authoriziticn for the installation + | of a micFophone surveillance in whichever ~ unit of the chalet Moter =otel ~"\.— BERLAD migh€ resideupon her return, “This althority is requested now to safe- e 4 | guard agdindt the possible éarly return on BERLAU's part and to enable the - ia-f installation to be made prior to her oocupancy so that the eviderce obtained 4051 therefrom will be admissible in court. In the event that euthority is granted he it is expected that the surveillance will be conducted from 359 South , « -I Drivw, Beverly Hills, California, if this plece is found tc be techal suiteble. It is believed thet this surveillance, if authorized, will Glacst complete information concerning the activities of P©CSPT.