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7 , otivities end associations and in the writings of Brecht. It has been os ly alleged that in Gemany Jrecht had the reputation of veing oe cal and.an asecciate of persons with Communist inclinations, an@ .-. 3- tht: dn the United States Brecht continued to be a radical and an oneuy . Subject is the author of numerous plays, articles and songs extolling Communism and the workers! movement. Hans Kisler, who testified September 24, 1947 before the Committee on Un-imerican Activities, House -of Representatives, regarding bis Communist connections and who is presently Deut om bond awaiting a deportation hearing, collaborated with Brecht and “wrote, misic to many of his songs and plays. - -fa es” ~ tn the latter part of 1943 Rrecht traveled to Yew Yor: City where he resided at an apartaent located at 124 Bast 57th Street, Yew York City, which was then occupied by Buth Berlan, a Danish writer allezed to have been active as a meaber of the Communist Party and as a writer for a Commanist paper while living in Copenhagen, Denmark, end Ida Bachmann. _ &@ ds alleged that on January 17, 1944, Gerhart Eisler visited this epart~ -. . ment. It was reported that during the first half of 1944 activities of - ‘ * Pree German Movement in New York increased considerably ané that there ms -" @ strong coalition at work to establish a Pree Gernan organisation in that city, Bert Brecht was said to be active in attempting to orgenise this ae 7 Daring 1944 Ruth Berlac, associnte of Frecht in Zurone who | ~ Fey! same to the United States on the same boat with Brecht and alleged mistress vs "og Brecht, resided at the residence of Salka Viertel end reportedly en- Stee “ gaged in photographic work for Brecht which took the form of making 35 mi. ac . photographic copies of a Oerman language manuscript prepared ty Brecht, are ee me te manuecript reportedly was for education of the German people after ; x + "the war and on another ‘oceasion was reported for the. purpose of edncating # ce v $Gornan, Prisoners of War in the United States. - | - ae at Plat : A confidential source, believed reliable, advised the Duress * on November 5, 1947 that Brecht plamed tp travel to Burope: would visit Switzerland, and aight try to move into the Eastern Zone of Germany in order to work for hie Commnistic ideas. ee Please furnish any information you receive or develop on the : Rae. ry. @abject*s activities in Burope of a Soviet intelligence nature, xd any rae th, indications of his return ha the Waited States. - Eye . woe wt spa . Foe * = . * ste a Br y- a art