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= ia Office Me? dum ° unite > GOVERNMENT c = ia TO" + Director, FBI oS . DATE: February 2), 1918 - J Fa s eac, Loe Angeles 7" ° peg tte 7 - SUBJECT,” BERTOLT BOGEN FRIEDRICH BRECHT, was, 23 io - 3 ; _. 5 DEPORTATION AND DEMATURALIZATION CAS oeteesens ae s f ." =(Buftle 100-290707) : | | aaa e ' Reference is mde te BAC letter Mo. 137 dated October 20, 1947. : - sh Tried ™ Saws UT Gabjeot BERT HRECHT first came to the United States in 1935 for a ‘y. ¢ peried ef about siz months, at which time he returned te Germany. He outered the United States the second time at San Pedro, Califernia, on July .. “22, 1942, and was engaged principslly in writing revolutionary material in the German language. His associates ani co-workers were largely Communiste, | Coumanist Party line followers, and sponsore for Communist front organisations. He went to Italy in October, 1917, allegedly for the purpose of aiding in the. *. | preduotion ef a picture in which HAMIBISLER and ORSON WELLES are interested. ; The ‘Anvestigation fails te show that BRECHT is eotually a Communist Party ', . ‘member; but his writings, his conneetions, and his private life and conduct “, .: @8e euch So would warrant the refusal of his re-entry into the United States, ** , a eae _ t - The Immigration and Maturalisation Service at Coluabus Avenue, iv. . gxerk City, has informed that Manifest Mo. 1-36-12312 reflects that BERD; - BRECHT wae admitted to the United States on October 15, 1935, having arrived «| +> on the 8.8. AQUITANIA from Southampton, England. He gave his age as 36, : _: RECHT was given two extensions, one from December 12, 1935 to Janury 31, 4° I9lf3 the second from Janmry 31, 1936, to February 5, 1936, at which tims. : - se departed + the 5.8. MAJESTIC at Rew York City te Southampton, England, F .. 0: . fo Bmigration and Maturalisation Service at Philadelphia, Pemseyi- ~; : wania, on March ly, 1915, advised that the records of that office reveal that _... OGEM BERTHOLD FRIEDRICH BRECHT entered the United States on Imsigract Vise su .- (quota) No. 161 om April 15, 1911, issned at the American Consulate at Heleink!, -3: Finland. Ee stated that he had lived in Germany fron ‘1933 to 1936; Denmark, 371. , 1938 te 1939; Swedem, 1938 te 1939; and Finlend, up te April 18, 1939. He gave . — _ 4 , kc; Bis destination as follows: "To join WILLIAM DIBTERLE, 3351 North Knoll Drive, Fi, Bollywood; intends te stay in the United States as & permanent resident.” the J ty Oe i . - RROO an nn pe os . fk ge toh ‘“ "h 1% mo a ~ Lr) 47.it wa F 4 * { a * te Ne “~~ m ~> Ct at ety 8 Dae 7 - aot . of . _ . _o ets aap ae iets ain - a Pad RETR ee a ey Tad fet Ta ark