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Hanns Eisler — Part 1
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GQAV:D25
Fesmer, 27 1942
Specie) agent in Charge
Kew Yor::, New York
Bo REt mr Gre
aa 1 _ Musié Prof.ct
S Work Projects sdminfatration
TETERNaL Sh cin. ITY, Hata. ACT
ar. 2 ere Wey FEW eS
Dear Stir:
& reviow of Burcau files pertaining to an allere’ concen
tration of Communists in Kexico disclosed that ir. milter Steels, in
his testinor before the Dies Comfttec, stated: "The Timel: Recom-
ing Compuny of Kew York City produces an: sells communist PrOmBg nk
recorcs for anplifying aystens. Theasc records ces. with wario.s angle
of GCommuniam. Some of the recordec emgs ore Riso Up, Internationsle,
Forwers, United Front, Soup Sang, Sit Dor:, and Solidarity. These
recorce are producec whiter the supervisior of the German re? “pec, Rams
Edaler, who we understanc is connected with the Work Protects acminis-
tration.
Mr. Stesle further stated: ttusic and dancing are no ~
means neglected by the raciosle ani their allies for the purpose of
wioversive Propacanda » Active in the revolutionary mesic work de Har
EiLaler, lian revolutionary composer, who went to Koscorn for several
months! inssiration. His return on a visitor's pernit mis Kidoly
laxied in the radia.l press of the United “tates of americe, bre there
have bear, many protests to the Labor Departaent by non-radicals becausg
of his acquiring permiseion from Secretary of Labor Perkins to reenter
toda oowitr;."
Confidential informant PY in danuary;, 151, advised
that the German composer, Hans Eisler, war ther xith the Kow School
for Sccial Research and had « two-year soholarsh'p Sror-the Roc 670
sae. teen feller Foundation. This informant stuted thet Cisle= hud gone to
" ———-tHexleo to etudy and te direct Sackgrounc musiogh fico, according to
sesh" — the informant, in addition to his radical tie-ups 2/aler was known in
Ours —__Sermany as having actusl Communist copnections, .
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