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Hanns Eisler — Part 1
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the Immigration and Naturalisation Service, RISLER stated bis full name was
JOHAMNES EISLER oad that he has deen celled HANNS ay HANS, but that he ‘hed -
never used any ether name, Hoe advised he was dDera duly 6, 1898 in Leipsiges made
Germany aad as of that time he vas a citisen of Austria, He stated his father ‘
resided ia Austria and was a naturalised citisen there, ‘In answer to the | ye
| In a question and ansver statenent dated Jane », ‘jose eontaste a w. of
question comceraing his eccupatios and eource of income, EISLER stated he A
Was a composer ef music and that he had certain royalties eomius fren Barope re
| derived from tvo mode houses in London aad three movie houses is Paris. — , ot
| He stated further he had deen lecturing is the United States for. & :
the period of five months (as of June 10, 1936), bat that he was not ot mder oon- |
tract with any individaal or company, but as a matter of fact the Kv SCHOOL.
OF SOCTAL RESEARCH, New Tork City had offered him a five year contract, He.
\ pointed out at this time that the nature of his lectures was solely ea the an
various aspects of music and this sehool had offered ais a eontract of #22000
a year te lecture.
Nua SCHOOL OF SOCIAL HESEARCH and that he was peid by this school, In direst
answer te the question, “Have any of your compositions been used ia connection
| with political er patriotic songs," he anewered "In Germany, I wrote songs |
He stated all his lectures vere delivered under the auspices of the =}
jwnieh were anti-Nesi ia character, I om a refugee." He wae asked if those
! songs were Communistic in sharecter, and ad snsvored "He, cay ia sheracter 4.
ageinet Sasi Germay.*
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He also stated that his reason for wanting to re-enter ‘the Uaited :
States by way of Coda was because of his enti-Nasi belief, At thie tine he |
_ stated he bad been in the United States on two previous eccasions pricr te — ;
January 31, 1938, He stated he cane in February ef 1935 for a temporary visit
and atayed only two aonths. He then departed and returned agaia te the =. |
United States in October of 1935, having been admitted for six months , ver
bot remained only three months, Subject stated that he was exiled from his” oe
country as he was against Nasisu and Fascien, Subject stated he has been =. [ |
garried twice, his firgt % mea ee was terminated by divorce in 1935 and married
his second wie, LOUIS, /PASZTANTS is Gkechoslovekia on ‘December 7 te 187F 6 ; } -
It ie soted that subject BIGLER bad been sccompanted w hte vite ae
— on his lest arrival in the United States, -
_ In answer to the question by the tani gration enthorities, LOUIss
KISLER etated that she had been married twice, one marriage having terminated
in Austria and one in Czechoslovakia, She related she arrived in the United
States on board the © 88 LAFAYETTE on hang ae 1938 and was in saan ae rae of
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