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they would no doubt accept. his informant identified Hans Bisler as being very active in the Free German Movement in Los Angeles and stated thie group, insluding Hans Eisler, has been very elose to Mr. and Bre. Willies Dieterle and Charlie Chaplin, who have been prominently associated with the Communist ___Ascording to s sonfidentiel infornant fii Zisler is the composer of music set to the picture a er of Merces) produced in Moscow in 1932, The scenario for thie picture is credited to Joris Ivens, who is known to be a close personal friend of Eisler. This picture is described as the film of the Soviet League or Youth, which reveais a completely new sociological outiook. Fhe informant etates that the name "Komsomol" is that of the Young Commumiat League in Russie and that the translation of the title by the authors as "Song of Heroes" is entirely insccurate. Eisler also collaborated with Joris Ivens in 193% end 19038 in making the nietures “Sew Farth" and *Four Bondredé Millions, * Alas rer $= adel J according to o this informant, the subject met with Joris Ivens on the evening of May 8, 19435, in Loe Angeles, at which time three known mexbers of the Coa- Mmunist Party were aleo in ettendance, 3 Ala On September £7, 1943, the United States Attorney's Office at Los Angeles, California, considered the facts in the Mans Eisler case, advised that no request would be made for « Presidential Warrant for the subject's arrest as a dangerous alien enemy at that time. The United States Attorney referred to the collaboration between the eubject and Bertolt Brecht and the similer nature of the facts in their individual cases. Ee further referred to the decision of the Department of Justice in the alien enemy Base against Bertolt Brecht, ateting that no Presidential Warrant was authorized for Brecht's arrest under the existing conditions since Breoht's beliefs seemed to be anti-Nazi and anti- Fascist and, therefore, was not considered a danger to the war effort of this country. The United Btates Attorney stated that his decision on the Eisler case was based upon that of the Department in the case against Brecht. Investigation has aleo reflected that Bisler has been in close contact with Friedrich (hristian Lang, who is a motion picture director in Hollywood end who is a known Gommnist and affiliated vith the Free German Meaweman+ Ttann acti aborseta4 vcith Gawt ~1 + Besskt @— THLE ¢2 ot. eT Seer yo ng =u FA we. VS an is3 44 SEO motica picture “Hangmen Also Die,” for which Eans Eisler wrote the music. Eisler is also known to be a contact of Clifford Odets, a playwright in Hollywood who is said to have written several plays produced by the Communist Party. Odete is a reported mexber of many Commmniat front organizetiona and haa been active in Commnist affairs in California. Ne assisted Hans Eisler in obtaining a position (gf v -15- CONFIDENTIAL st