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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To : lie. De. MM. LADD ie DATR: Ay _ ° oo sens’ oy ’ olson s he FROM : He B smote He que . v ww. Ladd SUBJECT: Hand EISLER At 5:10 o.m., August 18, 1947, Mr, Ray Whearty of the Departrent#: mn ealled with reference to Hans Eisler, making reference to our memorandun iris ote of August 14, 1947, in which we advised the Department that we had re- Miss Gancy [————— ceived informtion to the effect that Hans Eisler was considering a trip 7 (per sts FRSRESEE to Paris, France, and had consulted his attorney to determine whether or not he would be violating the law if he went to France, having in mind that he was under subpoena to appear before the Un-American Activities Comittee on Septembar@, 1947. kr, Whearty advised that he had checked ee with Imnigration and determined that as of Auzust 5, 1947, the stops which : had teen requested by the Department have been placed now with all Imni- gration offices, thet these stops, however, do not cover the entrances into Canada, and it would be possible for Eisler to get into Canada and - then get out to Europe. Mr. hearty wanted to mow what we thought about the surveillance of Eisler. . &% 5:40 poms, August 18, 1947, I again talked to Mr. Whearty and told him I would take this matter up with you. He said he was looking up the law to see whether or not at this time it would be illegal for Hans Sisler as an Austrian citizen to leava the United Stetes without permission. He was also considering having the House prepare another subpoens requiring the appesrance of Eisler within a couple of days and thersafter continue hin on a day to day basis on this subposna until September 23. RDED _ REGO YL %> 2 d6-8 I In gecoard with my di Ssevussion of th matter wi sai? oe a i VY See aS ay MEO this matt 1 a ble you; te 1260 to ly. Whearty at 9:90 a.m. today, August 19, 1947, and advised aa that we did not have facilities to handle this matter so' far as surveillance was concerned, particularly having in mind that if he would go into Canada there was nothing we could do about it, or even if he got on a boat or airplane for Europe within the United States there was nothing we could do about it. I also informed Mr. Nhearty that we did plan to spotcheck Eisler so that if he disapnsared we would be aware of that fact, end in the event wa did secure such information he would be promptly advised. It is noted that Mr. Whearty indicates that there will be a-possible violation of Title 22, Section 225, U. S. Code, if Eisler were to attempt to depart from the United States. HBYscuw ir. Whearty explained that this Section states that anyone who violates any regulation or attempts to with reference to leaving the United States is supject to certain penalties. This Section would be aernitach la £4 Hl at ae at eA ee east = mtoe applicable to Eisler, an alien, and under the regulations he is presently re- quired to have an Exit Permit or a Border-Crossing Porat HBF :mjj) ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ne HERERT IS UNCLASSIFIED ‘U4 Sudyay 7 7 DATE Df-7/vo_ BY .5P/¢ WASP ACTION 1