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. _ Sonserning we activities of Hane Bisler, ONT PN AL . Report ef Special cent GES 2108 July 27, 1947 at New York, New York entitle anns er, with alfases; Internal Security - RS ; me vin of Spectal Agent aoe Cotoder 8, 1947. _ at Few York, nev Tork entisled “Beane Bisler, Rha aliases; Taternal | mo, ° ‘b < . I ca * : . oo : — will ae yecall that § by ‘menor endive dated March “he, 1947, there was furnished to you a eunesry of information eontedaed a me Burean a files. ea ta connection with the infornation contained ta ‘the above reference your attention is called to the report of Special Agent dated March 30, 1943 at Les Angeles, Galifornia, page 2 ere noted that Bans Eleler collaborated with Bertolt Brecht ant s. Dadow in , writing a play entitled "Die Masanahne" ("fhe Disciplinary Measure"), which ap- ate in Gorman im the second volume of the Collected Yorks of Hertelt Brecht Bertolt Brecht Gasammelte Werke, Band II), pages 329 to 363, A copy of a trans- . Lation of this play is attached, as well as a copy ef = letter dated at Berlin, . May 12, 1930, whloh ie published aleng vith the play ané which is signed by doth _ Brecht and Zisler. There is alee attached on explanatory note, published together with the play, which appears om page 25 ef the attached copy. Your attention — is directed to the last paragraph ef this exlanatory note which atates: “"Hovever, attempts should not be sate to derive recipes for political action fron ‘The Disciplinary Neasure* without a knowledge ef the A.B,C, ef dialetic mater fallen, What Lenin sald about morality applied te the several ethical concepts, such as justice, freedom, husaanity, etc., which appear in the play; we drev ex moral philosphy from the interest of the proletariat alsss atruggle®, © +. there is attached for your possible use a photostatia couy of 7 page 5 ef the "Dally Worker* for February 16, 1938, 1% fs noted that there appears -. thereon a picture of Hans Fisler captioned “Revolutionary Germen Composer® and it is stated thet the picture was taken of Mens Mialer af « dimer given to hin Oo in Nev York City. oe oo se. ae a aoe Sole a eS oot af cee fee “Shere are ae attached for your possible & use photostatio ‘copies of - : the "Daily Yorker" ef February 16, 1935, pages 4 and 7. The information con~ earning Hans Fisler con se pages is mentioned om page 8 ef the ort of Special Agent { dated ay 2, 1943 at Few Tork city. a Te de noted that tm the report of Special Agent _ dated Cotober 16, 1948 at Loe Angeles, California, on pages 9 anf 10 thereof - mention ts s mele of an article Sontained: in the sewepaper "Pravda of way 22, - we pos . ee. ewe se TL. -3 i™ Pesos w = CONFYENTIAL