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setter/lirector, 1 NY 10026628 : Novenber 21, 1947 who, according to the Informant, were alleged German or Austrian Communists. Included _ in the list of avrivals vc TD 2x: ERWIN PISCATOR". “er” 4. ERWIN PISCATOR was shown as a sponsor of the New Writing Foundation, »b 316 East 6ist Strect, New York City, a3 vere coricDse, THOMAS “ANN, LOUIS“UNZERMEYER and others, Little background Is available in the New York files concerning this organization. However, according to some throw~aways received, the organization solicited funds to send delepates to the World Youth Festival at Prague, and also sponsored what they termed the "Stephen Vincent Benet and Theodore Dreiser Memorial Awards For Young American Writers", Further, the "Daily Worker” of July 11, 1947, in commenting on the departure of two hundred American youths for the World Youth Festival, advised that among the groups represented in the contingent was the "New Writing Foundationsesese® A pretext phe call to the Dramatic Workshop on November 19, 1947, re= vealed that PISCATOR is still director of this branch of the New School For Social Research. Further, he stiil resides at 17 Last 76th Street, New York City, which residence he purchased in 1945. Se» ~ It is to be noted that the referenced Bureau letter of November 10, 1927 misquotes the information taken from page 12 of the report of SA ap dated October 16, 1946 at Los Angeles, in that the word "generally" is used for "vainly". Inasmuch as this substitution changes the meaning cf the sentence, it is being brought to the Bureau's attenion,s 636. Considering all of the available information on ENWIN PISCATOS, it is not believed that he could be discreetly emtacted regarding HANS BISLER. and consequer tte Mos Mt Mati, FARES Seidel, GR CUMS OCQUET. Vay no steps are being taken in this direction unless the Bureau definitely advises to the contrary. CC: NY file #100-86651 .