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L .. 100-183, suggested the name New York Committee for Justice for HalNS EISLER if actual organization of a musicians’ group ever toox place. care advised that EISLER received word to telephone BENKZLEY 7~3L8L, Berkeley, California on November 15th. This had come fror e man named The same highly confidential source made available a letter adéressed to HaNNS EISLER sent Air Mail Special Belivery fram the Czechoslovak Consulate, 690 Market Street, San Francisco 4, California, dated Nov. 20, 1917 and signed ' Thie letter is being set out in full in view of previous investifaetion relative to the possibility of EISLER and EE2T’BRECHT obtaining Czech passports. (% j u “i, "ir. Hanns £ssler 23868 West Pacific Coast Highway Facifie Palisades, California "Dear kr. Eisler: "Thank you for your letter of November 8 I knew very well that the situation concerning Mrs. Eisler and yourseif Was becoring critical; Dut as it is today, and as I told Mrs. Eisler yesterday by telephone, your problem from the point of view of ob- taining a passport seems to be settled. What I need from you ané re. Eisler is the old Czechoslovak document with which you came to ee the United States, and then there is the formality of filling out i applications, the details of which you will find in the enclosed uy formse Fill out everything you can and return ther to my office Rk as soon as possible. Unfortunstely, each form needs to be filled out and signed four times by vou and four times by Mrs. Eisler. We will also need four passport photographs of you anc Lrs. Eisler and these photographs should be signed on the front side. "Unfortunately, to be completely correct from the official standpoint, I will have to ask you to pay all the expenses i which total $6.00 as follows: | $1.60 Joint passport \ 290 Telegram sent on Nov, 19 «50 Postal expenses wey "I believe that I can issue a passport to you for six months, but I will have to look into the matter and let you know later on. [Jt will probably be best for you to take care of the above details as soon as possible anc obtain your passport richt avey so that no change in the situation here or anyrhere else would interfere with this question any m I am returning herevith the letter fror the secretary to Guitiee £ | Jy bre - nh-