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Sac, Mes York November 10, 1947 anneal mene FRY : Reference is made to the report of Special Agen dated October 14, 1945, at Los Angeles, in the captioned investization, a@ copy of which was furnished to your division. Page l2of this report contains the following statement which was taken from an article appearing in the July, 1935, issue of "vening Moscow:* ®...00The name Eisler is not gererally associated with euch names as Friedrich Wolf, Burt Brecht, and Irvin Piskator. These are the nases of our foreign-living comrades who have made their talents into a aharp weapon for Comsuniam....." The Bureau has been advised through sources in the Library of Congress that Irvin Piskator tioned above is presently in the United States and is associated with the hee School for Social Research, with which school Eisler _¢ has also been ags e this source states that Irvin Piskatar sas in 1935 the first (president of @ Soviet organisation known as the-fnternational Society of the Kevolotionary Thea tes {yORT)« It has bean stated that it is through this organisation that Eisler can be definitely identified with the Communist Party and as a delegate of MONT can be identified as affiliated with a Soviet Goverment bureau. Toa are ected to immediately determine the present shereabouts and activities of Arvin Piskator. ‘This investigation should be conducted «ith a view of ascertaining wbethar Piskator could be discreetly contacted regarding his knowledge of Hans Elaler's association with the Sorlet Goverrment and the —— ar Communist Party during ths year 1935. To ae ¥ EY..10. Le BREOORDED _f/6 popset 0 = £25707 ee: Tanna ON SECRON] 2 Ae ATL Ege NOV 12 1947 Phe FEDEHAL BUMEAK C24 7098 at wii oa (oF INVESTIGATION Pat oF sUstiCE