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29 PEP TH er i HEREIN ES Une: DATE 22 C 20 ZO 52 AUG MEMO: MATION CONTAINED Ailey 7 SE” c a: _ New York 7, New York . June 19, 1950 OQ _. Hanns Eisley Mowne EIsrER REt | tS ~C The attached clipping is from page 2-¢ [_ of the book "Yen Without Faces™ by LOUIS FRANCIS BUDENZ, EDWARD SCHEIDT CAPTURE OF THE INNOCENTS 241 € man involved was Hanns Eisler, composer brother of Cer- ban lr. Th Rockefeller Foundation officials, of course, Were innocent victims of Communist wirepulling. Certainly they were not informed that Hanns has served since 1935 as head of the International Music Bureau, connected with the Communist In- ternational, the purpose of which was to spread pro-Soviet alle- giance among musicians, musical critics and composers the world over. He came directly from that position in the Soviet capital to his labors here. ; Shortly after his arrival, Comrade Hanns introduced his “new musical forms” to a secret session of 300 leading Communists and fellow travelers. When a chorus under his direction broke into one of his best-known Red songs, “We Are Ready to Take Over,” com- posed for the Communist International, the audience exploded with enthusiasm. It is an item that assuredly did not appear in his Rockefeller Foundation thesis. Hanns Eisler was quickly introduced to Hollywood, ‘There he got remunerative assignments and simultaneously took over the political direction of the Reds in professional fields. That was his real goal when he landed on our shores; it had been said for some time (and Gerhart Eisler had emphasized it on more than one occa- sion) that a comrade who could command the political respect of the Hollywaod comrades was needed there. The chief arena of _aqtivity of the\Bed International Music Bureau, at that time, also fh PSH °° be “America. Under Hanns Eisler’s direction, many Ww blossomed in Hollywood and increased sums of money flowed into the Red coffers. . ees | SAC NEW YORK, N.Y. ) INUAKED 4 $e 5 AA ka 20-1 ‘NOT RECORDED (a4 b —_—! We 350 - nm f ao