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ae Director ‘-2- April 16, 1943 Re: BERTOLT EUGEN FRIEDRICH BRECHT, WAS JALIEN ENEMY CONTROL (G) - in. which they concur. The April, 1443, issue of the German publication a Freies Deutschland", carries an article about activities in New York which “A states that BRECHT and his works were honored in an evening's entertainment on March 6, 1943. BRECHT was supposed to be present pn that occasion and some of the poens written by him were read by RRE and ELISABETH 7 BERGNER. Investigation at Los Angeles has disclosed that some of the poems read by PETER LORRE are among those set out in reference reports. | An informant of this office alleges that BRECHT is looked upon by German Communists as their post laursate, These 1a! set Due to the fact that ne investigation has been developed along extremely confidential lines, it is not desired that BRECHT’S present significance be pres.nted to an eneay alien hearing board if this can be avoided, for fear of disclosing valuable sources of information thereby. If, therefore, it appears possible that an executive warrant be obtained without the use of tnis latter information, it is suggested that the same be withheld and only the information contained in reference reports be submitted for an opinion. Very truly yours, dat TI RB. B. HOOD % , Special Agent in Charge