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\ 2 ederal Bureau of Irivestiod g . Ruaited States Department of Justice = Los Angeles (13) Califernia , June 18, 1943. Director, FBI lc ° 2 RE; BERTHOLT EUGEN FRISDRICH BHECHT, wease Te - ALIGN ENEMY CONTROL (G) Dear Sir: ' Reference is made to Bureau letter dated May 22, 1943 (100+190707) a _ in the above entitled matter, instructing this office to present the facts in a ¥ instant case to the United States Attorncy at Los angeles fcr his opinion as ~ -% to whether or not subject should be apprehended as a dangerous alier. enery. : Referenced letter requested that the Bureau be inmediately advised regarding ; “*~ the details of ths opinion of the United States Attorney in order that the case micht be promptly followsd up with the Department at the J<cat of Sovernment. The facte in this case, as set out in the re-orts of Sz Ins inceles, dated Larch 6, 1913, Mare! 35, 1943, » 1943, were presented to Assistant United States attorney ATTILIO dic on June 1h, 1943, upon his return to duty after a trip to ashingten, On the basis of the above mentioned reports, together with a translation of 3 play written by subject, known as“Die Massnahme", which has also heen furnished? to the Bureau, Assistant United States Attorney diGInCLA!© decided to lay the question of sut‘ect's apprehension before the llepartvent withon’ mtkir- any definite recomendations. In subnitting copies of the above menticnes reports and trans lation to the Department, the United States attorney wt Los ‘les advised the Department that subject, an alien enemy, appeared to he a proletarian, bordering on an anarchist, who, in his play “Die Hascnahme”, expounde? "Com | munism of the Soviet hussian ideology". The United States «ttorrey wert on to state that subject {s opposed to capitalism in any forz; thet he advocates extreme violence to further the Communist cause as a whole rather thar to relieve oppressed peoples. It therefore appeared that sitject right be apprehended in time of war on the grounds that he is an alien enemy whos. activities are dan- gerous to our national security. V, CORNER , NEN a scp Y -Z The United States «ttorney also raised the issue of subjact's . status as a leader type who advocates violence for @ cause oprosed to laciex | and which is compatible with the ideology of a government which is ar ally of the United States, Therefore, if internnent were based-solely cM ths ‘ + possibility of subject's giving eid and comfort to the enemies of this country, ' there world be no proper cavse for his internment. "un the other hand," quctin : the United States Attorney literally, “one cannot pars unghservad th the 5 fact tht the subject in his literature justifies any te” tenuee’ and he my deen it propitious to strike at a fe nek aq. efforts are directed toward winning the war.” : Ee 4 : ty & I$ YZ: /, ce : ae