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LA loo-1e112 oe In 1939 a collection of poems written by BERT aT wa: “publ hed BREC: under the title "Svendborger Gedichte” by the wali Publishing gouse, Leotea, \ } England. These poems were examined, a » according to this source, and found sarocate overthrow of capitalisn, establishnent of a Conrunist atate, and ose sabotage by labor to attain its ends. abe pen | ere 7 sovrcet "3 - ” . on a ene eee = pade available certain documents reflecting that in 1 5 prior to his arrival in the United Stetes, BXECHT wus furnished funds by FRITZ : x 23 of Hollywood, California. This FRITZ LANG, who ia not Adenticeal with the ve i FRITZ LANG of Lisbon, Portugal, mentioned previously, is know to this office . 3 and es a close friend of OTTO ~ = —~—-. . Source - as a Coscunist Farty sympathizer and supporter, ere he is very active in . HATZ, alleged OGPU escent presently in viexico, whi Troe Uerean Lovesent. OTTO KATZ has been active in Berlin, Moscow, Paris, ~ <3 Pa London, Kew York, end ifexico, and is Believed to have been Involved in political - a m: warders while in France. ._. funds to BRECHT. . . The material made available through this source reflects that FRITZ * LANS collected doratiozs for the benefit of BERT BRECHT and paid ERECHT the Lo eum of 389 per month from July 1939 to July 1940 fron this fund. A list of together with ~~ KATZ was aware of LANG's activities in furnishing _ - oe 1 ¢ the persors who donated sus to LANG for the bonefit of BRSCET, = the anounts of their respective donations, has previously been brought to the ~~ Bureau's attention and will not be repeated bere. , : . eg Th connection with this matter, a letter deted August 10, apparent) Le 1939, froz OTTO-KATZ to FRITZ LANG states os follows; “That ahich you are Be doing for BRECaI and EISCY As sizply wonderful...." KISCH undoubtedly is a EGON ERIK ZISCE, who fe known to be prosently active in the Free Gernan : be movenent enenating from Mexico. oF porn: a . a On August 27, 1939, BRECHT wrote to FRITZ LANG fron Loustigen 2, An Lidingo, Bweden, Fe states; “I have received your second money orders 3 Kany thanks for your friexdly action; it really helps me to work on in a! independence. The difficulty is that for instance, the enall political plays . eeeewhich are now being played in nearly all the capitals dn the civilized Q world don't naturally bring in © penny because they ere never undertaken for a commercial oses, After the ‘ocnguest® of Prague, ny draoas were printed be 5 - for the se Zn stamped out for the second tine. I have therefore not - difficulty 4s aceepting the money. However, I will take the liberty of sending _ rusher of copies of ny new works. ~ a . ~ you fron tine to tine & T