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La 100-16112 . -. e Ft When n Speaking of this, FPEUCHTWANG®R expressed himself as considering BERT “SRECHT the focal point toward whom a great many radicals took. He advised that ‘BKECHT has fanatical supporters and that all of his writings are of & political nature. He added that BRECHT's songs are sung, by the ked amy. source > Con: ring this same matter, this source related information furnished by Who advised that ths ai ~mentioned meeting at ths VIGRTEL ros tiene was = 7. purpose of drewing up @ statement endorsing the Moscow Manifesto issued by the National Committee for Free Germans in ‘:oscow. source i> also advised that TAOMAS TUN had atated with respect to the above-mentioned me meeting that it had originally been intended to got writers, soientists, and artiste of the refugee group to back the Koscow ‘Manifesto ir a statesont to be published in American papers, but that he himself had refused to sign it, and that the statement was never reloased. soc During August 1943, according +o . kre and Mrs. BERT BRECHT. Mr. and Mrs. FRITZ-KORTNER. Mr. and Mrs. HEINRICY JANN, and others arranged an honorary dinner for ALFRED-DOBLIN in Santa bonice. DOBLIN is @ German refugee. SOURCE This source reflects information from , the effect that as of October 1943 ROZEXT THORKEN, a refugee writer employed at M-G-H Studios, was soliciting donations in the amount of {25 per week for aix months in erder to raise a fund for BRKT BRECHT and HANNS ZISLEX. Like- wise informant advised that LILLIT LAfTE, girl friend of FRITZ LANS, was Mise solioiting donations for BRECHT and EISLER. This source also furnished information Fron (EE ¢o the effect that on October 7, 1945, HAWNS SISLER was anxious to get in touch with BERT BRECHT since there was to be a dinner at Lucy's (possibly the rest- eurant across the street from R-K~O Studios), where "special" people were to be present. It was known to informant that CLIFFORD ’ODETS had invited RISLER te a dinner at Lucy's on October 7. ODETS has been reported to this office as being considered @ leader in the Communist writing field for the past ten years, and it is nom that he wes contacted or one cocasion | GRBGORI KBEIF2TS.