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L A 100-18112 ; _ ° 2 Informant QR also advised, according to this source, that on October 7, 1943, BERT BRECAT visited with HANNS SISL5R. at that time SISLER inquired of BRECUI as to whether he had heard anything from SYLV]a SIDNEY, and BRECHT replied thet while he had heard nothing from her himself, he cew that she was coming to Los Angeles. somnce This source reflects surveillance information to the effect that an October 25, 1943, GREGORI KHRIFETS, described above, visited the residence of BERT BRECHT from approximately 1:45 p.a. to 3:05 p.m. It might be noted that this visit was made almost immediately after a visit by XHSIFETS to the resi- dence of HYINRICH HAHN. Furthermore, at the time of this visit the automobile of RUTH BERLAU was parked in front of the BRECHT residerce. This source aleo advised that on November 7, 1943, BEKT #AECHT and his wife attended a reception given by the Soviet Consulate at Los sngeles. sounce This source furnished information fron QED to the effect that after the reception at the Soviet Consulate on November 7 thw SISLERS; BRUCHTS, and KOHTNERS were seen at @ party, and at this tine ‘an ail —* much enc ed and reassured. according to this source, —_—_—_hh he observed these persons at the party. This sane source reflects that on November 15, 1943," advised h that BERT BRECHT had stated that BFsMS, nephew of the leader of the Cz that BERT BRECHT had state: J government in exile, had told him that refugees now in the United States had already been listed by the government for purposes of custodial detention after the war. BR#CiT is alleged to have stated that in view of this, he would escape from the United States with a Crechoslovakian passport which he coule seoure through B‘NTS. These renarks of BRFCHT were made to one “AHATY (or . ACHATY), the collaborator with the Czech government in exile. As will be seer later, BRUCHT has made efforts to obtain the Creech passport from BUNS. aoe SVUNLT my Keflects that according to the records of the United Stctes Attorney at Los angeles, BRECLT departed from Los ‘ngeles for Hew York City inasmoh as he made application to travel to New York on that date. At the time he indi- cated that he desired to remain in New York until December 51, 1943. According to this s0urc:, advised that BRRECH!, on his trip to New York, was believed to be engag i