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Ls 100-18112 * : t Z Source aleo reflects that according to e mil cover, 27% BeST in Ne York corresponded with LIOW PSUCHT ANGEx in Les «ngeles during Pebruary ede a soune RD . In - arch 1944, this source furnished infor.mtion to the effect ‘that activities looking towards the etablishment of a Free Gorman scvessnt in sow fork vere being carried on, and that the leading then active in : ew Yorc in this revard included 3° . vegarding the information in the previous peragrank, it is to be asted that this. source reflects inforwtion to the effect that durin: the Sirst six months of 1944, activities of the Free Gemmny movexent in York sity bud been increased considerably, and that there was a strong coalition at werk to establish a Free Gersan organization in York. it was stated that aii efforts of the German Communists in few York were being directed torard obtaining suffi- cient nuabers cf Geman Social Deaocrats, liberals, and trade unionists who have not been dpenly identifiea with the Cormmist Party so that a rree German . orpanization, if established, sould be ennsiderad wnited Gernan front — rather than e Coornmist orgenization. The leading functionaries moving to establish this free Gernan movement were listed as Jr. FiUL PILLICH, FeUL MAG, and J £08 :ALCETH. The persons active in attempting to orgunize the Free German Committee were listed as BURT BEUCHT, wr. FLIA-SOR URI, Loe TPA wy —SGRFINER, Sade nu £"GR1, SAA-BCHRE W+, GUSTAV PabPR, aLF“?5 ATO ICZ, and HRTRY ACL. : ° a ; : SOURCE te - as of further interest in connection «ith the foregoing activitiss ef BRT cx? in New York City, this source advised that on ‘ay 5, lv4s, an organisation know as the Council for pemocratic Germany wes introduced through the press. This source advised that J%i:F \2KACHT was one of the organizers of this council, the head of which is we. FAW-TILLICA. The personnel oi the ] Council sor tenooratic Germany appears to identify it «ith the alleged 7 ! German movement being established in New York, as related above by Source a Hg cunsil fo Couns: iz a3 sis the a 4 BRtPl BecVET. thi source states that during the winter 1943-2943 BU: ACCU was in few Yors end participated in the preliminary corferences for thp fuunding ef the new council. The chairman of the council, 7sUL TILLICE, ne Ss es one of the “alncst-Cocmmist” representatives. TILLICH er liters iam @ heave twe and one-half Coanunist representatives on the Council. fhe = ” t