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8 L 4 1p0-18112 > ° A letter postmarked i‘ay 18 from VOL) 061787" akT, latro~Colduyn- vayee, Culver City, California. /STE.ikT is know to this cffice as being - identified with various coampiée front organizations and he is also known © to be a contact of T1QiAS LYfkknIS, head of the Council sor Soviet-Aserican Friendship. A letter postmarked May 23 from 3, VITRIPL, Hotel Laurelton, few York. A letter postmarked June 16 from PAUL TILLICZ, 99 Clarenont venue, New Yori: 27, New York. It will be recalled that TILLIC: is tne chairman of the Sea Council for Democratic Gernany. SOURCE: a * This source reported surveillance information to the effect that on er June 16 GARGOKI KHEIFTTS, previously described, visited the residence of 5cxT BHRCIT from 2 to 3:50 p.m. What transpired during this visit is unknown. . This source advised on June 6 that BEAT BXSCHT and HANNS WISLZK had \ U conversed with BUhES (first name believed to be BOHUS), then Crechoslovaxien + Consul at San Francisco about the possibility of obtaining Czechoslovakien L | ; passports. This informant advised that BKECHT and SISLE« are already oon~ cerning thenselves with an early retum to Europe. They apparentl, believe that \ possession of Csech passports will facilitate their trevel, particularly their departure from this country. As a result of this conversation, it appeared that Czechoslovakian passports would be issued to BRECHT and [ISLRx once a decision to that effect had been mde by the Crechoslovarian Govarnnent, and that such a decision would depend on the ability of BR'CHT and “ISLA! to show thet they would be an asset perhaps in a cultural way to the future Crechoslovaita. ' This informant subsequently advised reporting agent that +t the time of this conversation between BRUCHT, “ISL“h, and BRS, BENCIT and VPISL“F, in respouse to a suggestion that possibly they would have to cet exit visas from \ the United States Government, indicated astonishoent at this and then resarked, “ell, the border is close by.* i & URCE Concerning the information set out immediately above, it is interest- ing to note that Source QP advised reporting agent on ‘ugust 25 that ae~ quaintanees «ho visit the BWiT Bx"CUP residence had remarked that “ " \ Geshrow of returning to Germany as soon as possible. :