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ws LA. 100-186112 Source Vp continued thet he asked BRECHT what tho purpese = of tho*Froo German movoment was and what his reasons wero in helping it.. “-“° BRECET replied, according to Source GM thot the purposes of the Froo Germa organisation and his rcasons for joining the Committee for a Democrotie © ~*~ Germihy were one end the same, and that they were: (1) to sec that no person who ie a momber of the Gorman military clique is placed in e res ponsible governuental position in the postwar Gorman governmant; (2) to soo that no persan who is e mewbor of, or sympathetic to the Nasi Party in Germexy is placed in o rosponsiblo governmental position in the postwar Gorazn govornmmont. Sourco QB cxplained that BRECET said that his mothod of provonting such persons from gnining prominont pesitions in the postwar governmont in Gormany wos by articles preporcd by himsolf ond othcr anti- “Nazi cuthors warning tho alliod Govornmonts of c1l such porsons in Gcrmeny who cspired to control tho postwar governnent jn that country. ERSCHT remarked during this conversation with Sourco thet his offorts in this regard wero not nccessorily pro~Commmistic or pro-democrctic. Ho mroly wanted to be certcin that no porsons who belongod to the Gorman military eliquo or the Nasi Party were able to gcin any powcr in the Gurman Govcrnmont efter the war and whother the democratic governacnts or Russic dominite postwar Germany mde no difference to him os long as the persons who bolenged to the above mentioned groups gained no power. Source @MB also reported that BRSCHT remarked to him tht he, BRECAT, intondod to return to Gormeny after the wor, and Sourec QM ct that time asked him if he was desirous of returning to Germany boccuse he thought thet ho could obtain a position in the postwar German government. BRECHT's reply to this was, according to Source , that he had no desire to obtain any governmental position in Germany efter the war; all he wanted to do vas to return to his work in Germuny. Source @@ remarked that in his opinion BRYCHT wos probaoly stating the truth becouse he does not think that BRUCHT has any political aspirations, Source @R descridod BRECHT os an artist and writer ond definitely not © politician. Sourco QM stated that os far as ho could learn from BRECET only the following Belge residing in thie orea are interested in Free German movement: LICH FEUCHTANGOn, FRITZ-KORTRER, and HEINRI e Sources described BRECHT & "certainly « leftiet™ but scid thet he could net atatc definitely that BRECHT wos o Coummist. Ho soid he did not think HeIiRICS maid or FRITZ KORTNSR wore Commmicts, but did scy thct in his opinion LION FRUCHTWANGGR is definitely o Commmist, =3-