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Ay eptoes ta e April 5, 1965 | ee °Res YserroLT EUGEN FRIEDRICH BRECHT, was am TRTERNAL SECURITY (R) % we On March 31, 1946, BERLAU departed aboard the Union 7acific "Challenger" for New York City. Prior to departure she roved out of the VIPPTEL residence and shipped all of her belongings to her New York address, to wit, _ 2184 Bast 57th Street. These shipments included one-half dozen boxes of photo- graphic laboratory equipment.’ Her effects reflect that she has done extensive photographic copying of German language poems, etc. (no doubt the work of BERT BRECHT) and has compiled these in booklet form. It will be recailed that BEPLAU reportedly was preparing these booklets for dissemination in Gernany after the culmination of the European war. At the time of moving fron the VITPTEL home, BERLAU also transferred various boxes and files to the residence cf 32?7 >PECET. Qn her departure BRECPT saw her to the train and carried witt hin tvo fully cs Packed briefcases which she took with her to Kew York. - ce hake ee few days prior to her departure from Los Angeles Mont dential v7 W “Kational Defens «informant SEMEN reported that BERLAU had been in tontact with “mg: a wan named CHA and had informed him that she was going to make a short a wave broadcast in Danish. These broadcasts will probably be made under the an auspices of O¥I with whom she was formerly employed. In this connection her effects contained letters of introduction addressed by FICHED 'TALAYT, Paras mount Studios, Sollywood, to GEOPSSHTLTKER and ALA ACS » of the "Tew _ York Qffice”. The letter to VEL’ ‘Litroduced BERUAY Bs a Conish writer who wants to return to Europe as soon as the war is over in Denvarx. The letter * states that BERLAU desires to know whether she can be of any use to the foreign ‘ department in Denmark. letter to JACKSON states that BECLAU would like to talk to him about MICHAELIS, who'is known to this office as e« Danish writer of ‘Communist 2; ‘thies, and that she would like to do some reading or °* - translating work. ~ ae - fae om 4s a em Three distinct sources in Santa lonion hav? acvise. Laat FutE BERLAU has steted that she will return to Santa Yonica in or t..cce months, It has been ascertained that upon her return she will reside at the Chalet Motor Hotel, $212 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Yonica. At tho rresent tine it is desired to request of the 3ureau blanket authoriziticn for tie installation of e wicFophone surveillance in whichever _ unit of the chalet Motcr Zotel BERLAD_ wight resideupon hor return. “This aiithority is requested now to safe- 4] guard ageingt™the pobsible sarly return on BERLAU's part and to enable the ‘-] installation to be made prior to her oocupancy so that the eviderce obtained ~ | therefrom will be admissible in court. In the event that euthority is granted ee it is expected that the surveillance will be conducted from 35¢ South . Boe 1 Driv, Beverly Hills, California, if this plece is found tc be techii “4... Ueuiteble. It is believed that this surveillance, if authorized, will Glacst complete information concerning the ectivities of P©CCRT. a