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la 100-18112 informeat, BRECHT discusacd with sILDQR tho names of virious individuals in Gcrmany affilsatod with thy stage ond movio industry. BRECHT referred to_} thoso individuals as boing "rolicblo” porsons, Tho only availeble nemo of # . porsons in Gcrmony moutionud by BRECHT wos that of HERBERT.IQERING, 2 will * known drometic critic in Borlin, Gormany., BRECHT oxprossod some doubt a8 E to tho cnti-Wozi ocheracter of IHERING and said thet he wos ono individual whom "wo" would havo toe encok, This informunt also advised thit on cnotkur ocersion BROCHT had romrked thet he had recently soon ROBERT-RISKIN of 0.377,1, who.is, according to informant, BILLY iWWER'S superior. It is known thet RISXI# wos in Los angoles in about the lotter part of Fobruary, 1945. hos advised that BRECET continucs to cxpross himsolf os dosiring to roturn to Gurmoay with som sort of o thvatrical group. Ho mkes roforcnco to this mettor in such o way, howver, %5 to” indicato that hc docs not contompicto the possibility of a: ocrly rcturn. Bo furthor sooms to indicato that whethcr or not hc will bc eble to rcturn doponds upon who will bo in authority in postwar Geruany. _ & lottor postmarkud March 24, 1945 was rcevivod by BERT BRECHT from «URC, VERLAG, 10 Wost 23rd Stroct, How York City. TON. ee On March 26, 1945, according to @RMMMMMR poor prccur's aamo was montionod in ¢ conversation betwoon o woman, probebly ERY -SUDZISLISEI, socretary to CHARLOTTE DIZTSRIG cnd MIKGLILYSVILW, thon Soviot Vico Consuk tc in Los angolcs. In this convorsction the women stated thet Mrs. DIETERIE would like to moot VAVILOV'S friund cnothor time; that it would be botter not to bring the fricnd this tino. Sho seid that “they” had somothing very Special to talk ovor and that BRECHT ond FLCUCHTWNGER might do ombarrassod by it. ViVILOV ropliod thet EUGz! EV, his succossor, wos olroady in Los, angolos oad that maybo "they wouldchange thoir minds", aos he, V..VILOV, was losving for good in two or threo days. after opparcnt convorsation with another, probably Mrs. DIETERLE, the woman advisod that V..VILOV'S friond would do o8 well os VaVILOV. It is boliowod that tho term “friond” was usod to rofor to VAVILOV'S succossor TUNISEV. GEEPcs unble to furnish tho significcnce of this oonvorsation. Qn Merch 27, 1945, BERT BROCHT'S car wes cgain observod «+ tho VIERTEL rcsidunce ot which BERILU was thon rosiding, Source B advised that on March 29, 1945, B, VIERTCL, 346 leet 6th Stroot, Mow York City, wroto tho following lottor to BERT BRECHTs cos