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Pans - Ex @ Office mu? © um ° entre vacenee GOVERNMENT To : Director, Par DATE: January 6, 19),! “Yoon s Sac, New York o : 4 susjact: BERTOLT EUGEN areventon uncer, was; i INTERNAL SECURITY (R). oT . 3 ; Re NY letter dated 11/3/47 and Bureau teletype 11/23/y7 re- _ v questing subject be interviewed. ‘ It was learned from informants of this office that BRECHT had not been observed at the apartment of RUTHYEERLAU, 12) East A 57th St., NYC, since about the time he testified before the House . os Committee on Un-American Activities on 10/30/47. . On 11/19/h7, representatives of the Experimental Theater, “unit of the American Theater & academy, 139 “est ‘J:th Street, ad- vised Celebrity Service, Ince, NYC, that BRECHT was in Switzerland and would not be in NYC for the opening of "Galileo" 12/7/47 which was sponsored by that organization. > Records of Immigration & Naturalization Service, NYC, reflect that EUGENER2CHT, undoubtedly identical with the pubject » left Nyc on 10/3 aes Paris, France, via Air France Airlines, plane #FP-BAZL. His ape as indicated to be 49 years old and had re-entry permit 1)37991<" A stop has been placed with Customs at NYC to notify this office on subject's return to the US and it is suggested Los Angeles place a national customs stop if deemed advisable. eon cential Informant advised that on 11/3/47 MARTHA DODDS subject 6f another investigation, conferred with JOHN 0 concerning BRECHT'S play‘Galileo” and the latter ' g sta would like to present it in hia theater in Rome. They made arransenénts for RUTH BERLAU to meet CRANE at his office, 522 Fifth Avenue, NYC, on 11/13 to ciscuss the play, and STERN remarked BERLAU bed BRICHT'S power of attorney. BERLAU was at STERN'S home at the t ° The same informant advised that on 11/7/47 JOHN 0. CRANZ told MARTHA DODD STERN that BERLAU had brought him the manuscript of "Galileo" which he was interested in and he was sending it to Itelye CRANE indicated he would write "him" (BRECHT) and arrange ° the contact in Italy for him apparently concerning presentation of the play. CRANE stated STERW had done a good job with BENEay eas the latter was very cooperative, and added he had told BERLAU tq write to his friend in Europe as soon as she gete over there. STERW stated vesrmovens// 0 7/- BYrels ” , 100-6707 = i