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Bertolt Brecht — Part 3
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: July 10, 1943, informed that BERT BRECRT, HANS .
EISLER, and FRIT: re working together on « film entitled, "Uncom *
qvered." SRECHT was the author of this story, LANG the director, eng 4
RISLER the music writer. fhe story was later changed to "Hanguen also
die." Informant bas stated that this was a war melodram that was pro-
duced by ARNO. BURGER, directed by FRITZ LANG, and adapted from the
original story BERT BRECHT and FRITZ LANG. Thie informant described
Producer PRESSBURGER as a sympathizer with the Hollywood-Commnict element
and stated that oritios cleimed this film to be Communist propagands.
Surveillance by Special Agent and other Burean Agents
of the Los Angeles Office reveals that X KHEIFETS, LIOM FEUCHTAANGER,
BERT BRECHT, and BEIMRICHMANN are in frequent oontect with each other and
“ with the “Pree German Activity in the Los Angeles Area.”
4 letter from the Bureau dated July 26, 191), relative to the
Subject reflects that BRECET was placed on the "General #atch list* in view -
of his activities in behalf of the Free Germary Movement.
pe the Associated Press, 6726 Milner hoes, Les
Angeles, on sugus 19UL, informed that he was aware, through hie om
sources, that BERT BRECHT is considered a Communist. xpressed
the belief that ERECRT would possibly depart from the United States and
would proceed to same oooupied country such as Italy, end BRECHT would be
in contact with many old-time Communists who are acting on behalf of the
Soviet Union.
GEREN stated that the council! issued « declaration of its per
poses. This deolaratien was signed by the following persons residing in
the Lee Angeles creas
l4on Feuchtwanger
Alexander Cranach
Oscar {Scnolka :
LeopoldtVesener
Frite’tortner
Eettentlorre
orich Mann
“\guenther tern
Berthold Wiertel.
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