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Office Memor.undum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO tA. He Relsont (Or Date, Verch 25, ~ -- e : } wom oF. Ze Branigan , 7: ys # POBECE: BENTOL © BUCEY FRIEDRIC!) 2. ECET INTSRYLL SECROITY © Roe AN IVATY > ett 1 Rs New York celetyve 3-20-56 advised o,f infornsiton received fTom INS that, according to a recent column by -al ler ‘sinche]i, subject : was to anvear at the Open Stage Theater on 3-2i-56 in connection ir Sans the production of his plcytrivate Lif: of «he as.er Fece.” IVS had no inforna icn subject ts in the United SS: tes anc de = view him if hc appearec. he 3ureau in“erpose: ue or: interview and the Kew York Office was instrire 3 t2 ¢ of subject if he is in the United States to determine : and contacts. Subject was born in Gernany on 2-10-58. He firs? ccne te the (mited St.tes in 1935 for o veriod of chout six non-ns, clter ul. ick he returned to Europe. He entered the United Stztes é He becane associated with the German refugee orsun i: loc most of whom had sone connection with the metionariccure During the tire ke resided in the Initecé Stct2s he we. c rr Soviet officials and essoctatcd with known coimnists c2 Ek “YT sy pathizers. J Subject testified before “he House Conrivtvee ci: E t Un-American Activities in Octoher, 1927, stating ‘hac he wee sot ¢ E | comnunist but acknowledging contacts with Soviet officicis, Gerhar | Elaler aid other comnuniata. Subject devaried from dew Yorz on 1 10-31-47. In 1949 he was reported to be residinc in “he Sevtel ione 4 y recy - of Germany. RB fin’ Sw New York teletyoe 3-22-56 advised @hct IYs insvecton cttestec a "by invite:ion only" presen*ation of subject's ricl;, "crive-e Lise of the Master Tcace." Subject was not ohscrvéd by ther. They renor ed hearing remarks such as, ".e ernected “o see hordes of i3I wien here,” and "ve certainly fooled the FAI this tine." Physical survetlleace by Burcau Agents to observe subject was negative, Fric Pentley, who wrote Inglish version of subject's play, told audience thct sudjee: was not there and he las* saw subject tn 1950 in lunich, Gerjany. fe New York Office was instructed telephonically on 3-22-L€ to fine our what subject's nlay ts about and tdentify TrigMmentley. fe + > Buftles reflecé Eric Russell Bentley 2roducee hd ae of subjectiga in 1949 in Ncw York City. P2entles was dorn S-lé- England ond has been enployed in the Imtted States at Black . “College, Bleck 'ountain, Horth Carolina, and the Universi: ‘Minkego.c, Minneapoljas: Minnesota. He has been associates with sone insiviercis whew F a. enoee PA communists ond who were engaged ta censuntct actiul ‘ : : a tikes Fy5-8 r un 3% “3b FED 37 (4 A