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ale od UNITED { ATES GOVERNMERT L-7 DATE: 10=3-45 In accordance with your request for information relative to the productivity of the technical surveillance presently maintained on the above captioned subject the following data are set forth, Berthold ‘Erecht is @ German refugee writer ewployed in Hollywood free_lancing for various movie concerns, He has been closely connected with most of the German Communist movements in Europe and since his arrival in the United States maintains his contacts with German Communist activities, Through this technical surveillance it has been ascertaine? that Brecht is a frequent contact of individuals suspected of espionage activities in behalf ‘of the Soviet Government as well as known Communists active in the - movie industry in the Hollywood area, Brechthimself, ia a suspected agent of the Soviet Governnent and has been contacted by Gregori Kheifets, the former Soviet Vice Consul in San Francisco, who was in charge of Soviet espionage activities on the West Coast prior to his departure from ths United States in July of 19Lh, I recommend the continuance of this technical surveil’snce to assist in identifying Kheifets' successor who will probably maintain contacts with him as well as for the purpose of developing additional information relative to Soviet espionage activities in the Los Angeles a@rea and Communist infiltration of the movie industry,