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Bertolt Brecht — Part 4

94 pages · May 21, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Bertolt Brecht · 94 pages OCR'd
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Ris Beg earcat ———, ; ™“" Brecht was dorn February £0, 1898, Augsburg, Gerzany. He ~ sa Bolen Weigel, actress, Berlin, Geraany, 1928, and bas two crom = “Btefan and Barbara. Be entered the United States with his fently” at San Pedro, California, July 21, 1941, aboard the 88 Annie Jackson from -%- ! Relsingsfor, Finland, At first he resided at 817 25th Strect, Santa Yonica, California and later at 1063 26th Stre-t, Santa Monica, his present addresse He filed his declaration of intention Deceaber 6, 1941, at Los Ancelesa - = he book "20th Century Authors” states that Brecht's writings and “wmremitting political activities--he was a member of the Augsburg Sevolu= tionary Cam-ittee—earned him the honor of being Sth in the Nari list when -Ritler's Beerhall Putsch failed. It states further that after Sitler's rise to power Brecht was expelled fran the Sri Reich and thereafter lived in France, Wormay, the Soviet Union, and the United States. Tho book “Carnany; A Self _, Portrait" states that after Breoht escaped from Germany when i!itler case to power he lived in France, Denmark, Norway, Soviet ‘ussia, oni ths United States. ota ad AW PE nail CADRE OMY wi ™ , *"- " 7% has been reported that in Germany Brecht was a aamber of various g iy Communist Front organisations end participated in many affairs sponsored by the “\ ‘German Communist party. It has further been reported thet both Mr. and Mrs. 42 1 Brecht were Communists in Germany and there was no doubt about their political . attitude as it was evidenced in their activities and associations and in the writings of Brecht. It has been separately alleged that in Cernany Brecht had the reputation of being radical and en associate of persons with Cozinist in @linations, and that in the United States Brecht continued tc be s radical and an enewy of capital isa, - “sa 1930 Brecht together with Banns Eisler wrote an educational play r entities “Die Massnalme", which appears in the collected works of Bortholt Brecht, ‘pages 529 to 368. This play deals with the work of four Cocumist aritators -. engaged in s propaga mission eho find it necessary to kill o youn: Comamist comrade ‘even though his intentions were food because his activities threatened to endanger Caxamist movement. The book reportedly advocates Corsuniet world revolution by vielent means. Soth Hanns Sisler and Brecht roportedly published , @ letter along with this play in which the play wus defended as an educstionel " play and in which they requosted that its presentation be moved fron all cen sorships ~ ‘.. Ya about 1931 Brecht and Hanns Bisler reportedly’oo-au'?. ored e ‘ mareh knom as “Song of Solidarity” which was leter adopted with their permission as the song of the Communist Youth Organization ia Germany prior to Hitler's rise to powers Tt has been reported that in 1952 Brectt ws in Moscow s' pieture with Canmunistic tendencies entitled “Kuhlewanpe". ‘usic fer cure allegedly was written by Hanns Fieler who was believed to be pre:
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