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a ® AR» LL pabdlishing house of the Free German Committee in Mexico. In May, 195, it was alleged that Brecht was requested to attend a meeting at the Russian dmarican Club, Los Angeles, to make plans about the coming of the Russian delogetés-attending the United: Nations Conference at San Francisco because - At fuperattve to insure @ large attendance so that the delegation 7. | eee Rhe extent that the people of Los Angeles desired American-Russian friehd- # ship. This request was made by Mra, William Disterle and Dr. Thomas L, Narris, alleged pro-Russian sympathisers ani others. On May 19, 1915, Brecht and © Hams Eisler went to New York City for the purpose of producing a new play written by Brecht ontitled "fhe Private Life of the Master Race*. Eisler was to do the maical score for this play. It seems that the play met ith '" Wattle success. This play allegedly is political propaganda. together on a production of a play entitled "Galileo", which Brecht intends bed pepo in New York City. Laughton desires to play the leading role in this ° aa s _ ‘¢ toh nana gh associates ani contacts of Bert Brecht are reportedly as follows; 1. Charlotte and William Dieterle. William Dieterle is « ° r) Te of the Dieterles are alleged to be strongly sympathetic to Commnisz. 2. Karin Michaelis. She at one time resided with Brecht but Tater moved to New York, She is a Danish writer and reportedly was on the Advisory Board of Anti-Nazi Student Committee, 236 B. B2nd St., New York City, a German Comunist organisation. : . a 1 + Be poe refugee author, reported as a Communist woe m, /Syepathiser. Feuchtwanger is alleged to have been active ™ mers oS ag a Communist in France, Germany, and United States. He is fe se “+ reported to be very influential in Communist circles and to roo de looked up to by all German Communists as a leader. Pom h. Martin Hall, German lecturer whose name was changed at the Une oF naturalisation from Karl Adolf Rudolf Hermann Jacobs. Hall was alleged to be a strong Russian sympethizer. . : Brecht reportedly bad been in off and on contact through the past * ‘ severel years with Soviet diplomatic officials. It has been stated he has been - personally visited at his residence ty such officials,