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es Frog July of 1939 to duly of La Bederal Bureau of fnucstigah., 0 Mnited States Department of Justice 510 South Spring Strest, Room 900 Loe Angeles 13, California ‘ Re: B&RTOLT BUGEN FRIEDRICH BRRCET,, w.as, Eugen Berthold Friedrich Bracht, Bart Brecht, Berdat NTSRNAL SECURITY ~ BR . It has came to the attention of this office that the above- captioned subject intends to leave the United States in September of this year for Switserland and then will proceed to Germany. ke The records of the Iamigration and Naturalization Ssrvice, Ls {7 3 Angeles, reflect that BRECHT filed an intention to become an American z- t] = eitisen in 19k1, but has not proceeded in any manner to secure his final On the contrary inforaents have advised that BRECHT has intended +. papers ~ retura te Gersany ever since his arrival in the United Ststes and evea NES, the posaibility of securing e Czech p:ssport. When advised that t visa from the United States might not be granted, BRECH? together with HANS\RISLER are alleged to have comsited, "Well, the border is close by.” = It is pointed out that during 1943 and 19) BRECHT was contacted by omnccay TETS, alleged espionage assistant to the chief of the journeyed to San Francisco, California in 19k) where he discussed with the Csech Consul, “" WEV.D, in the United States, at least twice at his residence. e .. o “4 . BRECHT has been very actdye in the Pree Germany movencnt in the * my Tos Angeles area together with HTWANGER, HANS BISLER, and HEINRICH ), he received funds from FRITZ . with the knowledge of iN jo Glieged 0.6.7.0. agent in Mexico. He ie also well knom in Gereany a3 a writer of plays, poems and songs, many of which have been stated to be extremely Conmunistic in nature. dehy wer