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- Cp ew we nat Federal Bureay of Investig: im oe Puited States Departinent of Justice Los Angeles 13, California October h, 1947 RE: BORTCLT Bu FeO cst eS ie - : INTERKAL SECURITY - 8 a / Dear Sirs a “ays: ‘let August 25, 19L7._ ” . p advised “on tetober 4,°1947; that BREC! ~ 3 st three weeks preparing to leave the Ini: - ro ye Geiteerland and Italy, where his play, "Galileo’ 4s goine te be p Sq: a8 & motion picture. The informant also related that BEET red 7 poenaed by the House Committee on un-American Affeirs te appear . _ ton in October, 1947, vith other individucls alree’y subpe-nicd, £ - motion picture industry. , “. + a "Np It is pointed out that BRECHT has been intimately associated with inthe writing and’ production of plays, songs ond noticn pictures, } a in the United States and in Germany prior te 1933. hee: P-reporté,' BISLER has been ordered arrested by the U. S. Imdsration and Naturalization Service for deportation proceedings. It is felt thet BRECHT may also become involved in such proceedings as a result of persitle testimony before the Committee on un-American Affairs, ring te .. PRECHT has been reported as having been contacted twice by CTEGGRI y" former Soviet Vice Consul at San Francisco, known to have engaged ~epplonage activities while in California. © Te a 4". The ‘Philadelphia Division reported by teletype dated August 18, ILT, “fai, that, BRECHT had secured a.re-entry permit from the Inmigraticn and Haturalize- 5° tdon'Service, No. 1137991, and stated at that tine that he intended to be “absent from the United States for a period of eighteen months. ¥R- -@lso stated that irs. BRECHT was ¢ . i@fegmpeny her husband, but net she was having difficulty with her papers is still in fey Cie ie 7 a aS The above information is (eIU to“the Bersau' ant Ge York for thatr coneideration 4n view of the sees. Getettn orate oreton ceration in view of the st : dation with SISLZR, and ., the possible deportation of BRECHT along as ISLER. The Dureau i, 4s requested to advise New Tork and this,of: action desired, maw Ve a ey oy Hoa”