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Sth November 19¢7. Javestigation ' err ao oon Dear Mr. Hoover 3 I should like to naké a confident: report. The day before yesterday the writer Berthold*Brecht appeared before the Comuittee on Un-American Activities Ent stated that he never vro’ commnistic literature but vrote et Hitler. In reality, cht I have followed Brecht's carreer from tna was an unswering advocate of Soviet policy in Germany; he ,wrots sev outrh ht commmistic plays;among thea "XQie Massnatme," ( "Th measure 7 Qie hailige Johanna dor Seblachtho: e *, 1932 (st. Joan of the sloughtay es). The latter play is ocated in America and Brecht ‘tries to prove the necessity of the downfall of canit»lism acd free enterprise. Jn 1952, the Democratic ( fre- Hitlerian )Covernsznt of Resse ( Darmstadt ) forbede the performance of St. Joan of the slourhter—bousar * because of its communistic tendency. One of the shorter rlays of Brecht (I forgot the title ) is written in praise of the secrat societies in all countries which work for Soviet - Russii. Berthold Brecht vas in Méacow several times; he was co-editor of the Russian Magrzine * Das Wort © ( it appeared in Moscow during the Nasi~ Regime in Garza language). I remember distinctly to have read ino one of the issues a dintribe of Brecht against A merica. I happen to be in contact with friends of Brecht and therefore I know that he has jeviated a bit from the offici-i-.... Russian party Line. Several nea sud something like that ¢ aa- - and dp like ane Doe obliged to themselves off " as denocrats *.. a 1s fe! Tinos Brecht. plant to txevel to Europe very soon via Switzerland and I am convinced that he will try to move in the Fastern Zom of Ger r in order to work for his communistic ideas. The above nusud works are available in the library of 2 Ngbody who reads then ci doupt that thay are commnistic literature cs Ye ey .