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Office Mem, GiHAUIM + ONITED sTattS GOVERNMENT . i Tees To 0+ )«6e H Belno pare: July 27, 1955 St ‘ Belacet —__ ee res yrom #/,. We As aro SEGRE ql : es ¥ Cintecrowd ' ALBERT KINSTEIN - > SP-ofiled . ' : INTERNAL SECURITY - presser a OF cfl Tolan hoy fanz. thee BS a oor Z, Albert Einstein, internationally famovwes mathe- . matician and discoverer and exponent of the theory of relativity, born 3-14-79 in Germany. Director of Theoretical Physics, deer WilheIn Institute and Professor, Prussian Academy of Sctences, both Germany, until 1933. Entered UW S. 1935 and naturaltzed 1940; held life professorship, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton, New Jerseys and lived with housekeeper and secretary, Helen Dukas, accompanied him to U. S. in 1935. : Investigation of Einstein instituted 1950 based upon information that he was affiliated with over 30 Communistefront organizations. Investigation reflected he sporisored entry into U. S. of numerous individuals with pro-Communist backgrounds. G-2 informed in 1950 as follows: (1) Prom 1929 to 1933 his Berlin, Germany, office wos used as cable address by Soviets; (2) messages were handled by his sentor secretary (of 2 secretaries) and (3) he had staff of typists and secretaries tn Berlin. G-2's informa- tion came from unidentified source. Extensive investigation Siti in U S. reflected Einstein affiliated or his name extensively Si associated with literally hundreds of pro-Communist groups. a No evidence of CP membership developed. Extensive investie Fig gation in Germany conducted by G-2 at our request with BES negative results. Investigation reflected Helen Dukas was Lt his secretary during pertinent pertod, 1929-33. We intere Oo viewed her on 2-23-55. She was cooperative and stated Age Einstein never had any other secretartes since 1929, and Q he never maintained an office staff or even an office in pgrow* Germany but worked from his home. Dukas questioned identities of individuals who, according to G=2, allegedly er» had knowledge of use of KFinstein"s office as mall drop. Ox) These individuals are all now deceased or are in East Germany or Soviet Union. Dukas stated that she had no knowledge of any of the individuals ond 7 knowledge that any of them ever contacted Binste ih £2 — OL” -/0 - RECORDED * ' a 4 : / 61-7009" ®7 sui 28 EA, “ay CC: ABBelmont 15. : s (4) Ripranigan §Cl- yy eg 4fJones o, ct ae | SEY GOAUG2 1959 °