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A le lg a A Ra He tN Ls 100-18112 . os. 3 Source also reflects that according to a «ail cover, Laut Et in ity York corresponded with LION PSUCHT .suGBx in Los ingeles during February . 19de oe: sone RR ; - at rs Aer: In . arch 1944, this source furnished infor.stion to the effect that activities looking towards the establishment of a Free German -cverent in sew fork vere being oarried on, and that the leading Caanuinist rarty functionaries then active in : en Yorx in this recard included 3°::? s-FCHT. ; “ecarding the information in the previous paracrenk, it is to de noted that this.source reflects inforstion to the effect that durin: the Tirat six months of 1944, activities of the Free Germany novezent in ‘Je: York city bud been increased considerably, and that there was a strong coalition at wrk to establish a Free Geran organization in e« York. It vas stated that ail effort of the German Communists in ces York were being direoted tovard obtaining suffi- elent nunbers cf Geman Social Democrats, liberals, and trade unionists who have not been bpenly identified with the Coxwmist Party so thet a rree German - erranization, if established, wuld be eonsidared af a united Gernan front rather than « Coonmist organization. The leading functionaries moving to- establish this free German movement were listed as wr. Fi0L TILLICH, Fe UL BAGH, and J C08 :ALCETE. The persons active in attenpting to organize the Free German ; Committees were listed as BRT BROCHT, or. FOLIA SOR MRI, 6 Loe Th er SCHRFINER, tac: Aso, ha BORG w+, GUSTAV Papa, ALP“? eFDOD ‘ICZ, and as of further interest in connection «ith the foregoing activities ef BET on? in Yew York City, this source advised that on ay 5, 146, an organization known as the Council for pemocratic Germany was introduced through the press. This source advised that 38:7 2xACHT was one of the organizers of this council, the head of which is ‘we. FAM-7ILLICA. The personnel ox the Council for tenocratic Germany appears to identify it with the alleged | German movement being established in New York, as related above vy Source Pt om a oe ee ee oe ee Oe Germany 45 he a sbl ad bd LORE TEL Wie VUAMIISS AE AE Eh Oo We BUST SL VAD BRIT AnccE?. this source states that during the winter’ af f 1943- BUF Ace was in Ves Yors end participated in the preliminary conferences for tip fuunding ef the new council. The chairman of the council, 4UL TILLICE, ‘i. ; as one of the “alnost-Commmist” reprasentatives. TILLICH seid iiteral have hasd and one-half Coranunist representatives on the Council. The ia *