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L.A. 1000-16112 Po Sere Source Ge continued thet he asked BRECHT what the purpese = of tho*Froo German movoment wos and what his rensons were in helping ite. = BROCKT replied, according to Source QM thot the purposes of the Froo German organisation and his reasons for joining the Committee for a Democratie "© ~*~ Germany were one and the same, and that they were: (1) to sec that no person who is o momber of the German military clique is placed in e rose ponsible governuental position in the postwar Gorman governmant; (2) to seo that no person who is «© member of, or sympathetic to the Nasi Party in Germany is placed in o rosponsiblo governmental position in the postwar wor ah govormont. Sourco WB cxplained that BRECET said that his mothod of prévonting such persons from goining promincat pesitions in the postwar government in Germany wor by articles prepercd by himsclf and othcr anti- "Nazi cuthors warning tho alliod Govornments of c1l such porsons in Germeny ~ who cspired to control tho postwar governnent in that country. EROCHT remarked during this conversation with Sourco thet his efforts in this regard wero not nccessorily pro~Commmistic er pro-democretic. Ho mroly ee ee ae ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee | a, eee Mee ee SO, eee ee . Weal lou vt be Verbal Wink DY PUP suae whe oc song00 wa WI WALL 9 od le cliguc or the Nasi Party were able to gcin any powor in the Gurman Govcrnment after the war and whother the democratic govermacnts or Russic dominete poatwor Gormany mede no difference to him os iong as the persons who bolenged to the obove mentioned groups gaincd no power. Source @MB also reported that BRSCHT remarked to him thut he, BRECAT, intended to return to Gormeny after the war, and Sourcc QM ct that time asked him if he was desirous of returning to Germany beesuse he thought thot ha 144 ahenin o eitian tn the nestiuar Carweny srr. roment. BRECHT?t a reply to this was, according to Source , that he had no desire to obtain -amy governmental position in Germany after the war; all he wanted to do vas to return to hie work in Germiny. Source QP remarked thot in his opinion BR'CHT wos probaoly stating the truth becouse he does not think that BRECHT has ony political aspirations. Source QR described BRECHT os an artist and uriter ond definitely not B politician. Source QB stated that os far as ho could learn from BRECET inta 4 ater the Cn ll ain norenne vwentAinge in thie Pah. 22 German movement: LION ,FZUCHNANCIN, PRIDZ-KORTRER, and HEINRICH MANN. Source described BRECHT ds “certainly « leftist" but scid thet he could net state definitely that BRIGHT was c Communist. Ho said he did not think H2YRICE MaiN or FRITZ KORTHER wore Commnicts, but did scy thct in his opinion LION FRUCHTAUGGR is definitely o Commmist, —