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ba ame all 8 L. 1600-18112 —_— Tho Fobrusry, 1945 isguo of "Fruics Doutschland™, anong tho now books advertised in thut'issuc, listed "Fright und Lisery in the Third - Roioh", written by BERT BRUCHT, in the Germen langucge. It wos stetod that. the smglish version of this book is known undor tho titlo of "The Frivete =: Lifo of the Mater Raco", ceeetty & lottcer postusarkod iarch 2, 1945 wos recuvivod by BRECHT from H, Le (ks2GRET LIPFORT), 2025 Liontana, Sunt: rionicc. 4 lottcr post= marked lirch 7, 1945 was rocuived by DRECHT fron Apartmont 604, 245 aiversidc Drive, mw York. w tolegrim datud imrch 9, 1945, according to Sources a, ™s diroctud to BORT BRECHT by G.RREIT LEVIRTOH. This telvgrom advised thet LEVEN THuL tts most anthusiistic over the plzy. LEVUSTA.L dcsirod that BRECHT guud the nim of a sounory dusisur tht BROCHT hed oneo suggostcc and 2lse wished that BROCHT would procood with wictuwmr suggestions ho might hove concoriin, the musics] beckgrowid for th pley. It wos stated thit LEVELTHOL was in hopes of getting MHOULLLIS to dirsct the play, oud pl.cs to have the ploy ready to open in tho fxll. ot On porch 16, 1945, Source € udvised th.t ho was quite well aequaiated with th. literary activities of BERT BROCHT and BRECHL'S roputction as boing pro-Commnist. Ho said that he cunsidcrod BRECET to be o Communist nnd further, that in his opinion, BROCHT vould roturn to Gormicy. Ho bascd Poveret of nm. Wasa: nawlA h, this opinion on the fact thet BRICHT Being = Poot in the Gorri.n icuguage Sou only bs succossful in Germny. On Yerch 18 and 19, 1965, phones calls wore mode to the BERT BRSCET rosidence from the rusidence of M RTE H.LL, 96616 P.ln «venue, Los angoles, It is to bo notud however, thet MARTIN BLL was avwey ca a lveture tour ot this tims ond that ho, rosidus at th. cbova address with his wifc innIs, who ropor todly wos formrly : protese of BURT BRUCUT in the the:ter. . It is inturceting to note conecrning th: above, thet according to Sourco S, MARTIN HLL, whos. nux was chiuged ct the tim of his neturalisa- tion from %AL ADOLP RUDOLF doRiWeCCOBS, hos bovn alluged to hove been a Sovict i,unt in Czcohoslovtiiic ond a: OGPU cgceut. BALL is known to be ox acquciutance of BRUCHT and NHS UISLi2. _ Undor datu of Yarch 20, 1945, gegarding to Source u, BROCHT wos written o lotter by PLOLO LILANO, 98839 65th ifodd, Forost Hills, Lon Tsload, How York. Tho roc * of thie letter wos cunflrued by mil cewur on BRSCHT, and the lottor roud follows: -ll-