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ne oad DATR «arch 21, 1555 bed ere ig Office Merk ae UNITED fons GOVERNMENT r To + Ao Zeinont\ : , sete i. C ; Telese 2 raOM 1: W. Ae srandyan 7° ° _ af 7 2 1 supyecn | RERTOLT BUGEW FRIEDRICH BRECHT a ee a § New York teletype 3-20-56 advises of information | Senet —— A - received from INS that according to a recent column by Walter oe a 3 Winchell subject ia to appear at the Open Stage Theater on Asa 4~s 3-21-56 to review his play “Private Life of the isaster Race.* rer * Y INS has no information that subject is in the United States but depises EB << | to interview him if he appears at the theater. The Sureau has né ~ ty objection if INS interviews subject,and the ifew York Ofyice ie followin, % 4 this matter with INS. pew Subject was born in Germany on 2-10-59. He first came to aoe the United States in 1935 for a period of about 6 morths, aster which he returned to Germany. He entered the United States the second ttme on J-Zi-41. He became associated with the German Refugee Group tn are Los Angeles, California, most of whom had sore connection with the : motion film industry. During the time he resided in the United States, he was contacted by Soviet officiale one of whom was cresori Khetfets. Subject testified before the House Conmittee on Un-Arerican Activities in October, 1547, stating he was not a Communist but had written. as > revolutionary literature because of his anti-Hitler beliefs. He a acknowledged contact with Gregori Kheifets and collaboration with : 3 Gerhart Eisler and other Communists. Subject departed from .ew Yors «ef on 10-31-47 and was tesued a re-entry permit by INS. There is no a information subject haa returned to the United States since that time. Subject has been reported to be residing in the Soviet Zone of Germany. wea There ia no doubt subject was a Soukt and Communist : propagandist and assoctated with Communist Party merbers ard engaged in Communist Forty activities doth in the United States and Lurope. q He was effective in thie work because of his established reputation ae an author. Jf subject has, in fact, returned to tne United States, he is of sufficient importance in international Communism that the Bureau should be aware of all of his activites and his contacts. 1009190797 RECORDED-38 Ticklera - Mr. Belmont -_ . a air. Branigan — 3 dtp. Dunn . 9. a) - fits PBL ges a 2 x 2 1 Sate RENN a AF rn 4 4 oar A ere ee on