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| nied Qe os with Heinrich Mann as an appeal to the German people to force Hitler to abdicate... This manifesto was to be broadcasted by short wave and dropped oy leafleé-fora. over Germany. Rgportedly this manifesto is quite identical ~_ . ‘Moscow Manifesto published later in duly in 1943 by the Free German ; “Ea '& im Moscows, . Foot as . te tbe ng ; re ¢ . : . During the later part of 10942 Bert Brecht, Hanns Eisler, and ta . Frits tang worked together on a film entitled "Unconquered", which was later . changed to "“Hanguen Also Die". This was produced by Arnold ’ pressburger, E . | flleged to be a syapethiser with the Hollywood Communist element. It was a X stated that the original story was written by Bert Brecht and Frits Lang. i Be Breokt allegedly worked in the production of this picture both as story writer a °° and technical advisor on underground activities in Burope. The picture re- me 6s St«(<‘(ézwportedily emphasised the importance of underground work and sacrifice thereto. ‘ee | Specific examples were said to be the heroic characters never told the police . ie anything, gave alibis to fool the police, worked very secretly, and were on — OU their guard against informers, and lay aside personal interest for the sake ms 8. -° of the Central Group. Though the term, "Communist Party" was never used the * an unierground orgenteation oa one occasion reportedly referred to the Centrel tt Committees i. me 4 ae se age | Tn ‘Pevrusry, ‘yeas,’ ‘Brookt allegedly departed for New York City m of . . where he ‘could be .reached through Srwin Piscator, 66 W. 12th Street, for the wy alleged purpose of engaging in theatrical work. 0m March 6, 1943, according _—_ ~ - % an artiole written by Alfred Kantorowios appearing in the April, 1943, ec. iseue of ¥reies Deutschland” an evening's entertainsent ms dedicated to Brecht. - At this affair some of Brecht's works were read by several individuals including > ~ . Beter Lorre. It was reported that several of the poems read on this ccoasion = i": *§noluded those of a revolutionary nature. Brecht returned to California rn ae fpprexinntely may 15». 1945. ope . es Cri. ens & , sae 7 ie we “Information was received that during duly or August, 1943, Brecht a “ gbtended a " peoting for the purpese of endorsing the Moscow Manifesto issued by ve tthe National Committee for Free Germany in Moscow during July of that year. | sé rit was reported that Lion Feuchtwanger instituted this meeting claiming that me Fass, the Russian Fews Agency, had requested him and Thomas Mann to express at tt "thee, Shed { “5 4 . _ their opinions on a certain matter. The meeting was arrarced at the residence B -. ° ef Berthold and Salke Viertel, 166 Mabery Road, Senta Monica. In addition to Feuchtwanger, Thomas Mann, and Brecht, the following were reportedly in attendance Bruno Frank, Ludwig Marcuse, Berthold Viertel, and probebly Hanns Eisler. It was eaid that on the following day Thomas Mann, Frack, and Marcuse withdrew 2! '. ‘their names fron support of the Manifesto, It was alleged that in discussing = sh = this meeting Feuchtwanger had considered Brecht the focal point toward whos & i sy, great many radicals look. Se stated that Brecht had fanatical sponsora, that all of his uritings are of « political nature, and that his songs are sung by ee en waee: - ager, age ol aan.