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Sal Federal Bureau of fnuestigah. « Mnited States Department of Justice 510 South Spring Street, Room 900 Los Angeles 3s California - August §, 1947 ; Vf, pirestor, rel L ee hd Oy & ry . ‘ Re: BERTOLT EUGEN FRIZDRICH BREET, w.as, Eugen Berthold Friedrich Bracht, Bart “Brecht, Berdat INTERNAL SECURITY ~ BR , It has came to the attention of this office that the above- tioned subject intends to leave the United States in September of this year for Switserland and then will proceed to Germany. } ae ° The records of the Immigration and Naturalization Sarvice, Los Y - 3 =. Angeles, reflect that BRECHT filed an intention to become an American eitisen in 19k1, but has not proceeded in any manner to secure his final jo Fo - -. papers, On the contrary informants have advised that BRECHT has intended ‘- . be ee beeen £6 Pewee es aoe atone bt oe aeetient Ja @he Neibad S4.4282 2nd aoe SO PUN BF VELEEOS UTS BAU MLE G22 TEL 10 VU VILL Ove STR GV journeyed to San Francisco, California in 19k) where he discussed with the Csech Consul, NES, the posaibility of securing e Csech psssport. When advised thet t visa from the United States might not be granted, BRECHT together with EISLER are alleged to have com outed, "Well, the border ia close by.* 3 If is pointed out that during 1913 and 19h) BRECHT was contacted GRE ¥.D. in Yo: PETS, alleged esplonsge assistant te the chief of the — ¥.E.V.D. in the United States, at least twice at his residence. 2 . vs ae aah BRECHT has been very actiye in the Free Gersany movensnt in the f= Foe Angeles area together with HTWANGER, BEANS EISLER, and HEINRICH _ oe Frop July of 1939 to duly of 0, he received funds from FRITS .: | with the knowledge of “EgTZ, alioged 0.G.P.U. agent in Mexico, .- 27, - He i# also well kncen in Gereany as a writer of plays, poems and songs, 2 many of which have been stated to be extremely Communistic in nature.