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Hanns Eisler — Part 2
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Stravinsky or Tocn, with 11 duc rospect to these fine gentiomcn.
La 100-16128 | “CONFPOENTIAL
points could bo taken exroe of by such an Amoricaon-austrian Committec. Tho
feet that a numbor of woll know: Austrians oro living hero on the Views Const
mkos Cnlifernia very useful for tho ostablishment of such a ecmoittoe.
Its existence would have a fevorable influence on tho tondoncy of unificcticn
RmOng the democrrotic Austrian groups in Now York. "ye “
The paper entitled "4a Concept For aA Broadenst To hustrio" is
belicved to be the manifest sub-jeined to tho proposals for nr Austrian-~
Hungaricn Freedom Committee. This paper roends as follows: 4 uw
“Je Austrians, and Americans of Austrian descent, are wel teeming with
groat joy tho decision of the conference in Loscow, which assures freedon
end indspendenes to the lend where wo wore born. These decisions make it
possiblo for the Austrians to arpeor ot tho Pesnee Cenforence not as guilt-
stainod dcefoasted mon, but as respocted ty the united nations; thot is to es;
Af they mako thoir contribution in the fight against German Fescism. "Mw
The articlo concludod with an npperl to the 4ustricns to fight
agzinst Nazi Fascism as it hos clways fouskt in every gront historical crisis
that confronted Austria. ¢ u ;
Informant 2lso modo avilable 2 series of very brief letters or
motcs written by EISL@2 to his wife, while EISLER wos in Holiyvoce ondeavor-
ing to establish himself during the carly part of 1942. It spe.
this time BISLI?! was residing at Highland Hotel, 1f21 Nerth Eirhl nad avenus,
Eollywood, Cnoliforsis. This group of letters refloets that Si3Lci wes in
touch with the following people in Kollywood: SCHOZJEESS, JERNFAEIOI,
CLIFF PoRtyoDsts, BERL ERECT, HORNHELGR, “sho is rolatoé with DISTERLE." Zu
Thore was clso a co of 2 letter dated September 11, 1942 frem
HAROLAACLURLIN, odvressed to of COLULBLaA PISTTRES CORPGRATION.
This lsttcr rends in part as follows: Ku
"“T wanted to talk to you sbout a very fine composer, Ha'S TISLER, who
should do your Commando picture. I knew ho's fine cond practical and quick
because he did « shew for me by Odets in New Yorx. Eo has c.grest doa of
movis cxvoriones, having done many films in Franee and Germany ond seversl
documentorics in this country. If you would like to herr one of his scercs
he hos s French film which carrics ene of his best movie scorns. Irwin Shar
knows his work very well and admires it. He's idesl for your picture bocnuse
ke is fomeus cll ovcr Evrope Tor stirrinz, domeerstic songs and tunes trut
have becn sung wherever 2 brave soldier, for the rigkt people, marchee. In
Spain, fer excmole. Uonestly, he is much botter for this picture than
Ke
n lotter dotod Octebor 14, 1942, adéressad to SISLOZ b:-
to CHLRITS CHAPLIN, advising trat an aprointnont with
could not bo mde inasmuch as ir. CHAPLIN was in Now York. ‘¢ a
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