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RY 100-26648 CONF IpENTTAL “Spe his brother HANNS, whom r once fet for’ bat, who © a tightly gomected with | cy 7), . Communist eireles Dome ieratearee ahs ek = core “6 #03 yg gS SS Bi slife*Magasine of ‘February 175 1947 garried’ an ‘article , entitled, ' 'SThe Career of GERHART EISLER as a Comintern Agent". ‘Therein, they comment, "Of : " ‘Jate EISLER has concentrated on winning support for ‘these aims among United States artists, writers, and 4ntellectuals. ‘His brother HANNS, whd wrote the ': music for the battle sone, #éckintern’ and other Marxist muXic ig nowa *\- prosperous Hollywood composer, was in a position to help h t the aa ert, aoe people” when on SEER BEY NETLDA motored to. the Coast last PS" he mew York Sun® of ‘February 19, 1947 r 7 article ty the columnist GEORGE OKOLSKY the latter phi SI would suggest attention. for instance, to thé” case of JOHANNES (HANS)-BISLER, the brother of GER. EISLER, the alien Communist, himself an alien and presunatly ¢ a Commnist as he wrote tn eir great international W's “ f. “7 The "Daily Worker™ for ‘February 8, 1947 éarried an article: re- flecting that WHANNS EISLER, the noted composer now working in Hollywood, yester- day declared his support for his brother GFRHAKT and denounced their sister for her help to the THOMAS-RANKIN Committee". The article continued to reflect that RUTH FISCHER, at a hearing in Nashingtons had attacked not only GERHART but another brother "HANNS" bayer we wohates ea oe wots Tomy ce ne em oad oe ot a, The New York World Telegram" of F broary 21, 1947 ‘yeflects : an article giving information obtained from Mrs, ELLACTISLER, NE, whois ‘known to have been a former wife of ee EKISLER. In this information it was -etated that Mrs. ELLA EISLER reported that she had endeavored to locate her husbar through his brother HANNS EISLER, Holywood cinena composers “tat he failed to re- pry to her p letterse oe a _ on, . BR ns . “me “apedly Worker" of Varch 2, 1947 ‘nets “forth “the ‘contents of rae three letters sent by_GEK [SLES from the Federal Detention House in NewYork -) to his wife HILDA - one of these letters, which wag dated February 12, 1947, _ GERHART writes, “Please write to my brother HANNS in California ami tell him I have my great joy that he keeps his head high and that he was very much h leased 2, | with his statement, about his ‘ome sister". ee ‘ ee oe ye peer . Ds oo . The shew York Journal anertizan® for april 8, ‘4947 reflected that & sub-committee of the House Committee on Un-American Activities planned to go " to Hollywood the first week in May» The article continues to state that among “witnesses to be questioned on the West Coast would be HANNS EISLER, brother of GERHART, CONSDENTIAE