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the musical program to be played and sung at the Lenin Memorial Meeting in Madisoa Square Garden, Monday, January 20 (1936).°" This article states that the International Workers Order Bend weuld play Kisier’s songs and would featere & mew arrangement of the “*Internationale."’ Also, that they would play Kisler's most popular composition, “Red F rest,” ““Cemintera,”’ and **United Freat.*’ The article stated that Earl Browder, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the United States, would apeak for forty-five minute, end discuss Leain’s work in building the Reseipp revalatiqnary Inovement. confidentially advised Bureau agents that there was an indi wal in the United States by the name of Edwards who was seid to be the Com- 6 munist International representative in this country. According to this infor- y/ mant, Edwards had mo first mame aad was known QE ealy as ““Edwards.”* However, informant stated Edwards can be further identified by the fact that his brother is Hans Eisler, a composer believed to be a naturalized American citizen. The infor- rant further stated that Eisler catered the United Stetes not primarily for the purpose of composing music but rather to contact the OGPU and conduct (ibid serial 3 p.9) Hans Eisler next entered the United States on Jangary 2], 1936, at the port of New York. The immigration records reflect that his last permanent resideuce was listed at that time as Vienna, Austria, and his intended future residence at the time of issuance of his passport was Vienna, Austrie. Eisler was accompanied by his wife, Louise, also known a6 Lottie Eisler. The knmi- gration records reflect that on Jame 8, 1938, subject applied to extend his temporary vise and also applied for immigration te Cuba with permission to reenter the United States. {ibid serial 3) On August 9. 1938, the Immigration authorities directed a letter to Dr. Alvin Johnson, Director of the New School for Social Research, advising that Mr. and Mrs. Hans Eisler hed been granted an extension of time until january 21, 3939, te remain in the United States. Prior to this Eisler had deen questioned by the bmmigration aad Naturalization Service on June 10, 1938, at which time he advised that since his entrance in January, 1935, he had been lecturing under the auspices of the New School for Socie] Research and had been offered a five~year comtract at $3,000 a year. tn direct answer to the question, “"Have any of your cempositions been used in connection with political er patriotic songs?** he answered, **In Germany I wrote songs which were anti- CONQDENTIA!