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. by the newspapers and as made to us indicate that Eisler was allowed to leave iy 6 DAPR 10 ipaq EME IS UCLA IE om branmann poms po, 64 ‘Office Memoremdim UNITED STATES GOVERNMEN TO : The Director DATE: April FROM : D, M. Ladd SUBJECT: . HANS bestm, was INTERNAL SECURITY - (Bureau file 100-195220 Gurnea. wr. ur, wr. wr. wr. ir. iw. wr. Tele My memorandum to you of March 29, 1948, explained that Eisler #, se — even though he had been allowed to leave the United States voluntarily ‘“* °"’——— was actually deported, He was, as you know, allowed to go to any country where he would be accepted except Canada or Mexico. He chose Austrians You inquired in a footnote: "Do we know why he was handled differently than the ordinary deportes?” Specifically we do not know but ‘statements of INS officials as varrica A | without trial in order to speed his departure and to save the goverment the expense of the trial, the outcome of which would have been doubtful. While Eisler admitted to the House Un-American Activities Committee making application for membership in the Communist Party of Germany in 1926, he denied having been ‘an active member. We know of no definite proof of such membership and believe INS has none, Possibly considered also was the fact that if deported, Elaler's G> citizenship would have had to be determined and the country decided upon might . deny him entrance which then might necessitate his remaining in the United States se ot 2t7,0 [ [a [La 20. , [83 a | ‘igi ath f Za ATE lai 40 pyealesil: AW 4 ene L t