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2 “ “ : : Fn tt ect ise ct Ettewinime ai Se e icty e any Pa A oe me =. can : . os a . ee . we : = . ea . . sn . - 8 Phe ’ ’ : : Io. : Seater S naka : -5 7 ‘ ‘ ¥ sone: 7 teSerresides at 10,000: tampa Avenue, ’ “Reseda, Californie telephone RUgby-6-1515. En *. (he Los Angeles file No..100-3270, entitled: aK OLLMOELLER, WAS., INTERNAL . SECURITY-G, ALIEN ENEMY CONTROL", reference is made ‘to the report of Special “nAgent dated at Los Angeles Jamary 12, 1942; therein is hy t forth interview had by the writer with VON STERNBERG in connection with OLLUCELLER, .who was apprehended December 31, 1941, for the Immigration and Naturalization ’ ‘wathorities, and who is presently interned 4s an enemy } ‘WON STERNBERG telephonically eontacted the los Angeles office on. Jamary’l, Sal942, and advised Special Agent in Charge R.°B, HOOD that he is a-friend of “2. “SWOLLMDELLER, «and that he was apprising the Bureau of this fact, but thet if there were any information he ‘could furnish which might be of assistance to the Bureau, he would be only too glad to “slp. A few days later, MARLENE ‘INETRICH telephonically contacted the writer, who, as will appear hereinafter, . had previously interviewed her, and stated that VON STERNBERG was considerably a disturbed because he had not’ béén called on by the Bureau. a On Jamary 5, 1942, agent interviewed VON STERNBERG at length in the ~ Bureau office with reference particularly to VOLLIOELLER. He mentioned that in z the sumer of 1939 VOLLICELLER, who is a writer of considerable repute, tried £ to get MARLENE DIETRICH to meet representatives of the German movie companies i in Paris to discuss possible contracts for the making of pictures in German. But DIETRICH, VON STERNBERG stated, was furious at such overtures and would have nothing mre to do, with him because she wanted to have no connection with anything German. VON STERNBERG is also mentioned in report of the writer dated at Los \ eechenen February 14, 1942, in the case entitled: A WAL SECURITY-C". ‘| wised informants that D CH Was very close to VON STERNBERG, being in . , equent telephonic commmication with him. At the time he was interviewed, VON STERNBERG stated he was born May 29, 1894, in Vienna; that he ie a full Jew, an American citizen, and during the first World War "ne served with the United States Army, being attached to the office of the Chief of Staff. He --,, Was & Corporal in the Signal Corps. He obtained his Sti zenship through the® ; - Sasturalisstion of his father in 1908. ue, = a hon on # fps . eT ote mia, ae ” “Joe Angeles ‘fie bleudh, ‘entitled: ‘8JOE ON STERNBERG, “WEISCELLANEOUS “ERFORMATION CONCERNING", sets forth data to the effect that VON * STERNBERG had ~been reported’ asa possible Subject of investigation because he objected to an airport being placed near his home, It developed that this objection'was based — +" golely onthe fact that the airport would disturb his peace and quiet.” Informa = ‘ion is also contained in this file that DIETRICH, being 610s@° G6 YON STERNBERG, 2S “was also -so inclined. -No information of any ‘positive nature dis contained in this ‘file, which would be of interest to this investigation, ~ - April 25, 1942, to April 25, 1943, at a monthly rental of $200. This house is on an ca | t 1B the house at 901 Malcolm Avene, West Los Angeles, from , a . -@ hill. The sun-room is ‘Blassed 4 in, and it gives a view of the entire western