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4 . | ! + | @ ag Source A stated that before she left Europe, DIETRICH was closely. asso~ td thy SS OF elated with pand bs ecanarsend but could furnish no further information as to what this association consisted of, other. than being employed in making French pictures and these men were connected with the Prench film industry. She knew nothing as to whether there was any more intimate relation, and even shather they were good friends, but she assumed that they mmst have been. She did not mow whether DTETRICH hed teen in connection with them since the war or even if she had come te this country, but in view of MARLENE'S infatuation for GABIN, or at Least her pursuing him, and because DIETRICH had once kmown >- Source A thought it “POSSIBLE that they were communicating now and still © to get GABIN to go bask to France and make pictures for Continental Fins. St this point Source A brought out thet she had been hired by 2Q0: Can- tus Fox Studios and-Colonel DARRYL ZANUCK in particular to handle the cage of - JEAN GASIN with the State Department; that this case presently consisted of try~ ing to get an immigration quota number or make appropriate arrangemente soe that GABIN would not have to return to France, She indicated that he was having trouble doing that; that he was only in this country under a vieitor's visa, To that end she advised that about a month ago she was in Washington, De Ce, making the necessary arrangements contacting the necessary people to properly presant the case to the State Department, She said GABIN did not want to go back to France; that hia status is presently being reviewed by the Insigration Department; that she has checked inte the matter thoroughly, written letters back to France, etc., and is convinced that he is the simple, ordinary, peasant type of Frenchman who not only dees not know enough to be engaged in any sub« versive activities but would not do so. While in Washington working in GABIN'S behalf, she had him come down to the city from New York where he was then stopping. Shortly thereafter, DIETRICH came down to Washington, salled GABIN en the ‘phone in Source Als office, told him that ashe had arrangements made for him to stay in a room next to her in the Carleton Hotel, and that she was going to get everything fixed up with the War and State Department so that he would have no trouble remaining in this country. Source A indicated that she was very incensed at this presumptuous and dictatorial action on the part of DIETRICH in trying to take the matter out of Source Als hands, Details of how DIETRICH called up an official in the State Department _ who is a member of the Reviewing Board and had him over to her apartment for the ~ purpose of hastening that Departmant's action in the GABIN casa were furnished by Source B. The writer was advised that DIETRICH told the State Department that she would vouch for GABIN. The individual in that Department DIETRICH contacted, according to Source A, was one QI «340 eLlations in France wit stce, that ) the diresto Mhad to er of DIETRICH'S being close tof | pointed ‘igéresently very i11. However, she suggested | be had with one who will hereinafter be designated as Source be made of interview with Source § i ested that Tx woman Wao Knew a great deal about DISTAICH, inasmuch as she knew pretty much - about everything going on in the industry. It is to be noted here that Source A at the time of interview was engaged in some legal matters in the behalf of Ls Be MAYER, she advising that the distribution of hie estate, financial holdings, etce- 7 Javea Bae No een AAR te ee sc gana RN BN ee mah Source & advised, when asked by the writer who knew of DIETRICHIS accom AY a®,. SA a eae neta tinh rn enna it ta een inn Aare ke aia crema campaigns thet AMAIA A cae ni admins amin ibe oe cae at a A ede ama Rana “clap eetergiggee gay: