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* e j ane, ah gee ea ae eee inmate it en Aa eatin an ade etm en te Bie ER, pie Se te ee : ig oo - va OSI nar ane aon wa EIS ere 9 eae i Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Bepartment of Justice Los Angeles 13, California February 9, i9hh Director, FHI 4 Dear Sirs RE: MARLENE DIETRICH; OFFER OF SERVICES. = On Februa 19lJi, MARLENE DIETRICH telephonically contacted m 86 Special Ao I this office with reference to a matt hI will be discussed hereinafte:, Yor will recall that she has been the ubjoct of investigation by -nis office over a period of several years, and in, #ddi- tion seu Aa to time she has offered her services. You will also rec that N, French actor who recently went back to Europe to serve"with — the ferces of the Free French, was an intimate friend of DIETRICH'S. - oo} e telephone on Monday, pie. February 7, 19lh, the receint of o letter tr, S| beta p prisoner of : war, Camp me She stated tint this individual claimed to be a cousin of hers » and from the contents of letter he apparently wanted to get in touch with her for the purpose of munieating some information te her. At that time Mies DIETRICH stated that ar it was the desire of the Government to have her answer this letter, she would a do so, or, better yet, she would be willing to interview this prisoner to find i out if she could develop any information which would be to the interests of. oS this Goverment, She indicated at that time that she did not recall any cous in of hers by that name, UUNSmavame - On the following day DIETRICH was interviewed at her home. She had mS ust returned from New York City and her husband, RUDOLPH BER, is presently <2. | th her. She plans to close her house here in Los Ang the first of March ~ =: jand go to New York where she will be with her husband at the Croydon Hotel, ' She is booked under the auspices of the U.S.0. camp shows, Chrous) Sai of the Hollywood Victory Committee, to leave soon after March 1, 194L, on a -.. three montis! tour overseas entertaining soldiers. She does not, know whether’: she will be going to Europe or to the Eastern Theater of War, but hopes that feremnsr coe + [she will be given an assignment in Europe. She again pointed out that she - J 4 felt that through her knowledge of European languages and contacts which abl INFORMATLON HEREIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED could develop in England and other places she could be of assistance to the ted States Government in developing information indicating any subversive © activities. DIETRICH said that in her group would be a female dancer, a male ¢ @mnouncer, a guitar player and.a comic. . She said they were hoping te get TERT ' WHEELER to fill the last. named role. yu DIETRICH turned over, to this oftice the letter which she received 8 = y “ub | oy Wy Ey L7N iT3 TY Par . eral $ RE » LAB. = i 32 z L out —_ ev “tls A