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NTA! Roport .f speclal Agent deted July z7, 1947 at Koy Iork, Row Iork entitled wsanns Zlslor, with aliasec; Internal. Soourity - is Report of Spesial Agent Jated Ootober 8, 194? at How York, Yow Iork etitled Hanns Bisler, with aliases; Internal. Seourity - a*. f Tou yll also recall that dy meaorandom dated Kareh l?. ls47. ther. furnlshod to yoa s cunmary of information containsd in the Surean files concerning the activities of Lans Bisler. In connectica vith the Lnferaatiea containod in the above reference. your attention is oalled to the report of spwoial Ageat. datod Marph 30, 1943 at Los Angelos, California, pag. 2, thorein 10 I notod that Hans Sieler collaborated wlth Bertolt Brecht and s. Dadoy in writing a play entitled *Die Kassmabne" ( The Disoipliaary Measare'). whiah y peats in Garmsm ia the seoond volame of the Colleoted Yorks of Fortolt Brecht (Bortolt Breoht Gasamnolt. Worke, Band It). peges 329 to 363. A cogy of a trans lation of this play is attached, as woll as a copy of a letter dated at Berlim. Msy 12, l930, zhioh is.pabliehsd aleng vlth ths play and which 1s signed by both Drecht and Zisler. Fhere is als. attaobad an gplanatory mote, publiahed together with th. ylay. whieh appears on pag. 23 .f ths attaohed oopy. Your attantion is direeted to tho las? paragraph of this explanatory note which states: *Hovever. attermpts shonld not be sade to dorire recipes for political aotion frea *the Disciplinary Measure' without a Knowledge af tbe A.n.c. of dialetic matorialism. Whst Lonin said about sorality applied to the ssveral ethieal ooncopts, seoh as Justice. frsedom, .humanity. otc., whicb sppear in the play; w drey ar mora! philosphy from the interest of the proletariat olass strogzle*. ?.? .. Thers ia attached for your possibl. ume a yhotostatia copy of page 5 of tho Daily Worker! for Fobruary l6, l9ss. It is noted that there appears thereon a picturt of Hans Hisler captionsd *Revolutionary Cermen Cowposer" and. it is stated thet the pictare was taken of Mans sialer at a dirmer given to hin In Yoy York City.. There ars alse attached for yeur possible nss photostatie copies of. the "Daily Yorker" .f February 18, l93s, pages 4 and 7. tho inforaation oon- Oerning Hans Eisler contined cn thnso peges is meationed om pege 8 of the roport of Special Agont. Lated Xay 30, l943 at Ser Yoxk City. It is noted that in tho report of Special Agent. Lated October 16, 1948 at Los Angsles. California, ca pages 9 and 1o thareot Heation is made of an artiolo contained ix .the aswepaper Prarda' of Jaly 38. ... ONf! ENTIAL