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CONERDE To the best cf my knowledge, Adorno never was politically active and during the yeare I have known him he was very elear in his appraieal of Communism and was inter- ested in analyzing similarities of the national socialists and Soviet systems with regard to the treatment!of the indi- . brother of Gerhart Lisler, snd the two famiiies, Eisler. and Adorno, met while they both were living in.Santa Monica, California.. Furthermore, Adorno-and Eisler together worked on a study of. film music. I have reason(to believe that most.of.it, if not all, was written by Adorno. When the book was about to be published, the Gerhart Eisler story broke and Adorno decided not, to have his name associated with Hans Eisler as the sole author. The informant advised that "the mutuall interest and friondship, as long as it lasted, between Eisler and Adorno must be explained on the basis of a common experience; both have been pupils of the outstanding modern composer Arnold Schoenborg and both were deeply interestod in the b2 b7D 100-106126-30) The informant further advised that'the impressions and the factual knowledge which he had of Adorno with regard to hie loyelty might be sunmed up as follows: "As far as I know, he was neither in Europo nor`in the United States politically active with the Commnunist Party or any of ita affiliates. I have nover heard of him being cormected with any front organization in'this coumtry. I have no reason to believo that he is not loyal to this country, and I lmow that ho sherishes his Ameridan citizen- The foregoing iniormation is furnished to you as the result of a request for an FBr file aheck and is not to be construed as a clearance or a nonclearance of the individual involved. ihts informstion is furnished for your use and should not he disseminated outside of your ageney. CONFTDENTIAL