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Hanns Eisler and Immigration Clash in Washington
Robert F. Stripling chronicles Hanns Eisler's long fight with the U S State Department and the House Un American Activities Committee over visa denial and deportation efforts. The piece traces Eisler's 1930s activities, connections to Communist circles, and the fluctuating official stance from Eleanor Roosevelt to Sumner Welles and George Messersmith, ending with his wartime visa battles and eventual departure. The narrative names Gerhart Eisler, various officials, and Hollywood figures who lobbied on Eisler's behalf, highlighting political pressures and legal uncertainty surrounding the case.
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Ivtsa
State Department
Gerhart Eisler
Gerhart
Manns
House un-American Activities Committee
Hanns
Hanns Eister
Flavana
Hasvana
Eisler
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Labor Department
Eislers
Eleanor Roosevelt
Welles
George Messersouth
Messer- Smith
Eister
Elster
Mavans
Conference of the State Department
Robert Clark
Alexander
Charles Evans Hughes
Department
Hanns Eisler
U. S
Mexico City
Havana
Daniels
Messersmith
FP. C. Hutton
Raymond Gram Swing
Dorothy Thompson
Russell Davenport
Fortune, Magazine
George Cukor
Clifford Odets
William Dieterle
Hollywood
Curt Riess
Oscar Wagner
Jui
Mard Graduate School
Harold Clurman
Group
Theater
Swing
New York
Bucks County
Catexico
Icatexico
Board of Special Inquiry
Immigration Board of ‘Appeals
Washington
Ger’hart
United States
Justice Department
Stripting
Ing Feat
Syed
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