[78-L] Another Columbia question

[Michael Biel]

This seems to be the day for questions about Columbia records.  This one
is a Red label Columbia I picked up yesterday that has a strange credit
on it.  It is 38211 (mx. CO 38825-1) "You Can't Be True, Dear" by The
Marlin Sisters with Eddie Fisher. Accompanied by The Columbians.   Eddie
Fisher on Columbia is what first sparked my attention.   But under that
artist credit is "Recorded by special permission of the U.S. Attorney
General under license No. E1277".  The other side does not include
Eddie, nor does it have that permission notice.  Does that permission
notice have something to do with Eddie (was he in the Armed Forces at
the time, for example) or could it have something to do with wartime
enemy property such as German or Italian composers or music publishers? 
The composer credits are Ebeler - Cotton - Otten - Griffin.  When was
this recorded?  Was it during the war?  And is this Eddie Fisher's first
record, or nearly first record?  If it is his first record, is it worth
as much as some dealers on E-say seem to think Frank Sinatra's first
record is worth?

Mike (this one only cost me 50 cents) Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com