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-.» Teotson +: Beimgat t , ‘ Mop + grelishen . DeLoach : Evans — = Maloney. ‘ ; May 23, 1962 [iia a * Tave} ‘Trotter SEE REVERSE ‘Tele. Room 7 Holmes ~ Gagdy SIDE FER ae" Pa 3 & . DECLASSIFY ON: 25K 7" Date/oXRevie: ox ee ‘ | EDI 1-8-7 1agaee Enclosed circular is one of a number received froza the: Departmett ‘of. iw Justice Recreation Assqciation for possible distribution among our employees. aoe The circular announces sponsorship of captioned festival by the President's Committee » | of the People to People Program listing Gunther: Schuller as Musical Director and | Duke‘ Ellington as Musical Host “Bureau indices are negative as to B. However, Bufile. contains the nam as an ex-crew member of "Graf _ Spee,'' married to years Of age, Paraguayan citizen. Letter 3-12-46 fro egat, Montevideo, Uruguay, placed QREEEPrame among 1G 24 individuals, all former crew members of the "Graf Spee” or "Tacoma" who were not repatriated to Germany on 2-16-46. Letter also advised the State Department's secret instruction dated 12-18-48 specified that case histories be prepared concerning individuals ‘suggésted for repatriation. Re U ; sae , Buf -#concerni g Duke Ellington e 100-4344 contains a Bureau 4 ca . communication G ecnsmmmmmmaear. this individual as Edward Kennedy * Ellington had never beef investigated by th au but the following substance of the ™~. information was furnishedtsyeBafite.- Ellington has had some affiliation with humerous communist front groups such as the All-Harlem Youth Conference, the Hollywood Chapter of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, the American Committee to Save Refugees, the Artists' Front to Win the War and the National ; - Committee to Abolish the Poll Tax. Furthermore, Ellington reportedly volunteered his —- professional services for a concert held in 1944 in Carnegie Hall, New York, i sponsored by the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee. He appeared at another concert in 1947 sponsored by the National Council of American-Soviet Friend ship. He also, accordi pabzrticle in the October 10; 1943, issue of.'The Worker," ais; Ir... Communist candidate for — Ellington was born 4/29/99 at Washington, D. C. . RY LLL OO LL Bb FILED oy so) NG® RECORDED fd02._ sun 4-962