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o @ Duke Ellington _ A confidential informant who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised in 1944, that Duke Ellington . had mailed out approximately 1500 letters on behalf of the ~ National Committee to Abolish the Poll Tax and that the - committee had been receiving money from the people he had contacted. The California Committee on Un-American Activities - in 1947 described the National Committee to Abolish the Poll . Tax.as. being among the communist front organizations for racial agitation whic *money-collecting media.") 5 bt (00-11507-204; ae " . At the na ation of the American Youth for Democracy held in New York, New York, in 1946, the report of the National Board was presented on Sune 15, 1946. The report, in reviewing activities of the American Youth for Democracy, reflected that the “Tribute to Fats Waller" held at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York, in April, 1944, had been sponsored by the American Youth for Democracy. The report stated that the meeting had turned into a "tremendous, spontaneous demonstra- tion of inter-racial unity." The report further reflected that Duke Ellington was smonz those individuals who joined with the American Youth for Democracy in this event, The American Youth for Democracy has been designated pursuant to Executive Order 1045: (61-777-742-page 41 7 7 A confidential inforsant who hes furnished reliable information in the past, advised’ in 1944 that on May 14, 1944 : a concert was held at Carnegie Hall in New York, Kew York, under the sponsorship of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee, The informant sdvised that Duke Ellington was among the persons — who volunteered their professional services for the concert. The Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee has been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450. oe (100-7061-631) On August 7, 1944, the "Daily Worker" contained an article captioned "Stars Lead Coast Dem. Committee," which reflected that bandmaster-composer Duke Ellington was a menber of the executive board of the Hollywood Democratic Committee. ~~ The report of the California Comittee on Un-American Activities - in 1948 described the Hollywood Democratic Committee as a communist front organized in 1942 — (100-138754-A) . . . On January 2, 1946, the "Daily Worker" contained an article captioned "Yugoslav Relief Opens 1946 Drive." The . article reflected that the American ittee for Yugoslav Relief opened its 1946 activities with a concert the preceding evening in hew York, New York, Duke Ellington was listed as one of the sponsors of the concert... The American Committee for Yugoslav Relief, Incorporated, has becn designated purrutant to Executive Order 10450, (100-212169-A) 3