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Letter to Director, FSI RK 100-~4484-J adfhorized commissioners. QM exmressed the opinion that Mrs. ELEANOR SEVELT. had exerted preseure on behalf of Rabbi PRINZ which resulted in be latter's obtaining United States citizenship during the war. o further stated that he has heard that the Immigration and Ba zetion file concerning PRINZ, as maintained at the Newark Office of the agency and which included information regarding past Communist activities on the pert of PRINZ, was subsequently stolen or removed from the files. GORD expressed the opinion that inquiries of the Newark Office of Immigration ani Naturaliza- 12/9/49 ~~ - “tion ce concerning PRINZ would be iomediately conveyed to PRINZ unless made through an established and reliable contact. When questi concerning the source of the above information con- cerning Rabbi PRINZ, stated that the facts represent only an opinion " which he bas gained hearsay and rumor picked up during the time he was employed by Immigration and Naturalization Service. & equested that in view of the unknown source'of his information he would not vouch for the accuracy of such facts. He was, however, quite definite in his belief that PRINZ was wholly sympathetic with HOGGE and was instrumental in packing the audiance with sympathizers. A search of the indices of the Newark Office reflects that PRINZ is Rabbi of Temple B'Mai ‘Abraham, Clinton and Shanley Avenues, Newark, New Jersey. He had been expatriated by the German Reich in approximately 1938 and had registered under the Alien Registration Act. He filed Declaration of Intention to become a United States citizen on May 1, 1938, in Mineola, . .® Has County, New York. He was an original member of the Executive Comittee sap. ~ of the, New Jersey Council of American. Soviet Friendship in 1942 and a menber of the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Independent Citizens League in 1948. His name has been associated with many activities of the Independent Progressive Party in New Jersey. Two additional telephone calle were received from QM on Deconber 8, 194, in which he volunteered additional details concerning remarks of ROGGE during the debate with TIMULTY. It was apparent to the interviewing Agents that QP had been in touch with Mr. TUMULTY concerning his contacts with the BSI and was in fact acting as a spokesman for TMULIY, In view of Mr. TIMULIY's political position and the apparent interest of CY in this matter, it is believed possible that TUMULTY might in the future publicize the fact that the above information had been turned over to the FRI. Therefore, this matter is being called to the attention of the Bureau for information purposes and no other action is contemlated by this office.