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CONFIMENTIAL / entitled "Youth", claimed that Frank Sinatra would contribute an article to it on the subject of discrimination. ES Detroit Informan 0 a4 | { [2 about 5/23/46. jz J i} b2. 105 5433—90 b70 Hew York Informant QD \ 2 iy UC b/1/ M6. ¢ 61~777~ 34-211, pee 7 The New York Office obtained a copy of the AYD yearbook which was published in the Fall of 1946, Sinatra's name is not mentioned in this book, Memorandum from Mr. A. Eosen to Mr. E. A. Tamm, dated April 195,: 1947, Re: "Frank Albert Sinatra." 62~83219-7 In this connection, however, on March 22, 1946, an unidenti- fied representative of Frank Sinatra was requested by an AYD repre~ sentative to contritute a 500 word article on discrimination for the AYD yearbook, "Youth". Sinatra's representative inquired for infor- mation about the nature of the AYD, asking if it wasn't a continuation of the former Young Communist League, which wae denied, although the AYD representative did admit that there were some Communists in the organi ration. Sinatra's representative ezpiained that he wanted to be sure of the type of organization he was dealing with since Sinatra and hie “political beliefs don't run towards Communism" and added, "If they are strictly out-and-out Communists we don't fight them, we don't have any cause to question their rights — they can do as thay believe, but 1¢ doesn't mean that we necessarily have to be active and further the principles of an organization with which we have nothing in , sympathy." He aleo pointed out Sinatra had "recently" been criticized by one of the columnists for his connection with the american Youth for Democracy. wy 7) In conelusion, Sinatra's representative stated that, "We'll manage to get a story to you." He had previously admitted having had some dealings with the AYD in the past. ea) CONFIRENTIAL «=—-« [O | j-4 wan