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seme CON? MEN TAL, it has been reliably rérorte? that Frank Sin.tra was one cf the s:eaxers ei Gwe Veterans acericar Talley a Tomrunivl iniiitrated croup whieh nels a meeting well abe curden i. 43 acy Bee. 7 Of lers €°,¢arin,g on toe urevrani : hors 2; inclused Senator { Claude - reoper o:a Esiph Ingersoll, es lior of Ye. , Gerald L. kh. Smith who wae called before bated Coneressionas Jonanittee investigating un-American activities petivioned we Somnitiee to investi ate Ue activities cf Frank Jinatra wno, he state, seerg ic be w hllnby Daic, evaciate crooner ouu wnd recently save support to « meetin, cf tne american Youth for Democracy which he:d an elacorate banquet at the rotei anbassucer in Los .npciec; December i6, 1945 ' The Paily .orker under cate cf Sestember 15, i945 reroried that Frank Sinatra would be a sronsor of the worid louth confereice to te neo in Londen Getober 321 to Noverber 9, 1°45, it was reliably reported tnat Florence cchwartz, Chairman of whe Finance Committee of the Communist Political association of Baltimore, endeavored to get Sinatra, Lily Pons, tetty Davis, hatherine Hepburn and ursen seils to appear in behalf of whe Committee on November 2, 1944. YL MW td An unusually reliable source intorued tnat . vear book to be pubLlisned by the american fouth Division of the Communist Yarty will reportediv convain contributions by Frank Sinatra. in the September 6, 1945 issue cf "The litness", en article written by Edward Harrison entitled "The Church's Joint Support 02 Lerublicen Srain" reflected that the Church League for Industrial Vemscracy has joinea sith a lerce narber ot organizations in sponsoring a rally on benaif of Fe-ublicun Crein widen rally would be held in sadison Square Gorden the evening of Gerte:ber 24, 1945 ond oneukers would include Frank Sinatra. In the Daily .orser dated Januery 2, 1%45 an urticle neaded "Yysoslav Relief upens 194¢ Lrive”™ sets out thit the american Comittee for Yugoslav Selief opened its activities for 1646 with 4 Torm null Eenefit Toncert organized by the Greeravich Village Cnapter. The concert was sponsored cy indiviauals including Artie Snaw and Frank Zinatra. An article in the Laily worker dated May 21, 1946 quoted frank Sinatra as denying charges tnat née was crooning American bobb; soxers into thesnandg of the Communists. The article states thet a represertative of tie Lntghts of Columbus alleged that Sinatra, a Catholic, had alizned himself With Communists when he spoke at a Red Kally of 16,000 left wingers in ew York's hacison Sauare Garden. Sinatra stated it was a rally Sponsored by the Veterars Committee of the independent Citizens Committee of Arts, Science anc rrofessions urgin:, the passage of legislation to provide housing ror veterans. Sinatra was que ted as saying "The minute anyone tries to help tne iittle gay he is called & Communist”. It is reliably reported that Frank Sinetrze stint .100 w vie Joint anti- Fascist hefugee Committee in response to « telegraphic request for a cgns tion. in addition a request was made of Sin:tra to avpear aS uw wisi at a cimner ;iven by the organization on December 4, 1924 in honor of .illie: Gronmper, a cen uributor we the Dally worker.