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Los Angeles, ‘California October 7, 1947 ¥ ° a ge OF COATED at lax ds Dear Mr. Fidler: “\t heara your broadcast Sunday and a previous one asking Westbrook Pegler to lay off on Frank Sinatra. ‘Prank ‘Stnatrats rise was not « phenomenon as we were led to not oo elt davtiead nilen her thoes haelkine him. ana Hoa: ww -*~ wuss MY TS wer ro “- a ek Ce is associates are not now, nor were they then, what a young “man ‘qn the entertainment field should have, If Frank were 4n.the clear, he could sud Pegler, and the fact that he does “not te sufficient evidence that his record does not stand in- a vestigation. Pegler gets information from sources unavail- ‘@ble-to us and he ia sure of his ground before making dis- wo closures. “‘gome of us thought he should let up on the subject. He had the courage and patience to keep at it until he finally woke us - ape: Mow he is disclosing another danger, and some of us again “think he should let up. J. Edgar Hoover is talking in the ‘eame etrain - the danger of the underworld working through fronts... The underworld is wise. There is no question ag to |. -Sinatrats association with some of its worse members, and of -*-gourse they use the good deed to put their plans across. Even we Bugsey: Siegel mat have done some good deeds - Hollywood salut~ ~ ed him even. tn death, a known criminal of the worst type. : Mr, Eoover is cracking down on those: in Hollywood who mingled Siezei end his pals. \ ~~. 7 at d, ‘Mr. Fidler, in “fignting Pegler you “axe also <@dgar Hoover himself. It is the same battle. “on Pegler. ‘and “let the chips fali where they may." Llyw od needs-a cleanup and fast. Some of the accusations ze iste 6 Sinatra by Pegler are suchsthat no man should Se Yours truly, CC Mr. Westbrook Pogler Care L,4,. Examiner, City — G2- P32lq- /3