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On July 19, 1945, Jqaes o,. ‘attoens, Loraer josourch Director for the Lies Committee, woile testifying belore tne xagsbineton State Joint Legislative Pact+«FPinding Connittee on Un-American Aotivities, turned over an sxuibit to toe ccunittse wiuleb listed the officials of tue independent Citiesna . sltives of the Arts, Selencea and Professions, tne weanibit wes not dated and the testi: ny did not reflect tha tlie to wulehn tue eazbibit related. Frank Sinatra appwured on tals sacip . a (td62481006-3, p. 63) as one ef the ViceeCnairwen of the orvanizatilon, The Independent Citizens Counlttes of tug Arty, delences and Profeasions wag cited as 4 Coanunist front by the Consreseional Comunittee on Unesserican .ctivities in its reyort Lasued april "&, 1950. (3 Joint snti-Fascist Refuges Consittee aceording to the "News Sulletin,” lusue of . ctuoer 7, 1944, published by the Joint antieraacist hefugeve Cojualttoe, Frank Sinatra ‘*reoently” contributed 51905 to tue crpaniszation in response te & reQuoeut for a contribution. There was made available to a revreventative of this Gureau @ copy of “fhe witness," iaave of apteiber b, 1945, i: woieh it fe set forth that frenx otnatra would pe one of the speakers at a nage aeetines to be field in udlecn Souare carden in dew York City om ceptesaber J4, L955, on behalf of tue Feoublie of jpain. it is set forth tnat tae “eeting was arranced by tae spanieb Hefusee Aspuaai af the Joint snti-Pasciat Fefugee Comnittoe. _ a. . "The witness," a weekly magazine with efficés at 135 Liberty Street, Kew York City, waa reliably described in 194, as @ pro-Rugaian pubiieation. (100-246705-4, Lf) as