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ems, WN EOL CUMBUN TORE Ax . _ tM ON yg 4 RESP OTAVELOPE atte? Mr. J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C. ° eR My dear Mr. Hoover: — C-AS-GL PLO A Irge aggregationof people are puzzled about something, which has been recently called to the public's attention through an article in the August edition of the “American Mercury" magazine, This article pertains to gangsters in the night clubs and other media of entertain- ment and it specifically mentions Frank Sinatra as having aided gang- sters and narcotic traders. .It also mentions that yon T-~men were present in Havana when Sinatra made the plane trip with the Fischetti brothers, and that he carried the suitcase supposedly containing the - money for Luciano. From the article, the data for which was taken fran the Treasury Department records, you will find that Sinatra is the close friend of Moretti, the Fischettis, Capone, Adonis (cousin to Moretti, and Luetano. There is much campaigning on the part of the Government, the press, and the radio, all of whan have been carrying extensive articles and programs in an effort to rid tne country of thig demoralizing situstion, drug addiction, particularly among the youth of the nation. Sinatra is supposedly the symbol of the underprivileged youth of America, That is the saddest mistake ever. He is synonymous with everything undesiruble and from which youth should be protected and I hope you will concur that he is not the type of personality to have in theentertainment field and before the younssters who emulate his pate tern and feel it's perfectly all right to achieve a success that way. People now feel that Sinatra should be forced to withdraw from the amuse- ment world. "Reader's Digest," of September, carries two excellent arti- cles; one on drug addiction among the young and one on Lucky Luciano. The press and other publications and theradio are hammering at this outrageous and scandalous condition existing amcng the young. Why is Sinatra permitted to continue when he is a friend of these very criminals? What we would like to know right now is why was not Sinatra picked up in Havana when he arrived with the Fischettis? The T-men mere on the scene for the express purpose of meeting that plane inasmuch as they had information with regard to thetrip. Suppose thro ugh lack of evi- dence your men were not able to arrest Sinatra, but don t you arrest sus- pects, more particularly in such a serious matter? It is a known fact that entertainers are "used" for such purposes, but when a particular entertainer is a close fkxnx friend of such criminals ang wiliingymakes- . such a tripwith two of them for a specific purpose, Iefail to see how. 7 your men can possibly allow him to go free. There‘must be something OL. wrong scmewhere, Even Walter Winchell gave the tip-off on his program 4 before that tripwas made, Also, how is it that Sinatra has just been e given a five-year TV ‘dontract with a network who has been doing such a oo. magnificent job in this connection, their "Nation's Nightmare" series juat ended, during whith they carried Moretti's*voice, Moretti who.gave Sinatra his start and maintained him alsowas instrumental in having the sex charge arrest reduced to seduction and then dismissed, though it had gone to the grand jury. There is something peculiar going on and people would like to know what it's all about, It's anything but healthy and Sinatra is any- rd we ne 2hle = htt tin tAmernriagsn whan ha s ntAting aertmtizunala Fa POI UM Uw AMo reads WH LO LS atl VLU LG, ~ : _ | REGORDED - 4 G2A-G 32/9_QO aa Justifiably puzzled citizen Of AN a ¥ : rey be ere ee ee TEAS e AL GO TET ; / wan if & wp theme seit Aadia ties tenons Mien hatin Anema