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LA 100-41413 "A torrent of denials came today from Californians who were listed by State Senator Jack B, Tenney as being under the influence of ‘the Stalinist orbit’. . . .' Included in the list of names set forth appeared the follow- 'This unfair and unjustified attack gives oO be critical of the Tenne; Committee,” ing--"Crooner Frank Sinatra: every American good reason cree "Hollywood on Trial--The Story of the Ten Who Were Indicted! by GORDON KAHN, published by Bdénivand Gaer, Inc., 1,121. 2 13> Wess, 44th-Street, New York 18, New York, Copyright 1948 The following, attributed to FRANK SINATRA, appeared at page 19 in the above book: "Frank Sinatra said once they get the movies throttled how long will it be before the Committee goes to work on freedom of the air? How long will it be before we're told what we can and cannot say into a redio microphone? If you make a pitch on a nation-wide network for a square deal for the underdog, will they call you a Commie? Will we have to think Mr. Rankin's way to get in the elevator at Radio City? Are they gonna scare us into silence? I wonder," The above book pertained to the so-called "Hollywood Ten," previously referred to in this report. —_ "The Daily Worker" Issue of April 10, 195 Page 11, Column 1 te An article captioned "Where Are the Big Stars Who Once Opposed the Un-Americans" appeared in the above issue of the "Daily Worker," an East Coast Communist newspaper. The item read, in part, as follows: "Where are all the famous Hollywood stars who attacked the first Un-American witch-hunt in Hollywood when the ten were brought to trial in 1947? EU eT | "Whicer. are the hundreds of stars who once organized two national broedcasts over the coast-to-coast network of the American Broadcasting Company to express their opposition to the Un-American Committee? - 21 -