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A& technical surveillance on the National Maritime Union, Baltimore, Maryland revealed that Florence Schwartz, chairman of the finance committee of the Commun st Political association of Baltimore endeavored to get Sinatra, Orson Welles, others to appear in behalf of the committee on November 3, lous, wiry u) The Baltinore afro~4merican on April 10, 1945 reported that Sinatra was to give a talk on racial barmony. The same paper also reported that Sinatra allegedly beat several southern cafe owners who refused to serve negro musicians in his party. The Daily Worker of September 15, 1945 reported that Sinatra would be a Sponsor of the World Youth Conference to be held in London from October 31 to November 9, 1945. The weekly intelligence summary prepared by the Fifth Service Command, U. S. Amy, for the week from November 2 to November 9, 1945 reports that Sinatra appeared at a Gary, Indiana highschool on November 1, 1945 in an effort to persuade striking students to return to school. The appearance of Sinatra in Gary was allegedly sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union and the report indicates that Sinatra accused two prominent Gary citizens of complicity in strikes and urged that they be “run out of town." The mayor of Gary, Indiana reportedly told Sinatra that his speech was a'disservice to the cause and the community ." Tha Deily Warkar af Jamary 16. 10 ae ws ee et 2946 a award at the "New Masses” dinner held at the Commodore Hotel, New York, for his courageous fight on behalf of all minorities, A report submitted by the New York Office on april 10, 1946 concerning the Independent Citizens of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions, Incorporated, reflects that Sinatra was, on February 10, 1946, elected a vice chairman of the board of directors of that group. On May 3, 1946 Phil Schatz, a reported Communist and member of the National Executive Board and executive secretary of the american Youth Division, Detroit, made arrangements for an affair for Sinatra to be held at the Jewish Community Center at Detroit on May 13, 1946. This rally, it was reported, was held to combat anti-Semitism and all religions were invited to participate. According to the weekly intelligence summary submitted by the New York Division on May 16, 1946, Sinatra was one of the speakers at the Veterans Meorican Rally, a comunist infiltrated group which held a meeting at Madison Square Garden on that date. Other speakers included Senator Claude Pepper and Ralph Ingersoll who was editor of the newspaper Ph. On May 20, 1946, according to a technical surveillance, the Russian Consulate at Los Angeles was advised that and Mrs. Frank Sinatra could not attend the Consulate party on that date. (ay Sinatra on September 2, 1946, was a guest artist at a Los Angeles concert sponsored by the Hollywood Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions. =3- . 7 fos