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12-922 /9224 Serial 922A - wemo from UXrector to SAC, La dated 9/7/51 re: FRANK SINATRA, etal ~ Research, Memo sets out - Enclosed are photostatic copies of two communications dated 8/28, and 8/30/51, from an anonymous source. Copies being furnished to Narcotics Bureau at Washington, D. C. and the Legat at Havana, Cuba, Serial 922 ~ Photostatic copy of letter dated 8/28/51 to Director signed "Justifiably puzzled citizen". Letter as follows: "A large aggregation of people are puzzled about something, which has been recently called to the vublic'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 entertainment and it specifically mentions FRANK SINATRA as having aided gangsters and narcotic traders. It also mentions that your Tsmen 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 from the Treasury Lepartment records, yo will find that SINATRA is the close friend of Moretti, the Fischettis, Capone, Adonis (cousin to Moretti, and Luciano. There is much campaigning on the part of the Government, the press, and tne radio, all of whom have been carrying extensive articles and programs in an effort to rid the country of this demoralizing situation, drug addiction, particularly anong the youth of the natior SINATRA is supposedly the symbol of the underprivileged youth of America, That igs the saddest mistake ever. He is synonymous with:. everything undersirable and from which youth should be protected and I hope you will concur that he is not the type of personality to have in the entertainment field and before the youngsters who emulate his pattern 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 amusement world, ‘Reader's Digest, of September, carries two excellent articles; one on drug addiction among the young and ons on Lucky Luciano. The press and other publications and the radio are hammering at this outrageous and scandalous condition existing among 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 were on the scene for the express purpose of meeting that plane inasmuch as they had information with regard to the trip. Suppose through lack of evidence your men were not able to arrest SINATRA, but don't you arrest suspects, 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 CONTINUED GN PAGE 3. ugh