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4315 Angelo Drive, Beverly Hills, California. local records of b Tce to no information not already in the possession ofthis office with r ; | eference to QGABIN. in addition to ‘the information contained 1 in report yust mentioned with “reference: to. CABIN, “he Los Angeles file, which -has since -been re-opgped - for the purpose of: obtaining additional information with reference to Subject Special Agent pe June 1, 1942 » Yeviewed the file he office of au Source A with reference to GABIN. Therein it reflects that GM or soscnes b GABIN and other French actors to return to Paris, and he refused. He was told he could have gotten back his home if he had returned. It also reflected that | OS a RDIN has witn 20th Century Fox BI’ allows him to return to France between pictures. Gita etc., ac- OF cording to this file, tried to talk GABIN out of going to the United States, t telling him he could make films in France, and may have implied that he would have to return. Thereupon GABIN wired @§M@™Bthat his fanily was 111, and sent a wire stating that he had made a contract for him to come to America, GABIN said he showed this wire to the Vichy governnent., and they allowed hin to comes One d Artists Studios in New. York . according to Source @, corroborate IN'S statement with reference to the above, Under date of December 27, 1941, the French Consul in los Angeles wrote GABIN, steting : i that the French Embassy on Vichy orders was requesting GABIN to return to Paris i and make pictures. ‘This.letter was not answered by GABIN. On January 5, 1942, J:> ; he received a follow-up letter. He called the Consul and-told him that he : wanted to stay and requested a letter which GABIN sent, setting forth..that in~* 3 formation. crt rhe, ai ik ety, Information in this file of Source A also set forth that GABIN and “were leaders of the French film group signing a protest o ppointment — and swearing allegiance to the Allies. Therein it Was determined that GARIN . had no interest in politics, belonged to no organization other than that re~ _ gembling the Screen Actors’ Guild. On igned an affidavit stating that GABIN when in France had not engaged in any political activity, to his knowledge, and that GABIN had impressed ca “Ry . » - 4 : -l4~ ve me oe roe oA tics _ a taco vo—aohnoa Aeneid ener Sats *