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FD-302 (Rov. 1-25-60) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 12/19/60 b7c On December 12, 1960, wecrevara)Pgrsonal secretary to STEVE ALLEN, Suite25, 15445 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, California, advised that another letter had been received at the office on the morning of December 9, 1960, at approximately 10:30 a.m. The envelope for this letter was postmarked "Dec. 8, 1960, 9:00 p.m., Los Angeles 7, California". The address, "STEVE ALLEN, 15445 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, California’ was type- written. The contents of this letter are as follows: b7t ood, Ca ornia “December 8, 1960 "yr, Steve Allen 15445 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks, California "Mr. Steve Allen: "One simply cannot express one's disgust over the type of ungratefulness that such hard-core communist fellow travelers like yourself are displaying. You've earned thousands of dollars under the American way of life, live in luxury (when you choose to), and then commit violent acts of outright treason with your phony communist front, the Hollywood for Sane. "And, let me assure you, the kind of subversive activities that you're involved in is the worst type of treason, But then, I suppose, under the commmnist philosophy, you probably feel that what You're doing against this country with all of your activities, 18 ‘patriotism.’ At least, that is the way such diseased thinking works --- insanity. "HOW CAN YOU VALUE THE AMERICAN DOLLAR SO MUCH, YET HAVE SO LITTLE VALUE IN AMERICA? "Why don't you just come right out and say that you're a communist, and that you actually believe in the communist cause, telling lie after lie after lie, vomiting communist On 12/12/60 4, Sherman Oaks, California File # Los Angeles 9-2498 bic by SA sim Date dictated 12/15/60 This docudent contains neither recommenda! ons nor conclusions of the FBI. It 4s the property of th your agency; tt and ita contents are not to be distributed outside your agency, propeny © FBI and te loaned to ’ rw)