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Letter to Director, FEI RK 100~4284-J 3 . rized comissioners. QE expressed the opinion that Mrs. ELRANOR SEVELT hed exerted preseure on behalf of Rabbi PRINZ which resulted in be latter's obtaining United States citizenship during the war. tee further stated that he has heard that the Immigration and Re tetion file concerning PRINZ, as maintained at the Newark Office of the agency and which included information regarding past Communist activities on the pert of PRINZ, was subsequently stolen or removed from the files. QQ expreesed the opinion that inguiries of the Newark Office of Immigration and Naturalize- - “tion ce conmerning PRINZ would be immediately conveyed to PRINZ unless made through an established and reliable contact. When questi comerning the source of the above information con 12/9/49 “~~ . cerning Rabbi PRINZ, steted that the facts represent only an opinion which he has gained hearsay and romor picked up during the time he was employed by Immigration and Naturalization Service. equested that in view of the unknown source‘of his information he would not vouch for the accuracy of such facts. He ws, however, quite definite in his belief that PRINZ was wholly sympathetic with ROGGE and was instrumental in packing the audience with sympathizers. A search of the indices of the Newark Office reflecte that PRINZ ig Rabbi of Temple B'Nai Abraham, Clinton and Shanley Avenues, Newark, New Jersey. He had been expatriated by the German Reich in approximately 1938 ani had registered under the Alien Registration Act. He filed Declaration of Intention to become a United States citizen on May 1, 1938, in Mineola, | Nassau County, New York. He was an original member of the Executive Committee of the, New Jersey Council of American. Soviet Friendship in 1942 and a member of the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Independent Citizens League in 1948. His name has been associated with many activities of the Independent Progressive Party in New Jersey. fWo edditionnl telephone calls were received from QP on Deceaber 8, 1949, in which he volunteered additional details concerning remarks of ROGGE during the debate with TMULTY. 1¢ was apparent to the interviewing Agents that had been in touch with Mr. TUMULIY concerning his contacts with the FSI and wes in fact acting as a spokesman for TMULTY. In-view of Mr. TUMULIY's political position and the apparent interest of QR in this matter, it is believed possible that NMULIT might in the future publicize the fact that the above information had been turned over to the FRI. Therefore, this matter is being called to the attention of the Bureau ‘for information purposes and no other action is contemlated by this office.