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ec + Mr Rosen a ur McCabe ° cae Kr Ryan ALL INFORMATION itr. . A. Tamm HEREIN 1S unct assis April 19, 1947 EXCEPT WHERE Shp: 4s Rosen OTHERWISE anes FHANK ALBERT SINATRA, with alias Peas Re GO| mble the. WISCELLAREOUS ~ INFORMATION CORCREEING pare ein 1242 . FRE MA Ry. Witte Sipbh CLASS aly PURPOSE ON IL i fsus ‘: . To set out the information evallable relative to three orang @. “74 y) eoncerning Sinatra'a activities in reply te the Director's query: "Are the pere- graphs parked with ink provable?* ABALYSIS 1 ~- The AYD Year Book will contain a contribution by Frank Sinatra. Facta: ASAC A. H. Belmont of the New York Division advised that Bureau 4gents had obtained e copy of the AYD Year Book published in the fall of 1946 and alec the first issue of “Youth* magasine, a bimonthly publication of the American Youth for Democracy, 150 Nassau Street, Kew York City, dated April 15, 1947, and neither of these books make any mention of Frank Sinatra. Hr, Belmont advised that Sinatra's name is not mentioned in either of the books and he did not con- tribute any article. The information that Sinatra intended contributing an article to the Year Book wan developed through the technical surveillance on the ame Youth bie for Democracy, New York City, which revealed that on Yarch 22, 15.6 aD called an unidentified man who was obviously a representative of Sinatra quired consearning a 500 word article on "Discrimination" which Sinatra was to oe Se ae prepare for the -Aserican Youth for Democracy Year Book. Mr. Sinatra's repre- sentative inguired of 4f the Awerican Youth for Democracy was not the formar Young Communist ue, pointing out that Sine tical beliefs do not run “toward social beliefs - towards Coamunias." vised that the ATD was not the former Young Communist League and stated the AYD was made up of persovs of ol) religious and racial beliefs. Mr. Sinatra's representative ' then indicated that Sinatra would prepare the desired article. , ASAC Belmont “ advised that there was no information in the files concerning the reasons Sinatra did not contribute the artiole.(Z(61-777-34-211) 7 2 ~ Sewapapers reported that on January 14, 1946, Sinatra was one of twenty~ two Asericans who received awards at the New Hassea-dinner held at the Commodore Hotel January 14, 1946. (61-9162-8) Proof: ASAC Belsont of the New York Divisicn advised that this affair waa not covered by Agents or inforgante and there waa no proof of Sinatra's personal ance at the affair other than that indicated in the Daily Forker and other ork papers, The article in the dy Worker reflected that Sinsatre was given ha ahalf of all etnaritia ‘ . 8m 1 Tien ened Pe Ki rag ecus fay kt on a seen arerd aUs Has OV Segoe fagas Of Ona. ail ginorities . oo a8e8 me ==, - On Bey 3, 1946, “hil Schata, a reported Communist and seaber of the ‘ p-Metignel ‘xecutive Board and Executive Secretary of the Auerican Youth for