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activities for 1946 with a flown Vall wenefit oneert orcanized by the Greenwich Villase Cnapter. one of tig 4 F : Arment eof tae incividuals ring the Cunmce DP. Was ¢ PR.a- listed as sponsoring the oinatra, t There was made available to a representative of this Uureau a letter dated April 6, 1946, tne letternesa of which carried the name of the Aserican Comiulttee for XYugoalav Kelief. This letternead listed lir. and irs, Frank Sinatra among the sponsors of this organization, The American Gosmittee for Yugoslav Helief, Inec., was cited by the Attorney General of the iuntted States as an organization within the purview of ixecutive Order No. 10450. (Ameriean Soctety For Cultural Helations jitn Italy ASU SOUS AUN Abas y Nate It was reliably reported on April 30, 1947, tnat Prank Sinatra was listed as a sponsor for the American society for Cultural Relations with Italy. An article in the "New York World Telegras,” New York City, {saue of April 17, 1947, reported that uit Antonini, President of the Italian American Lebor Council and Head of the Italian Dressmakers Union, described the American Society for Cultural Relations with italy as a "sover™ for Communist activity and stated that this organ- ization was collecting funds to be distributed in Italy to A feature article in the “hew York world_lelegran,." isuue of April 16, 1947, by Frederick Woltman concerning the American Society for Cultural Relationa with italy, ee - ene Bee nahn =o # _ 3 ee ens Bee Benue som wen aa Poported that Frank Sinatra denied authorizing the use of his name by thia organization. ' Thia article also reported that’ Fannie turst, the novelist, Jessica Dragonette, the singer, and Reter Grimm, President of the New York State Chamber of Commerce, had disassociated themselves from the organization as sponsors, having satiafied tiesuselves that it was a Communist front organization, ~ fo hoaen