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smerican Tormittee for Yugoelsav “elief opened its activities for 1946 with a Town Hall Drenefit Concert organized by the Greenwich Village Chapter. One of the individucls listed as sponsoring the concert wis Frank Sinatra. There was made available to a representative of this Bureau a letter dated April 8, 1946, the letterhead of which carrted the name-of the American Committee for Yugoslav Relief. This letterhead listed Mr. and Mra. Frank Sinatra: among the sponsors of this organization. The @merican Committee for Yugoslav Relief, Inces was cited b¥ the ‘ttorney General of the United States as on organisation within the purview of Executive Order No. 98356 For Cultural Helations With Itel Soctet /mericen It was reliably reported on April 30, 1947, that Frank Singtra was listed ss a sponsor for the ‘merican Soclety for Cultural Helsutions with Italy. on article in the "New York “orld Telegram," New York City, issue of .pril 17, i947, reported that Luigl Art lini, Presicent of the Italian jmerican Labor Council Head of the Italian Dressmakers Union, deseribed the imerican Society for Cultural Reletions with Italy as a “cover” for Communist activity and stated that this organ- ization was collecting funds to be distributed in Italy to the Union cf Italian omen suid to ke headed by Rita Togliatti; wife of the Italian Communist leader. / feature article in the "New York World Telegram’ issue of «pril 16, 1947, by Frederick Woltmun concerning the american Society for Cultural Felationsa with Italy, reported thet Frenk Sinatra denied authorizing the use of his name by this organization. This article ulso reported that Fannie Hurst, the novelist, Jessica Dragonette, the singer, and Peter Grinn, President of the New York State Chumber of Commerce, had disassociated themselves from the organization as sponsors, having satisfied themselves thet it was a Communist front PkS