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WFO 100-31468 or refuses to remove his endorsement of the Communist Organization, don't you feel that that is inimical to the best interests of America? "Mr, JOHNSTON: I am unfamiliar with the facts." -The following is the testimony of WALTER S. STEELE .. regarding Communist activities in the U.S. On 7/21/47, Mr. ' STEELE testified before.the committee chdred by J. PARNELL THOMAS. The following is the testimony of Mr. STEELE in re- gard to FRANK SINATRA: Page 80, Paragraph 4, of this testimony is quoted as follows: "The American Youth for a Free World later announced | that it had received a call to the World Youth Con- a \, ference in January, 1945, and it accordingly held a / meeting of representatives of the Youth Movements of : :, the U.S. at which was set up a U.S. Arrangements .... Nt Committee for the World Youth. Conference. @ conference a was held in London in November, 1945. TheNnembers of the Arrangements Committee, in turn, elected de to the conference. The, delegates included ME ASS, k City; GLOSTERXGURKENT, City; NAOMI oa, 3 New York City; FRANC fh soetou f 1 ° LAWRENC » 2 | EN, oston; JAS _ E : Ne ae Citys, EL N ~~ ALIC - City; ESTHE NES, NNFROSTM ew York City fl Jew IEBER, ALEXA P, | ERAT C, CANDLESS, THOMA ILL, A A ~ ” DORI NK and OLIVI OKES. FRANK SINATRA is credited by tHem with having asSisted in raising funds to defray the expenses of the delegates to the World Conference." Page 106, Paragraph 5, of STEELE's testimony is quoted as follows: . "Also active in the play and film field is the IWO which sponsored road shows and film entertainment of an educational nature. Short films by FRANK SINATRA are also featured. CHARLES COOPER is National Director of IWO activities." ~6-