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Br $ es a ATT TENTLON: “Sa DENVER au dated April 30, 1952, captioned . Security Matter’- C,"’ (Denver file Y indicated a complaint had been might be interested in communism we : - Attached is a. copy of corr ondent' s communication. Sosy ma Bufiles reflect ‘that fo cee whe may.be ©. 0° . _:, identical with the correspondent, was subject of your ” a "_ Yeceived that run in the United States. Due to the nonspecific nature . ae {100-390 re . The activities of Kenneth Gort are well, Txnown . Hee te your office. - - (62-80382) i . ee - Groucho Marx: was the subject of. a 5 security ac. on dtiyestigation in 1953 based upon. an allegation he. was a. > “heavy contributor ‘to the Communist Party. (CP). This”. fees = investigation was closed since the allegation was ‘not ay ~ substan’ iated. and informants advised he had no connection °"'-; witht the, Pe 100-407258 ) a ae my Frank Sinatra was, othe subject’ of 3 a “Séctirity : © Matter sc. Fraud Against the Government invéstigation feel es: (in 1955- based. upon his affidavit. to the State Department: - in connection with. an. application ‘for. a passport dated - _ of the’ CP or any. "subversive organizations. The Bureau -. fot ‘had previously received allegations concerning his contacts |. | developed no evidence: connecting Sinatra with the CP. or ‘any of its front groups except, for his membership in the | :... Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and*” co -Professions in 1946, which. organization ‘has ‘been. cited - - -.by the California Committee. on Un-American Activities ‘as °~' ’.- ' racketeérs and hoodlums such as members of the Cap one (Bones: - Willie Moretti, former underworld boss of Bergen County, - ~ New Jersey,. James Tarantino, an associate of Bugsey!siégel and .° other: hoodiums on the west coast. —(62-83219), oo a ‘James. -Cagney was the subject’ of a security investi+ gation in 1951, :.Cagney. allegedly contributed to the CP as_ ; well as to various commihist front groups in the.1930s and. was allegedly a member of the CP at one time. When interviewed © ' on March’28, 1951, by.Bureau Agents, he denied ever having _. been a ménber ¢ of the CP. or knowingly contributed to the CP. , 100-2279 . Na DENVER CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE - ve . . ’ - é : . - since he was critical of the way the Government was - ‘being © 1.4" 7 ~ a» Of the complaint, no. investigation was conducted .° oy, a “ January 10, 1955, indicating. he had. never been a: member" Bey a “with the CP and: numerous front groups.. The investigation we a communist front. Sinatra'ssname has bee linked’ ‘with various So