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~~ §6=loF+°'[!' ~ - A. He Selmont : September 72, 1959 lo “pr. veLoaseh Fe. J. Beungerdner le Mr. felmont le vardner 1 b7C HATIONSL COMUTT CS Te SkOURE le Cr. t*lonnor JUSTO. 2CH MORTON SOBELL prc (xc3M2) Ri ae 7 bap INTSENA. SECUKITY © C L INFORMATION CONTAINED b7C . Belen dHvO lved or placed in en emberressinz peaiticn. Tele. Room __ Ad S Pui pits . 4 iRseutacin, <3 NCSJNS, cited by Houge Committee on Un-American Activities (CUA), hes twofold purnese: (1) remove Sobel] from Aloatrer (in 2/c8 ¥ he was trensferred t> Atlents Penitentiary) and (2). obtain either his release, reduction of sentence or mew trial. NCSIMS hae hed « precres ky c. obtaining support from proainent persons and apparently throu :h the et efeerte Of radtiioites from Steve allen, pereonality, # promise te a e Sob future > adv N vr. Relations with Allen hev: in the past been cordial. UCireator) thankeé nia for sentioning “Nesters cf Deceit” on "is progrem and on 2/25/52 the Director clefified an erreneous impression Allen bad gétten from certain press reporte that he wes being investigated by the Bureau Bufiles Called te disolose any other identifiable roferences te Allen. ~ Allen in the past hes “editorielized” on his show, sometines = concerning controversial subjects. If he mentions the alléged "frene-.gQ" of Merten Sobell, ve can expect a certain acount of sympathy fros “adcegoeders" throughout the eountry, which is exactly what capticned organization wante. It would be most edvantegeous to cneck Allen befc hie nationwide sudience is exposed to this unwanted propavands. jo dc this : « ery; however, “ufiles show fe s Key “igure cl the Los Angeles “{[fice ond in the past has been # headline crabdber and crusader. : ORIGINAL COBY FIL Te spproech Allen himself wy possibly reault in eabavrasszent to the "ureau, Therefore, as an alternative it is btelleved thet eontact shoulc be aede by Mr. TeLcach with e saiteble officiel of the Haticnal Sr-adeasting Company (NPS) to sequeint hia with the cects concernins Allen's epparent support ef the Sobell cause for whatever action * 1 sees Cit tc undertake. Threugh this ection the Sureau will net he b7C ; 100-4.3/Ehe0- * $Y ese ». ee 2k ‘ : yuu — MAL. noow CI] thervee untrJ 1S)