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Lincoln Brigade on July 26, 1941, gave a oarrfiiance to �raise

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��efugeels The Exiled Iritere&#39; Committee worked with other;f*%T;Connpoiet,jronte in.the Spanieh Communist refugee&#39;education�ee"and!_the Uhitedt4nerioau�$panieh Aid Committee hae been cited -ybyjthe Attorney Genera! of the United dtatee as within the�» 4&#39; purview if Ereeutive Order 9836. �00_7051_115!- ~»M"*>>=@;&#39;>

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fdescribed the Artists� front to Iin the lar as a Communist g~/1- �<jf?0nt, listed Duke Ellington as�a sponsor of that organization.

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s1 vsaz 1298 p&#39;§&#39;;6!� &#39; "&#39; e;£%?%§E$%iifhe Juno éo; 194g, issue-of the �Daily r§§k§}e§${&#39;ee�contained an article oaptioned"Eegro Tribute to Hit Bach_at- .�4:is-Plot Here.� Thie article related that Duke Ellingtdnyaqpxaaong othere, was to appear at a program to be held on *.92June 27, 1943, designated ae"a "Tribute to Negro Serviceaen."_1he grtiele stated that the program vae_to be eupported bythe Negro Labor Victory Coanittee and the National Iegro -.Congress, auong other organizations. Both the afore-mentioned&#39;organi2ationshave been cited by the Attorney General of theUhit�d States as Uonnuniot within the purview qf_£:eeative� 1,

98350 I� , ~ �1-6?28.A!_. _-_>;=_;l4!_i_&#39;: �.._";f.. -. __:;¬i�-T _ .The 0otober.7, 1943, ieeue of the �Daily Iorker"-&#39;raonidned an article oaptioned_F0ivic Leaders Endoree Davie.� i&#39;Aooording to this article nuke Illington, among others; H J.� "nae-to appear at the Golden Gate Ballroom on 0etober�84,_;7&#39;~"194.9, in a "Davie Iictory Show" to pay tribute to eenjaem J. :�aois, Jrt, Uonnuniat Party oandidate,for_the_¢ity Council qfJew fork. The October 10, 1948, issue of the "daily Iorker"} .]in an artiole captioned "Ben Bavie Candidacy Arouaee Rational A�Interest,y related that Duke Illingtoa was anong those backin �g .Benjanin J} Dauidy_Jr-, jor_City Council. �It ie to be noted if

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.;~&#39;._;e;&#39;convicted in United Statee District Court,� _lev"&#39;Iork,&#39;Iezoj_~.&#39;»�3�-1;i&#39;..°~?"?r if °"1?�"9 0"" 5F?*?�.�°"" zoo-14e1ea;4!�_;ii~*:"rc4i;;<_it�_ &#39;1�n_fornati on vaejreeceioed {roe _a feliable eource _ Lin Jan&#39;uaI&#39;y,~1944, that Duke Ellington had hailed, out &#39; �=��-1�; �". ,&#39;_.70PProzinate1U 1-S00�lettere on behalf of thelati. onal

Comaittee to Abolish the Po11.v2&#39;a:: and that the 0onnitte_e7- :1. -.had, been receiving honey froi the people Ellington contactedii T

L~_".2fhe_ �ctional Committee to Abolieh the Poll Tar has been;_~f__¢;i_t_ed by the California Connittee on Un-American Aetivitiee-- tin,-their 194? report no �among the Uonnuniet-front organ iaationefor rasial agitation" whichaloo eerue oe &#39;_&#39;uoney-y-c_o11ec_tin_g _

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-16, 1946, held in New York, Few for-E, the followingvao = Vpresented. "The Few for!: �Tribute to Fate taller� at » �Carnegie Hall in April, 1944, eponeored by American Youth forI-&#39;enocr0¢_�I/e turned into a. tremendous, spontaneous demonstrationof inter-racial unity.� Among thoeerho joinegi with �American

-- , Youth for Democracy in thie event were Duke Ellington-,----and1 others tovnuneroue to mention-" Anerican Iouth for Cenocracy

_ has been cited by the Attorney General of the United Stoteeg,&#39; __ae �onnuniet within the purview of Executive Order ,_99_35¢ ~ �1-77&#39;?-742,p4.}! A

o &#39; On Hay 14, 1944, accor ing to a reliable eource "a concert was held at Carnegie Hall, New York City, under theeponaorehip of the Joint Anti-Faeciet Refugee Committee.Duke Ellington was eaid tohave volunteered hie profeeeionaleeruicee for this concert which was reportedly attended by Y ~2000 pereonee 2&#39;he Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Connittee hoe ~ cbeen Yci ted ,byfthee.At.torney General; of the United State: ae nC&#39;onauniet__ within the purview of Executive Order 9836. Q » ..&#39; &#39; 0 l I �00-7061-631 $204 - V1- &#39;" - The "Daily Icrker" of August , 944, in an article

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�h,p@1l_benefit;concert,,which_concert_was sponsored by Duke¬;&#39;i_92%5l1ington a;ong&#39;othen.&#39;2he énerican ¢cnnittee jbr�Iuhoelav"L&#39;-1hf?elieJ3&#39;Inccrporated has been cited by the Attorney General ?f-;:qp_tn¢_up;¢¢e States an 0onnunist_untbin the pyrq;¢§H¢;;¢§;;;_¢

&#39;£aecutioe Order 9836�;- ~&#39;...."r~ r .~ i§¥?i: �t ;4¢¢5¢a¢=§ to ajreliable source Duke z13;;;z¢@#tt@;z2<;f@&#39;e1ected_to the_Board,of Directors of the Independsnt_¢itieene �

at the annual aembership nesting of that organization held �;pt the Alvin Theater, few Iork City, on February 10, 1946;;She Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, 8ciences,,T�and Prgfeeeions has been cited as a Coanunist frantWby&#39;the?H

p;¬ongrsseional Connittee-on_0h<Anerican.1ctivities in_a report AEjiesuea by that group on April 26, 1951, and in_others, §§§}%;= 51.4�- . - -- u~�0Q_-&#39;388&#39;892 &#39;8 ? &#39; �

z¢Z§§;§?If§Z The "Brooklyn Sagle , a Iewrforgagity p¢a1?$3£?§�;�3»on Hay 5, 1947, contained an article concerning a baeaa�fE#~�§

{patch bad opened on lay 4, 1e4v;;qp¢n=p+¢¢ by the �ationif�ffQ@unci1.of 4nerican.8oviet Friendship. According tp"thil Y*"-_article the Bazaar opened with a variety concert_etantng&#39;Dwke 1-Illington among otherei; The Iational Council ef[1:ericanq<i§#.Soviet friendship bas_been oited b§&#39;the_Attorney General of ;1.the United States as Communist within the purvieu&#39;qf Executive_ � _> _;. _ _ . . . »._., I � >� . . .. ~ -_ 92.---" .4-i ,_~ .

92 f_.A_¢,-/*__s¢p:¢aa|r"so,&#39; 19.50, contained ¢ yum;-e q»-ub�1&#39;¢,py_bu1_n� V &#39;;&S!lington&#39;captioned "lo Red Sonbs For Xe§e lln a fornafd to j-;

this article the editors of the afore-mentioned publicationl.": stated that the "Daily Iorker"in its lay_27, 1950, issue,f@i"

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The Hes 12, 1938, ieeue the �Daily Worker,� an .east coast Communist newspaper, contained an article cautioned"he.rlom loath Parley Rallies foriobe, Peace.� Thie articlelisted Duke Ellington non; the prominent enclorsera of the _first All-Ziarlem Youth C0ni�o�e&#39;1ce uhich was to convene onHay 13, 1&#39;-738, in New York Git;7,_"_} The All-Z".a.r1en YouthConference has been described �us �anon,-_, the more conspicuousOovzamxiat-front grat e in the Racial--aubcleeaification" by .

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, A you go;-k"c1,1;y aHm �me Bow Leader�? issue .of September 30, 3.950, con A ifeatzu-e article by Dvice ,_Ellington captioned "80 Red 30:25: For Be.� . In 0 forward to V V� "this article the editor: or the atoro-mentioned publicationltatod that the �Daily Worker" in its Hay 27, 1.950, issue,and again in issues dated Auguat 25, and August 27,, 1950, -gdbliahed stories to the otrcct that Ellington had signed the

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� "&#39; The June+July5 1941, issue of the "lest Coast7olunteer,��a publication of the Henry Eaton Poet of the &#39;Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Los�Angeles, California, reflected Vthat on July 28, 1941, the Hollywood Chapter of the 7eterans_of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade had given a barn dance to raisefunds. The article reflected that Duke Ellington had appearedat the dance. The Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade hasbeen designated b#=the-4ttor�??*G?i?ral pursuant_to Erecutive°"3¢f 1°45°- �00-voeo-9? page 4! 1! "f _[ D "&#39;

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On Jbvenber 10, 1941, a dinner was given at Ciro&#39;sRestaurant, Ebllywood,.California, under the auspices of theAmerican Committee to Save Refugees, the Exiled Iriters . -Committee, and the United American Spanish Aid Committee. �The program for the dinner listed one Duke Ellington as beingon the Committee of Cponsors for the dinner. The Anerican&#39;Committee to Save Refugees was cited as a communist front bythe Special Cbnnittee on Un-American Activities in a reportdated Harch 29, 1944. The California Committee on Uh-AmericanActivities in 1948 described the Exiled Friters Committee asan organisation established by the connunist League of.AmericanIriters to bolster the communist front, the American Committeeto Save Refugees. The Exiled Friters Ccnnittee was further .reported as having worked with other communist fronts and in1942 aerged&#39;into the Joint Antiyiascist Refugee Committee. IhsUnited American Spanish Aid Committee has been designated $g=-the<4t¢arnsyeGhnsrb2&#39;pursuant to Erccutive Order 10450.�00-7061-115! &#39;n=&#39; _ _ _

, -~~¬~.~.The report of the Special Cbnnittee-on Uh-AnericanActivities, United States House of Representatives, publishedin 1944, reflected that the Artists� front to Yin the Varmade its debut at a mass nesting at Carnegie Hall, �ew York,Jew Ibrk, en October 16, 1942. Exhibit lumber 1, set out in threport, which appears to be�a progran of the above-describednose meeting, reflected Duke Ellington as one of the sponsors.The Artists� Front to Fin the For was cited as a communist fronby the Special Committee on Uh-American Activities in c reportdated March 29, 1944. �1_7559_1g9g page 575! "

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, A confidential informant who has furnished reliableinfornotion in thepast, advised in 1944, that Duke Ellingtonhad nailed out approrinately 1500 letters on behalf of theRational-Committee to Abolish the Poll Ta: and that thecommittee had been receiving eoney fro: the people he hadcontacted. fhe California Connittee on Un-American Activitiee ~in 194?� described the �ctional Connittee to Abolish the Poll � 1

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- &#39;- A confidential infcrnant who has furniehed reliableinforaation in the paat,advieed in 1944 that cn.lhp 14, 1944,a concert sac held at Carnegie Hall in Jew York, �ew fork, underthe eponeorehip of the Joint Anti-Faeciet Refugee Committee.fhe.infornant advised that Duke Ellington was among the personawho volunteered their professional eervieee for the concert.The Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee has been designated »hg;the~Ai1axneg*6eneral pursuant to Executive Order 10450.�00-7061-631! » o

On August 7; 1944, the Vbaily Icrter" contained anarticle captioned Qstare Lead Coast Den. Committee," whichreflected that bandnaster-composer Duke Ellington nae a aenberof the executive board of the Eallywood Democratic Committee.The report cf the California Committee on Un-American Activitiee�in 1948 described the Hollywood Democratic Connittee ae a -coanunietffront organized in 1942. �00-138754-A! ~, _

- Y On January 2, 1946, the �Daily Iorker&#39; contained anarticle captioned "Iugoelav Relief Qpene 1946 Drive." Thearticle reflected that the American Committee for Yugoslav-Relief opened its 1946 activitiee eith_a concert the precedingevening in �ew York, �ea York. Duke Ellington one listed as. ~one of the eponeora cf the concert.c fhe American Committee_for_Iugcelav Relief; Incorporated, has been designated by-theAttcrney-&eae¢al-pursuant to Izecutive Order 10450. �00-212469-A!

_o ~¢ ,~o»w = ~-On larch ll, l946, the &#39;laehingtcn Daily lime� ;&#39; contained an article captioned WPoliticiane Eye Ictee Iew ��" "

Role of&#39;Prophet�for 10 Million Voters.� The article reflectedformer Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickea_had becomeexecutive chairnan of the Independent Citizen: Conaittee of theArte, Sciences, and Profeeaione. The article reflected "conenotable iegro artiste and authors are on his committee�:nation__ board of directors or are vice-chairmen.� Among then 92are Duke Ellington, band 1eader,....&#39; The Independent Citizens �

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f On not 5, 194?; the "Brooklyn Eagle,� a daily news- .paper published in Brooklyn, New York, rej�ected that a bazaarsponsored by the �ational_0ouncil of American-Soviet.Friendshiphad opened with a variety concert on Ray 4, 1947, at CityCenter Casino Eallroon, New York, New York. The articlereflected that Duke Ellington was one of the persona starringin the concert. The �ctional Council of American-Soviet ~Friendship has been desionated"hn the»AttQzneg Generalpursuant to executive Greer 10450. -�00-146964-1301 page 17!

on September 30, 1550, "The New Leader," a weeklymagazine, contained an article captioned "no Red Songs For ea"by Duke Ellington. A foreword by the editors indicated thatthe V�aily Worker," on Bay 2?, 1950, had first reported thatEllington had signed the Stockholm Peace Petition and that onAugust 25 and 27, 1950, additional stories had been publishedrepeating the sane false claim. It was also stated that -Ellington, upon his return from a European tour, had repudiatedthe al1egations.~ In the article, Rilington denied signing the,petition_and told of his e�fsrts to get hie name removed. TheStockhole Pence Petition was "Cited as Communist" by theCongressional Committee on Un-American rCtiUiti88 in a statementissued July 13, 19:50. �00-avosoo-.4!

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Passport Number: 12074297 issued September 21;;~ 1958 at New York; renewed

_ November 15, 1960 at N. Y.Attorney: None �

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Date of Departure: November &#39;19, 1960

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L not repatriated to Germany on 2-16-46. Letter also advised the State Department&#39;s .;__secret instruction dated 12-18-48 specified that case histories be prepared concerning 4 .;individuals &#39;-s &#39;é ted for re - g &#39;ation. l

]£Con. rni g _l_!llington, B. &#39; e 100-4344413 Bureau ;. vcommunica on t this individual as Edward Kennedy s t._it Ellin ton had never bee investigated by th an but the following substance of the i c1 5 , , . , »

i iriformation-was--~furrii. s Ellington has had some affiliation with ;1 numerous communist front groups such as the All-Harlem Youth Conference, the _ 14 Hollywood Chapter of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, the American V ,�if Committee to Save Refugees, the Artists� Front to Win the War and the National __I Committee to Abolish the Poll Tax. Furthermore, Ellington reportedly volunteered his P, professional services for a concert held in 1944 in Carnegie-&#39; Hall, New York, fY sponsored by the Joint Anti �Fascist Refugee Committee. He appeared at anotherbe concert in 1947 sponsored by the National Council of American-Soviet Friend ship.

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&#39; . On May 12, 1938, the �Daily Worker,� an east coastcommunist newspager, contained an article captioned "Harlem uYouth Parley Ral ies for Jobs, Peace.� The article reflectedthat the first All §¬rlem Youth Conference would convene on�i3%;°}-2a§�:Z&#39;§&#39;n°.;-�l-é-L~�.;,,;=%%%�*� �{:%%,3.i£§�%i3§ 3�;$h°£h§�§1i&#39;°������Harlem Youth Conference, the 1948 Report of the California_Committee on Ungtmerican Activities reflected: "nothing Imore plainly reveals the fraud and dishonesty of the Communists.than the sinister stirring of antagonisms of one racial groupagainst another..... Amon% the more conspicuous Communist-qfront groups in the Racia ...subclassification... is! All &#39;Harlem Youth Conference.� .H.~ @_&#39;

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on the Conittee of Sponsors for the dinner. The AmericanCommittee to Save Refugees was cited as a communist front bythe Special Committee on Uhsnnerican Activities in a report � -dated March 29 1944. The California Conittee on Un-AmericanActivities in i94a described.the Exiled Writers Committee as;&#39;an organization established.b{ the communist League of AmericanWriters to bolster the comuun st front the American Committeeto Save Refugees. The Exiled Writers Committee was further Vreported as having worked with other couunist fronts and in -1942 merged into the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee. TheUnited American� Spanish Aid Committee has been designated _pursuant to Executive Order 10450. _ &#39; .

-7 61- 5�00 0 The report of the~Special Committee on Un-American &#39;Activities, United States House of Representatives, publishedin 1944, reflected that the.Artists&#39; ront to Win the WarI8d¢ its debut at a sass neeting at Carnegie Ball, New York,New York, on October l6, 1942. Exhibit Number 1, set out in thereport, which appears to be a program of the above-describedmass meeting, reflected Duke E lington as one of the sponsors.The Artists Front to Win the War was cited as a communist frontby the Special Committee on Un-American Activities in a reportdated March 29, 1944. ., 61- - 7582»15%8JE�§°2§Z6i94a, the �Daily Worker� contained anarticle captioned &#39;Hegro Tribute to Hit Back at Axis Plot Here�which reflected that a �Tribute to Negro Servicenen&#39; was to beheld on June 27 1943, in New York thew York. The articlereflected Duke Ellington was one oi the artists who would bepgesented. The tribute was supported by the Negro Labor Victorymnittee and the National Negro Congress anog� other organi-zations. The Negro Labor Victory Conittee a the NationalNegro Congress have been designated pursuant to Executive. t0 er 10450 _ .. _ _, ,6146728-A t - ~� - 7~�". &#39; -i~ 1-_..<n; 00 October 7 1943 the �Daily Worker"contained ,an article captioned �Civic Leaders Endorse Davis.� The�article concerned Benjamin J. Davis, Jr. the Communist Partycandidate for city councilman in rev Yorh City. The articlereflected a "Davis Victor%aShow&#39; was to he he d on October 24,1943, at the Golden Gate llroon in New York, Pew York.Duke Ellington was mentioned as one of the artists &#39;who willpa% tribute to the Communist leader.� On October l0, 1943,T e Worker,� the Sunday edition of the �Daily Worker,� con- p

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Y At the na - ntion of the American Youth forDemocracy held in New York, �ew York in 1946 the report ofthe National Board was presented on dune 15, 1946. T e report,in reviewing activities of the_American Youth for Denocracv,reflected that the "Tribute to Fats Waller� held at Carneg eHall her York, New York, in April, 1944, had been sponsored �bz the American Youth for Democracy. The report stated thatt e meeting had turned into a �tremendous spontaneous demonstra-tion or inter-racial unity.� The report iurther reflected thatDuke Ellington was among those individuals vho joined with the *American Youth for Democracy in this event. The American Youthfor Democracy has been designated pursuant to Executive Order 1045�1-777-742-page 41! V

�M A confidential informant who has furnished reliableinformation in the past, advised in 1944 that on hay l4, i944 va concert was held at Carnegie Hall in New York, New York, underthe sponsorship of the.Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee.The informant advised that Duke Ellington was among the persons Owho volunteered their professional services for the concert. :The Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee has been designatedpursuant to Executive Order 10450. � &#39; - - ~�00-7061-631! � _

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