The Sinatra Files (20 page)

The New York Office is not in possession of any information that would indicate that SINATRA attended this affair.

    
From Newark:

    On 3/31/55 at East Orange, N.J., SAS [Special Agents]
and
contacted
former security informant whose identity must be protected, and who is described as having furnished reliable information in the past.
has in the past exhibited a definite reluctance to testify. This informant stated he recalls that FRANK SINATRA, the famous vocalist, had contributed to Communist youth organizations in the early 1940s. However, he did not know if SINATRA was a member of the CP or any CP dominated or infiltrated organization or a member of the CP or of a CP youth group. He stated he recalls that information regarding SINATRA’S contributions and sponsorship, if any, appeared in some CP publications such as the “Daily Worker” or the Sunday “Worker,” but at this time he cannot recall where. This was all the information he had regarding SINATRA.

    On 4/13/55, SA [Special Agent]
contacted
and
, whose identities must be protected, and who should be described as having furnished reliable information in the past. They advised that they know of no subversive information pertaining to FRANK SINATRA.

    
The New York office also provided new, though perhaps not important, information about Sinatra’s dentist
.

    On 4/11/46,
who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised that Dr. ABRAHAM B. WEINSTEIN contacted FRANK SINATRA and an appointment was made for SINATRA to come to Dr. WEINSTEIN for a dental appointment at 5:00 pm on that date.

ABRAHAM BENEDICT WEINSTEIN is a dentist who maintains his offices at 20 E. 53rd St., NYC.

On 1/18/55
Brooklyn, NY (who requests that her identity be concealed)
[advised] that certain of
Dr. WEINSTEIN’S patients and acquaintances were believed by her to be members or sympathizers of the CP.

Investigation on Dr. ABRAHAM WEINSTEIN was instituted on 12/7/45 when it was ascertained through a physical surveillance of JOSEPH GREGG and PETER RHODES that they were observed to enter the office of Dr. WEINSTEIN, 20 E. 53rd St., NYC. Both GREGG and RHODES were mentioned as members of an espionage group who were operating in Washington, D.C. at that time, by ELIZABETH BENTLY, an admitted former Communist courier….

who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised SA [Special Agent]
on 12/10/46 that FRANK SINATRA, the singer, contacted Dr. WEINSTEIN at his office and advised him that he had made reservations for the Dr. and his wife at the Wedgewood Room at the Waldorf Astoria on the following Friday.