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PAUL ROBESOH, IS - c. ADVISED THAT ROBESON PLANS
TO LEAVE ON MARCH 12 F HAWAII, WHERE HE WILL SING
IN OPEN FIELD BEFORE TRADE UNIONS. WILL PROBABLY _RETU_RN
T0 NEE! YORK BEFORE I»._".ARCH 26, HAVING SPEAKING ENGAGEI-:'iENTS IN
NE?! YORK ON I.-IARCH 2b, MARCH 23 AND MARCH 51. SUBMITTED FOR
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She again cell on In-ch 16, 1948 desiring the above /T
information by e e etely. .New B:'uns$,1
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but she was insistent that he do it that evening as it Iss lostThe call was received by at 4:6 pm. "and he Hsuggested they mt until the £01.10 to search their tiles, Q
O important that she have the intonation that night "
The above is being submitted for the information of the -
Bureau, it being noted that PAUL ROBESON is a world Imons Negro singer A-
and s review or the tiles shows mat be consistently follows the, _ .
Golmunist Party 11l1Oe It appears that ROBBOR is either being '
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L»-DTsEcTuR AND sAc Los ANGELES URGENT
PAUL ROBESON, is-c. RE HY RADBDDRAM MARCH 5, 46. RDBESDN ARRIVE _HCNGLULU viA PAN AMERICAN AIRHAY SYSTEM MARCH 10, 48. EAa%/RDsiN- -+son, AssDciATE or ROBESON,.ARRlVED SAME DATE on ss MATSUN Ai'sDTH -
ARE SCHEDULED T0 APPEAR IN Two PUBLIC CONCERTS UNDER iLwu SPONSOR- '
SHIP. PROCEEDS TD so To UNSPECIFIED QUOTE HORTHY CAUSE UNQUOTE. Los .ANGELES DIVISION BY RADIDDRAM DATED MARCH Al, 48 ADvisED THAT ROBE"
sou IN HONOLULU FOR uwxnoww REASON BUT BEL van CONFIDENTIAL Assis-
MENT. 1N VIEW OF FOREGOING BUREAU WILL ADv1sE IF ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
As T0 DovERAeE or Reseson As SET FORTH IN BUREAU LETTER DATED D5145,
47 ENTITLED CP usA 15TH DISTRICT, is-c, STILL APPLIES. L08 AHGELES
REQUESTED TO FURNISH ADDITIONAL DATA RE DDDTE CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT
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Confirming telephone, conversation and teletype of April
1.0, 19b-3, there is being forwarded herewith the clipping from the
Detroit Free Press which quotes S. E. CBOWE, gean oi Students,
Michigan" State College, es having denied PAUL ROBESON the right
to appear as s speaker on the Michigan S tter checking
with the FBI "because the Federal Agency said he was a known Comm-niet". =>b: MW information, s,jR..n..,t e lo/ _
Agent at Lansing, lliehigen, advised me that not only has he never
discussed PAUL WJBFSUE or speakers to appear on the Hiohigan State
College Campus with President JOHN A. HANNAH and Dean GBOIE but
he added that he has never discussed them with anyone else. ASACkenise advised that he has never had any C -
con c with these people or handled inquiries 01' this natures
The same is true of the writer, who has met President J01-IN A.HANNAH socially on one occasion, and has never net Dean CRGIE. 7' Ho further inquiries ere e concerning Dean . /o
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The above-named individual, a famous Negro singer, hain-11 13, _19h8
been associated with Communist Party organizations for a
considerable neriod of time- There has never h e n 1+.-i , __ i"*" _--_-- --_- --_--_ -e-n ..nv nos_..-veevidence to indicate that he is a member of the CO1rn11;Srl': Party,however, there is every reason to believe that he may well be a /!'92'{ I p
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the above information by p o imme iately, ' _
It appears that the call was received bygt
h:h5 p.m. and he suggested that she wait until the o owing avin order that the college officials could search their files, Ewes insistent that? make the search that evenings was most important that e ave the information that night,
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jurisdiction of the FBI. It is suggested that this memorandum beI do not know of any interest which the Army would have in
Robeson as his activities appear to be within the investigative
routed to the Liaison Section with the request that this Section
contact the Army to ascertain their interest in Robeson,
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Reference is made to the memorandum to Hr; Lsdd from lb.
Baumgardner in the above-captioned matter dated 13, 19148.
The '"emcrsndm indicates that the Ne-':ark fieldiro|n. at Rutgers Unive:-sit thatWash on, . ., telephone
made inquiries at Rutgers Universi y egarding Robeson s
standing while he attended that college. Reference memorandum
recommended that the Liaison Section ascertain the reasons why this
inquiry was made by the Arnsr.
It should be noted that | not attached to
the Denartment of the Armv but is a 0 the Office of the8
r"7 eh ec etary of Defense.n has advised that2/étional Defense Co erence of Negro Affairs met in the Office ofL7 he Secretary of Defense on April 26, 19148, and elected ;_.esjt_er ._~__Granger, prominent Negro leader and executive secretary £ tion
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ratings on college campuses. ' _
.t vsu, had his secretary check with
Rutgers Universzi to ascertain whether the information furnished by
Granger regarding Robeson was, in fact, accurate.
_indicated that no investigation has been or is being
conducted regarding Robeson or any other individuals who are under
the primary investigative jurisdiction of the FBI.
RECOMLENDATION: -
it is recommended that tn1s_memora.ncmm be rorwarded to the
Internal Security Section for their information.
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Rebulet 5/11/4e and Bafile 100-12:04.
This is to advise that ROBBSOH arrived in Honglylu'via Pan AmericanAirways on liar-ch 10, 1948, and his accompanist, pLAiIRE92ICE,¬BOVIH, arrived the
RQ§ll>I_SON, arrived in Honolulu on llarch ll, 1948. Upon R_0BBSOH's arrival at
nolulu Airport, he was greeted by the following persons, all of whom have
been identified as members of the Communist _Party locally: JACK W. HALL, Reg- * A
ional Direrbr of the IIJIU, identified member of the Executive Committee of themst Party in Hawaii during 1946 and 1947; JOS 0, with alia JOE
JJRR, ILHU longshoreman who has been identified as a member of the Oommznisirn
Party; TOYOMASAQSIIIH!, Secreta.ry-Treasurer of Local 152, ILWU, Pineapple and
92.Cannery Workers§~,_ identified as a member of the Communist Party; BENJAMIN
Imum, with alias "n1;_!g1r_;nc___1rg§_E", Vice-President of Local 1ssj"fi;Ti'
ngahore d: Allied Workers, identifiedae member of the Communist PartyQA, ILIU stevedore and identified Conmmist Party member; EMST ,Presiiient of Local 150, ILIIU Warehouse, Ianu acturing & Allied Iorkers and ' _ A
identified Communist Party member; ROBERT, I. ._, cELRA'1'H, International Representative
of the ILIFU in Hawaii, and an identified nembe of the Executive Committee of the
Communist Party in Hawaii in 1947; Ilrs. DSHIIO .. g ,__C0mm.mist Pa ty memberand wife of Regional Director of the ILIIU, JACK I g ilirs. IIYER Q,-gwb, ~
Go ist Party member and wife of ILIIU attorney .' SIHONDS. .
ROBESOHH arrival __p1-eoipitated a local press controversy in which £,_;I.
I3@A_ _3§, Departmental Commander of the American Legion in Hawaii, charged that
RESOH and his associate EARL ROBINSON had been described as Communist singers .r_
in a 1947 Congressional report. These allegations by UTTERBACK were inmediately
denied by JACK I. HALL who charged that the Legion will find something wrong with
anyone who hasn't got the right kind of blood. . ' :
RDBESOH and LAWRENCE BROWN were guests of honor at a cocktail party
sponsored by the ILUU at their Regional Office, Pier ll, Honolulu, I. H., on
the evening of larch 10, 1946. This affair, which was attended by approximately
150 persons, included ILIU leaders and prominent local businessmen who met inform-
ally with ROBESON and BROW. It has been ascertained that this affair lasted
over three hours during the course of which BDBESOH sang various songs emphasisin
labor solidarity but neither ROBEBOB nor BROWN spoke at the gathering.
The first of ROBESOH's local concerts was held on Hsroh ll, 1943, before
a sellout audience at Roosevelt High School. Honolulu. Theeehconcerts had pre-
viously been reported by ROBERT I. llcELPATH in the Ila:-chi, 1948, edition of the
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without charge for the union and that the proceeds from the several concerts
would be used for that they considered to be "worthy causes. '
' ROBESOH, while in aeaii, Visited the islands of Kauai, iiclokai,
Lanai, llaui, and Hawaii and had a total of 15 public concerts at these places.
ROBERT II. IMELRATH, Territorial ILIU Representative, and an identied Communist
Party member, as indicated previously in this communication, had charge of the
ROBESON tour and supervised all arrangements as to hotel accomodations and the
eecuring of space for the concerts while this group was visiting the islands -
other than Oahu. . A
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21, 1943, at iiciinley High School at which time HE RGBIHSOF andBROHH and ROBESOH eve given honorary membership in the Hawaii ivil Liberties lUomittee by zuc p sun, an identified Communist, and vrncxmwnon, Chair-men of th "Educa the of that organisation. t is to e n ed that the _
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quoted in the "HAWAII STAR as stati qthat the proceeds or the ROBESOB concertswould be given to the families oi Z, Cuban labor leader, and llk._ om, Filipino 1.11» leader, both of em re assassinated within s month or "
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to his departure iiarch 21, 1946, during the course of which he declined to iili?
a question as to whether _or not he was a member or the Gclmnmist Party stating
that "as far as I know the Communist Party is a legal party. You might as Iell
ask no Are you a Democrat or a Republicanih ROBESOH also stated that he was
_ ,"a reel Socialist and s Strong HA1-LACE me.n"_but one who goes beyond E31.GE's thinking on "Progresive Capitalism." He n-ther indicated that if there
' in-a _"i'trike or shooting, he would be on the union's side-
Reference is also mde to Les Lngeles radiogren to Honolulu dated
starch '11, 1948, wherein it was stated that RGBESG was it -that tine" in Honolulu
for unknown reasons, but "believed confidential assignment." This is to advise
that no information has been developed during the period ofhis stay tint would
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Dear Mr. Hoover: -
July 30 I received the following enclosures from
Ifau obeson desocigeitef of New York iiity.
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and Gonmunist leaders. It occurred to me that since this material was sent to the New Farmers of America, which 15 an
organization of 26,000 Negro boys enrolled in vocational* agriculture in the public schools, it would be of interest ~.5 _to you to learn of the efforts to bring such_statements before
1 national Negro youth organizations. Furthermore, you may
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We, the undersigned Neg-o Americans, strongly condemn your hysteria-breeding
arrests of national. leaders of the Communist Party, and call upon you to tab
positive action to protect civil rights instead of persecuting political minori-
ties.
We raise here no defense of the principles of the Communist Party. Our conccl
is to defend the right of political and other minorities, P0016-UJ the N957-'9
people, to fight for the kind of society which they consider necessargy to give
full expression to the principles of American democracy.
Us agree fully with the declaration of Henry A. Wallace:
Defense of the civil rights of Communist is the first line in the
defense of the liberties of a democratic people. The history of
Germany, Italy, Japan and Franco Spain should teach us that the
suppression of the Communists is but the first step in en assault
on the democratic rights of labor, national, racial and political
minorities, and all those who oppose the policies of the government
in power."
The obvious purpose of these Gestapo-like arrests of Communist leaders is to
frighten people away from the Wallace Movement and progressive people's orgsni»
zstions generaJ.13', practically all of which have been slsndered as "communist"
or "subversive" by the Attorney General and the Un-American Activities Comittee.
Here, clearly, is an attempt to strengthen the current drive to vs.r'and
reaction in general by intimidating all political opposition to such a program.
It is significant that the indictment of these Communist loaders does not even
charge them with any attempt to use "force and violence", for political or any
other purpose. Indeed, the asserted basis of their indictment has already been
overruled by the Supreme Court of the United States - in the "Schneidermn
Case", where the late Wendell Willkie served as defense attorney,
He take special note of the fact that two Negro leaders are among those involved
in the recent "Communist round-up --one a veteran, the Rational Administrative
Secretary of the Communist Party; the other a lawyer, whom some 60,000 citizens
voted to elect to the Council GB the City of New York. The significance of these
facts trill he understood by the Negro people.
We call upon our Governmnt to halt its fascist-like attacks upon opposition
minorities, and to act for the protection ed minority rights.
1-Is call upon the Attorney General to use the of his office to defend the
lives and liberties of the Negro people in the South.
1-Ie call. upon the H'eB1dent to give more than lip-service to civil rights while
acting to destroy them! -- to use his executive authority to abolish discrimina-
tion in federal employment and segregation in the armed forces; to throw the
full influence of his office into the fight to lave Congress repeal the poll tax,
establish a national FEIEC and outlaw lynching,
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Americans to the President end Attorney General of the United States."
Please indicate your endorsement of the "Ste.temnt" by signing end return-
ing the enclosed postal reply card at once, Try to get it to us withintwo or three days. i i
It is clear that we Negro Americans will lose even our right to fight for
our rights unless an aroused American people puts e. halt to the govern-
ment's hysteria-breeding atteoles upon the Communists. The recent ~ . -
"round-up" of national Communist leaders reminds us all too much of the
first step fascist governments always take before moving to destroy the
democratic rights of ell minority groupe-
The text oi the enclosed Sta.te:sant rakes explicit the fact tint we raise
here no defense of the principles of the Communist Party"; that our concern
is to Protect the right of ell minorities to fight for the kind of America
they consider Just and democratic. Unles this right is protected, the
Negro people can never hope to ettein full citizenship. .
As you my have read in the newspapers, thi "Statement" has already been
sigzed by about 150 Neg-o leaders in 21 different states. Included among
them are Bishop R. R. Wright; Jr. Ohio!, Frederick Nickle-white Vt,,!,
iésgistrate Joseph B. Rainer 92Pa.!, Raymond Tillman Is..! Firs. i'-iildcxre.Payne ce1e.!, mm lhrshall ce..!, cape. Hugh Mulzac R3,!, sill
Hilliard Ellis 11,! .
Our goal is to obtain the endorsements of 1,ooo Negro leaders from elJ.'pe.rte
of the country, Then the Statement will he presented form.JJ.y to the
President end Attorney General, and released in full to the press. _
We hope you will Join us in
gv."'*eat3;-7 a.|."fects the welfare of HBEE6 Ariosns, Please
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Dally Worker Reporter
THE great Negro singer Paul
i ,Rot_>es_on, landed i_n;Br_tiain lastnighL It is his first visit since 1939.
- I represent here," he told me.~s.<. A!-Rmessage '-nnl BILL rwsr MEMORIAL
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lllore target-
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TWO more telegrams yesterday came from
branches of the Communist Party which
lialveyacliieved their targets of
for the Daily Worker, won as a. tribute to
William Rust, our late Editor. _ ~
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. eaders. ..
First came from South Wales a88il'§- i
MINERS IN NEWLANDS AND ABERBAIDEN
rrrs nave SMAS]-IED TARGET 10. NOW WON 11.
STILL GOING UP. " _
Second was from the little village of Sandy Beds!
___: L _ ___-.¢. I-__ 4 inn- 1 .Wii-n as pupuiisiiusi us. Juai. Gift-El 3,uvu. .
SMASHED TARGET OF 5 WITH 15 NEW
READERS-Douglas Mathews. '
From Lancashire. too, come claims of over 300 newBrrr! the
said and
save un3 I
ABOARD -H.M.S. Vengeancewith Royal Navy Arctic
Force Surgeon Lieutenant-Corn-mander E. Boyd Martin lave uphis planned six-day "ex&:osuretest " alter less than three ays.
He had ken '--relied on : gunplatform pretending to be a lonely
airman brought down.on an ice
Hoe. 1- He was testing a special airrnaris
rotection suit esigned by hunseltlbr use in Arctic wariare conditions
and was living on normal six-day
emergency rations.In I screaming gale, s Botorsgun swung roun to sweep awayis small tent made from a_ para-
chute srid within a short time he
and his kit were hidden under
driving snow. "
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warmed shi thawed the snow andLieutenant-Eommander Martin'ssleeping kit soon became soaked
with slush and ice. The Kapok
stuffing 01 his sleeping has was
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5 at Negro singer Paul I Robggn landed in Brtiairi last
night, It is his rst visit since 1939.
.'-1 represent here," _lie told_ me. that traction of American opinionhim [eels we can build a world in
p¢sc¢_ and that the next war
would certainly mean the _erid_ of
whatever we mean by civilisa-
lion.", Frankly. we have to _tsce_ the
jfact in America and elsewhere
that we are dealing with dierent
kinds of life in mill! Daft! Oi til!
, world. .
The Wall Street people who
don't like Russia don't happen to
like English Socialism either."
Mr. Robeson spoke with warmth
oi his love tor the Soviet Union.-'1 am a very. very dee: and un-qualied and ardent a mirer of
the Soviet Union," he declared.
'1lothing l.as changed that."
BASIC RIGHTS _
.e trial of we eleven leader:
of the American Corrirnunist Party.Mr. Robeson said this: " Once those
men were pilloried. then anybody
who had any kind oi opinion these
Wall Street fellows didn't like
would also be unsafe. _
It is indeed a basic issue of
American civil rights. I think they
have done a magnicent job in
their struggles for the Negro
_neonle." 1IE Robesorfsi toiir, the bookingsfor which have been, I understand.
"sensational." will last until the
middle of April.
Among the cities he la visitin"are Birmingham. Belfast. snemeidf
Cardiff, Glasgow. and Liverpool.
I shall ling." he said, "classl-
cal longs, then folk songs, I shallst? a lot of the folk songs ofdi erent nations uni, one specialarouo of songs oi t e resistanceIHDVEBIBDIS.
Mr. Robeson added that while in
Europe he hopes to visit the
Eastern European countries,
CALL FOR A
£20-A-WEEK
PAY RISEf _t}-le Daily W0ll{Bl", WUll no is lulauuuu UVti: liam. Rust, our late Editor. _
I Fill-it ,,4i-ne from South Wales again. é
missus" IN NEWLANDS sun ABERBAIDEN
1;"-5 AVE SMASI-IED TARGET 10. NOW WON 11'.
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sleeping kit soon became soaked
with slush and ice. The Kapok
stuing oi his sleeping bag was
like a wet sponge.-
ICY DECK
" in the circumstance; I knew itwas useless going on longer. Iwas virtually ying on an in metal
Second was from the little village of Sandy Beds!
with s population of just over 3,000. . _
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READERS-Douglas Mathews. _ '_
From Lancashirc, too. come claims of over 300 new
readers won since the newsprint restrictions -were
raised.
Leading branch is Plotting Manchester! with 1'7
new readers, while Go:-ton have won two new readers
every week during this period." , _ r
Pledge forms, too, are coming in steadily from all
over the country, and today they will be pinned to the
Board of Tribute which has just been erected in -the
front hall of the new building. w
Will your pledge form be there? _
S Sign this pledge today A
Make sure of it by lling in this form today and
sending it off immediately.
I pledge myself to win one new reader of the Daily
Worker as ii tribute to the memory of William Rust.
Name
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Send to Daily Worker, 7-5 Farringdon Road, E.C.1.
I..;gq|ouaalaaaannanaoaoallaaoaoaanuannaaaaaaaluauaannunnlaaanunnanaaononao
political grounds.
!t is known that since that time
the secret police ot M.l.5-have been
perfecting their arrangements tor
tap-ping telephone conversations of
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Four scientists
are suspended
M15 OPENS NEW ATTACK -.
From SAM RUSSELL '
THE purge of four Government scientists and an
Admiralty ole-rl;;~cnnouncc¢~a;cstcirdPy.-h}' ..thPInstitute of Professional Civil Servants, is believed
to herald a new wave of sackings or suspensions on
All of the scientists are men with honours degrees. _Three
ale employed by the Ministry of Supply at the Royal Aircraft
Establishment, Farnborough, and the fourth. by the Admlfiltlk
Apart from the recent purge of War Ofce messenger
Harold King, these are the rst political suspensions on Down-
ing Street orders since last October. '
Memorial foreell hesaid. -. _
But i"hav3'iiro¬ni-air-'2-l-ill?"gencv suits awless. Until thegleepini bag caved in 1 was sowarp __ slept merely in under-
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BATLEY
Result cl the Belle}: and
Morley by-clcclion declared u
early this morning, was :-
A. D. Broughton Lab.! 21,514
A. M. Rzmstleri Com! 15,838
Majority 7.056
General Election llll:
Labour 22,652, Cons. llflill-,
Lib. 5.256. Lab. majority 11.5120
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MR. Cl-IUTER EDE, Home Sec-retary, told the Commons
yesterday that until the Polish
authorities had replied to repre-
sentations made to them. he could
add nothing to the facts alreadyknown =h'i'it the intention to
He was answering questions by
M.P.s on what action had been
taker. to enforce the deportation
order f"92492.ie .;"-inst Stanley.
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92 U0!!! lo Israel, he replied: lt is
very undesirable to do anythingwhich might militate against mylelllll M1. Stanlev into Poland.
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Information has been received indicating that Paul Robeson, the
prominent Negro concert singer, planned to leave the Unitedtates via the '
Queen Lory" for Southampton, England, on February-ll, 194-9, and that he
wcrdld appear before the British Battalion oi the International Brigade in
London on an unspecied date. Thereafter, his itinerary reportedly included
a trip to Larls, Trance, and Ict":.rn to the United States about the end of
1.111-c§1, 1*-1",-I.
Subsequently, information has been received indicating that Paul
formerly participated in the 2'-orld Congress for the Defense of Peace whic':~.~
was held in Troclan, Poland. .
Robeson°has been active in Communist circles for many years and
in the past he has usually engaged in political activities in connection with
his tours. It would seem from the fact that he is to appear before the
International Brigade which fought in Spain this tour will probably follow
the usual pattern.
It will be appreciated if you will furnish this Bureau 1'.'ith any
information you may obtain concerning his activities while abroad.
These data are being furnished for your confidential iriformation
and are not to be disseminated outside your department.
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BLEPLUL RSBESOH was one of the sponsors and a member of e ecutive Committee
of the American Crusade to End Lynching which had set up headquarters at
23 Ilest 26th Street, RBI York City. According to the informant, the said
Committee planned to hold a "march on Washington on Monday, September 23,
1946, delegates from all over the country to he participants therein." In
New York City, the Negro Congress planned to send representatives and the
Communist Party, Harlem, also would send representatives, according to the
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On September 12, 1946, at a pre-election rally, sponsored by the
Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions and
the National Citizens Committee-?AC held in Madison Square Garden, PAUL
ROBFSON stated that no government as done so much for its people as Russia
has. He described Russia as "the vo_.rld's outstanding advocate of people
and freedom."
lConfidential Informant reported the°1=_ agenda of the Ve erens of the lH?.AH.92H IINCCLN BRIGADE Convention, held on
September 21 and 22, 1946, at the Fraternal Club House, 110 Iest 48th Street,New York Gigi. addresses irere made by BEN DAVIS, Communist Party Council-b
nan; EUGEN ,CONNELI-I, Communist Party Councilman; and the subject. Repre-
sentatives of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Poland and Czechoslovakia were
present. In the course of the speech lads by the subject, he stated "It
is important not to be afraid of saying we are Communists."1./11"» .--i__.-..__...hy._U ,l/ 0 Confidential Infornentgreportedthat the Thi e canb av Congress sponsored the "R y t in the Peace"
at Madison Square Garden on the previous day. According to the informant,
RCBESON spoke as Co--chairman of the Rational Committee to Iin the Peace-
_ He called upon the American people "to get along vith" the S1avs'led by
Communists. A nember of the Russian delegation to the rally, dressed in a-r
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In the "Nee York Times" issue of October B, 1946, it is reported
that PAUL REBESCN testified at a hearing oi the TIJNNEY Joint Legislative
Committee on Unimerican Activities in Los Angeles, California. He was
described in the article as a surprise witness at a series of hearings
nominally concerned with the Kn nu: Klan and left Iing activities in Holly-
wood and he had been subpoenaed presumably because oi his co-chairmanshipwith General Wm N of the Hationalfcomittee to Win the Peace and
other pro-Communis activities. During the hearing he stated that the
"best comtry in cue sale today" to test the principles of -AR.-il =ight he
America"; that he .-had chosen Russia as the place for the early education
of his eon; and that many Negro Americans would prefer the equality achieved
in Russia to the Ishadosy freedom they have in the South.
RCBESON had endorsed the candidacy of CHARLES __COLLINS for the New York
State Senate for the 21st Senatorial District - CQILINS is a sell known
Conmurd.st, being a member of the New York Sgate Committee of the Communist
I-art-ya _The "Daily Iorksrl issue of October y946, reported that PAUL
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In the January 27, 1947, issue of the "Nee York Times" PAUL ROBESOH
was quoted as saying that he intended to abandon the theatre and concert
stage to "tour up and down the nation against race hatred and prejudice.
Also, according to the said issue of the "Times", ROBESOR had marched on the
previous day at the head of a picket line, which about thirty numbers of the
Civil Rights Congress or St. Louis had formed in front of the American
Theatre to protest its alleged racial-segregation practices. '
spoke on April 25, 1947, at the l0th Annual Rally of the Councilon African
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atfairs in New Iork City or which he is Chairman. He stated that Peoria,
Illinois, where he was barred from singing because or his pro-Communist
activities! was an example of Fascism at work in the Ihited States and it
was clear that the "Communist bogey had been used to break the back or the -
liberal movement in the United States."
The "Daily Worker" issue of April 22, 191,7, reported t t O0
leaders of the Negro people, headed by PAUL ROBESON and I. E. B I S,
Negro writer, called upon President IRUKAN and Congress "to rep ate deci-
sively the Fascist-like proposal to illegalize the Cmnunist Party."
Q Confidential Informant -advised on June 6, 1947, that ncezson
had given a concert in Panama City on Hay 2'7, 1947, and that in a press
conference after the concert he refused to say whether or not he was a lumber
of the Communist Party. He said he was "anti-Fascist" and remarked that he
intended to devote the next two years to active participation in a movement
to improve the lot of the Negroes. He also stated the hysteria Iwas the
eause of tear of Soviet Russia.
'/ .Condential 1nrommuF7 advised that mm. trzq;R BESON attended a mass meeting e J s eo es atsrnal Order at
Madison Square Garden, New York City, and that after singing several songs, " 4
including a Sow-iet melody, he delivered a epeeeh in eh-ioh he stated that '!
the people of the world are looking upon the Soviet Union as their "liberator
and real friend." The aforementioned meeting was held on July l5, 191,7. 92
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Communi - up -.=. - = -, =.- co on -;= 1 ° , at Rio do Janeiro,
stated that RCBESON and s.
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and to the purpose of writing in the United States politi- .eel and economc conditions there; Ts, according was intended
to counterbalance anti-Communist propaganda in the Uni
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PAUL ROBESON sen a orm etter to numerous people on , 194?,
requesting contributions to the Veteran of the ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIGADE
drive and $15,000 to free Spain. Enclosed in the torn letter was a reply
envelope addressed to the Veterans of the ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIGADE with the
subject's name appearing in the lower left corner, '
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In the "Daily Iorke issue oi October 30, 1947, it nae reported
that RQBESOR on the previous day, as Chairman of the Council on African
Affairs, protested to FRANCIS B. SAIRE, United States representative to
the United Nations Trusteeship Committee, the vote "or the United States
against India's resolution on the Southwest Africa question. The vote in
the Trusteeship Comittee Ias on Indiais notion requiring South Africa to
give its old league of ctions mandate over Southvest ifrica to the Tnited
Nations Conmittee by the next General assembly.
The "Daily Worker" issue of November 4, 1947, contains a picture .
on pa l6 or ROBESON and LARRY PARKS, the acconmanying news item reporting that
obtained the signature oi PAUL ROBESON on Civil Rights Congressgsti ion demanding the end to the House Un American Activities Committee.ARKS is describe as star of the oti n icture "The Jolson Story".Coniidential IMormmti e he E7 __ _ _ n furnishdt jNew Iork Office vith a list of the Directors and Dirisctore-at-.T..srge of the '
not defunct GI-IBGE WASHINGIYJN CARVER SCEOOL which had been a Conmuniet Party
controlled and dominated institute. The name o£'PA,UL ROBESON appears on
the list as s Dzirector--at--Large. .
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nsntioned agents heard RCBESON sing several songs, one oi vhich he dedicated -
to GERHART EISLER, and make a general attack in a speech on the House Committee
for its alleged violation or people's ri hts._ -_ _ .- _ _ - ' Confidential. Informant ? on advised thatROBESON on November 30, 1947, atten ed a ral enter, New York
City, sponsored by the ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIGADE and Comits Coordinador pro
Republics Espanola, Communist Party front organisation. RIBESOH, according
to the in.t'oz-mant, spoke against racial discrimination and announced that he
planned to make a tour of Porto Rico in the near future. The principal
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address at the rally was made by EEyG:IDAmRA, Vice Presidentof the Cuban Senate and head or P ido Soci 1} Populgr, which is the , c
equivalent of the Conmunist Party in Cuba. "'
0/y un conncentiu. inxormsnt ouseo thaton that date e a special guest at the gar annual neet- 1
ing of the Committee of Women of the National Council of American-Soviet 1
Friendship at the Hotel Astor at New York City. The subject gave a short
speech concerning the work of the National Council of said organisation, 7
stating that it needed more help so that in the near future all Lnericans, 1
as well as he, night feel a warn glow of friendship toward the Russian
people. He then sang several RussianA _
Ccnder al Iii: _ state -the New York Branch of the cy mm hold a
meeting on December 19, 1947, at the Ste Nicholas Arena, at which the main "
speakers would be Congressman VITO MARCANEONIO. _
The former New York newspaper IRE" in its January 15," 1948, issue
reported that HBESON would sing at a benefit to be held at Manhattan Center
New York, on January 19, 1948, under the auspices of the Lhited Public Workers
of America--C10. g A
The "Daily Worker" issue of January 19, 194.8, reported that the
2nd Annual Convention of the Progressive Citizens of America, held at Chicago
on the previous date, authorised the PCA National Board and State Chapters
to take steps toward affiliation or merger with the 3rd Party started by
HENRY WALLACE. Lllong the Vice Chairmen elected at the convention was PAUL
RQESJH-»
On January 29, 1948, the "New York Herald Tribune! reported that
PAUL BCBESON had been one of the principal speakers at a rally of the 1Inter-
national Ladies Garment Workers Union held at the Yugoslav American Hume,
405 lest 41st Street, New York City, on the same date. The rally vas spon-
sored by the Civil Rights Congres of New York. RCBESOH, who spoke at the
rally, discussed "Thought Control or Freedom."
The subject, according to the "Daily Worker" issue of February 6,
1946, was one of the three speakers scheduled to appear at the 4th Anniversary
Dinner of the JERFERSOH SC-FOOL 01' SOCIAL SCIENCE, Commnist Party front group,
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The "Daily Worker" issue ct February 16, 1943, reported that on
the previhus day a monster WALLACE For President rally was held st the
Golden Gate Ballroom, Harlem, six thousand persons having attended.
Congressmen VITO HARCANTONIO, one of the speakers, stated that
he would reco%nd that the state che-.irher.ehip or the hes pert} he offered
to PAUL RCBESON-»
According to the February 19, 1948, issue of the "Morning Freiheidt"ycsson attended end spoke st s memorial meeting on that date tor sopcuon
heitheme oi the meeting was establishment of e lasting Iriendship between
the thited States and t e USSR» Another speaker st the aforesaid meeting
was Soviet Vice Con AKUIIDF:92 92*3 _ /gIKi¥OET[S, late President of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee in ioscdw:
On March 1d, 1943, the Honolulu Office oi the FBI advised um
PAUL RCBESON arrived st Honolulu on that date and was greeted by s number
of prominent local Communists. While in Hawaii, he visited the islands of
Ksnai, Maloksi, Lanai snd Isui, giving s total offifteen public concerts
on the islands. it a press wnference prior to his departure for the United
States on larch 2]., 1948, RCBESON declined to state whether or not he was
s. Communist, but remarked that es fer es he knee "The Communist Party is e
legal party." ROBEEDN said he was s real Socialist and e "strong WALLACE
nan, but one who "goes beyond WALLACE'S thinking on progressive capitalism.
He also indicated that if there were s strike or e shooting, he would be
Ion the union: side."
11 The "New York Herald Tribune" issue of April 13, 1948, reported
that sh orgen_iseticn.e__1 eeeting oi the Hes Iork Stste 'l!ALLACE for President
Committee would be held on that date st the lsnhatten Center, New York City,
ve hundred representatives from Hes York City and up-state being expected
to attend. PAUL HCBESOH, es Go-Chairmen of the National ITALLAGE Committee,
was scheduled to speak st the said meeting-1.
!/ The -new York Post-Home Nels" on April 5, 1943, reported that gr;
IQIGAN, Executive Director or the Council on Lfricsn Affairs, charged PAULROEESON, es Chai:§>4f the ssid organisation, Iith part of "e Comunistplot" to sedse t/ I_.:,Oouncil on African Affairs prestige and policy. IEIEAH
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He had been attacked by the RCBESOR faction in the Council for being a Red
baitor, the paper reported.
According to the "Herald Tribune" oi April '7, 1948, ROBESON reply-
ing to the charges of Ila! IERGAN mentioned above stating "You can't fight
the struggles of Africa by being non-partisan or being a Red baitor--Someone
has to point out that things are not beautiful here in America, in atrica
and other parts of the world. If that lakes ma a Communist, then I'm proud
to be one.
The mjork Post--Home News" on April l6, 191,8, reported that
R@{-3305', who h- eon campaigning for %%}-11' %',,".L ACE in Columbus, Ohio, seeasked by GEORGF LAWRENCE, Managing Editor of the Ohio State lIeIa", the Negro
weekly, whet or not he was a Comsunist, to which ROBESON replied It is
none of your damn business." The subject stated, according to the newspaper
account, "The last person in the world I would expect to uk that question
would be a Negro and a representative oi the Negro press. This is no longer
a matter of Communism. It's a matter or civil rights," ROBE-SON accused
"big money men" of "Fascist activities" and asked "who could blame a Negro
for being a Communist or mything?" -
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marching in the 1948 lay Dq Par e mmbers of the Hay Day Committee-
'.l'he New York Sun" on llsy 29, 19b6, reported that as the subject
left on the aforesaid date for Washington to testify before the Senate Judiciary
Colmuittee against the IUZIFDT-IIIION anti-Conmanist bill, he stated in a press
conference that he would have to "decide on the issue" before choosing sides
in the event of a war between the United States and Russia. -
Testifying before the above mentioned comittee on lay 31, 1948,
RCBESON, according to the New Iork newspaper "Hi", after telling the committee
he thought aembers of the Communist Party had done a magnificent job in America,
declined to state,in answer to a question Senator HGIER FERGUSON Michigan!
asked, whether or not he was a Communist. He said he would go to jail before
he would say whether he was a Oomunista He also declined to tell the committee
whether he would fight tor the United States in the event of a war with Russia.
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The vnany Worker" issue of June 3, 1948, reported that five
thousand people picketing the White House on the same date in protest against
inaction on civil rights legislation, were led by PAUL ROBESOH and BENJAHIEII
J. DAVIS, New York City Communist Councilman. The pickets were a part of a '
delegation of seven thousand from nineteen states organized by the Non- -
partisan Delegation in Iashington for Civil Rights legislation and the
Committee for Democratic Rights. This group -opposed the llI.NDT-NIXON Bill
and pressed for passage of anti-lynching, anti-poll tax and fair employment
practices legislation. When questioned by a reporter concerning his being
s member of the Commmist Party, ROBESON replied, "That question has become
the basis oi the fight for civil liberties, and until that ght is won, I
refuse to answer ite That is the only reason I have for not answering.
The Wes York éuni of June 1,, 1943, reported that during a hear-
ing on a notion in Supreme Court, Haw York County, New Iork, for an injunc-
tion restraining IIAX IERGAN from representing himself as the Executive Direc-
tor of the Ommcil on African Affairs, 'IEF.GAN'S counsel told the court that
a dispute had arisen within the Council when the Department of Justice
included it among a group or organizations listed as "totalitarian, Fascist
or subversive." at that time he stated that IE%AN told reporters that the
Council sought only to interest the public in improving conditions among
the peoples oi Africa and was not "totalitarian, Fascist, Communist or sub-
versive. FAUL 1"iGE%ii oritioiood this otatoont, according to iE "mAh"5
counsel, stating to members of the Council at a subsequent meeting that
IEPGAN should have attacked the Attorney General. YIRGAIUS counsel also
told the court that YEPGAN was the rightful Executive Director and that
the RCBESON faction was seeking to "pull a squeeze play to get l'ERGAN_ out"
because of his efforts to rid the Council of Communist influence.
The "Hes York Times" issue of June 1,, 191.8, reported thdz on the
previous swening,_et a meeting at-the Manhattan Center, New Iork City,
sponsored by iossoo and t:-in 5treo-'2", PAUL RQES-OE renounced the h'Uh}'!1-
NIXON Bill. He stated that it was the responsibility of artists and writers
to make strong opposition to any legislation seeking to crush civil rights
in the OO'CI.li!Is
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over Communist Party control of the Council, and that during an interview
with her stated "Hy money, shoes, clothes-every-thing--belongs to the Con-
nunist Party and I am willing to fight anyone who opposes then."
As reported by the "Lmsterdan News", New York Negro newspsp er,
on June 5, 191,8, PAUL ROBESON appeared before the Senate Judiciary Comittee
holding hearings on the IUNDT-NIXON Bill on the previous Thursday and re-
fused to answer Senator HOMER FERGUSON in response to whether or not he was
a Communist. The paper quoted ROBESON also as saying "Many leading Americans
are going to Jail for refusing to answer that question.I _
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New York City, on June 24, 1948, sang several songs and then delivered a-
speech about "The Fight for Freedom"Confidential Informnt
JOSEPH STAROBIN, "Daily Iorkerl writer, in an article cabled to
the aforesaid paper from Wroclaw, Poland, reported the agenda -at the World
Congress of Culture at Wroclaw. The Congress was Communist controlled and
passed many resolutions, among which was a resolution against FRANCO SPAIN,
a resolution in support of the "Greek Democrats" and a resolution for the -
imediate liberation oi C-EP.HART FISL-...E=1@ PALTL REE-SO!~!, according to STARCBIH,
attended the World Congress of Culture and was invited to become a member of
the permanent committee of the said organization.
The "Daily Worker" issue of September 23, 1948, reported that
RCBESON, as Co-Chairman of the Progressive Party, would conduct a series of
street corner meetings in behalf of Hrs. ADA B. JACKSON, American Labor
Party candidate for Congress in the Brooklyn 10th Congressional District.
According to the Daily Worker" issue of September 29, 1948, the
"battle" between the COM and its ex-Director, Dr. I151 YERGAN, ended the
day before when IERGAN resigned as an officer and member of the Council.
The settlement was made before Supreme Court Judge HENRI CLAY CEREENBERM
PAUL ROBESON, Chairman of the Council, declared, according to the "Daily
worker", "I an happy that the disruption caused by IERGLN is at an end.
The way is new clear for the Council to go forward with its work which is
now more important and more sorely needed than ever before."
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According to the "Daily Worker" of October ll, 1948, PAUL ROBESON,
on the previous Saturday, returned from a two-week Southnide Third Party
campaign tour. On being interviewed, he stated that the Negro people, no
matter that anyone might say, cannot more into the Democratic Party in the g
South because the Democratic Party there--as well as the Di.t1crat--~is the
white supremacy party." He stated that with the proper work by the Progressive
Party, the Negro people should fora the bulk of the Party's membership in
t|hB South.
The "Daily Iorker" of October 20, 1948, reported that the wives
of the "I-Iollyeood 10" Iere sending an emissary to the Women Fight Back rally
which was to be held at the llanhsttan Center, New York City, on October 25,
1948. The rally was one of a dozen to be held throughout the country in
large cities to protest the deportation of alien Commmists. PAUL RGBESON
was scheduled to speak at the rallly. The!-Iollywood 10", referred to above,
were the group who refused to answer the question concerning their alleged
membership in the Communist Party before the House Committee on Un--American
Activities. . -
The "Daily Iorker" of November ll, 1948; reported that PAUL ROBESON
signed a "ollcall For Peace" distributed throughout the nation by the National
Council of American-92'5oviet Friendship. According to the paper, the document
demanded that the United States stop the "cold war" and work for peace based
upon United States and Russian cooperation.
The "Daily Worker" issue of November 30, 191.8, stated that RCBESON
was scheduled as a speaker at a "liberation Rally" to be held at the Brook-
lyn Academy of llusic. The purpose of the rally, according to the paper, was
to keep FRANCO Spain out of the United Nations and to press for application
of economic and diplomatic sanctions against Spain. '
The Council on African affairs, headed by PAUL RCBESON, according
to the "Daily Worker" of December 27, 1948, in its monthly bulletin, opposed
a proposed loan by the United States to the Union of South Africa and urged
that the United States refuse to purchase South African gold until South
Africa: vicious syeten of state approved racial discrimination and oppression
are abolished. . a
It Ias reported in the "Daily Iorker" of December 28, 1948, that
PAUL ROBESON was scheduled to appear at a "Freedom Rally" on January 12,
l9A9, at the llusic Hell at Detroit, llichigan. Said rally, according to the
paper, was sponsored by the Civil Rights Congress of Michigan. I-E19-EERZICKI,
President of the All-Slaw Congress, and Dr. 1.51.3. DIIBOIS, Vere I-160
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Lccordin yf the soul; Worker" of January 24, 1949, in an articlewritten by JOSEIQ; RT!-I, R BESJN attended the trial of the twelve Conmmist '
Party leaders on Jhnuery 23, 1949, shaking hands with each of them. He "
reportedly stated to NORTH, "1' ceme here because I , too, an on trial."
RCBESON also stated to NORTH that he attended not only as a private citizen
but as Co-Chairman of the Progressive Party, as a leader of the Civil Rights
Congress and as Chainmn or the COM. He stated that Communists in the
Scottsboro case risked their lives to enter the South to challenge the jury
system and that he respected the Communists tor it.
The "New Iork World Telegram" issue of February 3, 1949, reported
that REBESON heeded e picket line of three hundred members of the International
Workers Order parading near City Hell in protest of the Board of Education's '
ban against after-hour classes conducted by Communist fraternal groups in
lieu York City school buildings. -
who was scheduled
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while in England, ROBESON would London before the British Battalion
of the Intemation Brigade in-ii iould go liter to Pirise According to the
informant, ROBESON planned to return to the United States for e_. ten day
period at the end of larch to testify at the trial of the Comunist leaders
in New York City. He would than return to Europe, according to the informant.
According to "Nee York Times" issue ot larch 10, 1949, PAUL ROBESOR,
in e speech at Glasgow, Scotland on llarch 9, 1949, said WMARIISH is on trial,
it is a nay of life, a philosophy. The trial of the Communist leaders in
New Ior should be very interesting. I en going to take the view that IIARXISII
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Jury System, or he previous day announced plans for a mass conference for
the elimination of the system of "hand picked juries" in the Southern DistrictLc o the "Daily Iorker" issue of February 9, 1949, PAUL
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108 Iest 43rd Street, New Iork City, on the following llonday evening.
RCB%t' and GCLB urged "the widest participation in this conference ty
every trade union and community organisation interested in the defense of
our democratic rights. The shocking discrimination revealed by the defense
lawyers in open court, means that no trade union or minority racial, religious
or political group can hope for a trial by peers a right which is granted
to everybody in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution,
In the "New Iork Sun" issue of February 12,
that PAUL RDBESON, in an interview before sailing
stated eoncervaiug the Cardinal Hmdseenty case '1
Cardinal IEINDSZENTY did commit overt acts against
to ten million American Negroes should occupy our
worth more attention than the business in Europe.
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Referring to the trial of the Communist leaders in New Iork, ROBESON said
he did not cire to compare that trial with that of the Cardinal. He stated
"The courts will be used to serve the interests of those who are not demo-
cratic. The trial of the Communist leaders is a subtle way to bring force
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lccording to the "Daily lurker" of llarch 10, 1913, ROBESOH, when
interviewed at Glasgow, Scotland, said that following the trial of the Con-
Iunist leaders in New York at which he intended to testify as a defense
witness, he would tour Eastern Europe and Russia and would complete his
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for "Peace Jobs" sponsored by the Bronx County American Labor Party.The "D Worker" issue of larch 23, 1949, reported that PAUL
RGBESON and " ESSJAN, former CIO Counsel would address nine rallies
RCBET IESIGLTE, London correspondent of the "Daily News", in an
article in the said paper on larch 31, 1949, reported that R BESOH'S concert
engagements have taken his to Birmingham, Sheffield, Cardiff, Glasgow and
h.i.1.rerpool= According to 1!'.ElS192l.e1'E, RCl.5_E-3fJLI scold discuss Negro prchlgs
with Prise llirdster A'!'tLEE and Colonial Secretary CREECH JONES.
The Daily Iorker" issu of April 1'7, 1949, reported that RDBESOH
was scheduled to speak at the ct -_U,5§R Society "peace" demonstration - _'. .in Glasgow on iiay 12, l9l19{and that Bean of Canterou;y ,
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The "World Telegram" issue of April 20, 1949, reported that at
the Communist sponsored Iorld Peace Conference in Paris PAUL ROBESON de-
clared that the focal point of world Fascism is the United States and that
1-resident 'I?.'iiAi7'3 program for African development meant =he'i e1a'v-ery-=-' for
millions oi Negroes. ROBESON reportedly In-ought the eighteen hundred dele- '
gates to the conference to their feet with a call for "a ght for friend-
ship with Russia." He then stated that American Negroes never would go to
war tor the United States against Russia.
The "Post & Home News" on April 22, 1949, reported that "' a con-
cert given by PAUL ROBESON in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 21 turned into a
political row. The trouble, according to the said paper, started when
RCFESOH sang a Rusian anthem. The rst verse, sung in R-ueeian, was greeted
quietly; however, when he sang the second verse in English, which most of
the audience understood, a demonstration started, which for a time drowned
out the singer. Anti-Communists whistled loudly and many left the hell in
protest. H"e-Connunists_ answered with aloud cheers and frantic. applause.
Following the anthem, REBESOH stepped to the microphone and told the audience
he could no longer dral the line between his art and his political convictions.
He said he wanted universal peace, but above all peace with the Soviet Union.
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which appeared in the British "Daily Work on April 18, 1949, concerning
in interview with PMIL RCBESON by SE1 ~ IIND, British "Daily Iorker" writer,
--ecording to the article, ROBESON, er92-discussing his early history andhis realisation that other Negroes are not so fortunate as he, stated that
he had visited the Soviet Union where he first "felt the hall dignity of
being a human being." He said that he loved what he round in litusoia and
until the war returned there every year. In lloscos, he said he studied
HARXISH, finding KARI experiences "capital", "enthralling." He would have
settled iii hosco-F, he itirther remarked, if friends had not told him Iii
you believe in Socialism, you have a Job elsewhere. He also mentioned
that his son, new in an American university, had received his early educa-
tion in Moscow. Referring to the people of Africa, ROBESON stated that
once the Africans have learned the meaning of Socialism, they could not be
enduced to fight the Soviet Union. America, according to ROBESON, is ready
to tight the war with Socialism to the last European and last Negro.
according to the New York Daily News" oi My 26, 1949, one of
the biggest intr-national Cohmuriit heetinge since the war opened on that
date in Prague, Czechoslovakia in an atmosphere oi secrecy. NewsP8PBI I911
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lectuals from twelve foreign countries attended the opening of the Ninth
Czechoslovakian Congress. Red draped pictures or S'1A.LIN, LEHIN and Czecho-
slovakian President . NI GOTTWALD decorated public places throughout t e -country. PAIMERQIQ AGLIATTI of Italy, TY of France and TTof England headed their delegation» PAUL mmson l.ttended,the conference
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NEGROES IN TIE BANKS OF THE WORIZD FRONT IN ITS FIGHT FOR PEACE AND
PROGRESS.
THIBUNA LUDU
June 2, 1949
'1his article was especially written tor "TR!BUNA LUDU".
Paul Robeson
I come to you as a representative oi progressive America.
The America oi Henry allace and twelve valiant Con-ununiet leaders,
who are being prosecuted today for their affiliation with the
American labor class. I greet you in the name of the American
workers, since I, too, am one oi then. is a fourteen-year-old boy
I worked on the fem. When I was fifteen I worked as a stable boy,
later as a shipbuilder, then at docks and hotels, working hard to
obtain some money to continue DU education in a world full oi
prejudices. W fa
are still working
+45 Qflfl n 1'|I-Innther was a slave, and my cousins and their children
on tobacco and cotton plantations, fighting hard
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The proggisive camp isigainingstrength inpimerica '
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I must state that today the strength or the progressive
camp in America is greater than during the elections in 1948. Proof
oi this may be the continuous wave of strikes, which even the union
leaders, rightists and devotees of the capitalists, are unable to
check. Ihe inerican nation is beginning to realize that Wallace was
justified when he demanded during the 1948 elections cooperation with
the USSR and national docratic countries and a type of peaceful eco-
nomy which would not be a threat to the world. A military policy and
the liarshall Plan weigh heavily upon the shoulders or the American
labor world. While the American trusts earn thousands of millions on
socalled "American aid" ---- its costs are paid -- on a par with
European nations ---- by the American taxpayer - by the poorly
dressed American. That is why the strength oi the camp for peace and
progress is increasing daily in the United States. Despite the policy
of reactionary leaders of the A.F.L. and C10, steadily increasing
mmhers oi workers and entire labor unions are voicing their disapproval
of the present policy of the governing classes. The Transporters
Union of the Western Coast, the l-3lectricians'Union, the &nelters' Union
in copper foundries and many union organizations of miners, textile and
leather industry workers are azmouncing their support of the pro-
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States. But our entire history consists of long battles, waged
in defense of our democratic tradition. Jefferson, Lincoln,
Roosevelt ---- they all fought against reactionary forces in our
country. This fight must bring us permanent, positive results,
just as it is doing for the entire world. '
One of the problems that is confronting America today
is the so-called Negro problen. hen this problem is connected
with the tight tor peace and progress, not only in America but
throughout the world. I would like to stress that the Negro
problem is only one phase of the labor pmblas Hinetyefiee we
cent of the Negroes in America and other countries are laborers.
The emancipation tight of the Negroes is closely connected with
the ght oi the labor class, because discrimination against Negroes
is a desire to insure cheap labor. That is wlw the majority of the
Negroes ----- except those few who are in the service of the imperi-
alists and are enacting in Negro society the same role that the
rightist union leaders are enacting in the entire labor movement --
is in the camp for peace and progress.
Ask the Negro workers from the cotton plantations in
Alabama, the sugar cane plantations in Louisiana, the tobacco
districts of the South, the banana plantations of the West Indies,
the Lfrican peasants who have been deprived of land in -South Africa,
and ask all the Negro inhabitants of the African continent if they
want to fight for peace and cooperation with the soviet Union and
national democratic countries. Ask them whether they desire friend-
ship Iith the Soviet Unionprhere the definition "backward colored
nations" is just s hollow sound, where former colonial nations with-
in the 3oviet structure were able during one generation to rise to
an incredible level of cultural and economic development. Ask the
Negroes whether they want to join these forces of peace, or if they
will allow themselves to be hurled into the abyss of a new war in
the interests of those who are denying them the elenentaxy'rights
of citizenship. Ask them if they desire to join the modern slave
dealers, or whether they desire to fight for peace and progress.
Obviously they will tight for peace and progress.
?.l'h_e imperialists are gazing at Aifgica
The imperialists are tuming their rapacious stares more
frequently and more regularly on the African continent. In their
search for cheap labor and crude iron, they are seeking new bases
in Africa and the West Indies, after their ignominious defeat in
China. American capital is striving to stretch its control over
South Africa just as it did over the Philippines. Fina.ncial.occu-
pation and capitalistic control -- this is their way of building
a colonial empire.
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plans of the exploiters. .
It is the duty of every progressive individual to fight
against these plans, and to explain to the colonial nations that
under these conditions the supposed benefits of the gradual
industrialization of their countries is nothing else but the in-
position of new forms of lavery and exploitation.
Colonial nations are natural allies of European and
lmerican workers in the fight for peace.
Truj9h will be vicvbvrlevst
The imperialists presently are endeavccring to occupy
Western Europe and deprive it even of its shadow of economic free-
dom. In Wetern Germany they prefer to cooperate with posthumous
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imperialism will end, Just as it ended in Soviet Russia and in
national democratic countries and as it is presently ending in
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in the United States. T e number of children in all by-FKOM :5AC2 NEWARK .
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is indicated as five. A. S. MacDONAL.D, Princeton, New '
Jersey, is reflected as the medical attendant. - 1
Somerville High School, Somerville, Few ersey, ma e a e ROBESON's secondary school record -
which indicated he attended Somerville High School from 1
September, 1911 until June, 1915. _
Rutgers University, New Brunswick,ew ersey, urn s e the su ject's school records which
indicated he attended Rutgers University from 1915 until 1919 and graduated in June of that year with a Bachelor of Arts '4'
Degree. .
A certified photostatic copy of ROBESONs birth record and
certified copies of a transcript of his grades from the //2""
Somerville, New Jersey High School and Rutgers University,
New Brunswick, New Jersey, are being enclosed for the New
York Office. BUS.
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T e s. e attached newspaper clippings mace sveilaoleto me by -hich appeared in the Polish press for hay 1 .
and 31, ex 0. une .|., .I.9L9, giving the details r:ege.rc;:Lng Paul '
Hobeson's arrival in Poland. _
t is to be noted that nobeson was met at the airport' by Le ch, an American of Polish extraction who claims
t_o have escaped from America about s year ago, shoz-t];yébe1'orswe _ the oeginning of the trial of the 1.2 Communists in New Iorx City.
Copies of these items are not being reteineo in the _
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mzconns NY STATE scam: or u-w EXAMINERS aEn.EcT PAUL LEROYROBESON, 'lZO }
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NEW YORK. P; - Poul Robe-
lon, addressing I welcome-home
rt-lly shortly after leeing hla eon
.wed to s. white girl. declared luf
nlght he loves the loviel; people
_more then any other nltlon." :
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lbour of the ewiet union end nev-
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lent. domlnltlng Amerioe to chal-i lenge my Amerlcunlnn.
xi Tile Harlem rally wt! eponsored
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_,_;-Clerk I-I subversive..". The baritone nid he had experi-
1|enced diecrlrnlnetlon ll e. youth,
Ind declared:
F I never accepted en interior
F role becnulle of my nee or color,
,|.nd by God I never will."§; Robeson told the crowd um In
1 Perle he had eeld "it wee unthink-
tble the Negro people or America
or anywhere else in the world oould
be drawn lnto war. with the soviet
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. ltatement.!
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non, Paul Robeson, Jr., 21-year-old'lelectrlee.i engineer. to mu um-
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hundred persons gathered outside,
and lome in the crowd booed as
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Dear
Your letter postmarked June 21, 1949, with
enclosure, has been received, and I want to thank you
for communicating with me conceming the individual you
mentioned.
It was indeed thoughtful oi you to send neyour views with reference to the activities of that . ,92"""Lperson and I am enclosing some literature which -;j_£ ""thought might be oi interest to you. g I
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Your Iettar postmarked June 21, 1949, withenclosure, has been received, and I want to thank you
for oommnibeting with no conceming the individual you
mentioned. _I
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your views with referema to the activitiel of tint
person and I an enclosing some literature which I-
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SUBJECT: - 0
PAUL ROBESON
INTERNAL SECURITY - C
Renytels dated June it odd Jdiy '1, i91i9,92
There are transmitted herewith certied copies
oi seven passport applications on le at the State Depart-
ment in the name of the above individual. One passport
application dated in 1922 remains to be certied and for-
warded to your office. The delay is due to obtaining this
paswort from the files of the National Archives. It will
be forwardeds soon as received,
Also transmitted herewith is a copy of the
hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, U. S,
Senate, 80th Congress, concerning H. R. 5352, on Hay 27,
28, 29, and 31, 19148. This copy has attached to, the _front page a certication of Senator nmwwmskdmm,who was chairlnan of the Judiciary Committe_e in 19h8. ' *
For your condential information, there is
also transmitted a typewritten resume dated June 21, 191-19,_ . ._
which contains information obtained frcm confidential and
restricted papers fran State Department officials abroad /concerning ROBESON's recent trip to Europe. &
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° DRE! ROBEBOH, e Ieraer minister in New Jersey. -- - . __ _ " '
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IIIBESQN was born April 9, 1398 at Princeton, Her Jersey
and at the time or his registration m February 16, 1942 he no in
Chicago, Iiiinoie and advised that Board that he i eerieert singer
employed by the Metropolitan Music Bureau, 113 lest 57th Street, New
Iork City, and no on various tours.
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PAUL RCBESON, Jr.
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Lincoln Brigade at Eanhattan Center, New Iork City, end that the subject
was mde an honorary member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Informant
advised that ROBESCN stated at the time he received the pin of member-
ship of the Lbralms Lincoln Brigade, "It is the P1"°v.deet lolent of I3
1-its and I -eill eleege =.-ear the {3.L"!e'
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Informant advised um PAUL k7];
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RCBE9CI92I attended a nee ng sponsor y the National Council for Anor-
iean Soviet Friendship at lladieon Square Garden, Hes Iork City, on
lilovenber 14, 1945- Informant Itatod that this meeting was an-anniversary
meeting of the twenty"-eight years of the existence or-the Soviet Union
and of the twelve years oi. jne'r.i.can recognition of the Soviet Govern-
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- songs end made a etrong speech against the United Statee, England and
the United Nations for their undemocratic handling or the colonial people
end the ninority groupce Infermnt advised that ROBESOR strongly
praised the Soviet Government for freeing the colonial people end
solving the question or national ninoritye
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RCBESQI no one of the sponsors e e member of the Executive Committee
of the American Crusade To End Lynching, which bed eet up headquarter:i at 23 lest zen; Street, New Iork Citye According to this Informant the._._-_.-._
ebove committee plenned to hold a "l|e.rch on Washington" on Monday, Sep-
teioer 23, 1946, and delegates from all ever the country were to he
p-ertieipinte thereiie
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On thie Informant reported that the_ _ lien Iork Committee to n e eaoe end the 'C0lIIitt08 For L Dene-
eratic Far Eastern Policy! combined in en action to erouee the people
-/o 9' in the United States to force the Government to Iithdrev the United
- States breed Forces me Chine and that this ection would take placemagnum -
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during the reek of Septeiser 22nd to September 28, l9&6 under the title
"Get Out Of China leek. Informant advised that PAUL ROBESON and _Gen-
ersl CARISON Iere slated to head the novement and that all Communist
Party organisations throughout the country were notitied to take an
active part An the above-mentioned actions
gorge: _Gon£l_dentlal pigtonmn Q
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the Independent Citizens onnittee For Arts, Sciences and Professions
and the iationel Citizens Oomarlttee - PAC held a pre--election rally in
Ih-dison Square Garden, Hes York city, en September 12, 191.6 and that
PAUL ROBESON was one of the speakers at the rally. Intornnt stated
that ROBE-SON said, "Never has a Government done as much tor its people
as Russia has." Informant further advised that RQESOLI described Russia
as "The world's outstanding advocate of peace and fl'8Od°Ie'
nsienu-e1eI=I-nzntgf EL
This Intsrrnnt on adv1sed thatROBESON attended a "Rally To Ila The he auspices oi!
-an Tneeb 'I'l'.92r anthe American Slat Congress in E-sscn Bqnare
September 22, 191.6» The subject, according to n1'onnant,_spoke as
a co-Chairman e1 the National Committee to Win The Peace and called
upon the progressives in America to fight against the reactionary ele-
ments in America. Interment also advised that the subject called upon
the American people to get along nth the Slave led by the Communists
ls many parts of the world. According to the Interment, a member of the
Russian Delegation to the rally, dressed in a led Amy uniform, at the
conclusion of subject's speech went to the platform and kissed ROBESGI
on both cheeks.
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0n Contidentiel Into:-mntg-w 92 I ported that the agenda o e e erane o the Abraham Lincoln B
Convention use held September 2.1. and 22, 194.6 at the Fraternal Clubhouse,
110 West 48th Street, New York City. Informant advised that addressee
to the convention were mde by BEN DAVIS, Communist Party Gouncilnn;EIIGE1l1?f¬ClINOLLI, Communist Party Councilman snd PAUL RCBESGI. Informant
stat hat representatives of the Soviet Union, Iugoslavia, Poland and
Czechoslovakia were present at the oonventiom Informant also stated
that PAUL ROBESQ!! 2 the eeeree ei me epeeoh eeid; "It is iepert-ent
not to be afraid of saying we are Communists. We cannot live in the
world without then and we Inst stop worrying about them. _Ie have always
been put on the spot. We have a Golnuniet in the City Council today -
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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This Special Agent can testify that he observed
PAUL ROBESOH arching in the International Indies Garaent Iorkere Union
section oi the lay Day Parade»
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ROBESON attended a mes meeting oi the en e eop es Fraternal Order
at hhdieon Square Garden, New Iork City, Ihieh was held June 15, 1947.
Ierereeet repert-ed thet e enbieot, eiter singing several eonga, in-
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end real friend. - _
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U1 November 3, 1947 the above Lgente attended I. Civil
Rights Gongreee rally at the St. Nichole: Lrena, 69 Feet 66th Street,
New Iork City. Ihe purpose or this rally was to open on i.n.ter.aive ou-
peign egeinet the House Committee Ch Un-.l.ner:lcen Activities. The afore-mentioned Lgentsgeerd REE-50H sing several eonge, one of which he dedi-
eeted to mum: ISLE, end mde e general etteel: in hie speech on the
House Co-nittee Ior ite alleged violation of people le right!»
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o F u o ti. h out the Iork Oi e or the edere Bursa I Investiga. on nit e list
Directors and Directors - Lt - Large of the now defunct George Washington
Gervecr School which had been e Communist Party controlled and doll.-nlted
institute. The name PAUL IRBESON appeared on the lilt ee e Director -
lt - Large or the l0hOO1e
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ROBESCH sent e for: 1e r numerous people on
Ill. questing contributions for the Veterans of the Ah coln Brigade
drive and stated that fifteen thousand dollars no needed to free Spline
Informant stated that enclosed with the for: letter no a reply envel-
ope addressed $0 the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade with the
subject-s name appearing in the loser left corner,
1.»-gonfiden_ti_a1 1.59m; .¥>1_ A e _§ L7; ' This Informant on edvised that on
November 30, 1947 PAUL ROBESON attend a ra at lhnhntta.n' Center, HUI
York City, sponsored by the Lb:-aha: Lincoln Brigade and Colrlte Coordinador
Pro Republics Espanols, Communist front organisitione ROBE-SCN, eocerd--
ing to the Informant, spoke against racial disorininstion and announced
that he planned to mks e tour of Puerto Rico in the neer ture. Theprincipal address at the any was made by mm mmmxuagzanmm,
Vice President of the Cuban Senate and Head of Partido S ialtets Popular,
which is the equivalent of the Columnist Forty in Cubes
41,Qenilidentigl Infvrnenfg ]_m_his Informant advised that on ll!
that date PAUL ROBESCH sppeare as a apeoinl guest st the regular annual
meeting of the comittee of Women of the National Council For American
Soviet Friendship at the Hotel Astor, Her Iork City. Informant reported
that the subject gave s short speech concerning the work of the National
Council For American Soviet Friendship, stating it needed more help so
that in the near future all Lmerioene, as well ls he, night feel e Inn:
glow of friendship towards the Russian peoplee Informant stated that
after his speech subject sang several Russian songs. .
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RCBEBGI no dee:l.roue' ounci1 on African Ltfaire adhere '
oloeely to the Conmniet Party liner Info:-mat also reported that the
subject said, "The Communist Party in e legal American Party and the
Council ebould not avoid being affiliated with the Commit Party."
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PAUL R0650]! nrching e y Day Parade with nechera of the lily
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at the St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, on that def-or
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jeet addressed 1 meeting at the mu m Order held =1-. the
Hotel Diplot, New York City, on June 30, 1948. Informant aid lil-
ilar meetings were held in thirteen oitiee Iith telephone hook-ups and
that PAUL RCBESCH epolce to the International Workers Order meeting in
New York from Boston, Saying, He no eorry he oould not attend the leot-
ing but that he is engaged in work for the Third Party. RCBESCN, so-
cording to the Iniomant, aid he no proud to be e member of the In-
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< 0n_thil Iniormnt reported on the
. activities concerning te Freom Ciode of the Civil Rights Congress
which no held in Washington, D, C. on January 1.6, 1949. Informnt ad-
vised that PAUL ROBESOH in his speech before the delegates to the Civil
Rights Congress said that he us fighting with everylshitg he Ind for the
. Negro struggle and that China and Russia won't R Red baite:L"
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formant reported that ROBESON said, "Ho school in existence could offer
the courses or initructiona that were to be lnc1.et the Jefferson School."
Lccording to the Informant, ROBESCN stated that his son no gradunting ¬
from college here in the United States and was also receiving a diplonn
£2-on the Urinrsity or Lies-cc! one tat he 1.ri_sL92er1 tnere been a school
like the Jefferson Sehcol to send his son to sooner.
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The following evidence is being incorporated in this
report vith s vies to its possible admissibility in en extra-Judicial
proceeding or in cross-examination in e Judicial proceeding:
"Soviet Russia Tony
Published monthly by the
Soviet Russia Today Publications, Inc. -
114 East 32nd Street
New Iork City
In therlugust, 1936 issue of "Soviet Russia Today"
there is an article written by HEN DAVIS, Jr., concerning his interview
with PAUL ROBESON¢ In this erticl's 'Tt0B!$Cli is reported by DAVIS to
have said, The Soviet Union is the only country I've ever been in where
I've felt completely st eases I've lived in England and America. end I
almost circled the globe - but for qyseili, rife and son the Soviet Union
is our tutm-e home.
For awhile, however, I wouldn't feel right going there
to live. By singing its praises wherever I ge, I _think I can be ct the
most value to its Itis too easy to go to the Soviet Union, breathe
free air end live happily ever afterwards.
RXBESON further stated in the interview, I01 course
I'n e. mbsr of the Friends oi the Soviet Union in London. But I! not
very active because I'm away so frequently either singing or acting-
One thing I always try to do is to help sake people understand the in-
portsnce or the Soviet peace policy-'
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GOODE ROBESCB, has two brothers living in lloscos and that lb.-so GOODS,
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in this article that RCBESCIW8 son, PAUL nmssc, Jr age nine, would
secure most of his education in the Soviet Union-
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to have said um-. llothe DOOR had spent tl,u'ee nonthe in
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ROBIEQI Iith_% F 1 61> .5. -LD Finally, awo leilnformant -11! reported I
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"Peoples Voice nor demnot!
Ia: Gomlmist controlled New Iork llegre Newspaper
Published by Powell - Buchanan Publishing Corporation
210 Fest 125th Street ' -
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appeared en advertisement to free Professor IIRRIS Usgl-ILPPB, an al-
leged Gomunist of City College, New York fiity, rho Ins imprisoned for
perjury by the State or New Iork. In this issue oi the "Peoples
Voice the subject is quoted as saying, I want to be identified in
every my with this movement I - e . -to tree IERRIS SGHLPPES - e a e
The responsibility is the first charge upon all or us to fight Feseisa
for £reed0l¢"'
"Daily Yorker _
Issue of October 7, 196
East Coast Gonnunist Daily Newspaper
Published by Freedom of the Press, Ine-
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On Page Three there ap re an article Ihich indicatesum». PAUL noessaz would support BHJ on the Communist Party
ticket for New Iork Gouncilmn at the Divie Fer_Viotory show which was
to be held on October 24, 1943 at the Golden Gate Bellman in Harlem,
Hen Iork City.
"Daily WorkerIssue o£__lhrchW1:'7li19lé -
This issue oi the Daily Worker" reports _e. speech by
PAUL ROBEON which was delivered at a Sun Yet Sen tribute meeting held
lhrch 12, 1944, at the Metropolitan Opera Hall in New York City. In this
speech the subject is reported to have said, The picture of Chinese
internal oonfliot is the Keunintang versus the Chinese Communists is
as false as ihrtin Dies picture of his Oosmittee defending Congress and
the Governnent against American Conuniets-'
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"Equal Justice And Democracy In lbs Service 0! Victory
A pamphlet Published in Septelber, 1941+ By
International Ilbor Defense In Tribute to NIH DLICU,
Forgmer Sepcretaryfcf the International Iahor__ ense
In this pamphlet there appeared a list of individuals
who were listed as officers and members or the National Committee or the
International Labor Derense. On the National Comittee was listed the
mane or PAUL ROBESDIIQ
"Daily Iorker"
1'9 ? °1' .1°?>1'=l.1.'.! 13; 1945
In this issue there appears an article under dateline
oi Les ingeles concerning a meeting of the Joint intl--Fascis.t Refugee
Committee which no held at the Ambassador Hotel in Les Lngeles, Cali-
f0l'Di8e This article reflects that PAUL RCBESCR aas a guest lpeaker
at the seating.
Daily Worker"
I-"' Z,P£,-5?!"-1 1"1.~19:.5.
In this issue or the "Daily Worker" appears an
article to the effect that the Council On Mrioan Affairs, headed by
PAUL RQBESON, had submitted a memorandum to the delegates of the United
Nations Conference in San Francisco, California calling for the estab-
lishment oi an International Colonial Commission in the proposed World
Organisation. _
"Peoples Voice"
issue ofjlofenher flqi
This issue carried an article stating that "Robeson
Answers Fascist Criticism. This article further stated that in response
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to criticism by the "Montreal Gazette for including in his concert a
talk against FRANCO, the subject stated, "They will have to take whet
I have to say along with my l0ng3e" The article contained a statement
nde by ROBESOH to the effect that he was delighted tint he had been
able to get e rise out of the reacticnaries-'
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t e ruc r at he Geor e Was ton Cerver ROBESON was lis ed a an no to t 5 hing
School and that to his knowledge the subject was a member oi the Gon-
nunist Party. '
New York Times
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In this issue it is reported that PAUL ROBESOH tes-
tified at e hearing of the Penney Joint Legislative Committee on Un-
Anerican Activities in Los ingeles, California. RIBESON was described
in the article as e surprise witness at a series or hearings nominally
concerned with the Eu Klm: nan and Left Wing activities in Hollywood
and that he had been subpoenaed presumably because of his cc-4hairmn-
ship with General EVANS GARLSCN, ct the National Committee To Win The
Peace and 6th e?"i5r?cmmunist ectivitiose During the hearing ROBEGI
is reported to have stated, "The best country in the world today to test
the principles of lhrxisn night be Lnericag" that he had chosen Russil
as the place for the early education ct his son and that mny Negro
Americans would prefer the equality achieved in Russia to the "shadowy"
freedom they have in the South.
"Daily Worker
Issue 0! October 30 194.6Ir ifi? i%% 1 ?~ e-'~ I12 '
It is reported in this issue that PAUL HOBESON had
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endorsed the candidacy of CHARLES A_YJOLLIE5 for the New York State
Senate for the Twenty-4-irst Senatorial District. COLT.-L'S is a =e11
known Commnist, being s member of the Her Iork State Committee oi the
Communist Party-
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l?= ¬ E ~92I¥'i92_L%2» 1947
This issue reported that one hundred leaders of the
Negro people, headed by PAUL ROBESOH and 'l'_.__E. B,{DU!BOI3, celled upon
President Truman and Gangrene "to repudiste decisively Fascist--like pro-
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Jeneiro, had stated that .
OB Nanerouo eenn edtoBrssi1to i R E50 P *study the situation ma sieo for the purpose of irriting in the United i
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Pay of November 4,? 1941
On Page 16 of this issue there is a picture of PAUL
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R@ESON and I.ARB§;'ARKB reecting that LARRY PARKS obtained the signa-
ture of PAUT. RCBESGT on a Civil Rights ongress petition demanziing the
end or the House on Us-American Activities Gonaitteee PARKS is dee-
crihed es the star ct the notion picture The Jolson Story."
"Daily Io:-ker"
Issue of January 19* 1948 - _ ,- 7_ ' " _: .n-I
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This tseud "reports the Second Annual Convention
of the Progressive Citizens o - America meeting which was held at Uhicage
end authorised the National B oi the Progressive Citizens er Americe
and State Chapters to take ps towards affiliation or merger with the
Third Party sterted by HENR ALIAC,E¢ Among the Vice Chairmen elected
at this convention Ins PAUL R ESON»
"mily Worker _
Issue__o1'_§e;hr1gry 6, 19&8
It is reported in this issue that PAUL ROBE.-SON was
one of the three speakers scheduled to appear at the Fourth lnniversary
Dinner of the Jefferson School of Social Science. The dinner was to be
held at the Hotel Pennsylvania on February 9, 1948.
iiiorning Freiheiti
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Published Daily By The Homing Freiheit Association, Ines
Q5 East l2th§treet, llerlogk Cit-1 *_ _ __ _ __
According to the above issue of the "Morning Freiheit,"
PAUL RCBEBON att nded and spoke at s nemorial meeting on February 19,194,8 for SOLOIfJN}£LEOEI5_, lite President of the Jewish Anti-Fascist
Committee in lloshbwe The theme of the meeting was establishment of a
hating friendship between the United States and the USSR. The above
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was Soviet Vice Consul BAKUNOF.
New Iork Post Home News
Issue of April 5 1943. _l__i, _i,_ T
It is reported in the above paper that ILLIPIILRGAN,
Ececutive Director of the Council on African Affairs, charged PAUL ROBESON
as Chairman of said organisation, with part of "a Communist plot" to
seise the Council on African Affairs! prestige and policy:
IERGLH, according to the paper, said that the Council
was not a Communist group as such and that he had been attacked by the
ROBEBON faction in the Council for being a Red bait-ere
"Herald Tribune"
¥" 9 °fi4EE1LZ: 1945
It is reflected in this issue of the "Herald Tribune
that PAUL ROBESON, in replying to the charges of MAI IERGAN, referred to
above, stated, "You can't fight the struggles of Africa by being non-
Partiaan or being a Red baiter a . e a Someone has to point out that
things are not beeutifui here in America, in lfrica and other parts of
the worlds If that makes ae a Communist than I ea proud to be one.
ROBE'50N 1! reported to have said that he has worked
with Communists and will continue to do so because Communists are against
aeny of the injustices which ha, himself, has long apposed»
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It was reported in the above issuethet PAUL RDBESON,
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who wee eampeigning in Colunbue, Ohio, was aeked by GEORGggUBENCE,
Managing Editor or the " hie State Hen," the Negro week]. , whether or
not he was a Communist, to Ihich ROBESON replied, "It'e none or your
d--~ business. ROBESON etated,'aocording to the newspaper account,
"me laet person in the world I would expect to aek that question would
he e Negro and a repreeentetive of the Negro Press." ROBESON 1: reported
to have eteted,"Thie ie no longer a matter of GOIIIl1Ri8le It 'e a utter
of civil rights. ROBESONtoceueed big noneynen of Fascist activities '
and eeked, Who oould blame the Negro for being e Communist or anything?" '
New York Sun
Issue of llay 29 1948- , é;+ W ti...-
The above issue of the "New Iork Sun" reported that
as the subject left on the aforementioned date for Washington to tee-
tify before the $enate Judiciary Coumittee against the llundt-Nixon Anti-
Comuniet Bill he, REBESON, stated in o press conference that he would
have to decide on the issue berore choosing sides in the event or a
war between the United States and Runnin-
"Ne1r York Tiles"
Ieeue of June 1. 1948
It is reported in the above ieeue of the "New Iork
Times" that ROBESON, while testifying before the above--mentioned Committee,
had after telling the Committee that he thought members of the Oonnunilt
Party had done a lnguifioent Job in lmeriea, had declined to etete in
answer to a question Senator HOMER FERGTBON lohigan! asked, whether
or not he was a Comuniete RGBESCII stated he would go to Jail before he
eould ea: ehether or not he res e Cw..~=-uzieta He else declined to tell
the Gomittee whether he would fight for the United Stetee in the event
of a war with Rueeiu
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3 -*~C_s>I ing ,3» 1948
The above issue of the "Daily Worker" reported that
when questioned by e reporter concerning his being e member of the Con-
nuniet Party ROBESOH replied, "lhct question has become the basin of the
tight for civil liberties and until ttat fight is Ion I refuse to answer
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lliew York Sun"
$3! of J12! 4, 194%
It no reported by the "New York Sun" on the above
date that during e hearing on e motion in Supreme Court, New Icrk County,
lice York, for an injunction reetreimrng ALLY. Y_lEQ!.§_.i'ren repreeenting h.__1n-
self ea the Executive Director of the Council on African Aifeirs, ERGANIS
counsel told the court that a dispute had arisen within the Council when
the Department of Justice had included it among I group ct organizations
listed as "totalitarian, Fascist or subversive.
IERGAH told reporters that the Council On African
Arreirs was not "totalitarian, Fascist or subversive" but sought only to
interest the public in improving conditions among the peoples or Ltrice.
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ing to members of the Council on lfricen Affairs at e subsequent meeting
that IERCAN should have attacked the Attorney General. IERGAIFS counsel
told the court that the ROBE-SON faction was seeking to pull e squeeze
play to get ERGLN cut because of hie ecrtl to rid the Council On
African Lfteire of Communist influence.
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Committee oi the Council 'UrTTi c2'.n Affiirs, stated that PAUL ROBEBON
sought her support in his controversy with YERGAN over Communist Party
control of the Council and that during an interviei with her stated, "W
1101183. BIIWB. oi-Othol, . . . . everything belongs to the Comnmrriet Party
and I am willing to fight anyone who opposes t-hen."
"Daily Worker"
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In an article cabled to the aforementioned paper from
Wroclaw, Poland JOSEPH STAEQBIH, "Daily Worker" writer, reported the
agenda at the Worll Congress of Culture at Wroclaw, Poland. The Gon-
grsss was Col
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