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cg April 3, 1950, contained an item which states in part:*~ "PAUL ROBESON,., will be brought to Lee Angeles by the

; Jewish People's Fraternal Order JPFO! for its 20th anniversary celebration in Embassy Auditorium, May 6 9S0!."

' The DPW ie a west Coast Gmmunist newspaper-

The JPFO has been designated by the Attorney General~ of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 1Oh50.

, "The California Eagle" in its issue of April 2?,A -_ 1950, contains an item which states in part: PAUL ROBESON="* .., will be presented in concert at Elks Temple, h016 South9292h* Central Avenue, under the auspices of The Celifnrnia Ea le,!,- B/!"" Friday. May 12 950!." - "

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Accm'-ding to, ROBE-Sim was Yuma of the main A 925@akers at a-meating; the J??Q sf tha ENG at the EmbassyAndituiritlm in Les Angelaa on May &, 195:2. gmataa thatfear and as farth but I*ve sean tha yeople frum baluu,axnsng the Kama people, among the Mex in-an peapla, ame4r1>gthe fareign barn, among the wnrkars wha are saying we mm Ageing ta have peace in our time, we*ra gnnna have a decentwarld tor mar children. whnavsr thsy may ha, whethar thay hablack an white ... These kind er paople.~.aren*t frightened,they aranw stepping back angmcme than "gnu are steppizmg baskizzzmightup Tha Faacisvt Ameriaa, I will fight. against... withevsr-3' 'ibaz~.

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ROBESDK appeare as Epeakar on tha aama platformwith cmnmwwa mas, 3.952 31?? Visa Pres1ant ial eandiclat-e.

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brothers in Korea, China and Europe," iconquer Korea, China, then move to "and finally South Africa." Infonnantused theterm "enemies" he was re-"Fe.scist-s" in the United states.

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stated thatROBESON s 1'-s songs and quads comnentfaom time to timeconcerning the HOEENBERG case, 92See W-ii!. said RGESDIIstated he had traveled extensively throughowhe United Statesand countries abroad telling everyone that "his people" weregoing to have s first class citizenship because they are goingto fight for it.

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plies advised that the LACS-TRC is controlled anddominate y the LAGCP through the assignment of Oomunist VParty members to the steering committee of the LACSJRG. TheLAOSJRC receives advise and directives on all important issuesfrom leaders of the LACCP.

According 11? subject appeared at the meetingof the LACSJRC on June d , 1953 at 607 South Western for abiief program of songs and a speech in behalf of the ROSENBERGS

stated that RUBESON spoke concerning the fact that heentified himself with "this kind of struggle" because he,

himself, is a member of a minority group and felt very keenlythe kind of punishment these people the ROSENBERGS! were facedwith since his own people had been inflicted with this type ofpunishment for many decades. He stated that the ROSENBERGSmust be saved and that the people must do it and not dependon the courts. '

w in reporting s-ibjectis speech, stated thatROEESON sa , we have hundreds of millions of friendsthroughout the world and we cannot lose the battle forfreedom as long es we, the Negroes and Jews, stick togetherand fight." '

attended the above meeting and advised thatROBESON s s of the oppression of the Negro people throughoutthe world and the fight he is having in spreading his beliefin a world community.

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f stated that ROBESOH brought outthat the is a place for Negroes to fight forequal rights. He was asked about Russia and the Negro andstated that being an American, he was concerned with theNegro in America not the Negro in Russia. He went on tostate that he had been accepted in Russia, that Russianchildren are taught to love black people, and that Russiawas the first country to accept the Negroes as equals;

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The DPW in its iss1e of June 17, 1953, Page 7,Coluns 3 through 5, refers to subjectis concert "before acrowd of 2,000" under the sponsorship of a "citizen'scommittee of leading Negro men and women" on "last Sunday" June lh, 1953!. The item.states that subgect will appear _again at the Embassy Auditorium on Saturday, June 20, 1953,"on the program celebrating the 23rd jubilee of the JPFO."

Q attended the above celebration -and statedthat ROBE n his speech said that the peoples of Africawould obtain their freedom, that the common struggle of theJewishnand Hegro peoples must continue, that the most recentloss of two martyred victims was not in vain and that thecommon enemy shall be defeated. He gave greetings to hismany friends in their native tongues.

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"Invites out To Robeson Aug. 16 Concert

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"Attractive, illustrated invitations to the concert,sponsored again this year by the British ColumbiaDistrict of Mine, Mill & Smelter Union,tributed from 1 p.m. Saturday and again

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"Information on the concert is available at L0 O?h5or LA 4392 in Seattle.

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"BRITISH COLUMBIA DISTRICTInternational Union of Mine, M111 & Smelter workers

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"Last year some 30,000 persons, mostly from Canada,greeted and heard Mr. Robeson in an inspiring concert, Froall sides came demands that we make this an annual event.This we hope to do. we know that many thousands more fromyou country would have attended last year had they knownabout it. This year we know it will be different when Hr,Robeson sings on Sunday, August 16,

' "All of us are proud of our symbolical Peace Arch,built by the pennies from the school children of Canada andthe United States, as well as of the beautiful parka Amaintained by our two countries as a lovely setting for it,

"So it is a pleasure to invite all of you our neigh-bors--regardlees of race, creed, color or beliefs, to joinwith us in an afternoon of song and international fellowship.

"M. Robeson will sing at 1:30 p.m. So we say pack apicnic lunch and bring the family.

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Confidential Informant: of lmovm reliability, _,stated thai: he aitened a concer"i:'rea"turing PA'u'L RGEESW, ifnieh gwas held at Peace Arch Park, Blaine, Washington, on Sunday, - 92 ;August 16, 1953. According to the informant, the concert was M _aponaored by the British Columbia I.ooaloi the International 3Mine, M111 and Smelter Workers Union. L who stated t. e was a member of the Negro citizens -iLeague of Vancouver, B, 6. However, he ias speakirg as in xindividual and not for the League. ROLAND LAURENCE praised _.ROBESON for his fight against discrimination and then introduced

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arter singing several more songs RQEESON made a speechin which he stated that he is from the common people and that heis their voice for freedom. ROBESON continued that new that theKorean armistice has been signed there should be political amnestygranted to the victims of the Korean war who are presently in pris-

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"Among those greeting and embracing Robeson were Harveyhorphy, regional director, and Ken Smith, president or theBritish Columbia District, Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers Union.Sponsors for the second consecutive year of the internationalday or song and brotherhood, . . . .

While he emphasized he had not changed--if remain thesame Paul you know--yet, he said, Iiime has made it soeveryone must fight harder for the freedom we love. It itwere not so, I would be with you in Vancouver today; and1-, ax1n1'Iha' =11 raver the G nada T cherish so dee 131.1-1! ~~~~ --Q ---- ---- ---- -i---- - -------H -- --P .-

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"He Robeson! lashed out at political persecutions inhis native land and said: Today in America we fight, as thistruce is concluded, for amnesty of those leaders who have beerimprisoned, so that they may come back and lead the peoplein the struggle for peace.-. . , .

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audience in U. S. Federal Court, where HENRY P, HUFF, Chairman,Northwest District Communist Party; JOHN DASCHBACH, Chairman,Washington State Civil Rights Congress; TEBHX PETTUS, Editor,IPeople's World, Northwest Bureau; BARBARA HAHTZE, EducationalDirector, Northwest District Comumist Party; KARLY LARSEN, memberor the District Board, Northwest District Communist Party; andPAUL BOWEN, Organizer, Central Region, Northwest Communist Party,are being tried for conspiracy to violate the Smith Act of 19b0,During the recess HGBESON was observed talking with the defendantsand ROBESON also visited with Dr, HERBERT E. PHILLIPS, self~admitt'member of the Communist Party, who had testified for the defense,Since Dr, PHILLIPS was under a contempt citation he was not permit-to leave the court room at the recess. ROEESGN met him in the11. s. Marshalis Office, on 8/17/53. ._92

- Confidential Informant! of known reliability, advisethat "Freedom" is a newspaper organized, directed and ' Acontrolled by the Communist Party, It deals with Negro ilife problems, and has PAUL BUBESON for the Editor, It is 'published by Freedom Associates, 53 West 125th Street, '7New York, N;Y, 92;]!

'.Confidential Informantmadvised that mun R%ESON's -newspaper "Freedom" was distribu o people at his concert on "Sunday, August 16, at Peace Arch Park. Several times during theprogram, informant states, the individuals present were urged tosubscribe to the publication, W

G'n Confidential Informant? of lcnovrn 92reliability, e ave a e the following letter w ch he received Qfrom the Seattle Chapter of the egro labor Council, This letter 4reads as follows:

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We have adopted 'Freedom' as the official nationalpublication of the Negro Labor Couoil. 'Freedom' alongwith our local publication 'Progress' will serve to bringto the Negro community national and local news--news of strug;and aspirations of the Negro people. This kind of news isgenerally noticeably absent from the widely read Negro press.

"It is incumbent upon all members of NIB first to sub-scribe and read 'Freedom' and then proceed to sign u yourfriends and neighbors. Let me suggest that you send in adollar $1.00! for you subscription to Earl George at theabove address, and then get others to do lik wise.Phflrl 4; 9uur = * "1 H . v A

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'We need at least 10 lFreed0m' buildera to go to workat once selling this paper in the Negro Comunity. H111you volunteer to become a Freedom! builder? Cuntact me at .131 - 30th, Seattle.

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A of known reliability, advised that a PAUL R95E$mx ea art was held ax the Kiel gnitorium, St. heuia, 1Missauri, on aptamher ll, 19$}, unar the auspines sf the vRobeson Sancert Committae. . %

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"Trus, these eight hundred millian, as iracthanaficiarisa af tha establishment sf the soviat Unicn an sfits palisies of struggle fur paaea an demacracy, are rajoiaingbecause of the new economic security and pclitical liberty,tha new promise of a fuller and richar life far all, uhidhthay enjoy because they live in ne Smviet lan 0? ineeuntriea cf the Pe0p1as Demaraies. The feelings uf allthese peaple must be vary like those of ne Preaient nf the,Ghineee Peap1e*s Repubkic, Mao Tse~tung. _

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"The soviet Socialist program.of ethnic and nationaldemocracy is precisely the opposite of the Eazi, fascist,south African and Dixiecrat programs of racial superiority...

"Finally, my friends, I went to say that I believethe great majority of the American people will come to orealize their identity of interests with the people of theSoviet Union and the growing People's Democracies. In thisera of change, normal trade relations and peaceful cooperationcan be the only answer.

"I am and always will be an anti-fascist and afighter for the freedom and dignity of all men. we anti-fascists - the true lovers of American democracy -- have atremendous responsibility. We are not e small band -- we aremillions who believe in peace and friendship. If we mobilizewith courage, the forces of world fascism can and will bedefeated -- in Europe, in Africa and in the United States.

"Because of this, I am and always will be, s firmand true friend of the Soviet Union and of the beloved Sovietpeople. i

The "nail worker" issue of December 2h,_l952,page 3, columns 1-K, stated, "PAUL RGBESON, sole Americanwinner of one of the 1952 stalin peace prizes as ithe standardbearer of the oppressed Negro peop1e' yesterday accepted theaward not as an individual but as a part of the growingpeace movement in the United States."

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DHITRYKSKOBLLTSYN, Chairman of the Comittee on InternationalPrizes in the soviet Union, in which he declared, "For thepeace fighters in America, this award has the greatest significanceAlready the prise has called forth profound gratification andpride among many sections of the Negro people and the progressiveforces of our land. For me personally, it is a moving experience

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- of known reliebilitv, advised that e reeeptionwas give?-or. PAUL ROBESON at the Hotel Theresa, 1251.111 Street

and Seventh Avenue, New York City, on September 23, 1953, onthe occasion of ROLLSON being presented with the International

to P .Stalin Pe cs rize 5]HOWAREEST said that it was a greet honor to be

asked by the Sov et People to present the award to hr. RDBESCH.Mr. FLS@ stated all other awards have been presented inMoscow, but the United States prevented EDBQSOE from goingthere to receive it. FAST reed a oeblegrem from Moscowsoclsiming RO3;SOR es e greet American hero of peace. FASTthen presented the awsrd and e promise of $25,000.30 toEGBZSCHO

RQL;S&3 stated ho would ecoept the award in theneme of the people all over the vorld who wanted geese-hGBEdOJ told of his visit to the Soviet Union in 1937;

lire, where all people are equal one there wasand his great admiration for STALIN and the Russian way of

p of known reliability, furnished "Elev: E1619-.1-lee"' h , t 'pamphlet e ed April 2k, l3, w ich reflected

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been to provide accurate information on the conditions andstruggles of the peoples of Africa and to support theirefforts toward liberation. In recent months the Council haseneavored to rally American assistance for the desperate fightof black and brown South Africans egainet Helen's fascistoppression, and for the Africans of Kenya whose struggle forlend and survival the British seek to crush with the-mostruthless end inhuman punitive measures. .

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The reel issue in our case is the right ofadvocacy and support for tho freedom of Africa'senslaved millions, --including the descendants of sfrice whohave yet to achieve their full liberty and rights here in theUnited States.

"The Council on African Affairs will continue tocarry forward its work and will fight all efforts to restrictits usefulness to the cause of African freedom by means of theunconstitutional and un-American McCsrran Act."

The "Daily worker issue of Hatch 12, lS3, pegs ?,column 1, reports, "Before an audience of A00 guests,including about 100 students of the Jefferson School, speakersfrom the University campus, the trade union and the mostactive political battle fronts join together in denouncingthe Smith Act, the moerrsn Lot, hcarthyitc Congressional'witchhunts' as tar inspired efforts to-stifle independentthought and that ell, with varying emphasis, rs-examineAmerica's need for Marxist teachings.

"PAUL ROBESON expressedgrida in the JeffersonSchool and celled for its support because of the clarityit has brought to the struggles of the American people theleadership it has so unsupportedly given.

The Jefferson 3choo1 of Social Science hss beendesignated by the Attorney general of the United Statespursuant to Executive Order l0hS0. 4f?

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to freedom and their inspiration is ETALIE and the SovietUnion. He underlined that "STALIN has led us in the strugglefor world peace." He recited in English a poem "Sleep wellbeloved cQmT&d3| He recited a poem in Russian about STALIN,"the greet motherland, the Soviet Union and their strugglefor peace. He exclaimed in Russian: "Slave Stalinoo - gloryto STALIN. He concluded his speech with: "Bleep well, belovedcomrade. he pledge: the fight will go on until victory will bQuI"$ 0

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' 'The Comunist, labor and the democratic forces inAmerica have a special responsibility in answering this call,for it is our own imperialists end State Department who havetaken the lead in pushing U.S. jimorow and white eupremecietpractices wherever they set foot.'"

According to-and the "Daily worker" issue ofApril 7, 1952, page one, columns two and three, the CAA,Freedom Associates and the Greater New York Negro LaborCouncil sponsored e rally at 126th Street and Lenox Avenue,$1914 Var}; itv nn 1 'r92-11 '3: 1QK9- tn tgninn caxnnnvi; f'mn o iI-I' I92-I1 E FIJI l-Q ii A L I-F Y 92?i@|% Q4151 MIL ll! Z-'. 5'5

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PAUL HOBESON, chairman of the CAA, declared, "Ifthe South African people win some freedom, we'll win somehere." ROBESON said that the South African campaign wouldelectrify the liberation struggles throughout Africa, end, /Whe added, "It is a challenge to us Negroes from the Africans, h!/:>who are saying to us, Bow long are you going to take 1t'g" _P - of l-mown reliability, advised onthat the National Negro Labor Council is a ommun s

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An announcement was made that PAUL ROBESON woulappear at many other churches throughout the city during hisstay.

S of known reliability, advised soessortattended s meeting of the National Council of the ArtsSciences and Professions on _ at 1 K_ _ _ The National Council of Arts, Sciences andProfessions was cite as a Communist front by the HouseCommittee on Un-American Activities, report number l95h,dated April 19, 19h9.

The Daily worker" issue of August 20, 1953,page two, column two, reflects ROBESON presented econcert on August 19, 1953, at Peace Arch Perk, United$tstes-Canada border near Blaine, Washington, before enaudience of approximately 25,000.

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