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RI AUTOMATIC DECLASS e : vO ~ DATE 06-13-2019 - aaa: = , Office ‘Memorandum - so UNITED STATES GOVERNM iN Mr. Cleegq i. _ § ; Mz. Glevin | TO : Director, FBI . . DATE: Septienbers8 1949 Mr. Rosow_uww eee FROM : SAC, New Haven SUBJECT: HENRYGVALLACE Declassis INFORMATION CONCERNING For the informatim of the Bureau, there is being set forth below i tion which was received from an infor ay known reliability on ‘Séptember 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Sth, and 6th, 1949: On Sunday, 9/4/49, a concert was given by PAU ROBESON, singer, at Peekskill, New York, which cmcert was protested hy a large group of veterans’ organizatios. According to the informant, ALFRED "STERN inquired of “HENRY WALLACE as to whether or not the latter and his wife, ILO, were i 718 X\ A appointment but that he would cancel same and attend thé concert if he could be, be, sure that it (the concert)-was not being frmted by Communists. Both “ALFRED K,~STERN and his wife, MARTHACDODDESTERN, endeavored to con- vince WALLACE that to the best of their knowledge. the concert was not Commmnist fronted; however, WALLACE, according to the informant, did not appear to be satisfied with generalities and indicated that he believed it was very important that the concert not be fronted by Communists and reiterated that the only conditims under which he would attend would be if he could be absolutely certain that it was not Communist fronted. WALLACE came to the conclusim that there was no manner in which he could assure himself that the concert was not Communist fronted. WALLACE like- \\wise indicated that it would be damaging to "our cgyse/! (Progressive Party) Nif the concert were labeled a Commmnist maneuver. Cn. ubsequently the informant advised that ALFRED K. STERN advised an individual identified only as "JAY" (Believed to be JADILKES) that both he and his wife MARTHA were very much disturbed about WALLACE's attitude concerning 30% pz AND FTETD © ATPTICES ADYTSED RY POUTING jfs/ntm site [S) OF_ DATE cries Oat seh REOORED- a5 60. ZL RI —-|—-yoing to attend this concert. WALLACE indicated -that -he~had-a- previous7- "> > wn a ‘Communist red-baiting." STERN indicated that if "our leader (HENRY WALLACE) 2 é isn't going to lead us we will have to fight ourselves." STERN further & uy indicated that they, the STERNS, would have to get a written affidavit in gf 2 Wprder to persuade “our leader" (HENRY WALLACE) to attend the ROBESON cmcert ‘ES p feNgt Peekskill. STERN further commented that "they will have to read him £ ri a | RY WALLACE) out of the Party if they cannot get him to see the light. S r en cal he info t Se HY HAAG that ae poe ren inquired of her nsbang > ALFREP“STERN, if HE was going to make a statempnt concernin e Beada RPPROPRIATE AGENCHBS geome g the Geshu) b6 b7C