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Offic Mebirandim ' . ‘ore § STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, ‘FBI _ ees June 1, 1955 rou Lise, Indianapolis {(100-0-13070) ~ +0 Jur ante Re SECURITY MATTER = C . . I On May 1955 . cailed at this office no prodicad Lo sn | a letter bearing the sipnature — ried herself as fs) e Ne Agsociation of Negro Mus In the letter a .....: that there b?C ie a movement in her local branc have FAUL ROBESON give a a recital to the branch, She states she wmderstends that ROBESON 5 ie regarded a@s a Communist and that the question as to whether | to permit him before their branch is causing some confusion ; among the members, She further mentioned that she is in the /) - employ.of_the Federal ‘Government_and Will Hot jeopardize the /) Federal position by being e party in the movenent "bo obtain ROBESON for the branch and that, furthermore, if he is permitted to appear before the branch she will resipn from the associa tion. She did not give the name of any individual who is spons o TOON. In her letter she inquired whether he could not give a directive to e prenches: on the question of permitting ROBESON to > Spear before . hem oo . E:- in coming to this ‘office. was to seek advice, He was advised that FBI records are confidentir and that we could not assist him in re t He indicated he might caer contac Q FBI Office in New York or to write to the “btorney | General. - _ tet te ‘ ©) 2 =» New York (info.) (on) S: * 7 : REGISTERED MAIL — ee JUN. 8 ‘1355, wren: moka tS ALL INFOR"A writ _ Le RUIN laglagten oo OF Od G reas Rhea