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"Office Memorindum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AAs SOA . KN A “oe ee 6 ’ “To t Director, FBI (100-1230) 4} OM = Sac, New Tork (1000-56680) BJECT: ESLANDA coroazo Reesor, was x ‘ /. ‘ 3° -t Eslanda Cord ode, Mrs. (ae 7 ok Paul Lero¥-Robeson, .Essi@Robeson; x far SAC Letter #55= 55305 Wi2/55. | © Ns SUCCINCT RESUME OF CASE: a advised on 10/26/13 that the subject, wife of RAUL ROBESON Sr., and her son, PAUL Jr., had gone to Washington, D.C, for a rec a sian Exbassy during the first week ~ of Nov., 193, the Russian Embassy con-. ~ sidered her as a representative of the Soviet Union in the United States, — “9 The 7/14/49 issue of the “NY Journal American", in an article entitled "Robeson Named as Red Party Member" stated in substance that MANNING JOHNSON, voIt an admitted former member of the CP National Comittee, had on that date told the House Un-American Activities Camittee, that PAUL ROBESON, famous Negro singer, has been a “member of the CP for many years." JOHNSON told the Committee that he was a member of the CP up to 1940 and that during his years of CPt. menbership he frequently met PAUL ROBESON in Party headquarters “going to or coming from" meetings with tep Communist leaders. JOHNSON added "there is not one fota of a doubt that PAUL ROBESON was a CP member". He added, however, — that ROBESON's membership was kept secret even from rank & file Communists, . - CE «-:--: on 6/29/$0 that ESIANDA ROBESON was a 7 Communist Party menber in 195, but she does not hold herself out to be Communist. He stated that the subject was a devoted menber of the CP ng . with her husband, PAUL ROBESON. said that BENJAMIN DAVIS, knowl to - . the informant at that time as chairman of the Harlem Branch of the CP and «& member of the National Board of the CP, and JACK STACHEL, knom to the infor~. mant at thet time as a National aimed of the. CP, were the sources of his” tee ee a ae information. oe ri . tay ‘o be) te: yn DP _ are ATL (06-1330. t nt 0 “jut 21 1955 tljr (zt nik - CLASS. & “BAe Ss" hw REASOX-FC3! IT, 13 a ae gk. 10 5 DATE OF REVIEF ID 7 en LEC =a Wi fORLIO “wy