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* UNITED STATES G ro : J.» Edgar Hoover Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation erren E. Burger ; - F45n2hep Assi stant Atterney General 1 Division a : Pa ebeson va Jotin Foster Dulies (Ci. D.C.), Noe 12,98 5 fend Ralpn Begfoweon behalf of ae En Betitots, Dry Aly atta: meee ae . x jf | Drs Herber#aptheker, Eslanda Goods tobeson, Mot: vs Charles-t sik, and C Merger. ae “ f Dr. SamigleSilien as anlél earias. Leave to ) fila the e brief was eran rot ats : : 2 by EHS ourt of 2 ppeale and the brief filed he March 6, 1956. \ i nghale = o _ A ue" Permission to file the brief on ‘tehalt of the. amici eariie in® OY support of Paul Robeson's appeal was based on tas following: srounds: oe (1) This case involves the right te “Speak ent against, the oppression of Negro Amerieans, and the amicd* . curiae are particularly interested in defending’ ‘the eppellant's freedom of speech on that subject mae exercised; _ a ms. (2) In the view of the amici curiae, ae a Negro American a may Layilly be penalieed by administrative, aot af * the Setretary of State for voicing the.grieVances _ ..* of tae Negro people in the United States, the;, < | struggle of the Negro people against discrimina~ .. tien, segregation and persecution would be gravely impeded thereby; " (3) Tee arbitrary administrative denial to the appel= dant of opportunities accorded to other Ameri. @ cans, if judicially approved, poses & special threa’ to the Negro pecple. a On page 13 of the pier se is contended that, 4 a aa ab x er *Te sllence Pan Robe apon is to immobilize an’ elsiuatt voted, determined and mhepented fighter for the full “emancipation of the Negro people.” And it is precisely for the purpose of garcging Mr, Robeson that the Secretary of State has withheld his passport.” For ond$eo accept the gag and thus win a passport would be the render of that weapon of Negro struggle, i gade St above, the publication here and°abroad’ of the tra NEY se gation , oppression and enslavement of the Ndi hod, ‘in the United States.* The weapon of turning a searchpunmn _ ore on the white mants inhumanity to the black mm in america helped to win emancipation a century ago, and it “Ger 4 x. omen ant ag in order to help realive the thirteenth a ent today.* ay ue we Beh RR ee NS reg nl apn eae lagnnneen ae detec weg car we’ sponte in TRG SES Sinatotes abba?