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EE. Ga Piet L 6 F386 46-21-55) a: & Jeg ae Ton ee . EE eg ee it ~ Nichola__ - “pier % ore eI . Boagimen_. Cie ee Ten . Belzaont. L waareiary oo r.' Mustin 6 Date: ” Mohr : . Persons z Transmit the following message via IRTEL . Roses lb par “bp | is, 4 + N | Led » Tam » Nease. . Winterrewd, (Priority or Method of Majling} From SAC,/ NEWARK (100-33129) To: PIRECTOR, FBI . CONFID | IAL PAUL KOBESON Is -cC CINAL Newark Cinals of 7/25/56 and 7/30/56 reflected 1 that a series of Homecoming social events in honor of PAUL ROBESON were held on the weekend of July 27, 28 and 29 in New Jersey, and that had expressed concern because N.J. CP officiais C_ ad not been consulted in the arrangement of the program for ROBESON. WILLIAM PATTERSON, former Executive Secretary of the Civil Rights Congress, told MARTHA STONE on 7/30/56 that the three-day program had been a terrific success. if . aay has furnished reliable inforna ion in the past, advig hat he ad learned that was of the opinion that ROBESON's visit to New Jersey should be handled only bg Negroes and his appearance with white persons should be eld to a minimum. According to the Informant, the reasoning behind this was that the CP leadership, consisting of white persons, had always monopolized ROBESON and as a consequence, this led to a narrowing of his contacts among the Negro people, The Informant noted that it was the opinion of and his fellow Negro associates that the CP had misused ROBESON in the past and were inclined to separate him from the Negro masses. 4 + [cee atinercd kL | j - Director, FBI (REGISTERED MAIL) - New York (info) (100-95550) (REGI MAIL) 6 = Newark (100-33129) _ i CORD 00-1AZ0F~ 397 x L — NK 100-4284K (Negro Activities) Onfg _. - NE 100-4284N (Factionalism , Ramee cee A | NK 100-4284Z ( — i - ) i ~ Culture ; bh es : 1 - NK 100-18208 ooraqnpewens BS AUG 8 950" *; 1 - NK 100-4284LL. (Cinal Fil Obi. 6. f/ Pe «acG - POE thay se ede 3 4 (20) \ REASOR-FCIM ID) i<t.¢-8 7. ct pia het ae ~2Z.4, , Je Approved: DATE OF BEVIEW s, Per : pecial Agent in Charge