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WFO 100-1902 On 11/11/54 subject advised the Passport Office that be was going to seek judicial relief unless a passport was gives to bin, On 12/14/54 the Passport Office advised subject that since he had not furnished an affidavit as outlined in the Passport Regulations under Section §1.142, he could etiil ask for a hearing in regards to his request for a passport. The file reflected that on 1/13/55 the eubject dustituted a Civil Action 169-35 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Secretary of State JOHN FOSTER DULLES in an attempt to obtain permission for the subject to travel in countries of the Western Hemisphere for which no passport was required for erican sitizens. His attorneys were JAMES TTYWRIGHT, oe 42th BO Street, N. W., Washington, D..C., and LEONARD UDIN, 25 Broad Street, New York City. - -/ we “ Teme manners eee ee * ere The file reflected that the case in the J. 5. District Court was dismissed at a later‘date and that a suumary judgment for the Secretary of State was granted. The file indicated that on 6/7/56 the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed the judgment of the District Court. Oo 11/5/56 the Supreme Court of the United States denied the subject a certiorari. ’ The passport File reflected a letter dated 5/10/55 frow LEGNARD B,. BOUDIN to the Department of State advising that subject bad received numerous requests from all parts of the world to appear in concerts, in films, and in plays and had recently received an invitation to appear ia a film version of “Othello” to be produced in the Soviet Pnion. He asked the Passport Office to advise whether a passport could be issued to the subject in order that he could appear in the fils. By letter dated 5/25/55 the Passport Office advised BOUDIN that if the subject desired the Passport Office to consider the matter of issuing an American passport to the subject, the subject should withdraw the court action and submit an affidavit of the nature outlined in Section 51.142 of the Passport Regulations. He was furthermore advised that subject could request a hearing as provided in the Passport Regulations. ie evi event tabnahat a pang NS mT At thet tg SSR OY gee oo nia a RR Dy TE i amineetrennnnaat Anta tanta attr nepie eateries neal ete tee