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on March 28, 1957, QP passport | / Office, Department of State, Washington, D.C., advised = ( Ss aD that LEONARD B, BOUDIN, a New York / Attorney ecently made inquiries at the Passport Office regarding the travel restrictions against PAUL ROBESON, BOUDIN requested a reviow of subtectis essen and Fumthaw = ee ag we oF ae et SE grew 6 WER EAR BA OES requested “he be notified if subject would be Permitted to travel outside the United States. bf; On June 21, 1950, SEE dvisea he knew LEONARD B. BOUDIN to be a concealed méfiber of the Communist Party and actively associated with Communist front organizations prior to 1945. . nm June ic, i at Passport Legal Division, Se Office artment oF | State, Washington, D.C., advised a S the Passport Office had recently given a hearing the subject and his case was still pending. He pointed out that no decision regariing the subject's passport had been reached at that time. FRANCES oe _ KNIGHT, Director, “Passport Office, United . States Department of State, Dy letter dated August 9, 1957, directed to the subject at 16 Jumel Terrace, New York City, advised him that at an informal hearing on May 29, 1957, the subject had refused to submit an affidavit under current passport regulations, refused to answer questions relating to Communist Party membership, refused to answer questions er to offer an explanation concerning participation in the affairs of Communist Party front organizations in the United States, refused to answer questions concerning close association with Communist functionaries in the United States and abroad and refused to answer questions or offer an explanation of his activities abroad in support of the Communist movement. Subject was notified by this letter het @e uf aw «Ff Bie #“ad noma €¢$6 ecamnlea with naeanart Cet bd VM Wk Soe AML ee WS I ER Ee eRe te regulations, further consideration of hispassport was being withheld until such time as he would be willing to comply with these reguiations. The subject was further notified that the restraint on his travel in the weatern hemisphere in countries for which a passport is not generally required was lifted. -1- , 4 _/ stein a as tie yt on ona {Pay ST a TT a RI OE ee BET PEDO TAP tht wie oy A fon ptt innate ee scl eatncne ete ‘at aa ace =