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I i Date: 7/14/58 COR FID AU {Type ia plain text or code) 4 Via AIRTEL {Priority or Method of Mailing) Ke ee oo ARIE UA TION COMTRDED: ———— a FEnGEIN eenenietiaiard | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-12304) Peer ancarase: am FROM: SAC, NEW YORK (100-25857) SUBJECT: PAUL LEROY ROBESON CLASS. 4 Err. BY" As 1@J ° Is - € REASON-FCIM II, res 2.4.2 wet _ CINAL DATE Of REVIEW (ik) . b| — advised on 7/10/58, that BEN DAVIS was visited on that date at his residence by apparently intoxicated, kept shouting, “That Negro got away, he got away". evidently referring to ; trip by PAUL ROBESON to Europe}. DAVIS made the statement, "ne sure got away from those b....... in Washington." ~~ DAVIS also made the statement, apparently ~ ys referring to ROBESON, "The Negro from the chain gang made 1t". Continuing, DAVIS stated, "Tt was close though, they. almost got him. If it had been left with the President they would have gotten him because they would have got him and held him till they got the bill passed". (DAVIS fee Copy FIND IN R evidently referring to agadlegislation which would restrict foreign trave view of Communist affiliation. DAVIS commented concerning the President of the US and stated, "That President, he is a first class phony, a corrupt B.. 0. ab.... if there ever was one,". - ae rx UNRECOR Later in the conversation, after more arinking, “_ way ==: to DAVIS, "Let them pass the law now". DAVIS | b7e him that in that ae 41f they passed the law“they ean only get you and me old DAVIS that even if he had the money to go (abroad) and live in p 55 om mea Cy - Bureau Strin (rm) —-REC- 95/08 gf (1 - 100 149163) eet J, DAVIS, JR.) IN J, DAVIS, SRD THe58 1 = New York | 100-24616 ang bg hit e: prog ag" TDW emxg Ug 7-5) (2° at | os oe Approved: en Sent CH; rid NTIAL 5 9 JUL 2] oor sy in Charge 1 + New York (100-23825 C “a... ‘Co 4 fo ote"