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a i _ 4 . / re hnetlort a i a ve FD-263 (513-55) C: Es c 5 Report made by PAUL LEROY ROBESON, was. AUL INFORKATION CORTALNED. HEREIN IS UNCLASSTSIED F BLCEDT Wh ERE SHOSK ' aa one emeepe ty: FT "eT howe, INTERNAL SECURITY - C f~46-9, /CLASS. & EXT. BY RA, [ted — / REASON-PCIM TI, 172.4.2 ¢ / tate i* t ruling on 6/16/58, u gholding right of individual to refuse AO answer questions in passport application relating € or past membership in/the’ Communist Party. Subject n 3/21/57, for proposed In that passport appyication, subject declined to answer the questions relating to present or past membership .. in the Communist Party citing/n is constitutional right and his right to be ae a noiting/ - On 5/29/57, subject appeared at informal hearing Meld at the Passport Office and refused to answer questions’ or offer an explanation relative to Communist . Party membersh On 12/16/57f subject's attorney requested Ve Passport Office to issue subject a limited passport to permit subject to appear in a play/in England. On 1/17/58, Passport (a Office ruled that subject must answef the questions with : respect to Communist Party membershyp before’ consideration could a meee be given toward granting him a passport. 04 2/28/58, subject, eo through his attorney, filed a civil action/in United States FO d District Court, Washington,D. C., against /the Secretary of State alleging thgy his constitutional rights had been violated through epee auent - De not write in spaces below REO Ie | enoenaeesae ga JUL 23 1958 a be voy eye dig heh ¥ Approved iy , A <a) - Bureau (100-12304) 3 —- New York (1000-25857) (Ru) ‘ 1 + Washington Field (100-19021 O-> — aBPD, i ¢ Te ly op Z OPTES DESTROYRA , Property of FRI - ne report is to you. by the FS! ee RO ty abs a contents are to be distributed outside “7 -< RY \ iC a. {56 wou ESE AO PRINTING prrice . thee &--3447650 ““ ' = " R