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5/19/58 AIRTEL RO: DIRECTOR, PBI (100-3-72) FROM: SAC, NEW YORK (100-79717) SUBJECT: OFUSA-PGLEFIBAL ACTIVITIES | pte-§l | ig Rde/ a PAUL ROBESON class. & ERT. BY she hAs/l ed rs-t REASON-PCIM IT, d> . . CINAL DATE OF REVIEW ot = serene fe) Fev. Peported on 5/18/58, LLOYD BROWN and BENJAMINIn!| *<* - ‘DAVIS, oR., both members of the National Committee, CPUSA, Y. eonferred briefly at . . Evidentiy referring to PAUL ROBESON and ROBESON's book, 4. | ‘BROWN said next week in both "fhe Courier” and “Afro” that "we" will have another of "our" ads, He said he had a new heading, that - being "Ike says later, Paul now.” DAVIS indisated this was a very good heading. par? . | AR “BROWN said someone had told him that the “Negro Summit Conference" was inspired by "this thing’. DAVIS said “this shows “that when we begin. to move, even $hough we don't participate, it farcea others to move." BROWN stated that in the “New York Age” that week, (A. PHILLIP) RANDOLPH's speech is reported and the speech is right out af the book (ROBESON's ?) on the subject of white allies. BROWN said he (RANDOLPH) says there is only one place where Negro leadership ia to be responsible to the Negro masses and "our fate £ in our own hands." BROKN commented that the procedure seems to be : take over the ideas of the left. DAVIS replied, “We're wery happy yf 6 for them to do that." os LIZLEDTON CONTSINER. - a - ees 8 UNCLASSIFIED fb 4 EAU (iC | EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN tm \ 1- NY 1400-23825 ) OTHERNISK y= MY 100-25516 3 Ai 2 ~ N¥ 1600-25857 (PAUL ROBES 1 = MY 100-79717 (7-5) ee eT RER:HC (7-5) a NOT PEC 8 cif (9) yop MAY 22 GON ah fites , eee ee OT HAY 2E #1058 Paik _ — / f lena Hee pete hee ey