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eee ae . “ sat . - » ‘ x of FOS Mer. $1958) rE am | Be Date: 9/20/58 9; ee RTT were CONRAE ENTIAL ~~ s< pTranamlt the following message vic AFTER. - Toe ; {Priority or Wethod of Wailing) ALE TRTCRMADTON CORTATIER _ ESUEIG IS UNSLASSIPIEQ, | - Os DIRECTOR, FSI (100-12304) ; EXSLET SEGRE SHOW - | . . RERHISE 37 Ho FROM: | SAC, NEW YORK (100-25857) £4 545, 6f *, SUBJECT: PAUL LEROY ROBESON we 8l ee as-¢ | - CLASS. & Ett. 3B? a 1.5: RRASON-FC"R 77 J UNE DATE UE REVIEW : ey, ~ ".. ROBESON ia a Key Pisure of the RYO, He is currently ---.05ec >: engaged in a nationwide concert tour, is a well-known singer, " _ actor and writer, ROBESON has been deseribed as a concealed hWember of the CPUSA prior te 1945, In the past he has served se ofPfeer, leader, sponsor, or sympathizer of numerous CP ee front organizations, He has openly expressed his admiration . for the Soviet Union. He is in frequent contact with PS eet - pepresentatives and/or nationals of the Soviet Union and other satellite countries, ROBESON‘'s book, “Here I Stand", waa described BEN DAVIS, JR, aa a “brilliant piece of writing and application of Marxism"; and by CLAUDE LIGHTFOOT as an ST “instrument to the movement, a consolidation to the Lert", 1 i xpressed his opinion that ROBESON may one of the real leaders behind the FOSTER-DAVIS ple faction in the cP, Qa dvised on that had recentiys oe: the opinion that the __—— ows ON better than anybody else and the Informant stated that in the manner in which spoke he indicated that the: + ?/pP ————- GommunL at Party does know ROBESON to bé a CP member. tas eee Buairtel to N¥ $/12/58 stated that in view of the State Department's current interest in ROBESON's passport case as weil aa the extensive publicity currently being afforded him througnout the world, RORESON's activities should be followed closely and the Bureau advised of all pertinent developments. Any informa~ tion bearing upon ROBESON's pro-Sovlet and pro-Commnist sympathies as well as any information indicating Communist Party control, guidance, support or influence of ROBESON's activities, phoul Sol be fully resolved. — UREAU (100~-12304)}(RM ae eee? Ao — (23 = Te Te NEW au a oO Ree 18 ew JDW: He (7- Cy oe sen Bee