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NY 2100-25857 DETAILS: os wae . te 7 + . he a on oe sr XT. BACKGROUND _ Ae Raeigenss ce ae ° “PAUL ROBESON is presently traveling ine gurope and the Soviet Union, See Section III below). The "New York world Telegram” iesue of September 22, 1958, earries a column entitled, “Robeson Prefers to Live in Britain.” This article reads in > part as follows: ce “american Negro singer Paul — | oo « ». Robeson said last night he plans... -- ----#--+ = %& Live in England and go back to . the United States only as a visitor, .~ ee "Robeson, BS Well known for his leftist politics as his singing, mad his surprise announcement to a concert audience of 1500 here. SiProm now on I an going to make. the British Isles the center of my cultural activities,! he said. . ‘whenever I go back to America it will |... be for a short Bbays~an overnight stop, ao to speak ; In this regard it might be noted that NY T+ advised on October 28, 1958, that he recalled ROBESON once having told him that he (ROBESON) owned a half a million in property in England. The informant was unable to recall whether ROBESON had meant pounds or dollars in referring to the half million in property.