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ween peat caetA teh eat a Le Mai ene SS ee date mR et meet i ne a fe SR TSR TLS ane anne been ie eR ra OPTOEaL AO HO, 1 C> * * ey - Mi ard of im « UNITED STATES covrt “ENT wf Memorandum 9 © Sa, 0.\¥ Walone . ; . M4 Roses to :Mr. A. H. Belmont ONFI \Aipare: April 7, 1961 ae W#.C.8 in . ALL INS AAT CONTAINED me Mee room : Mr. J. F. Blan 4 HERZINIS Ch SBASSIFIED , Gandy a EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN nd /-3-4-9/ | sugyecr: PAUL LEROY keBeson "488 pLass: & EX?. we gf sfely ded ‘ INTERNaL SECURITY - C REASON-FCIM II, 72.4.2 DATE OF REVIEW - It is recalled that Robeson, who has an extensive history of purticipation, sponsorship and influence in national and inter- national communist <ffairs, and who has been an outspoken apologist fur the Seviet Union, left the United States in 1958 following issuance of a passport which had been denied him since 1950. He hzs since maintained a residence and headquarters for his activities in London, England, and has spent a substantial amount of time in Russia, where he has publicly been reported to have, on occasions, met with Nikita Khrushchev. (wn) . ; In view of the past exploitation of Kobeson's popularity fr by the conmunists to further their aims, it is expected that the * © death of Robeson would be much publicized, and that his name and , ° past history would be highlighted even more in propagandizing on v ehalf of the international cummunist movement. . he will, of course, continue to follow his activities closely. Cu) : ACTIUN: roy REC- 24 ~ F> Gy | N ASO Ya “FRY “ap ES Wer Bso¥s,. 1160-12364 1 - Mr. Parsons 1 - Nr. DeLoach 1 - Mr. Belmo L-wMr. Blana 1 - fir. Rachneg .. ») BCR: djwh (6) Sh aa APR 12 1961