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cata oe nie 2, e . ar peak ate i = wY 100-25857 wail i iAL a PT | HELEN Aan conferred with JOE stated the AntieFascist Committee would give dimmers at the Hotel Astor on October rt) and 27, 1942. On this date it was stated that the Comittee desired to secure PAUL ROBESON as a speaker. : a relates that a “eablegran dated or —- fron World News, 57 Walter Homse april 3 1941, VO Wie ANHSTvwORViINnthvel aSwS, 22 SOPs HONS, gi Te Fs Strand, London, urgently requested May Day messages of two hundred words each fron ROEERT MINOR, PAUL ROBESON, and other people of prominence in the Western Hemisphere. It stated that the message should reach London not later than April 6 and should be regarded as one of great importance. From ay was also learned that *The Negro and Justice=e4 Piea for & pagphlet written by Dr. MAX YERGAK and PAUL ROBESON, published by the Citizens Comittee to Free Earl] — Browder, 1133 Broadway, Mew York, in November, 1041. This pamphlet contains the speeches delivered by FOPESON and YERGAN at a mass meeting at Kadison Square Garden on September 29, 1941, under the auspices of the Citizens Committee to . Free Browder. ea: submitted information in regerd b to the motion picture, "hative ad.” this source it was learned that this motion picture is receiving copious reviews in the New York press. It ade vises that "Native Land" is obviously a Communist project. It is produced by the “Fréntier Films, which 4s a Communist instrumentality; it is directed by PAUL STRAND (Communist) and LEO ‘HURWITZ, who has many Communist connections. The commentary is written by DAVID ‘WOLFF, ip spoken by PAUL ROBESON and an avowed Communist, and the music is by BLITZSTEIN, Communist song writer. It is noted that this picture, which was d over the last three years, .. purportedly includes scenes that portray violations of civil liberties in the United States. The informant advises that the picture deals with the struggle of the American pioneers with Fasciam, the struggle of labor unions ecainst company spies, and the gallant, fight against HITLER, ' PT American Coun e ations held a rally in Madison Square Garden, at which time approximately eight thousand people attended. Several individuals spoke, among those being QOORLISG’TANONT, SERQEIROURNAKOFF, a former Cearist cavalry officer, CHARLES-KUNTZ, President of ICOR, and PAUL ROBESON, who spoke briefly on the needs for aiding the Soviet Union, in addition “to wines several SONng Se eo informant was if Fecéipt of information from Vancouver, British Columbia, st#\ing that PAUL KOHESON, prominent American Negro singer, who recently appeared in , Vancouver, is reputedly a member of the Commmist Party, and that it is stated ‘¢ that at that time he bed two sons in the Soviet Union stu under the aus~ .pices of the Soviet Government. This source also advised the first person 78 CONDANTIAL 9