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oy Cc a, ~~ An CO "The National Guardian", issue of June 6, 1963, page two carried an article datelined* London, England concerning PAUL ROBESON and signed by ESLANDA GOODE ROBESON. The following is excerpted from the article: “Several people, among, them some news reporters, have been inquiring about articles alleged to have been written by my husband, Paul Robeson. The articles appeared last January in an American newspaper. They § are pure fabrication. "He has not, ‘changed his political views! in any way, as has been alleged in the articles, On the contrary, there has been no interruption of his warm friendship and close contact with our Soviet and socialist — fri ends, That this fri Lendship 48 mutual was she i ke WE ole abe wee Banas Lit) recently on his “65th. birthday, April 9, by the hearte warming avalanche of cables, telegrams, letters, cards, oot gifts and overseas telephone calls of congratulations and good wishes from friends, organizations, trade unions, artists, musicians, government leaders and civic leaders in the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, the German Democratic Republic, Czechoslovakia, Cuba and other socialist countries, "Te only people who sometimes wishfully think that he will change his mind are some Americans who are deeply sunk in their anti-communist hysteria,” "The National Guardian” 4s characterized “>. in the appendix. _ "Neues Deutschland", newspaper published in Bast Berlin, Germany reported on July 9, 1963 that ~ ESLANDA ROBESON had been awarded the German Peace Medal by the Peace Council of the German Democratic Republic, Mrs. ROBESON allegedly expressed heart-felt thanks for this award and recognition. a