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mH . . . ee shal a ge Tae rl candle ai ay a tg Sader, ttn ie ie a are ene LAC nen en a eS EAL Gun) nad oe, ; , Pas ky; Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT STANDARD Form sin. $4 , COKICI ITEAL ° APPROPRIATE ACENITES. FROM : SAC, SAINT LOUIS AND FIELD OFFICES oo f* \ fy) ADVISED Pv Pouring SUBJECT: RE: PAUL ROBESON SLIP(S) or__ INTERNAL SECURITY -C m8, The Bureau's attention is directed to the fact that PAUL ROBESON ap Louis in order to fulfil a singing engagement at the Kiel Auditorium on Friday, January 24, 1947, conducted for the benefit of the People's Hospital. While in Saint Louis, ROBESON was photographed by various local newspapers carry~ ing a placard in a picket line in front of the Averican Theater, a legitimate house; ROBESON stated that he marched in the line sponsored by the Civil Rights Congress of Saint Louis to protest the segregation policy practiced at the theater. Additional organizations participating in the picket were; Saint Louis Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, The Citizens Coun= — — — cil for Democracy, a local Commnist Party front, the local chapter of the AYD, the local chapter of the Civil Rights Congress Committee and the jocal branch of the National Negre Congress, which latter group is controlled completely by the CP. £> . H i _— It 4s noted that the article in the press concerning the picket carried_a state- =u ment to the effect that the actor engaged for that week, namely WALTEY HUSTON, . met with representatives of the Civil Rights Congress on Friday evening, January 24, 1947 and expressed himself as in sympathy with the demonstration against Jim xg Crowism. This quotation wes obtained not from HUSTON but from representatives of a the Civil Rights Congress in Saint Louis. _7ONF, INE - bi Informant advised on that PAUL ROBESON was being cared ' — for in Sain uis by ELWER V./MOSEE and that messages for ROBESON could be given f | to him through MOSEE. WILLIA L. PATTERSON called on January 24, 1947 from Chicago, Illinois, and saneadl with RALPH SHAW, CP Missouri State Chairma, RALPH SHAW advised the informant &9 that PATTERSON had given him a message to be directed to ROBESON, namely that ree the CP of Illinois, have planned an afternoon affair for ROBESON on April 26 and sé. a second afternoon affair for him on April 27, that the CP of Dlinois is com Ly Fy pleting arrangements for ROBESON to leave Chicago for Springfield on the evening=q! ; x of April 27 at 6:00 P. M. ES zx. SHAW etated that he will tell ROBESON thet if the latter wishes additional in- ars formation, he can reach PATTERSON in care of Randolph 5580 until 6:00 P. M., £ =: January 24, 1947e The latter telephone number is believed to be that of thet. im ae headquarters of the Dllinois CP. .: >. | . eons No action is being taken in this matter by the Saint Louis 33S. z 3 Ba RECORDED + 00-1. Ba GKS: mw Poe & 2 yi I, 1004843 * INDEXED nd Ke CC — SAC, CHICAGO Ne Y SL # 100-739 =.100-7306 and 100-3755 / 7 5 BEB 11194 » Co teow eee Ty ess as ¥ ’ LOT TE SR Se am