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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 21
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fa highly confidential but reliable informant, ie
2 AWAGENKNECHT, First Vice-Chairman, District 8; L.
Second Vice-Chairman, District 8; GIL GREEN, Chairman, Distri $
R, Organizer, were discussing thegeaction of people in Peoria
m@ scheduled singing engagement of gS vas banned and he was
- Fefused the use of the Peoria Public, Hall, Cc operated by the city of
o . Peoria, Dinois, *
7 WILLIAM L. PATTERSON » Who it is knom visited Peoria, advised those asseasbled
~ that he saw more guns down there "among cur people* than he ever has before an
but that they expected violence. He said he has walked the streets of Berlin —
| and that they are no worse than Peoria. :
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on is not known if PATTERSON referred to Communist Party members when he
- used the words "among our people" or whether he referred to negroes in
| Pearia inasmuch as PATTERSON is a negro,
= WAGEMINGGET asked PATERSON if acne of the boys hat gins am! PATTERSON sald |
_ that everybaiy had a gun.
- any further information brought to the attention of the informant will be
eo immediately suimitted to the Bureau and the Springfield and New York Offices. = —'
Yor the Bureau's information, the Ministerial Association at Peoria has a
“, dnvwited PAUL ROBESON to appear again in Peoria at a future date and he will
ce ~ be allowed L the nse of a church to make & speech allegedly against "Peoria
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