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NY 10025857 =. OOK r . 11/20/50, reported ROBESON spoke at peace meeting at Riverside Plaza Hotel, sponsored by National Council of American-Soviet Friendsnip. "Daily worker", 11/28/50, oF reported ROBESON named to New World Peace oe, Couneil by Peace Council in Warsaw. "Daily “ORR Worker", 11/27/50, reported ROBESON spoke at Labor Youtn Leagne Convention. “Dgily Worker", a a 4 12/20/50, reported ROBESON riled suit against . i ao. Secretary of State ACHESON «.: . : ‘ DETAILS: On May 2, 1950 Confidential Informant} of £ at [DP known reliability, advised ‘that PAUL SON nad = written an article entitled, "What Has Russia Done tor Negroes,* ae which appeared in the March, 1950 issue of "Tnunder". According oe ae to the informant, "Thunder" is a pro-Commugist newspaper published ' in British Guiana. . x . me . i . r ‘ 4 ac 2 " —_ The following are some of the statements. contained in the ‘above issues "I speak as an American negro whose life is dedicated, first and foremost, to winning full freedom, and nothing less than full freedom, for the negro people here in Americas _ = "Now, some honest and sincere “people say to me, . "Yes, Paul, we agree with you on everything you say about Jimerow , and persecution. We're with you 100 percent on these things. But * whet has Russia done for us negroes’? To me - a negro and an fmerican » the answer is very simple end very clears nT say the Soviet Union's very existence, its exam ple before the world of abolishing sll discrimination based on colour er nationality, its fight in every arena of world conflict for genuine democracy and for peace, this has given us negroes the chance of achieving our complete liberation within our own . time, within this generation. 14 : "I happened to have the honour of being present a few months ago at the great celebration of the anniversary of the grea ' pep we APP AS AAS