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Plaza, New York city, on November 10. 7 . — NY 100-25857 _ According to the informant, * the , proceeds of this “recital went to the American Labor Party, and its election campaign. " pot } } “tne “patiy Worker" issue of October 31, 1450, page 4, column 5,’ contained an article entitled, "Harlem — Hears Robeson, Marcantonio on Gilbert Case." The article reported that PAUL ROBESON and Representative VITO MARCANTONIO — On October 28 "appealed to an audience of 1,000 at the corner of Lenox Avenue and 126th Street in behalf of Lieutenant LEON A. GILBERT, Jr., young Negro efficer condemned to death by Jim Crow _ court martial in Korea." The article reflected that the meeting far et Te at hk a Po a ee oe ee was sponsored by the Civil Rigius VONETESS, tne Nai Lem Tradé _ Union Council and the Tenants Council. fro go. + rs - It is to be noted that Lieutenant LEON A. GILBER?, a Negro officer ef-the 24th Infantry Regiment in Korea, was $= sentenced by a court martial on September 6, 1950 to- death for failure to carry out an order. Lieutenant GILBERT was reportedly sentenced for refusing to advance with his command in violation of Article of War 75. This act took place on July 31, 1950. . Tne New York Tenants Council was described by Confidential Informant $y on October 11, 1950 as s being a Communist controlled organization. 4 f ‘The "Daily worker" ‘assue of November 3, 1950, (7c ‘page 5, column 3, contained a reprint of a letter from the New York Civil Rights Congress wherein PAUL ROBESON was listed wy as a National Vice-Chairman of the Civil Rights Congress. . 7 onfidential Informant Qe of known reliabili advised a farewell reception to the delegates to tne world Peace Congress to be held in Sheffield, England. The reception was held at the Hotel Riverside - _ According to the informant, PAUL ROBESON was. a speaker at the reception. ROBESON told the meeting that the “ people, ineluding the Negro people, are awakening and are ‘ready Pee pe Fae am ee . to struggle for peace. He spoke of tne great world movement for peace and of tne struggle for peace by the Soviet Union and the Socialist democracies of the Eastern European bloc and of the struggle of the colonial people all over the globe, ROBESON said, "Their march towards peace cannot and will not be stopped by ail the money of wall Street." ; ; . ~ 3 . ‘ ‘oe oa a : \ PAs ae LA