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et ES gue a iS ee af Mo a ae te UE oat ne ble ec athe, fears FN em Da eee ee ee ane dali tlie ge we ge Office Memés andum * UNITED sites GOVERNMENT TO 0s“ DIRECTOR, FBI (100-1230) DATE: c February 8, 1952 [by v* SACs SEATTLE — (1001820) ADT OUTODUIAT YON CONTAINED BTR Te ee ek hace 4 = SUBJECT: PAUL ROBESON INTERNAL SECURITY = C ESEERE SHOWN NFIDEMIA OIKERWISE. PON A ony Re Seattle tels dated January 31 and February 1, 1952 regarding ROBESON'S unsuccessful attempt to enter Canada for the purpose of appear— ing at Vancouver, Be C. before the convention of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers being held in that city, Seattle teletype of February 1 indicated that plans were being discussed in Vancouver, B. Cs to have a recording of a speech by ROBESON made at Seattle and taken to Vancouver for playing at the convention. information has been subsequently received that this action was not taken but that on February 1, 1952, at 6:8 PM a telephone call was made from ~~ the Marine Cooks & Stewards Halil at Seattle to the Denman Auditorium, Vancouver, Be Cs, and that by means of long distance telephone, ROBESON conveyed a short speech to the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers comvention, his talk beine amplified in the anditorivum eo that it would be heard br a El el ee ee ee pa 2a A ile te RT EB oe eek le the assembled crowd. No information has beén received es to ROBESON'S present. whereabouts. It is not known whether he is still in this area or has proceeded elsewhere, The above is for the information of the Bureau and the New York office, CHD/he ) 7 ce: (2) New York (100-25857) CONRAEENTIAID eae \ --vORDED - 88 | [ooe! ja3ou4 » ‘an 12 1952 ar RIATE ACENGIESY, . - §0 : ae aE 2g dfs