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FbD-36 (Rew. 12-13-56) “ ; a FBI Date: 3/6/58 7 { . f ign tis nly et nah sms ie ce i ll te” Transmit the following in AIRTEL ee ee ee ee ee ee Lea TO: Direstor, FEI . FROM: SAC, Portland (100-9258) paul ponesow : se CINAL a -p CINAL 2/26/58, concerning Si wearance of PAUL ROBESON in Pevtland en e 7 Announcement of ROBESON's scheduled Portland concert was made by Portland press en 3/5 and 6/58, The — OREGON JOURNAL of 3/5/58, in announcing that ROBESON would ive his first concert in Portland in almost ten years at 5:00 p.m.; 3/18/58, in Beteford anditorieam on the Reed . College campus, deacribed ROBESON as "the famed Negro baritone with political overtones in the left-wing range," It added that ROBESON, "known in the past decade for his sympathetic attitude toward communiam," would be presented in Portland by the Fecus Club of Reed College," which has no affiliation with the sollege or any ether organization. * . The OREGONIAN of 3/6/58, made a similar announce~ ment, describing ROBESON as "one of the most famous Negro — gingers ef this generation and a politically controversial .... figure in the last decade because of squabbles with the State Department over alleged Communist sympathies." Accor ding to the OREGONIAN, ROBESON “will present a vocal program can his own choosing under the sponsorship of the Focus Ciub, - Cop-Poreau (AM) (RM) Portland (100-3952-Sub 13) (00-8472) (100-3908) (100-9258) os _ = mS) BLAS ei i DATE OF "REVIEW 2131] FORMATION CONTAINED _ HENDIB IS Un CLASCIFIEZD | Arnroveds 2624 ff CEXCEPT Ve RiGny 69 seer Se" Aaa Charts Se aA