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NY 100-25776 Conridential Inforsnt A, rhosc idntity is known to the Eurcau, edvised thet d October 10, l943, Li!gstoN HUGHEs nadc thc kcynote . Spcech of thc Cultural Confcrence h.ld by th. Now York District of the IO. An advertiscucnt appcariny in the New York Timcs dated December 22, l943, rcflectcd thst Lal'GsToN HuciEs ws e signcr of a dcclaration put forth by thc Rcichstag Rirc Ticl Anniversary Comnittc,hich ras an advurtiscment coumemorating sThe fire that hss' bccn burning 'or tan ycars". Liany other sell knor Comnmists werc joint slgners.. in arti.c.. appearing in tho Deiy * orkcr issuc datci January Others i.ili spcak and pay tributc to thc mcnory orhRr youn's, Euitor of ne. HinSSES, on Jenuary 27, 1944 at Hcnnstta.n Ccntcr. An artictc app.aring in aThc Pcoplc's to.cu", datcd Fcbrusry 1, 1944, reflccted thst L.Nustoh G.n:s participatcd in i. redic dcbate on thc racc qucstion on Ancriee's To:n licuting of thu hir. Thu articlc further rc-. f.cted th:.t lug:Es advocateu an ovcr-all Fedcral progran protecting thc rights of ninorities and thst hs statcd thct Denocracy dous :ot lcse by sharing its privilcgcs, but that it loses by denying thcu. Conidential Informant T-4 advisd that LANGSTCN HUGHES r.ss cne or thc Nctional Sponscrs or thc .dERIc.N! YoUTH FOR DEilOcR.cy as of February 18, 1944. An articie appearing in the #pcople's Voicc", dated Harch 18, 1944 rcflected that L/.NGsto! auGhEs nadc a spring cross-country tour. following his rccent appcarancc on thc To..n Ecoting of thc iir, and that hc rcad his pouns to the nen of Fort Rcilcy as gucst of th: l8th and Liadison uSO Clubs, Junction City, Kansas. Ris canpus prograns includcd thc University of :cst Virginiu, thc University of Kansas, tilcy Collcgc, San Houston Collegc, and Prairic View State Collcge in Texes.. Confidential Inromant T-3 adviscd in a report dated Junc 7, l944 that LANGSTON HUGLS w:as affiliatcd ith thc FRLJDS OF THE SOVIT UNION, end in this report hc is listed as a cOlUNIST PaRTy mcmb.r. In an article appcaring in thc Dily :.orkcr dated July 8, 1944, pagc 8, colun 3, it s:cs reflctcd tizt LhNGSTON HUGH:S was onc of thc sev. pocts who met in a discussion group at thu Jeifcrson Schooi of Social Science,. 575 Sixth svcnue. !. :