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At said he has had. . ‘ergsonal contact w ANDERSON since . He said SOL HURORX has been her manager in the United States throughout her entire professional career. _ sata’ ‘he did® not “pes Ee~eReap'SES fPaRor employees and others who surrounded MARIAN ANDERSON early in her career in New York. He said he felt they were individuals who were not necessarily Communists but who left the impression . bie with that they hd no love for the United States. He a? said people constantly placed emphasis on racial a — yy problems and stressed the fact that ANDERSON was becoming _ succ ul in spite of her color rather than because of it. qaai::: he always refrained from seeking MARIAN ANDERSON a triend because he was afraid that some of the reputation of the group surrounding her "might rub off on him." He said he knows nothing of a concrete nature to indicate that group of people to be disloyal but said they a were a gronp that never gave any indication by actions or ae words that they had any respect for the United States. bl co Gn :::: that in fairness to ANDERSON, it . ae should be considered that in the entertainment fiéad nearly Wy all rising stars have a “swarm of parasites and admirers around them and sometimes it is difficult to distinguish the parasites from the honest admirers:" He said these so-called "parasites" seem to cling more to rising Negro entertainers than ‘to others. said he has never heard “ANDERSON: express. any unhappiness with her lot. He said she is a very religious person and that shé has a tremendous presence and dignity and has a “mood-building power out of this world as though she 3 were in touch with God himself." by . ' that his father disliked ANDERSON's b and said his father had referred bl to. as a slimy character." He said his father did a not elaborate on this. He said his father had also once _ told him that he was sorry MAREAN ANDERSON had been acquainted ose weaticscteconsnes = 1th WILLIAM KING, who was a former accompanist “for ANDERSON 3 pine ten er