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* * , so oF - | sea? 1 . MEP SE 100-1820 On the evening of August 7, 1954, PAUL ROBESON and his 4 associates were driven to the Seattle-Tacoma Airport where they : = ae, 8 . a es es boarded an airplane for an unimown GSSULIMALI. SOURCE: Confident ial oeora g*G . b} ROBESON Attempts to Speak Before Local 1-9 ILWU 4 The following article appeared in the August 15, 195] edition of the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer", page 17, column 1: - oe "ROBESON Talk Failure Reason Still Not Clear" "PAUL ROBESON, controversial Negro baritone, failed in an attempt to speak before a meeting of the Longshoremen's Union here recently, but the reason for his failure was not clear Saturday night. "One source said the pro-iussian singer's appearance eee nen a a’ a a, ae | was thwarted when members stayed G@way irum & scneqauled meeting, thus preventing & quorum of 200 to vote on whether he s be heard. ART , secretary of Local 19, International et Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union, said the lack eof a quorum wasn't unusual, OLSEN said 1)), men attended and that fewer than 50 stayed outside, Oe ee ee ee eee et == “ROBESON was in the area to sing @ concert at the Peace Arch near Blaine, He is an honorary member of the union," . ny ae 1h, A canta g REET cea A tema T+ - RUC « ro ar ve he Prod Larne