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aan NY 100-25857 mes cNTAL eee | fhe National Negro or Council has been ” designated by the Attorney General of the United States: pursuant to Executive Order 10150. - — Poe ged ROBESON attended the Annual ew ae ee et ar eo ee i Rally of the Rational Council of American - Soviet Friendship — on November 12, 1953 at the Hotel Capitol's Carnival room, New York City in honor of the 20th anniversary of the founding of diplomatic relations between the United States and State USSR, and the 36th anniversary of the founding of a Soviet state. . According cof. er: SON stated, "It -t# a privilege to be here. tack on the USSR is really an . attack on the people, We mist follow in the tradition of - JEFFERSON and DOUGLAS, The struggie becomes fiercer,. There is no retreat until the Smith Act is repealed or - 7 until BOB THOMPSON walks out of jail. Liberals mst ‘© / > become allies of peace or perish. We who are living in. this nbreat time must preserve freedom and the dignity of © mane" oe ae | 3 has been designated by the Attorney General or the Unitéd ; 2 States pursuant to Executive Order 10450. Vet Tb a - ROBERT THOMPSON has been convicted for violation of the Smith Act, 190 and is presently serving time. THOMPSON convicted jn October, 1949, US District Court, Southern District of)! advised a "Peoples Conference to Fight the MC CARRAN Prosecutions ani MC CARTHYISM" was held at. the Yugoslav - Amrican Hom, New York City on October Oty 7 1953 under sponsorship of the CivilL' “Rights Congresse be 3 Vee ] 4 ‘ a =... 2s rT +. Accérding to @ message from PAUL ROBESON | . was read to the Confer e which called upon the C CRRRAN to mobilize the people in the fight against the MC CARRAN Law ant MC CARTHYISM which are leading this nation:.and ~ the whole world to war, The message stated that the Negro - people will fight against reaction and for civil liberties. ROBESON advocated, “We must remove the DULLES and the MC oo CARTHYS from the path and march on to freedom and peace.” __. CONDI TAL