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NY 100-25857 _- UU A Vine oa qn that a = ey : c ory Dinner celebrating. thé release of wItLTAM Le. and CRC PATTERSON from prison was held at Small's Paradise at -.-- - New York City with approximately 300 persons in attendance. a, PAUL ROBESON, in introducing PATTERSON, deseribed the ~./-'. - = supra bh re Se ee ee roo present world dissension as illustrating the awakening ~ _ . Of the Colonial peoples. He called upon those present to- - participate in the Pignt to win | freedom for all political | _ prisoners. _t ; a - athe “Daily Worker" » issue of February 28, 1955, - page three, column two, contained an article entitled, "PATTERSON, ROBESON Hit Effort to Cripple Defense Organizations," which article concerned the appearance of WILLIAM L. oo. ... PATTERSON and PAUL ROBESON before a New York State Joint a - Legisiative Committee probe into charity rackets held February 25, 1955. In part this article stated, ",......PAUL: ROBESON, the singer, who had been subpoened, denounced the Committee for using MATUSOW-like 'stoolies'! and 'informerst... ~ .-. seeeeeee ROBESON said he was proud to be associated with the CRC," mu. "Da vont : “Lné ily Worker," issue of March 10, 1955, pase a Bix, column two, econtained an article entitled, "ROBESON of a Urges Struggle to Defeat 'Double Jeopardy' Effort, * which | _ . article stated in part: "PAUL ROBESON yesterday urged a Beto “ayy. fight on behalf of the Communist Party leaders and Smith. - Donte a Act victims released from Federal Pententiary last week and re-arrested as being members of the Party under the Smith wee gS Act clause. " According to the article, ROBESON stated, — — ar Snr - L: : q aoe -% -. fae eka “ Lyret we sree PE a Sted fe BF, Ca oe Me Mae 3 a ee heute namcanetg ch pl panama at 1c ww tom abr asin i eine wnt ed i I norma rents inna ¥