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6k Wa Bee NY 10025857 deciaion by the United States Stata Department regarding his passport would result in a court suit. The article pointed out that ROBESON had angrily denied press reporta to the _ affect that he wes willing to sign ea non<Comnunist oY affidavit as a prerequisite for obtaining a passport. The article quoted ROBESON as saying, "I contend that sven Communists now have the right to travel according to recent court decis{ons and further, I contend that the affidavit has ‘nothing to do with the denial of a passport to me*, The " BNew York Herald tribune” Newspaper isanue of August Ll, 1955, page eight, conteined an article entitled, "ROBESON Passport Ban Upheld By United States Court®. In part, the article quoted PAUL ROBESON as atating, in __ c mnection with the non-Comnunist affidavit requirement, "Of course I won't signs...eI consider it to bg an invasion of every Constitutional liberty I have". The "Daily Worker” issue of Aucust 19, 1955, page three, column four, contained an article entitled, =ROBESON Says Hetd Gladiy Join United States - Soviet Cultural Exchange", This article stated that PAUL ROBESON was highly gratified by racent reports from the Soviet Union isting him as one of the American artists whom Soviet cultural leadera would like to have included in a program. of cultural exchanece with the United States, The article atated that ROBESON d@aecribed as ; completely unfounded?® a oo. wire service dispatch on August 16, 1955, indicating that he did not intend te visit Russia again. According to the article, ROBESON atated "'The fact is, I have apecifically | requested a passport to permit me to accept an offer ta . . make a film version ef Othelle in Moscow and can think of no travel abroad that would be mors enjoyable than anpther - trip to the Soviet Uniont". 7 B. Connections and/or Association of the Subject with | CP Fronts eon Maoh 15 a © . | es made available records of the - Ho