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ee “skate ats tall Ey Binnie iinet nti nicer hen ne et altel heh ARR ede Ses be Veiar a above incidunt, ho hae rocuived no othor information on the” matter. BINTANIN a. DAVIS, JR., is ono of the eleven mom —°— wers of the National Committees of the OP, USA, who was con- wicted on Octebor 1h, 2949, in the United States District 7 Court for the Southorn District of Now York, for violation oP the Smith Act of 1940, Eroloymant ' Concert and Stage Activitjos a "whots Who in America", 19% h-1955 Sditien, pre» viously montionod, listed PAUL ROBSSON as & concert singor and acter who porformed his first concer$ as a basso in New York City in 1925, following his loading role in “Syporer Jones" in New York, in 1923. ROBSSON took Gurepsean cancert tours in 1926-1928, 1931 and 1938, and a Russian concert tour in 1936, This publication pointed out that, in tho 19)0's, : ROBESON played many movis and radio roles and Appeared ing oo... number of Brondway plays. In Juno, 1949, a furnished records which reflected that 4n 1942 the subjoct Ilsted his occupation as a concort — singer and actor with twenty years oxporienec, There rocerdsa furthcr reflectod that, in 1942, the subjestia coneart astie | wities word handled by the Ko tropolitan Music Burcan, 113 Weat S7th Stract, New York Citys Tho "Wow York Tims" newspaper, iIssuo of Yanuery 255 a 197, containod an article entitlod "ROBESON to Leave Stago™, qP This articles stated he will davote two ysars ontirely te | *pacial talks". This article stated that PAUL ROBESON had announced that he d{ntendsd te abandon the tnoater and concert - etage for the next two years to talk “OP and down the mation - against race hatred and prejudice". - ; pe i alae cde et vn on On who has furnished reliable oe information in tho past, advised that on June 13, 1952, 00 200% PAUL ROBSSON gave 6 concort at 183 Belmont Avenuc, Newark, © 0°). New Jersey, which was sponsored by ths o Jersey Committes ~ = of Froedom Associates, According to subject, while at .-...-- this concert, announced that he waa planning te return to the conoort world and plannod to opun his own ghow on Broadway, in Soptembors