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> J» Sdear poover APR 2 3@56 Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation WER APViid Warren E. Burger L527 Assistant Attorney General . ‘ ; Civil Division Fis th Paul 11 “Robeson ¥. Jonn Foster Dylles if) On February 27, 2956, a motion for leave to file brief as amici guriae wae filled by attorneya# Hilton 8. Friedman, William L. Patterson - and. Kalps EB. Powe on behalf of-Dr. W. EB, 5. Dubois, oor. og 2 ek ~ Dr. Herbert, Apthekary Balanda Goode ie Rokeson,~Rev- Qiarles Hill, and \Dr. Samel Sition aa amicd eurdas. Leave to file the trief was granted by the Court of Appeals ami the brief filed on Narch 6, 1956. Permisaton toe file the brief on bebalf of the amici curlas in wuppert of Paul Robeson'a appeal wae based on the following grourds: ~Q@) Tuis ase involves the right to speak out against the oppression of Regro Americans, end the amici eurfes are particolarly interested in defending the appellant's freedon of speech on that subject wherever sxerel eed: ; a3 @) In the view of the amici curiae, if a biegro American way lawfully be penalized by administrative act of _ the. Secretary of State for voicing the grievances rea ‘ of the Negro people in the United States, ths aa btiruggle ef the Negro pecple againat discrimina- Fe tion, segregation and persecution waild be Bavely PF impeded thereby; : (3) The arbitrary adainistrative denial to the “appel- fe lant of opportunities accorded te other Ameri. Ut Vi atephte to if judielally approved, poses a special tarsat’.' \, 0° the Negro people. e 7 olf: Qn pare ry of the teief it is contended that: fs ailence Paul Robeson is te Lanobilive 1 ‘an Dw, fos JEP devoted, determined and reapected fighter for the fui MO-hA3O enancipation of the Negro people. And it 4s precisely for’ awe the purpose of gogeing Mr. Robeson that the Secretary af - non iG Wust an State has withheld bis passport. Fer Mr. Rebeson to. _. Y? accept the gag and thus win a passport would be the pore: ~ ~ var ry render of that weapon of Begro struggle, discussed above, , aoe L the publication here and shroad of the truth about wegra- ‘ ye at gation, sppression ant analavemant of the Begro people ie? oa i”. in the United States.® The weapon of furtiing a search. — vf Tight on the white man's inhumanity to the black man in Amerios helped to win aguas sea of eeatk ago, and it ie equally necessary in erder to asecthe thirteenth amendment today .™ 7 Br as ¢ biiphededee TB tu wetttal dy Je chan sSliar iene Gye oye