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Office Memorandum, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT | ; TO 2 MR. OR. BR. ROACH pare: May 28, 1957 wom: UR. Je iM. PITZGERALD git sonyecr: PAUL ROBESON . SECURITY MATTER » C ener is . ° Fin i At 2230 Pills, on May 28, 1957, eremmerracreerrr wali Tele. Room Passport Division, State, called on the telephone and sat ee that Robeson te to be gtven an informal hearing tomorrow morning at 9230 A.M. tn connection with hta applicatieon for a Ppasaport. Psaid tha t the hearing would be held in Room 319, iv]? H Street, N.e¥., and will not be open to the public. He said =f: that Robeson will be represented by Leonard &. Boudin, o Wew York ff City attorney. 7A . WE «c2<: that Boudin is alao acting as attorney for Otto Nathan, who te being sentenced in Fashington, Ds Cs, tomorrow morning and, therefore, the hearing will probably receas at 11200 Aske go Boudin can attend the sentencing of Nathan. . ae... on to atate that Ae fe pretty sure Robeson ig not going to anawer any questions as to prior or present . membership tn the Communist Party. He said thet Robeson has not {° answered such gueations in hia passport application. ae: ACTION: | v Ve For information. “kane mus jik pO le Hr, Boumgardner l= Diateon Section ¢ 1 - ur. Fitzgerald RECORDED - 20- /2304 — Yoo- 1? JUN 4 1e°7