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ony LA 2100-25861 This. source advised that on the above dates it had been learned that on July 8, 1957 O'NEYE-CANNON, a CP nenbder, ad FRANKIE-SIMS had taken PAUL ROBESON to the Internationay rport, Los Angeles, California, on July 6, 1957 in order to board} an American Airlines flight to San Prancisco and Oakland, During hig stay in the Los Angeles area, PAUL ROBESON had resided with ~ FRANKIE and GEORGE-SIMS, This source advised that FRANKIE SIMS - was the former treasurer of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Negro Labor Council (NLC) and that GEORGE SIMS was also & member of the Los Angeles NIL, - The National NLC has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 10450, II, APPEARANCES OF PAUL ROBESON IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA = “ it was announced oy ROSE CHERNIN KUSNITZ that sne nad received a long distance phone call from ‘the wife of PAUL ROBESON advising that he had accepted the invitation of the LACPFB to sing at their Festival of Nationalities, which would be held on June 23, 1957. It was also announced that ROBESON would give & concert at the Pirat Unitarian Church while in the Les Angeles aUek« ROSE CHERNIN KUSNITZ was convicted for violation of the Smith act of 1940 at Los Angeles, California, on August 5, 1952 and was acquitted by the U. 8. Supreme Court on June 17, 1957. ; eats TS OBES se tte action at the Epatival of Nationalities ppongored by the LACPFB on June 23, 1957. It was hoped that his appearance would draw large munbers of Negroes to the affair. oe