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Pr. Mr. VA, Mr. ef por. FBI . Mr. Date: § /22/58 Mr. Parsons Mr. Tamm Transmit the following message via EE ESF Mr. Trottier CN afieon — (Priority or Method of Hailing} “Mr. ae TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-12304) Miss Gan ~ FROM: SAC, NEW YORK (100-25857) 7 cant OF SUBJECT: PAUL LEROY ROBESON proce pest / at Is-c — KY is rego woe ee ReBuairtel 5/12/58. ees te fe. ie ag ReBuairtel reflects immediate investigation should be conducted to identify the sponsor of ROBESON's Carnegie Hall concert which was held on 5/9/58. ‘The Bureau advised that any information indicating Communist Party control or guidance of the sponsorship of the concert or by any other person or organization should be fully resolved and the Bureau promptiy advised. GEES. on 4/21/58 that on 4/11/58 the Third Lb | Annual Memorial Meeting of the Katherine Van Orden Fund For Freedom was held at the Hotel Carlton, 24 East Park St, Newark, New Jersey. - informant advised the chairman of this meeting was MORTON STAVIS, STAVIS announced there would be a concert by PAUL ROBESON at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on Friday 5/9/58. According to the / informant, the concert was being sponsored by the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee and the Young Peoples. Democratic For Action In view of the above, Newark is requested to exhaustively re-interview the informant and resolve whether or not the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee and the Young Peoples Democratic For Action Committee were directly involved in the sponsorship of ROBESON's concert. © pet PS/ er | is MAY 27 1958 FD-36 (Rev. 3-13-56" C - ce ae ve ate ae Tey tt . o» : eg ay as kane ‘ ‘ ej ‘ pos . tole EG * : - ot . a "i ' : ug 4 Led Tbe eines “#, © y 7 ‘ noe ota Be bode pe ES . a ats " vee? 4 am * x j * hte. Ur we "| r y UREAU (2100-22304 )(RM) - NEWARK (RM 1 - NEW YORK 100-25857 (7-5) ELL: « JDW:HC (7-5) np ee gpe nn 4 _ e VPOLASS. & Ev™. EY WX ikeenn 11, 152.4. PAVIV sent DATE OF REVJEW =18-92. Lia iz Ebene!