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ae, an C en ; Wo ate Ta. a PD 100-8472 M _ CONF ORR TIAL DETAILS: yum. AT PORTLAND, OREGON - = Arrangements Yor a Concert A earance of Subject - * on g pians for a concert to be given by PAUL ROBESON ° under the sponsorship ef the Focus Club of Reed College on Marchi8, 1958, to be held on the college campus, In-- formant identified VIRGINIA MALBIN as among those in attendance at this meeting. A Reed College atudent in attendance explained to those present that the president of Reed College whom he had consulted, had advised him that while Reed College would not assist in any way either in sponsoring or participating in the advertising for a con- cert by ROBESON, it would permit the Focus Club to sponsor the affair. we’ the persons present at the meeting, c*] according to was requested to contact various negro clergymen in reland to determine their reactim to .... ROBESON's appearance, both as a person and as an artist, He was delegated to attemt to arrange through the clergy with some negro family where ROBESON could stay while in Portiand. During the meeting some copies of ROBESON's new book "Here I Stand” were given to some of the persons present, The Focus Club has been publicly described as an organization of Reed College students which has no official connection with Reed College and which has from time to time sponsored the appesrance of various out-of-town speakers singers, and entertainers. In early May, 1958, ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN, member of the National Committee, _CP, USA, apoke at Reed College under phe auspices or the Focus Club. The Communist Party (CP), has been designated by the Attorney General ef the United States pursuant to | Executive Order 104 30. eS as of 19h was ae eovlC - Portiand Con ential Informanta SP as a Db member of the CP since which time she has a known to the — ebhe am fm nas a na le mos en above informants 45 oné who has taken ae various Communist front organizations, ‘ Payers Be aw yk ah a rd . wi es