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NY 92-25857 Concern The following is a review of information received ormants concerning activity on the part of the CP ad to ROBESON's concerts and the sale of his book: f GEM 26:50 on he had learned that _ although the attempting to initiate a ROBESON engagement in Baltimore, that the Party's connection with this movement should be as indirect as possible in order to facilitate the greatest possible degree of success, Also, the Party would bl iike ROBESON to be sponsored by the membership within the ; Negro community and that the only way to obtain this is through” blip the creation of a seemingly spontaneous group with a desire to hear ROBESON, @) | carrer et on 4/9/58, that BEN DAVIS ~ indicated that some comrades were charging that "We" were trying to substitute the ROBESON book for the Party's line (The informant was not able to adequately speseton the nature of this statement,} > f a Padvised o at an affair held in Chicago, Til., PAUL ROBESON spoke and . -veaffirmed his intention of continuing the fight for his people and for his passport. He urged all present to fight for their rights as individuals despite the fact that many fighters for Negro rights were falsely labelled Communists. ROBESON stated he looked forward to the time when people like CLAUDE LIGHTFOOT < Simp that on 4/13/58,