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oe a = vA _Uffice Memorsindum * UNITED sTaTts GOVERNMENT / TO ©; DIRECTOR, FEI (10012304) DATE: oft/s9 Cyd : LEGAT, BONN (105-720) : CO (-19-¢f SUBJECT: PAUL LEROY ROBESON etass. & ExT. BY of SKig AfeJ wee | REASON-FCIM 11, 1-2.4.2 7 DATE OF REVIEW Rebulet to State Departnent 6/59 and Bureat fore Oxl 7 1. 8k. dated 28/3 On 6/12/59 while in Viemne personally and again by written communication on 7/15/59, I alerted the following sources to the provability that the subject would attend the 7th World Youth Festival in Vienna and requested that any pertinent information regarding his ectivities which might come to the sources’ attention be provided: ees) S| OO (2) Political Section, The American Embassy, Vienna; end, (3) Security Section, The American Exbassy, Vienna. Bo inforwation on the activities of epee has been received Bene Sone whe art ttt, thea awa nent Sr coh the 244 ring. The Political Section of the Embassy reported that the subject was the ater performer at an essembly held on 8/1/59 at the Helden Piet: in Vienna. This was billed as one of the “highlights” of the Seventh World Youth Festival, Austrian officials estimated that approximately 32,000 individuals attended this assembly. An Associated Press Gispatch from Vienna under date of 8/4/59 reported that the subject hed addressed a meeting for youths froa Asia and Africa at the Seventh World Youth Festival, The press dispatch reported that ROBESON spoke on “restriction of Negro rights in the United States” and that several American youths in the audience reported that they had been denied an opportunity to question ROBESON regarding bie statements es they were shouted sows by others in attendance. This case is being retained in w pending status to report any dnformation which may be received from sources and also Yong enough to permit personal check with sources in Vienna on the occasion of my next visit” Pema ay See a“ to that eity. too ee tube = iat - _e LASSIFIED SHOW “— HYORMATION CONTAINED AREIN IS UNG EXCEPT WHERE _ OTHERWISE ALG I Hid a