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a ; . ; ; . . 4 — . ; - “ i a & fey “f NTIAL v “SS ey ee eer i «+ Liaison i - Mr, Rachner al | 1-34 october 28, 1960 CLASS. & EXT. BY Rig fl w~ REASON-FCIM IT, sf25 8: “5 . . - per DATE OF REVIEW hl Fi (‘(Cé<sté‘(_Ci Sz \ way | (Cj ALL INFORUATIUN CONTATRED. HEREIN ILS UNCLASSIFIED ,™ EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN C) OCHERWISE My dear : ; @ We recently learned that Paul Lero Robeson, the much-publicized Negro concert singér;“plans to traver to | Australia in the near future to conduct @ concert tour. The expected duration of his tour is three months, Robeson was born on April 9, 1898, at Princeton, New Jersey, and has been self-employed as a concert singer and actor since approximately 1923, He maintains a residence at 16 Jumel Terrace, New York, New York; however, since July, 1958, he has maintained a residence and headquarters for his activities in London, England, He possesses a valid United States Passport Number 1145187. According to sources who have furnished reliable information in the past, Robeson was a concealed member of the Communist Party, USA, from the 1930s to 1945; reportedly stated in 1952 that he was a communist; made numerous public i appearances in the United States from 1950 to 1957 which tJ were either sponsored, guided, or influenced by the Communist \.!- Party, USA; has frequently been in contact with Soviet and satellite officials in the United States, Russia, England and many other countries; and was publicly reported to have met with Nikita Khrushchev on occasions in Russia in 1958 and REC. 26 1S Robeson has also been vopirtes by LABS 4 xees who have furnished reliable information in the past and by various publications to have been active throughout the years as an officer, sponsor or member of numerous organizations which have ‘been designated, pursuant to Executive Order 10450, eG oe «- Fo Litaistn Unit@{Route through for rede) 1 - Foreign [4a A2/0: 9 ug ret 1- New York (100-25857) (PauldRpp son) SBE NOME (ON YELLOW page ieia ° ¥ room CO} TELETY Pg ee aer — re o af “8 mi o—