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ee 9 wT AK NEL PRULCTHRORMATION CONT CC “HEREIN IS INASFED fa PAUL LEROY ROBESON = “DATE= BY: Robeson, the internationally known end frequently quoted Negro concert alnger, fs again paradlag foreign soll as a propagandist for the internations! communist conspiracy. Now 62, the miaguided artist, whose early achievements as @ singer, scholar, and athlete, Including all-American fotball honors, were enequailed, has achieved even greater alature as a “dupe” of the Soviet Union and international communism. in poreuit of his concert activities, be has traveled abroad axtenalvely aince the 1920's, Because of activities detrimental to United States’ interests abroad, his paseport privileges were revoked in 1050 and withheld wrtil 1858 when, as a reauli of the Supreme Coart decision segarding issuance of passports, they were restored, Again given leave fo travel, Robeson journeyed to England in 1966, where he has aince maintained a headquarters for bis activities. it is eignificant that be has act since returned to the United States aven to visit his son Paul Robeson, dr. However, be has spent considerable time in the Soviet Union, where be bas associated with high Russian officials, including the desk-poundiag number one communist, Nikite hhreshchev. ia view of his reputation es a Soviet apologist and communist propagandist, Robeson’a frequent appearances at, or support of, communist sponsored affairs throughout the world, together with bis tutapoken comments at euch affairs, have received widespread coverage in the international press. Hila atlerances have been consisteni in their praise of the Soviet Union, and ite satellite couniries, with particular emphasis on his mistaken bat confirmed belief that these countries deslre peace. Most distasteful to the informed world are Kkobesou's accompanying latementa, always critical ef his country of birth and ite policies, foreign and domestic. Certainly such expressions by an American traveling abroad under United States endorsement and protection cannot have BCR:sed ® /o0- 2.30% ~ “NOT RECORDE 100-12804 idg NOY 8 1960 ri S@NOV9 1960 law a