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® wy og : Le Es oe . =o me “~f = - , t ol: ; ALL qe ich mi TA “TAL Ffperal Burean of Investigation br. “ i | HERE! TS 223! reemian Lnited States Department af Justice e ees ea! ry ae : DATE EMi- 8 -$0 LY SPS hie tnphen York, 7, New York her : h 335 306 1 ‘ a 100-25857 128, 2966 a Director, FBI : ond - ss VG. BE ERY ores i : INTERNAL SECURITY (C) _~ / jp “. ae ‘ y - . fi J oo: We E sy ; On December 4, 1944;Confidential Inf orman dvised b) D> sa that WAX YERGAN, Executive Director of the,COUNCIL QW AFFATRS f conferred with ROBERT"ROCKMORE, Attorney for PAUL ROBESON, concerning con- tributions made to the COUNCIL by ROBESON. ROBESON contributed in 1941, §1,000 to the COUNCIL. In addition 6 this egntribution, ROCKMORE advised YERGAN that ROBESON had contributed in 41, $500 to the -WEGRO YOUTH CONGRESS indirectly through a Mrs ,s+BOURD ‘phonetic). [ YERGAN was advised by ROCKWORE, according to Informant, that ? 7 theteag ee ROCKMORE further advised TERGAN that these two contributions Were taken by ROBESGN as a deduction on his 1941 Income Tax Hetum, The deduction was allowed by the New York Office of the Collector of Internal Revenue, bat ROCKMORE advised YERGAN that he had been informed confiden- tially that the deduction was not going to be allowed in Washington, and that in all probability it would cost PAUL ROBESON a $1,000 in taxes and KO penalties. ROCKMORE said he had been advised mofficially of the fact that the deduction would not be allowed. He further advi sed YERGAN that he wanted to Might the decision which would be handed dom by the Collector ed Wee Ww a =v ea ae Ser wee 2 ee ee of Internal Revenue at Washington, but that he did not desire to fight this decision if 1t would embarrass the COUNCIL ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS, YERGAN advised ROCKMORE that he did not believe that ROBESON would be entitled to a deduction for the contribution made to the NEGRO YOUTH CONGRESS inasmuch as it was not a religious nor educational organ- ization, YERGAN further advised ROCKMORE that the COUNCIL ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS had a letter from the Collector of Internal Revenve which stated _ that the incoma of the COUNCIL was exempt from taxation.