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ne de Hg. gO Hee i WY 100=25857 Gm May 2, 3943 fe Confidential National Defense Informant =. bt whose identity is know to the Bureau, advised at a Unity y for Victory Rally which was held at the Yankee Stadium, New York City, subject appeared on . the program which had as its presiding officer JOSEPH “CURRAN of the National Meritime Union ani the subject sang several workers! songs such as "The People's Army" and "The Ballad of Ancricate Confidential Informant advised that JOSEPH CURRAN of the WHU conferred on May 14, 1943 with an individual called MacKENZIE and said that PAUL ROBESON should be secured for the lameching of the SS Frederick Douglas at Baltimore, Marylami on May 22, 1943 because "of the negro situae tion there", since about 20,000 shipyard workers would want Palle Informant apes on the 17th of May, 1943, toat a Mr. DRURY eonferred with FERDI- ND’SNITH ef WMO about the launching of the SS Frederick Douglas at Baltio J... .. jaore and DRURY informed SUITH that it was importan’ that PAUL ROBES be j present at the launching activities since the ship was to bave a negre captaing Intormn ber advised on May 27, 1943 that FERDINAND SMITH ef the NNU YERGAN of the Council on African Affairs discussed the possiblity of having ‘PAUL ROBESON contact Mree ELEANGH ROOSEVELT if HAROLD ICKES or WENDELL WILKIE could be secured as speakers for the meting of June 7, 1943 of the Negro Labor Victory Committee to be held in New York Citye On June 1, 1943, Confidential Informant QP whose reliability is not questioned, informed that JAMES°FORD, PAUL ROBESON and DOROTHY Ke/FUHN would re-srite the scupt for the Negro Labor Victory Comittee meeting which would be held at Madiaem Square Garden, New York City on June 7, 1943¢ (¥) . t fhe Daily Worker of July 4, 1943, on page 1, colum 3, shows sub= Ject in a picture with Lt. Col. ITZIKAPEFFER and Moscow City Councilman Professor SOLOMON“NICHOELS, whom he welcomed to New York City at a reception . beld at the Sovist,Consulate, New York City» The Daily Worker on July 8, -1943, had an advertisement on page 5, column 6, for a mass mecting to be held at the Polo Grounds, Wew York City om that day for the vial ting j ‘Russians and the subject is listed as a singer on the prograls On August 5, 1943, the Los Angeles Field Divisionreported that PAUL ROBESON accompanied FELIX) KUSMAN, National Organizer of the-Joint anti= _ Fascist Refugee Comittes, from the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. to the Philharmonic Auditorium, where they attended a freedom rally sponsored by this committees, Further on August 10, 1943, the San Francisco Field (Pivision reported that PAUL ROBESON attended a party at the home of LOUISE AERANSTENs, 262% Green Street, San Francisco, Californie, at which HARRY , a | fA