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4 ry * phn bi NY 100-25857 | Cre SATIAL - of $1,000 if the subject appeared before the meetiing of the Civil = Yiberties Committee. This offer was made by IRA“IATTIMOPE of the vy. Givdl Liberties Committee. — re aie = - vO E - WR cavises that the subject departed from the United States °* - on Joly 3, 1945 for a tour of approximately six weeks under the” .° 3. 0. 4 sponsorship of the 050. This tour was to take him to‘various parts = of Evurope for entertainment of the troops in those areas, The in~ a formant advised that MAX IFRGAN exerted considerable infleence and was __ -- quite active in the subject's preparations for depepture on this trip. a : al hha U gies - ats! | The New York amsterdan News of June 16, 1945 carried an article stating that the subject was to go overseas with his play, ad j ®Othello*.” 7 Tr Gontisenitial Informant advised that on duly 25,1945 MAX 4 ; "| YERGAN held a going away party tor the subject at his home. The ine — : formant furnished information reflecting that the purpose of this. - / | Perty was to bring ROBESON together with two Commmnist Chinese delegates | "4 to the San Francisco Conference who on July 25, 1945 were in New York Citye According to this informant, these delegates were present at the - : y as well as several persons known to be prominent in Commmist by D activities among the Negroes in this country. “ The subject returned to the Dnited States on or about September 14, 1945. According to Informant a. MAX YERGAN, Director - of the Council on African Affaire, stated % OBESON returned to the United States with two convictions, namely, the *contimuing spirit of Nazi leadership in Europe* ani the conviction that the colonial peoples of Africa and the Far East “are being subjected to a aqueese", This = _..,. informant advised that the Council on African Affairs subsequent to SL ROBESON's return became very active in promoting a fund raising meeting, . the purpose of which was to attempt to raise a large sum of money to enable the subject to speak on the radio. ce . In the latter part of September a mecting was called of ap~ ‘proximately fifteen friends of ROBESON for the purpose of meeting with - _ him to determine what his observations Wer@e bee “ oO reporte that glyeeting was held on - {October 21, 1945 at the home of FXEDERICK Vy FIED, whose wife EDITH i. TELD is known as the treasurer of the Counc}l on African Affairas (+s. iE was the stated purpose of this meeting to raise fifteen te txenty - thousand dollars for the proposed radio appearance of the subject. . et The informant stated that this meeting was to consist of about seventy~five persons who were to donate at least $100 apiece for this