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aes ®The People's Voice of Movenber 10, 1945 carried an article stating that "Robeson Answers Fascist Criticisa", This article stated that in reeponse to criticisa by the Montreal Gazette for including in tls concert a talk against FRANCO, the subject stated, *They will have . to take what I have to say along with my songs® and said that ROBESOE "| waa delighted to ®be able to get a rise cut of the reactionaries®, Informant advised that arrangements were made through MAX aan = 3 and the Council on African Affairs for the appearance of the een oe ject before a meeting sponsored by the National Council for American- eye eniship at Madison Square Garden om November 14, 1945. aa of? > Y Gontidentiat moforean I «i000 Sdentity is known to the \,{ | whee Bureau / ‘advised that this meeting Was an amiversary meeting of the a a _ twenty-eight years of the existence of the Soviet Union and of the 23 kv twelve years of azerican recognition of the Soviet Government, This = . : . ~ informant advised that the meeting was addressed by several individuals dncluding CORLISS LAMONT and MICOLAI MOVIKOV, Soviet Charge d'affaires, with the theme being praise of the Soviet Onion. The informant stated that the biggest attraction of the meeting turned out to be the subject, PaUL ROBESON, and not the Dean of Canterbury who was also a speaker on the program, This informant advised that the subject sang English and Russian songs and made a strong speech against the United States, England, and the United Nations for their undemocratic handling of the - ....- eolonial people and the minorities groups, The informant stated that ‘the subject strongly praised the Soviet Government for freeing the = — HAL IT eolonial people and solving the question ef national minorities. 8.3... = = ame natty Worker of November 15, 1945 quoted ROBESON as 80: preising the Soviet Union's liberation of former colonial peoples and, CONPRENTIL eae Fo TREN RM seca i EA ll -10 = ahs -e . so, te eer Se Scr Tae eat wh fet eo cat ot a _ ae > aera Le a ee an ec Se ween eine ee an - cg eared te ead gles aan ate