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r~ NA pk too STANCARD FORM NO, 64 Office “Meinorandum * UNITED STATES GOVER! | ZNT x CONTA, owe TO 3} + Direotor, FBI \ ATE: November 25, 13447 Lp : GUY HOTTEL, SAC asningtoe Flat Field / SUBJECT: PAUL ROBESON, wasey INTERNAL SECURITY - ¢€ Reference is made to Bureau letter to Weshington Field Office, dated October 25, 1947, instructing this office to contact the State Department to ascertain if any information 4s available concerning a contemplated trip of ROBESON to Norway and Denmark. With regard to the above, Confidential ratoranst GEE ovo ed ol files which reflect that PAUL ROBESON, born in princeton, New Jersey on Anewt?t © IAROR eeeldase at OF Beet 80+ 64+unet Wee Vawls ft dee Vie (ET APPAs Fe ave, TESLGSS BY He BEST Sel SerSoy, aC sera vats s c/s ae sp and is 4 concert artist and actor by ccoupation. ROBESON was last issued passport #58303 on May 8, 19:7 to cover a@ one-month's soncert trip to Panama, Cuba and Mexico. He intended to depart from Miami, Florida by air on May 2i;, 1947. In his passport ap- _ plication, ROBESON stated that he had resided in England from 1928 until 1939. The file also reveals that ROBESON availed himself of American passport #19909), on June 28, 1922 for travel in England to fulfill ‘@ theatrical engagement. ‘ ; | A subsequent passport was issued to ROBESON on October 10, ; : 1927 for the same purpose,in Franoe, Italy, Spain and Germany. Passport oa #1287 was issued on April 25, 1934 at the American Consulate in London,” _ °. Nee Ra England. This passport was renewed in 1936 for the extended period to i x April 25, 1938. tas a tT. ™ ROBESON registered at the American Consulate in London, England « . = Co on December 10, 1937, stating in his application for registration that {° iS 3 sy | he visited England, the Continent of Europe and the U.5.5.R. since 1928; ra hes ig pursuing his cooupation gs a concert artist. He also stated that he ,48 ec! married ESLANDA GOCDE-RKOBZSON on August 17, 1921. His wife was born in ™ Washington, D.C. on December 15, 1896 and they have a boy named PAUL ROBESON, JR., who was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 2, 1927. He stated that this son resides in Moscow, Russia. Special service passport #135) was issued ROBESON on July ee 28, 1945 for travel to entertain the Armed Forces. This was validated / until July 31, 196 for travel within European Theatre of Operations. / Inasmuch as the aforementigfed passport, #58303, issued on COPIng PESTROYE 7 Sid uy | Wy, -4e4 if | AL | (ob— [2 Pr) i} “FR, 3, a es oa ~ 100.1902 a Sha 45 | an NOV ge go edt 4 ol 7 Li D4sces ai RMSE gsGloum MN “ att aw DATE. a YS A RR SS ee DE : ee Ls