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~ee atin. - umn VLOnTAdeNntlal Lniorma;n avised tnat on that date ee. a special guest et the r ar annual meet~- om — NY 100-25857 address at the rally was made by rp army VIDAURRETA, Vice President of the Cuban Senate and head of Partido Soci a Popular, which is the _ equivalent of the Communist Perty in Cuba, _ ‘ ‘4 ing of the Committee of Women of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship at the Hotel Astor at New York City. The subject gave a short speech concerning the work of the National Council of said organization, stating that it needed more help so that in the near future all Americans, as Well as he, might fee] a warm glow of friendship toward the Russian | people. He then sang several Russian wu A Confident stated that iL the New York Srenche f the eet antl bh for Renocrace rm hold a mass J , meeting on December 19, 1947, at the Ste Nicholas Arena, at which the main ~ speakers would be Congressman VITO MARCANTONIO, The former New York newspaper "FM" in its January 15, 1948, issue reported that ROBESON would sing et a benefit to be held at Manhattan Center New York, on January 19, 1948, under the auspices of the United Public Workers of America~—C10. The "Daily Worker" issue of January 19, 1948, reported that the 2nd Annual Convention of the Progressive Citizens of America, held at Chicago on the previous date, suthorized the FCA National Board and State Chapters to take steps toward affiliation or merger with the 3rd Party started by HENRY WALLACE, Among the Vice Chairmen elected at thea convention was PAUL ROBESON. On January 29, 1948, the "New York Herald Tribune" reported that PAUL ROBESON had been one of the principal speakers at a rally of the Inter- national Ladies Garment Workers Union held at the Yugoslav American Home, 405 West 4ist Street, New York City, on the same date. The rally was spon- sored by the Civil Rights Congress of New York. ROBESON, who spoke at the rally, discussed "Thought Control or Freedom," The subject, according to the "Daily Worker" issue of February 6, 1948, was one of the three speakers scheduled to appear at the 4th Anniversary Dinner of the JEPFERSON SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, Communist Party front group,