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HY 100-25857 eCDgeT REFERENCE: F Bureau file site Sn Report of SA T8N8 at New York eb CL _ . = a DETAILS: | oO wo | oe = The name PAUL LeROY ROBESON, as reflected in the records of the New York State Board of Law Examiners at Albany, | New York, has been added to the title. _ The "Daily Worker", issue of June 20, 1949, reported that the National Committee of the Progressive Party had sent greetings to PAUL ROBESON, co-chairman of the Party, on June 19, 1919. The article reflected that the greetings were purported to state the Committee "proudly welcomes back to America an illustrious leader of American eee | a courageous. standard-bearer of the Negro people and a great American." The article further reflected that “by his action, word and deed throughout his tour of Europe that ROBESON had forged another link in the unbreakable peace chain that the American people in concert with the ad struggling peoples of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East are forging to keep in check the war inciters." The "New York Times", issue of June 20, 1949, reported that PAUL ROBESON*"at a welcome home rally for him attacks trial of red leaders here.* The article further reflected that the "Communist sympathizer" told a cheering crowd at the Rockland Palace, 155th Street and 8th Avenue, New | " York City, on June 19, 1949, that he "loved the Soviet people more than | those of any other nation." ; i This article further reflected that ROBESON, on June iota had ~ returned from a four month tour of Europe and the Soviet Union. ROBESON is reported to have said in his speech at the rally that he “loved the * \ Soviets because of their suffering and sacrifices for us, the Negro, the progressive people, the people of the future in this world.” ROBESON referred to the eleven Communist leaders as "brave fighters for my freedom whose struggle is our struggle." He declared "that if the defendants sere not freed all Americans can say good-bye to civil liberties, and especially _ the Negro people can say good-bye to any attempt to secure civil Aberties.® _ In the above article it was reported that the meeting was held - under the auspices of the Council on African Affairs, of which ROBESON ~~~