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Director, FBI 2. 7 March 16, 1950 “wiiaL - people that while some hoodiums trie kill her husband in Peekskill, she felt certain that thousands of loyal progressive Americans would take good care “"F" of him, She assured the people that the mob in Peakshill really didn't wish to . - ii) her husband but rather wanted to silence him, and that she pointed ont — - that the only way this would be accomplished would be to kill him, Informant reported that applause led by ROBERT-wANEWITZ, a Commnist Party functionary . af Tid strict al, EP. USA, ‘eho testified at the New York trial of the sleven ae eisvri Wh Bate members of the National CP Board, followed this remark, «© =. = Spe’ - Mrs. ROSDSON also spoke of her recent visit to China, and she stated that she and the other delegates who accompanied her wondered how they would be received in Chim after American bombs had been dropped from American planes killing thousands of Chinese, She pointed out that she and the other delegates were cheered wherever they went. She stated that she was unable to understand this apparent inconsistency and made imjuiries on the matter and found tmt the answer from the Chinese people was that many people had come to China te exploit 7 the people there while this “delegation came as friends. She stated that the ; people's government in China had won the war and that the United States appeared rather-foolish by not extending recognition to the new Chimse government, She -“ added the prediction that this would come to pass within the next months re moe ‘She stated that ‘the Chinese women had ‘done & great deal for the new government and consequently they were now treated like women and not Like cattle, She stated that schools were appearing throughout China and all China was learning to read, She declared that some delegates on Africa attended the cmmference in. China. She spoke at some length on the African situation. She pointed out that delegates from both Africa and India reported that colonialism was dead and buried as the people were tired of being exploited. She stated that in India the people were being exploited by their own people just as the situation had _. “ _ existed in China thusly, she said, the people in India would have to liberate yl. .7:- themselves Just as the people of China are Liberating thenselves. -- On several occasions she stated that the negro was not a citizen in ‘the United States and therefore he camot be called a disloyal citizen if he is not in fact a citizen, She also referred to the "irm Curtain" on several occasions insinuating that this phrase was a piece of fiction built up in the United States. Stent? Subj ect ‘pointed out that the delegates from the United states were Se : {impressed in all the countries where they had traveled by the fact that the 7 people were all working toward peace, She stated that in Russia they talked ee ' peace, and when there they asked them if they are not preparing for wer - rao and she atated that they, were very curpriseds Do - “e mtd a ne cits - — “ foe + : a we .