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. fo Fr ee “ie BY 1000-25857 | | cg J "meeting. Negroes lack organization. Harlem, the potential center of 15,000,000 Negroes of the United States who will stand up some day and demand their rights with other millions of Negro people of Africa, Asia, the West Indies and Latin America.” HARRY BRIDGES was convicted of perjury in a Federal “Letrict Court in California in that he denied under oath at the time of his naturalization that he had ever been a Communi st Party member. His appeal from this conviction is pending at the present time in the Circuit Yourt of “ppeals,. _- . on Confidential Informant We advised that the American Labor Party sponsored a "Save WILLIE McGEE Rally" at the Golden Gate Ballroom in New York City on this date, Informant stated that PAUL ROBESON was a speaker -at the rally. In his speech ROBESON said, “American people want our boys back from Korea, McGEE'S life will be saved from the corrupt politicians. The rank and file of the trade unions and the Negro people will see right is done.” The "New York “imes" issue of April 13, 1951, reported that Federal Judge WALTER N. BASTIAN "dismissed a suit filed by PAUL ROBESON, Left Wing singer, to compel the Government to grant him @ passport.” ROBESON filed the suit lest becember when he announced he wanted the passport to make anEuropean tour. The State Department denied it on the grounds that ROBESON'S “planned travels were not in the best interests of the country." The "New York 4msterdam News" issue of April 1h, 1951, page 5, column 2, under the dateline Bombay, India, reported that the "Government has refused a visa to PAUL ROBESON, singer, to attend a Sommuniet-sponsored peace > conference in India thia month." “the Worker" issue of April 15, 1951, Section 1, Page 2, Column 1, reported t PAUL ROBESON headed & group - that packed Riverside Plaza/iotel on “pril 13, 1951, to welcome eenwriters JOHN HOWARD WSON, DALTON ATRUMBO, and ALBERT pane back from prison. ‘— me «7T-