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on im onttanll a Ue ante laa Tl ut ONE MER tent da ad Gon SAE - ~ : 2 = : od WO 1060-19021 Columbia, were CP members or OP sympathizers. opinion thet the Progressive Party of the District of Columbia was Cate tat pA ARN HRN RINE Be Sh Te Seat infiltrated and controlled by the Communist Party. Corfidential Informant © MURPHY* informed at a meeting of the Frorressive GEORGE at pring - advised on | Informant said it was his 2 ryuTy ESON Ls theVice Chair man of the Progressive Party of the United States, and he, ROBESON, promised "his people” will have the right kind of leadership. ROBESON atates that. was the thing toa do. “EL. PUBLIC ROvauKS MADE BY Sunuscr A. NEWSPAPER QUOTATIONS linder a London dateline of June 15, 19)9, an article appeared in the Evening Star newspaper, Washington, BD. C., dated June 15, I9hS, Number 161, Page 1, Coluan 6, entitled "Soviet Is Country I Love This article indicates the subject informed an interviewer of the official TASS News Agency that he was "truly happy* that he could travel through the USSR, ithe country I love above alli TF always have been, I am now, and will always be a loyal friend of the _ Bovlet Union". Above All, ROBESON guoted*. . The Washingt Times Heraid newspaper, Volume Number XI, Number 162, edition dated duly 15, 19,9, Page 1, Column 7, Page 5, Colunn 5, contained an article captioned "Probers Told ROBESON is Veteran Red". The article indicated MANNING. QHNSON, excl leader, told a Congressional Comaittee July ih, 19h8, that the subject had been a CP member for many years. According to this article, JOWNSON said he met PAUL HOBESON fre~ quently at Party Headquarters in New York City where FAUL ROBESON held Secret meetings with EARL BROWDEN, WILLIAN Z. FOSTER, dgACkK STATCHEL and J. FETERS. dOHNSON Le quoted in the article as Saying, "There is ne Lota of Gaubt he is a Gonmunist®. = 10 = Be ee MURPHY further stated he was getting the nerroes into the Progressive Party because %