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BRAND FOR NO. 36 at SAK Jac a Haven (100-8602) . 7 i gel “SUSPECT: PAUL ROPESON Z j a INTERNAL SECURITY - C i, GHEE 2 2vi zea tn that a at a reception - -was_ tendered | the captioned subject at tne home of JAMES o.,fATE, <O06 Nain Ste, Hartford, after a concert. Ql given _by the subjected the Weaver High school, Hartford, Conn., on Saturday evening 15/52. HOBSSON spent the night “at the TATE home. TATE 16 a key figure of the New Haven Division and a Smith Act subject. ween advised that several persons eS... resent with ROSESON in the Living room o 6 TA ome at approximately 12730 A.M. on 11/16/52 when a young colored woman that there were other ways of helping the negro people rather than through Communism, a advised that ROMESON replied, "My dear girl, my best friend’ are Commumists. I am a Communist and proud to be one. One of my best friends, BEN DAVIS, is a Communist and he is © in jail right now.” Shortly thereafter a male negro, whose identity was also unlmown to the informant, stated that he admired ROBESON for his artistic ability, but differed with him in everything he stood for. At this point, according to ROBISON replied, tHere's one negro boy who if he gets a bullet through his chest tomorrow will die happy because “I put this government on the spot when I made that speech in Faris that shook the world." — ROBESON also stated thet his work is being carried on all over tha | world despite his inability to obtain a passport to leave the U.S. He indicated that people are listening to him in Asia and in aris | through tape recordings of his songs and speeches which are being sent out of the U.5.° OS a will personally be the first one to punch walter Winchell right on the nose Se Ee ae . ort! 4 he das TAINED . SecRetlhy " Or ia The above, which is submitted for the information of the Bureau and z io ; the New York Division, was furnished by oa: pA. Ben ec: 1-New ork tm) Ee - EA “Copy. (ee as Wyn P82 gp BES Hae Obyp, | AY. { 5M oy = - ‘ee fe - é & JAN 5 1953’ COPIES B DES PROV a ane 2 Office, Memon... Le | GOVERNMENT f Wa =: reported ROBESON as having stated, "We progressives ave been too soft. We must toughen up and come out fighting. I : . i t . hog i , ; ! ! h : Direetor, FBI - DATE: December 18, 1952 whose identity ie unkmown to the informant suggested to ROBESON @ é i ty LD , | Pe dank RL AD LL TOY