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% ; AcROPEINE to 4) : Pawmmice, who stated t @ was a member of the Negro Citizens SE 100-1820 atl ‘ae a concert featuring PAUL ROBESON, but as yet the Council was unable to find such &@ sponsor, at the Seattle Chapter a Negro Labor Council is completely dominated and controlled by members of the Communist Party. Confidential Informant advised that PAUL ROBESON eft Seattle at approximately 10:30 a.m, August 16, 1953, for laine, Ee TL. According to the informant, VINCE and AVIS picked up ROBESON at the home of EARL and TS2"—" 20th North, Seattle, Washington, Confidential Informant of known reliability, advi. that EARL GEORGE and VIVIAN GE are of the a ° District Committee, Northwest District, Communist Party, a. and VINCE and DOT DAVIS are imown to him to be menmbere-tr™ = ¢ the Communist Party in Seattle, Washington, Confidential Informant gay stated that he attended a concert Teaturing PAUL ROBESON, which was held at Peace Arch Park, Blaine, Washington, on Sunday, August 16, 1953. According to the informant, the concert was . Sponsored by the British Columbia Local'of the International fo Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union, ~ According to the informant, the master of ceremonies at the concert was HARVEY MURPHY, an official of the British Columbia Local of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union, va of known 1 Peliability, : ifi MURPHY then introduced ROLAND. League of Vancouver, 5B, CG. However, he was speaking a5 an individual and not for the League. ROLAND LAWRENCE praised ROBESON for his fight against discrimination and then introduced ‘PAUL ROBESON to the audience, ROBESON sang several songs, such as "Let My People “Old Man River", "Water Boy“, and “Joe Hil1", According oO" Ene informant, ROBESON changed the words of several of these COM: > iL A by . 4 ~- Le 4 | | in he on ce pe mame Aa a ane, acs RA Set te