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oe imental Cre ie ee ei EFF COE APL Oe eS eT a FEET eT Ue ED Say EE! aia ete Rents ob ate er eer ne Seer dee aaa ene + CE 97-53 III, AFFILIATION OF ROBERT FRANKLIN WILLA: THE FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITISE The April 6, 1960, edition of the "New York Times", a daily New York City newspaper carried a full page advertisement captioned, "What Is Really Happening In Cuba?" This article maintained that. the United States Press has made certain charges against Cuba which are not true and the Fair Play for Cuba , Committee was organized to tell the truth about Cuba in the interest of fair play. Among those listed as members of. the - Committee was ROBERT BP. WILLIAMS. An article appearing in "The Crusader", Issue Number 2, Volume I, dated April 16, 1960, stated that a "Fair |. Play for Cuba Committee" had been formed in New .York City and that the Committee hopes to shed some light of truth on the Cuban affair and to urge Americans to give the Cuban Revolution an impartial hearing. The article directed persons desiring information about Cuba or the Committee should write to The Fair Play for Cuba Committee, Box,T-2)9, Times, New York, New York. Tho article advised that the members of The Fair Play for Cuba Committee ares WALDE-BRANK, Chairman, CARLETON-BEALS, Co-Chairman, JAMES“BALDIYN, SIMONE-DE BEAUVOIR, /FRANK LONDON-BROWN, TRUMAN-GAPOTE, JOHN HENRIK- CLARKE, ‘PROF. ROBERT Gf—~COLODNY, RICHRRB“SIBSON, DR. MAURICE-GREEN, EDMONDE-HADDAD,| REVEREND DONAYS HARRINGTON, JOHN-KILLENS, SIDNZYSLENS, NORMANA AILER, JULLANCHAYFIELD, ELVA. DE PUE-MATTHEWS, PROF. EUGENE-NOBLE, REVEREND JOHN\PAPANDREW, JAMES-BERDY, JOSEPH-QUINTANA, ALAY-SSGNER, JEAN PAUL BARTRE,. 7 JOHN-SINGLETON, ROBEREVfABER, G. AS ALBURSTON, KENNETE<TYNAN, ' _ .DAN\WAKEFIELD, SIDNEY WEINSTSIN. ' ~ ’ The June 11, 1960, an article stating that WILLIAMS was desirous of visiting Cuba and left Monroe; North Carolina, Thursday night, June 9, 1960, for New York City and contemplated a plane trip to Cuba. VAY issue of “The Crusader" contained , The June 18, 1960, issue of "The Crusader" contained an article stating that WILLIAMS had called Monroe, North Carolina, from Havana, Cuba, on June 13, 1960, and stated, "I wish every American Negro could visit Cuba and see what it really moans to be treated as a first-class citizen." ee ee