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Bureau's attention is directed to the following:1 Report of SA dated 6/7/67 at SanAntonio, entitled TEXAS RANGER CA iAIN ALFRED ALLEY, akaET AL, CR, O0: San Antonio HM-1126!
Bureau airtel to San Antonio dated 6/9/67 regardingthe following cases:-' unsuss; Texas Rangers; CAPTAIN ALFRED Y. ALLEE, éé:%
I Texas Ranger; EUGENE NELSON - VICTIM, CR SA nu-1130!
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_ - STRIKE IN RIO GRANDE CITY; TEXAS '
Reference ie made to PST, San L1t-niu, eemcrandta '
dated June 13, 1967, capticned ee above.
The June 13, 1967, Bone Edition issue of the Sen
Antonio Light, a Sen Antonio, Texas, daily newspaper,'carnied
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UNION FORCES BRING VALLEY RIGHTS SUIT -
A euit filed here Hundey aeke a federal judge to
order lee entorceeent ofticiels involved in the Starr County
farm labor union dispute not to violate the civil righte of
union members. ,
dge Reynaldo Garza, out of town when
- xpected tc return tcdey.
"The court clerk said she will ieeue a eumone for
each of the defendente named in the suit. The euit, tiled by
the United Farm Workers Organizing Connittee,_ArL-C10, asks
for an injunction againit five Texas Rangers, three Starr Count
officers, e epecial deputy sheriff end a justice of the peace.
"Doran Williams, a union lawyer, eaid the suit does
not eeek 1n_eny way to prevent those people from enforcing the
valid laws of the etate of Texas.
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"Another lawyer involved in the suit ie Chris Dixieof Houston, Hilliene laid. '
"Williams eeid depositions in the suit, tilt; under
the Civil-Rights Act of 1966, will be taken from the drfendents
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Allan, Ranger Sgt. S. H. Denacn, Rangers Jack Van Clevel, id
T. B; Dawson, and Jerome Preiss, Starr County Sheriff Dr.
Rena Solis, Deputies Raul Pena and Roberto °ena, Special] #Depdty Jim Rochester, and Juetize of tl: Pcrce B. S. Lfpl.
"Rochester is an empTcye_ of La Casita Farms, the
principal target of the uninrs year-long organizatioral
drive. The California-baseo union seeks a $1.25 an hour
minimum wage and union contracts for the field hands of
Starr County. ~
Rochester'e brothar, Ray, is vice president and
general manager of the huge_1arm.
- "Named as plaintiff: in the suit are Frank Pancho!
Hedrano of Dallas, Lathr Baker, David Lopez, Gilbert Padilla,
Magdalene Dinar, Dvnjamin Rodriguez and the union.
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"Defendant: in the case are accused of unlawful
harrassment, threats. searches and seizures unlawful and
groundless sass and inéividual arrests, physical assaults
and batteries and disregard far due process of lav.
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Van Cleve and Preiss unlawfully and without warrants or
justification, arested some of the plaintiffe- '?he suit
also alleges that private property was taken from some of
the plaintiffs and contends that some of the property was
destroyed. '
"William Kircher, organization director of the
AFL-C10, is scheduled to meet with Gov. John Connall- at
10 a.n. Wednesday in Austin, according~to williama.
"A union spokesman said Kircher expects to ilzcuss
the Starr County labor dispute with the governor.
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their protest to the governor when he went to Laredo to
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been erreeted in connection with union agtivitiea. -
< _ "Cesar Chavez, nationel director of the union,
ordered a halt to all picketing in Starr County shortly
after his arrival at Rio'Grande City last week. Chavez
said The picketing would remain halted while the union
attempts to file some legal actions. A
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The June 13, 1§67, edition of the ?il1i" EveningHoniti, a daily newspaper published'in HcA1Ien, axes,
carries an article captioned "Eenate Group Resets Valley
Labor Hearing", which states the Senate Subcommittee on
Migratory Labor has rescheduled hearings in the Texas
Rio Grande Valley for June 28, 1967,
The hearings, originally scheduled for Mav 25,
1967, were rescheduled at the request of Falter Rather,
President of United Auto Workers. The Suoeommittee will
meet in Rio Grande City and Edinburg, Texas, and, headed by
Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr., Democrat, New Jersey,
will include Senators Edward H. Kennedy Democrat,Hassachuaette; Gay Lord Halsog Democrat, Wisconsin; Robert
F. Kennedy, Democrat, New York; George.Hurphy, Republican,
California; and Paul Fannin, Republican, Arizona.
This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the
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copies of ah LHH captioned as above which are suitable
for dissemination. -
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Re San Antonio airtel to the Bureau,
Referenced airtel noted that captioned orgsnizatio
has become active in the Rio Grande Valley area and is in-
volved in organizational and strike activities in Rio Grande
City, Texas, directed against the fruit and vegetable pro-
ducers. San Antonio noted that some of the leaders of the
roup were active in United Farm Workers Organizing Committee%UFWOC! matters in the Los Angeles area and during the so -calleghDe1ano Grape Strike activities at Delano, California,in 19 . _
As the San Antonio Division is aware, the Bureau,
by letter dated 3/22/67 captioned, "unsuss; United Farm
Workers Organizing Committee, La Casita Farms, Incorporated -
t VICTIM, AR , noted that in 1966 the UFWOC merged with the
National Farm Workers Association NFWA!. The Criminal .
Division of the Department of Justice was advised that the 1
Bureau had received considerable information which in turn
was furnished to the Department relating to communist infil-
tration of the NFWA and various demonstrations by such
organizations in connection with its efforts to organize
farm workers in Texas and California.-II
The Bureau concluded its memorandum by stating
that no specific investigation was being requested at this
time, but each Office should insure that any incidents which
might arise relating to organizational attempts or other
activities by the UFWOC be promptly submitted to the Bureau.
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made every effort to keep the Bureau
marches or demonstrations instigated
UTWOC.Angeles Division has
fully apprised of any
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San Antonio by referenced airtel dated 5/27/67-.
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pointed out that the following individuals, all of who ,
have been active in the UFWOC at Rio Grande City, were
believel'to have been active at Delano, California. There
follows herewith a summation of the information available
concerning each of the individuals so named:
1. EUGENE NELSON, age 37 years, white male,
UFWOC Organizer.
The files of the Los Angeles Division contain
no further information concerning NELSON that is not
already in possession of the San Antonio Office.
2. WILLIAM CHANDLER, age 30 years.
Ho !!urth r in!Lrma!1on l|5 availalle e
cerning him.
3. DOMINGO ARREDONDO, age 31 years, white male,
President, UFWOC, Rio Grande City, Texas.
The indices of the Los Angeles Office contain no
information concerning ARREDONDO.
R. GILBERTO PADILLA, white male, about 35 years,
National Vice President, UFWOC.
The indices of the Los Angeles Division contain
several references pertaining to GIL RADILLA all of which
connect him with the NFWA, Delano, California.
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* PADILLA of the HFWA spoke at the Annual Festival
of all Nationalities which was sponsored by Los les
Committee for Defense of the Bill of Rights See ! _
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6 PADILLA spoke before the Fellowship for Social
Justice meeting on 5/E/56 at the First Unitarian Church of
Ilkos Mgel eet| Los Anfeles Si; Appendix]Qr'92192'vu92.nu C!92"" "" _°
PADILLA spoke before the Los Angeles SocialistWorkers Party SWP! forum at 1702 East 4th Street on 6/3/66
on the topic, The Grape Strikers - How they are Building
a Mbvement". PADILLA was introduced as the Vice President
of the NFWA and the individual actively leading the grape
strikers'boycott in Southern California. He recounted the
history of the strike and the grievances of the strikers.
Attendance at the meeting was disappointing, according to
its sponsors.
The SWP has been designated by the Attorney
General of the United States pursuant to
Executive Order 10550.
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information identifiable with RADILLA. Moreover, the Tulare
County Telephone Directory and Visalia City Directory didnot mention PADILLA nor did the files of the
for Tulare County or the City of Visalia.
There is being enclosed herewith for the infor-
mation of the San Antonio Division e xerox copy of e report
which was fu ished to the Los Angeles'Dffice on 6/16/67b Per nent ortions of this report, which wasobtaine y a, may be used in a report pro-
viding the informant is fully protected by appro riate 'T"symbol. The original is located in Los Angeles h
The "Los Angeles Times",.a large, daily, morning,
metropolitan, Los Angeles newspaper, on /9/6? published
an article concerning a forthcoming report to be issued by
the California State Senate Sub-Committee on Uh~American
Activities which concerns itself in part with the 1966 Delano,
California Grape Strike.
Senator HUGH M. BURNS, Chairman, said the report
would indicate that there was some communist influence pre-
sent during the 1966 Delano Grape Strike but "it was not a
subversive activity as a whole". He told a press conference
that the Delano situation lent itself to participation by
radicals and extremists". He added that Sub-Committee
observers on the scene reported "indications of communist
influence" and "individuals with subversive records present.
But to say it was conducted by the Communist Party would not
be correct." He noted that the strike had been called in a
wake of a drive by the AFL-CIO, UFWOC led by CESAR CHAVEZ.
He noted that CHAVEZ has conceded the organization includes
some radicals but he insisted that there number was too
small to affect policy.
The Los Angeles Division will attempt to secure
sufficient number of copies of the Sub-Committee's report
upon its release at which time the Bureau and San Antonio
Division will be furnished the report.
As the San Antonio Division is aware, SAM KUSHNER,
Los Angeles Editor, "People's world", has been in the Rio
Grande City area and has filed reports with the "People's
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World" concerning the developments in that area. The Los
Angeles Office does not know of any other individuals from
this area with known communist backgrounds other than KUSHHER
in the Rio Grande area at this time.
There is being submitted herewith tor the information ".
of the San Antonio Division a xerox copy entitled, "A Summary
Outline-of a Method of Organizing" by BOB SOLODOW, which is
based in part on the teachings of CESAR CHAVEZ and FRED
11 h dated October, 1965. This summary was
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APPENDIX
3 COMMUNIST xnsrtraarxos or THE
F:nsg;un1eA3;tn cnuncn or tos Ansstzs
A source advised on July 25, 1965, that thegremises of the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles, 2:36 -2:
th stregt, Los Angcles, California, have been utilized for
meetings by Comunist Party members and sympathizers over a
period of years. Speakers and lecturers at the church
frequently espouse Communist causes or follow the Communist
Party lino. Communist Front group literature is distributed
at thc church. The church is used by some Communist Party
members for "mass concentration" work.
This some infiltration extends to adjuncts of
the church such as the Unitarian Public Forum and the?n11ow-
ship for Social Justice, formerly known as the 3ritarian
Universullst Fellowship For Socla} Justice.
STEPHEN . FRITCHMAN has been minister 0? the
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Reverend STEPHEN H. FRITCHMAN is described in
the Fourth Resort, Un-American Activities Committee in
California, 19b8, page 115, as a very active "Communist
frcntnr" and connected with numerous "Communist front
organizations and activities."
Membership in the First Unitarian Church does n03»
of itself. zsnhoto mozbership in or sympathy with the Communist
Party.
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w.;,s.gpu BOIS CLUBS cg AMERICA 951
A source has advised that on October 26-27, 1963,
a conference of members of the Communist Party CP!,
including national functionaries, met in Chicago, Illinois,
for the purpose of setting in motion forces for the establish-
ment of a new national Marxistoriented youth organization
which would hunt for the most peaceful transition to socialism
The delegates were told that it would be reasonable to assume
that the young socialists attracted into this new organization
would eventually pass into the CP itself. .
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A second source has advised that the foundingconvention for the new yoath organization was held from
June 19-21, 196 , at 150 olden Gate Avenue, San Francisco,
California, at which time the name W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs of
America DOA! was adopted. Approximately 500 delegates
from throughout the United States attended this convention.
The aims of this organization, as set forth in the preamble
to the constitution, are: "It is our belief that this nation
can best solve its problems in an atmosphere of peaceful
coexistence, complete disarmament and true freedom for all
peoples of the world, and that these solutions will be reached
mainly through the united efforts of all democratic elements
in our country, composed essentially of the working people
allied in the unity of Negroes and other minorities with
whites. We further fully recognize that the greatest threat
to American democracy comes from the racist and right wing
forces in coalition with the most reactionary sections of
the economic power structure, using the tool of antiComunism
to divide and destroy the unified struggle of the working
people."
Over the Labor Day weekend, 1965, the DCA held a
conference in Chicago, Illinois, and a new slate of officers
was elected to the National Executive Committee NBC! of the
DCA. Since Labor Day, 1965, identities of those serving on
the NC has_varied; however, according to a third source as
of May, 1966, thirteen of the fifteen members of the NEG were
members of the CP in the San Francisco Bay area.
As of July, 1966, the headquarters of the DCA was
located at 180 North Hacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois.
APPENDIX
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In Reply. Plan: Refer an ,
lcm June ;6, 1967
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ACTIVITIES conctnuxus FARM
woexsas STRIKE 1n RIO cannot
cxwv, TEXAS
MISCELLANEOUS - IHFORHATIFH
CFNCERNING1- i *_i __ if
The June 15, 1967, edition of the Valley Morning
Star, a daily newspaper published in Harlingen, exas,
carries an article on Page l captioned, "Texas Rangers
Start Pullout From Starr," which states that a spokesman
from the office of Texas Governor John Connally had announced
the previous day that Texas Ranger Canrain A- Y. Allee had
begun withdrawing Texas Rangers from Starr County since, in
his judgment, things had quieted down enough to do thise
The same newspaper carries a second article on
its front page captioned, "Attorney General Asked to Send
Federal Marshals to Valley," which stated that Domingo
Arredondo, President of the Rio Grande City Chapter of the
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee UFWOC! had, on
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June 30, 1967
ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS
STRIKE IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS1- _,, . _ Iacne. . ' 4' . .~k to s'r.92'r£s new .rrm-;1~:1' orL!s1"1ct
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MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING
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Star, a daily newspaper published atHar1ingen, Texas, BFPICSan article on its front page-captioned "Suit Is Filed On
Rangers" which states that a suit seeking an injunction against
Texas Rangers and Starr County, Texas, law enforcement officers
and charging violation of civil rights had been filed in Federal
District Court at Brownsville, Texas.
92Churches, a Reverend Edgar ruegerland his wife Mrs. EstherKrueger of Pharr, Texas, Alejandroioreno, Jr. OL Mercedes,
Texas, and Manuef Becerra, Jr., of San Benito, Texas. Defendants.0. Iii; . PlaintT4f§Jin thixsuit are the Texas Council of
in the su.t were amed as Ranger_Captain Aljrgd Y,|Allee, RangersJack92¥an Jleve and Tyler92Qawsoh, Dr. Re e A. olis, Sheriff ofStarr Ccinty, and RobertdPena and Raulh ena, Starr CountyDeputy Sherixfs. '
The June 29, 1967, edition of he Valley
Star, supra, contains an article on its front page
senators Set to Open Valley Hearings Today" which
states Senator Harrison Williams, 92Repuolican, New
and Senator Ralph Yarborough Democrat, Texas; had
in Harlingen, Texas, on the previous evening in coHcrninz
captioned
article
Jersey!,
arrived
nnection
with hearings to be held in the Rio Grande Valley by the
Senate Sub-Committee on migratory labor. These hearings are
szneduled for Jane 29 and 30, 1367.
The same edition of the Valley Morning Star also
carried an article on its front page captioned Order Bans
All La Casita Picketing" which states that State Bistrict
Judge C. W. Laughlin at Rio Grande City, Texas, on June 2B,
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,LTIViTIL; ¬GN-ERNLHE EARN C *aERS
5TRlhE IN RIO GRAHLE JITY. TEXAS
' HISI[;_ANEUUS - iN{O*MA[ION CONCERNING
1967, had lssuei a Lempcrary ih]UCZ10h pruh¢b1;1ng all
pzckering at La Ces;t¢ farms, ¥hlCh firm had been a
prancipal target or :rgan1z1ng act1v_L1ea of the Unlted
Farm Workers Urdillng COmmL'tE&.
{hi5 qo:;m+nt :¢n:a1n= ne;ther rec:mmendet.ons nor
:onc;4@1Qns of tne FBF. It 15 tne prqpercy c the FBI and
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San Antonio, Texas
In Reply. Plane Rejc In '
n @ June 27, i367
92I
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woaxsns SIRIKE IN RIO snauns
CITY, TEXAS
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION
CONC£RN7NG 4-., _*~.Y<v,"w~_._=L_-I-__'
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The June :0, 1567, edition of the San Antonio
Light, a daily newspaper published at San Antoio, Texas,
carried an article on Page 12 captioned " hree UnionistsHeet Connally," which states that Gilbertxfadilla, a vicepresident of the United Farm Organizing Committee? Pancho92gedrano of the United AUtO Workers, and H. A. Moon of
allas, also of the United Auto Workers, met with Zexas
Governor John Ccnnaliy on the previous day at Austin,
Texas, to discuss the Rio Grande Valley farm labor
i situations
According to the article, Padilla said Connally
rejected his suggestion that the Governor make a statement
urging a union representation election supervised by the
National Arbitration Association at La Casita Farms, Rio
Grande City»
The article qsored Moon as saying that the Governor
had said he was neutrai in the dispute, as are the Texas
Rangers assigned in the Rio Grande City area.
This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI
and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not
to be distributed outside your agencys
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Enclosed herewith for the Bureau are nine copiesof an LHH captioned as above which are suitable for dissemina- 92
tion.
92 494*In view of the fact thig matter represents part ofe continuing labcr=po1itica1 dispute, San Antonio followipg - 11!through established sources. cL,¢~f{
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July 6, 1967
ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS
STRIKE IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING
The June 30, 1967, edition of the Valley Morning _
Star, a daily newspaper published at Harlingen, 1exas, carries
an article on page one captioned "U.S. Senators Show Favor to
Unionizing" which states members of the Senate Sub-Committee
on Migratory Labor holding hearings on the previous day at P10
Grande City, Texas, showed open favor to unicnizing farm lLOP
and that most of the session was given to COPtsnti0RS from
union members that
arrests during the
UFWOC! organizing
The same
one captioned "Sub
states that the Americans for Democratic ACtion IADA inTexas Rangers used brutality in me LE5
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
campaign in Starr County, Texas.
P1?which
1956newspaper carried a second article on
Panel Hen Rated Mostly Labor-Liberal
rated Senator Ted Kennedy Democrat, Massachuzetts! or Hav_»g
voted "right? one hundred per cent of the tixz. The 'n'td
Senator Harrison Williams Democrat, New Jersovf, tt cr:1. .Q2
the above-mentioned Senate Sut-Committee, as Laxinq : 2:3
"right" nine-five per cent of the time. Thcy r Lid . :hi'!
member of the Sub-Committee, Senator Paul Farsi: Rn;;blican,
Arizona! as having never voted right .
The article states that COPE, the rt. 12* c92;r"
arm of the AFL-CIO, rated Senator Ted Kenn:dy': ,c:. .r:n:t1 Iduring 1966 as one hundred per cent r;:ht; Srnatcr 1* _ 1?!
performance also was rated as having r::v1 CTR Fund -or
cent right; while Senator Fannin was rated an Lir"~ e 3:
voted right.
The article stated the above retinas are Laacd an
Key issues selected by the ratings agencies themselves.
The July 1, 1957, edition of the Valle! oznir"
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ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARH WORKERS
STRIKE IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING
Star, supra, carries an article on page one captioned Starr
OTTTcials, Allee Target of Williams" which states that
Senator Harrison Williams, supra, Chairman of the Senate
Sub-Committee on Migratory Labor, on completion of hearings
at Edinburg, Texas, on June 30, 1967, had stated he planned
to turn the transcript of the hearings ever to the Justice
Department for study in regarding alleged injustices to mem-
bers of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee.
This document contains neither recommendations nor
conclusions oi the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and
is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be
distributed outside your agency
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ACTIVITIIH OOICIBHIHG IIBI IORIIRI ITIIII
RIO GRAND] CITY, TEXAS '
IISCILLIIIOUI - IHOBIATIOI CONCIIIIHG
Ira. Iildred ttegsll called iron the Ihite House
this attarncon. She advised that larvin Iatson, Special
Assistant to the President, is under the ispression that the
IBI has investigated and prepared a report on a series oi
incidents involving tars vorkers in Bio Grands City, Texas.
I told Ira. tegall that l had no recollection oi nny over-
all investigation oi this situation but that I would check
and we would send over a aesorandus.1/
as a latter of haci¢round,Jihe nited Fara iorieri
Organising Cossittee, also known as th Jational tars Iorkers
Association has been involved in organiiitIoiI"iid'strike"activities in Rio Grands City tor some tine directed against
Iruit and vegetable producers. Is have received and disseminatedi
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considerahle data regarding this situation. Ie have also conducted
several civil rights inquiries as a result oi allegations or sis-
: treatsent and denial of civil rights by law enforcement officers
- in connection with the strike oi tan workers in that area.
ACTION:
The General Investigative Division should prepare
a concise, factual nenorandus revieving the background oi this
situation in Rio Grands City, indicating the extent and nature
oi our investigative activity in connection with the situation
A cover letter should he prepared to Ira. Btegall forwarding
the aesorandua in response to her request. This should he
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1.1{TU : DATE;
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st-aJw|w:cc'r1v11'1.I:s CONCERNING -
FAR! IORKERS STRIKE -
RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS -
INFORMATION CONCERNING -
Attached for approval is a letter
Stegall Yaf the Ihite House Staff, enclosing
memorandum setting forth information pertaining to the
Workers Strike situation in Rio Grande City, Texas.
On the afternoon of 7/7/67, Mrs. Stegall contacted
Hr. Donahoe in Hr. DeLoach's Office and stated that Marvin
Watson, Special Assistant to the President,-92-, .
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to Hrs. Mildred
a letterhead
is under the
impression that the FBI investigated and prepared a report
on e series of incidents involving farm workers in
Rio Grande City, Texas. Hrs. Stegall was advised by
Hr. Donahoe that he would check Qn it and a memorandum would
be sent over.
Enclosed memorandum to be furnished Mrs. Stegall
sets forth information as to the background of the strike
= situation in Rio Grande City, Texas, uhich had its origins
in the Southern California area when thé National Farm
Workers Association in September, 1965, joined a strike
against local grape growers. Inquiries conducted by the
Bureau disclosed that the National Farm Workers Associationinns not controlled by communists, but some of its activitieslrelntive to the strike against the grape growers were
nnmmnnicf annnnw§nH-yummuuaau auyyvab¬u,
_ In Hay, 1966, Eugene Nelson of the National Farm
~Workers Association was organizing farm workers in
Rio Grange City, Texas assisted by Charles McKinley Smith,
Froi 7/4/66 through Labor Day!!!!!!,1a!out one-hundred members of the National Fara Iorkers
Association marched from Rio Grande City to Austin, Texas, to ;/
Enc1osureA_lI~<,.f 7- //'- f 7._-.e ..</ ' REC-I24 /-:1! ' 5*, "
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Memorandum Rosen to Deboach
uc: ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS STRIKE
protest low wages paid to grape pickers, and since that
time the strikers have engaged in a number of protest
marches, auto caravans, and other incidents which have
received publicity in that area.
The Department and other agencies have been kept
apprised on a current basis of developments obtained by the
Bureau through sources and_news media. no active investi-
92 gatien has been requested by the Bepartment in connection92 with the strike situation under the Anti-Racketeering
1
IStatute; The civil rights investigations conducted of
allegations against law enforcement officers arising out
of the strike situation in Rio Grande City have all been
cempleted and results snbmittc to the Department for
consideration.
ACTION:
If approved, the attached letter to rs. Stegall
with its enclosed letterhead memorandum will be forwarded.
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Dear Is. ltegall: ' *'* ~' 71> e e***=--
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Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Ir.DeLeaebRosen
Halley
McGowan
Hconough, 92
Jul! 11, 1957
BY LILIBOI
W. C. Sullivan0 D I ~
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Iith reterence to the conversation between
Ir. Sterling I. Donahoe and you on July 7,_l967, iorsarded
herewith is a sesorandus containing iniorsstion relating
to activities in connection with the strike
vcrkers in the Bio Grands City, Texas, area
oi interest.
lhile ne active inveetiietien bee
by the Departnent oi Justice in connectionof tars
Ihicb nay be
been requeeted
ith the strikeI
situation under the Anti-Racketeering Statute, the
Departsent and other agencies have been kept apprised oi
inioration or interest to then on a current basis
relative to developments obtained by this Bureau tron
aources and nese sedia. In addition, this Bureau has
. conducted several civil rights investigations based on
' alleggtions oi sistreatssnt as sell as other deprivations
ot civil rights allegedly suiiered by striking tars
vorkers at the hands oi lav enforcement otiicers. The
results oi such investigations have been iurniahed to the
Civil lights Division or the Departaent or Justice.
Ihe attorney General has not,been provided s
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transittal letter becoses unclassiiied.
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July Le, 1901 _
LUIIYITIB COEEIIE Ill! IGES BTBIII
BIO GBLIDI CITY, T3118
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" A source who has furnished reliable iniorntion
in the past has advised that on Septeaher 8, 1965, the
Agricultural Io:-hers Organising Ooaaittee, LIL-C10, declared
a strike against grape growers or Tuiare and tern Counties,
California. On Septeaber 19, 1965, the llatioml Fara
Iorkars Association Joined the strike. This action brought
lexican and Puerto Rican tars workers into the labor dispute.
The purpose 0:! the strike was to dennd an increase in wages
tor he rapa pickara. 00-444162-12>
In response to an allegation that various oiiicials
oi the llatioml rara Iorkers Assbciation in the Delano,
California, area had subversive backgrounds, inquiries were
aade by this Bureau which disclosed tint while the union
vas not Ooaannist controlled, Oolaunist Party aeabers or
r llllthiscrs had furnished support to certain activities
' concerninzoth: strike against grape growers in California.
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bring lay and June oi 1966, Eugene Ielson oi the
Hatioml Fara Iorters association Isa organising tare
vorkers in the Rio Grands City, Tana, area. Nelson
reportedly had previously been active in organizing grape
pickers in Delano, liiornia. During the rst tew days ororganising activity 213.0 Grande City, Nelson was assisted
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On July 4, 1966, about onehundred nnnbern of the
Iational Iarn Iorkern innociation began a narch at Bio
Grande City, Inran, which wan terninated on Labor Day,
Beptenber 5, 1966, at auntin, Ibzan. The purpone oi thin
narch wan to protent low nagen paid to nigrant iarn norkern.
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On October 34, ldd, Iugene Ielnon and a group
or ntrihern proceeded to the center oi the International
Bridge npanhing the Rio Grande liver between Iona, Texan,
and Ciudad Iiguel alenan, Inxico, where they ntopped vehiclen
carrying,Iarn laborern into the United'Itatn thun blocking
traiiic. Ielnon wan arrented aiter which about titteen
nebern of the group lay down on the bridge conpletely
blocking traiiic, and they core also arrested. {10e4 =
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During 1968, the Ihtionnl Iarn Iorkern Aenociation
nerged with the United Iarn Iorhern Organizing Connittee
and retained the latter nane.
On February l, 1967, the Starr County lheri!!'n
Office, lio Orande City, Texan, arreeted ten individaln on
chargen ct dinturbing the peace when they entered the
La Canita Iarnn and harnnned non¥union workern. Reportedly
two of thone arrented were connected with the United Iarn
Iorhern Organizing Oonnittee UIIOC!. Subnequently, during
the npring and nuner oi 1967, there han been a nerien oi
5 incidentn including the alleged haraennent oi non-union
worhern by nenbern oi the UIIOC. In one incident in lay oi
1967, lugene Ielnon wan nrrented at Rio Grande City, Texan,
atter he allegedly threatened Texan langern by ntating there
would be none dead rangere unlenn they leit the UIIOC
pichetn alone. Ielnon wan Jailed in lieu oi a two-thounnd-
doling gong, 00-444762-104!
The Departnent oi Juntice and other government
agencien have been kept apprined oi pertinent intornation
regarding thin nituation oi intereet to then which han cone
to tho attention ot this hnrooo through oooo iodio and other
nourcen. no inventigation under the Anti-Iacketeering
Statute ban been requented by the Departnent in connection
nith thin nituation. lownyer, a nuber oi civil rightn
_ inquirien have been conducted baned on coplaintn oi alleged
i nintreatnent and denial of civii rightn by law enforcement
otticialn in connection with the ntrihe nituation in the
Bio Grande City, Thxan, area. The renultn oi thene inventi-
gationn are nulnarined hereunder. -
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INFORMATION CONC ING
By letter July ll, 1967, we furnished Mrs. S
at the Ihite House a memorandum tracing the background of
the sithation in connection with the strike or farm workers
in the Rio Grande City, Texas area. Marvin Watson, Special
Assistant to the President, had indicated an interest in
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morning to express appreciationin'the memorandum. She
Watson, in reviewing it, had noted that
days of the organizing activity in Rio Grande ,
Smith, was a partici ant mith was doscri advised that Mr.
during the early
City, Charles M.
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Mrs. Stegall advised that Mr. Watson had requested
that the Bureau furnish him additional data as to the back-
h ' ti ' t i ubversive a tivities ground of Smit , his par cipa ion n s c
»Ri0 Grande City.
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nIRe Chicago teletype to Director dated S/10/G7. g
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and that to his knowledge no arrests wcrc made.
Attached herewith is a cnpv uf thv .
" pamphlet pasnnd out during the abnvu period.
A copy of this memorandum is being fnrnished Lu ih9
following agencies:
Uniicd Attorney, Chicago, Illinois
U.S. Sccret Service, Chicago, Illinois
Hegicn I, 113th ilitury Int011igcncP Grsup,
Evunstun, 11113015
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and its contents are not to be distributed nutiid you; i5&L¢y.
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FARM WORKERS ORGANIZING COMl92lI'l"Il£.3, AFL-CIO H
After being en strike since
Iajor contracts, the Delano
of illegal strike breakers.September l9é5 and arter uinning three
farm workers must contend with thousands
The powerful California growers, are 4
attempting to break the strike with Mexican Nationals. Right now
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they are recruiting "green card holders," aliens with work permits,
in Calexico, California. Once across the border, they will be sent
to Delanoks grape fields.
On July 10, 1967 a Justice Department regulation Number
8CFR2ll.l to Public Law 414, the Naturalization and Immigration
Act of 1952] prohibited the use of green card holders when
the Secretary of Labor declared a labor dispute exists.
The California Labor Department, an agent of the U.S. Labor
Department, has certified that bona fide labor disputes
exist in Delano.
Thisattempt by growers to break a union must be stopped. won't
you please help by telegraming or writing Secretary of Labor wirtz
c/o U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. or Attorney General
Ramsey Clark c/o U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. or
contact your Congressman. This could mean the life or death of the
Delano Havement. e need your help to secure justice for the
workers in the fields. Please help us before it is too late.
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August ll, 1967
PICKETING OF FEDERAL BUILDING
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA,AUGUST 1O, 1967, BY UNITED
' FARM WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE,
AFL - CIO
Between approximately 9:20 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.,
August 10, 1967, approximately 150 persons representing
the United Farm Workers Organizin Committee, AFL-CIO, hereinafter referred to as UFWOC%, main headquarters,
Delano, California appeared at the main entrance to theFederal Building, O00 Truxt Avenue, Bakersfield,
California, and began n derly and peaceful picket
operation lead by Cesar havez, Director of UFWOC.
Participants carried picket signs, some of which read"Huelga, Giumarra, UFWOC-AFL-C10, "Wet Backs Break our
Strike, "Throw Out Wet Back Scabs," "Imigrate Enforce
the Law," and "Justice Now for Foreign Wbrkers."
Members of the Bakersfield Police Department
were notified and on hand, but there were no incidents
in connection with the picketing and all activity ceased
when the participants left the vicinity of the Federal
Building at lO:h5 a.m., August 10, 1967.
" Approximately one week ago, UFWOC went on strike
at Giumarra Farms, Inc., of Edison, California, and
currently maintain picket lines at this location, although
a recent local court injunction has limited the number of
participants in the picket line at any given time. The
purpose of the strike is allegedly to force Giumarra to
recognize UFWOC as the bargaining agent for farmyard and
packing shed workers. _
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PICICETIING OF FEDERAL BUILDING, BAKERSFIELD,
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PICKETIHG OF FEDERAL BUILDING, BAKERSFIELD
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This document contains neither recommendations
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and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are
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ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS
STRIKE AT RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS
HISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING
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I The August 1", 1957, edition of The Valle Evenin
Monitor, a daily newspaper published at HcIIIen, Texas,-carries
an article captioned "PASO Calls For End To Rangers, Connally
Defeat", which article states that at a convention of the
Political Association of Spanish Speaking Organizations PASO!
at Austin, Texas, on August 13, 1967, a resolution was adopted
opposing the renomination of Texas Governor John Connally for
a fourth term, The resolution stated Governor Connally sent
Texas Rangers to the Rio Grande Valley to serve as "strike
breaking thugs" in the farm labor dispute there, and the Rangers
have shown they lack the necessary intelligence required to
deal with human beings. ,
This document contains neither recommendations nor
conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is
loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be dis-
tributed outside your agency.
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ACTIVITIES'CONCERNINGFARM
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Aigust 29, 1967
ACTIVITIES coucznnxue FARM
WORKERS STRIKE IN RIO GRANDE
CITY, TEXAS
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CONCERNINGINFGRHATIGN
The August 27, 1967, edition of the Valley horning
§ta§,7a daily newspaper published at HarlingenT"TE§§s,*i
carries an article on page one captioned, "Farm Union Official
Who Accused Texas Rangers Held in Marijuana Case", which
article states that Magdalene Dimas, an official of the
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee UFWOC!, was being
held in jail in Torreon, Mexico, on a charge of possession of
marijuana. y
The article states Dimas and another member of the
UFWOC, Oracio Carrillo, of Corpus Christi, Texas, were ar-
rested in a hotel room at Torreon, Mexico, the night of August
23, 1967, with 26 small packets of marijuana in their
possession.
Gilbert Padilla. Vice President of the UFHOC at
Pic Grande City, Texas, according to the article, had stated
that Union will probably consider Dimes arrest a personal
matter unless he was arrested illegally or the drugs were
planted.
This document contains neither recommendations nor
conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and
is loaned to your agency: it and its contents are not to be
distributed outside your agency. *
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"it may have swelled to 200 before the night was
"The rally was set to whip up interest
march starting at 7 a.m. Friday in New Braunfels
winding up Labor Day in Austin.over.
in the
and
Among speakers Andrade said would be on hand
who didn't show were San Antonio's State Sen. Joe Bernal,
former State Sen. Franklin Spears, Fr. Antonio Gonzalez,
one of the leaders of last year's march, and Dr.
Garzia. founder of the- erican G. I. Forum. In
Andrade and Rev. Jame Navarro, the other leaderHector
fact,
of theléeé march uhieh wound/up with a massive rally in Austin,
were left to perrorm the speaking chores.. I ' I
"Andrade unveiled two huge granite markers, one
proclaiming Here Lies The Arrogance of the Texas Governor.
Sept. 1, l956, and the other reading Es Mejor Morir de
Pie que Vivir de Rodillas!' It is better to die on your
tee: than to live on vour knees.! The first inscri tion. - ,. - Preterred to Gov. Jonn Connally s and tormer Atty. Gen.
wapgoner Carr's conrrontation with the marchers in New
Bxsinzeis in 1956.
"Anarade explained t0 the crowd that both
hernal and Spears had told him they would be present.
"Ruben Ruiz, state chairman of the American GI
Forim, told the group he could not at this time COmmlt the
Forum to the march. Hike
=n; also a Pdp?c$8!dIlVE
xent hppcrlsnitv Qouncil
LLu Forum was unable to
to the HexicanAmerican
w .ld be representativescommit itself to a cause
people, and he assured that
of the BCEEOC on the march.Ferdin, a member of the GI Forum
of the Bexar County Equal
retorted that was the IlPST LlméEmp.cy-
of benefit
there
"The Forum failure to stand with the marchers,
which position may be changed as the march progresses, also
Fr. Sherrill Smith to remark that he'striggered
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of the Forum and that he doesn't know why it or any
other organization would hesitate to support the march.
0ne last little thing, my brothers, Smith
asserted. Until you get over being afraid of your own
shadows, you're going to be walking in the shadows.
Smith did not make a speech.
' "Andrade explained the theme of
'Frogr%ss. Not Foverty, and the marchers
hour minimum wage plus interest.
"Navarro, who got out of a sick
the meeting and left afterwards
transfusion, told his listeners
vote in 1968. He described the
bear hunting.
"'Ler'sthe march is
seek $1.25 an
bed to attend
for a hospital and blood
they should register to
poll tax as a shotgun for
go bear hunting in 1968, Navarro said.
"'Let's get some top officials in Austin that will lead
us. ,
"Navarro implored supporters not to let the
spirit of the march die, and he described the march of
1966 as the greatest thing the Mexican-Americans ever
had in the state of Texas.
"The Houston minister said the Hexican~American
is tired of being a reservoir of cheap labor for the state4-
ot Texas, and wants the same social, economic, and Political
opportunities enjoyed by every other citizen as guaranteed
oy the ¢JS1lIutlO. He urged that the 1967 march be a
replica of the 1966 parade to Austin from Rio Grande City.
"Reporting he is not an advocate of violence,
Navarro said violence is not the pathway to freedom and
to social, political, and economic justice. He added the
Mexican-American wants advancement and progress and knows
ne can secure it within the framework of the law of the
land. He said the 1966 march was a virtual revolution in
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become more representative. Navarro discounted any signi-
ficance in the relatively smell crowd at the rally, pointing
out the 1965 march started with only a handful and wound up
with 20,000 to 25,000 at the Austin rally.
Among other groups represented were the Political
Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations, Lulac Council
No. 2, 92nd the Federation for the Advancement of the MexicanAmerican. Among other San Azignians present HEP -Pete *Tijerina, Tim/Chill, Lavern_' edwine, and Jo¬ E:erra, Jr.~
vice~chairm n of the Bexar County Republican Party. New
Braunfels Mayor Elliot Knox welcomed the group to the city.
This document contains neither recommendations
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Reference is made to FBI San Antonio memorandum
dated September 1, 1957, captioned as above.
The September 5, 1967, issue of 1&5 Austin
American, a daily newspaper at Austin, Texas, in an article
entitled Harchers Claiming Sell Out' set forth in part
that the Mexican-American marchers seeking a minimum wage
law claimed a "sell out" by some of their own leaders as
they staged a second Labor Day rally at the Capital; that
Erasmo Andrade, the final rally speaker, stated "They've
proven by their absence that they have sold out to the
sources who want to elect Big John Governor John Connally!
to a fourth term": that Andrade, head of the San Antonio
Valley Farm Workers Committee, lead the fortyseven mile,
four day hike from New Braunfels to Austin; and that GI
Forum, the League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC!
and the Texas AFL-C10, all principal sponsors of the 1956
march, failed to support this year's demonstration.
The above article also set forth that Hike
Ferdin of San Antonio, a member of the Bexar County
Employment Opportunity Council, stated, "You have found
out today who your true leaders are and who has been
pulling the wool over your.eyes. They are not here for
one excuse or another, but the real reason is they are
politically committed. Don't listen to those who are not
here today or you will be marching again next year. Ferdin
later said he was referring to the above mentioned groups
who did not participate in this year's rally.
The article continued that a much-applauded
speaker was Reies Tijerina, leader of the Federal Alliance
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of Free City States in New Mexico, a group of Spanish-
Americans who assert they are heirs to millions of acres
in the Southwest due to old Spanish land grants; that
Tijeriha= who spoke in Spanish, said he and his brother
Cristobal stopped in Austin while en route home from
Chicago where they were delegates to the Conference for
New Politics.
The article concluded hy indicating that the
march began Friday September 1, 1967! with only fourteen
walkers braving the humid weather with occasional rain;
that about fifty reached the Austin city limits on Sunday;
and that more than two hundred persons wa1kedthe last
few blocks down Congress Avenue in downtown Austin to
the Capital on Monday.
No incidents were reported.
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conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and
is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be
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The September 7, 1967, edition of the Valle
Hornin Star, a daily newspaper pubLished at HarIingen,
Texal, carries an article on its front page captioned, |
"Farm Union Ousts Marijuana Case" which article states
that on September 6, 1967, the United Farm Workers
Organizing Committee at Rio Grande City, Texas, had
voted to expel two union members, Madgalena Dimes and
Horacio Carillo, who had been recently arrested in
Torreon, Mexico, on a marijuana charge.
The article states Dimas has entered a guilty
plea on the marijuana charge and has cleared Carillo of
any involvement. Carillo has been ordered to Mexico City
by Mexican officials for possible deportation as an un-
desirable.
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nor conclusions of the F51. It is the property of the
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Reference is made to FBI San Antonio memorandum
dated September 5, 1967, captioned as above.
l The September 12, 1957, issue of the San Antonio
Lirht, San Antonio, Texas, a daily newspaper, carried the '
ToIIowing front page article:
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"The Valley Farm Workers State Assistance
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_E;rch on the state_capita1 -- has kicked President Erasmo
,!'Andrada, San Antonio, out of office, it was announced
tcda'fY
L "I0 E ual Opportunity Director Henry"AF -. q .-IEIQZ; Jr. said the committee took the action over the
w ekend because of the fiasco Labor Day march and the e
invitation by Andrade to Reies Tijerina of New Mexico
to appear.
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strations at La Villita Assembly Hali 9/29/67 during President
LYNDON B. JOHNSON's speech. !
Enclosed to the Bureau are 25 negatives of photographs
taken during the demonstration. It is to be noted that these
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I2:27 p.n., MARIE SECHHER, Preside t s secretarin W R~=<=1=- by SA a
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the rach, Hr. JONES was in conference with the President at
that time and Miss SECHMER indicated she would convey this
message to Hr. JONES when he was available.
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strike at Rio Grande City represents a continuing labor-political-
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San Antonio, Texas
_,gqh_H_,Rd,_ October 2, 1967 _
. "-"- com: NTIAL
ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS
STRIKE AT RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS
' DEMONSTRATION PROTESTING UNITED STATES
INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM
The September 28, 1967, issue of the San Antonio Light,
a San Antonio, Texas, daily newspaper, carries an article
that the Twenty-first Annual National Legislative Conference
involving 1,600 State law makers is presently meeting at La
Villita Assembly Hall, San Antonio, Texas. The article points
out that President Johnson was due in Texas for an aerial
inspection of the floodstricken Rio Grande Valley.
According to the article, the President has been
invited to address the National Legislative Conference.
i The September 29, 1967, issue of the San Antonio
Express, a San Antonio daily newspaper, carries a front page
article that President Johnson will address the National
Legislative Conference state dinner Friday evening, September 29,
1967. According to the article, the state dinner will start
at 7:00 p.m. at La Villita Assembly Hall.
s_.5___'{-1 9/29/an
Source advised that a group of Mexican-Americans
who were interested in raising the standard of living of all
Mexican-Americans, including the farm workers in the Rio Grande
Valley, plan to picket the National Legislative Conference
starting at 7:00 p.m. on September 29, 1957, at La Villita
Assembly Hall.
Group 1 CONFID IAE
Excluded from automatic
downgrading and
declassification
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The rollowing persons were furnished the above
information on e 1967, at times indicated by~~=>==1=1 A==r-ti
11:07 a.:n., , U. S. Secret Service,
an onio, Texas
11:10 a.m.
exas
' 12:05 p.m., 112th Military
, San Antonio
At 11:18 a.m., , Special Agent
in Charge, U. S. Secret Service ustin, exas, was advisedby Special Agent
The September 29, 1967, issue of the San Antonio
Light, supra, contains an articie indicating that President
Johnson will deliver a major address on the question of Vietnam
before the Twenty-first Annual National Legislative Conference
at La Villita Assembly Hall, San Antonio, on the night of
September 29, 1957.
,, SA I-r 9/29/51!On Se tember 29, 1967,dSan Antonio Committee to Sto, _the ar in
Vietnam zSACSw1V!, advisedzthat date she received a telephone
call from a representative of the United Texas Committees
to End the War in Vietnam. This call came from Austin, Texas.
The United Texas Committees to End the War in Vietnam is anad hoc collection of peace groups in Texas. indicated
she has been asked to call the membership of e ACSWIV to
request them to take part in a demonstration on the evening of
September 29, 1967, at La Villita Assembly Hall during
President Johnson's speech.
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ELIZABETH LYTLE
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NATIONAL GUARDIAN
"Established by the American Labor Party in
19%? as a progressive weekly. *******
Although it denies having any affiliation
with the Communist Party, it has manifested
itself from the beginning as a virtual
official propaganda arm of Soviet Russia."
Committee on Un-American Activities, Report,
"Trial by Treason: The National Committee to
Secure Justice for tb Rosenbergs and Horton
Sobell," August 25, 1956, p. 12!
The Worker
The Worker is an East Coast communist newspaper.
SACSWIV
A characterizatiU'of'the San Antonio Committee
to Stop the War in Vietnam is contained in the
Appendix hereto.
SA T-3 9/29/67!
A This source can substantiate in part information
furnished above by Sllli;
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following individuals were contacted on
1967, and furnished information set forth above
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Austin Texas I I
Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
observed the
Hall, San Ant
At
Mexican-Ameri2:12 p.m., U. 8. Secret Service,
, exas
2:28 p.m., U. S. Secret Se v°cewas advi e y pecia Agent
following in the vicinity of La Villita Assembly
onio, on the evening of September 29, 1957:
about 7:38 p.m., 10 or 15 persons supporting the
cans were observed congregating across the
street from La Villita Assembly Hall carrying_such signs as
"Viva Huelga
At
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"San Antonio*1 this latter g
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peace demonst
was observed
not actually
At
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near the other group, carrying sue signs as
Committee to Sto the W in ie am." Amon
roup were
8:05 p.m., 12 individuals ere observe n the
ration, including .
in the vicinity o pe c marc
in the demonstration. , ,
8:15 p.m., 10 individuals were observed in the
can demonstration and 15 individuals observed in
the peace demonstration.
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At 3:21 p.m. President Johnson arrived at La
Villita Assembly Hall. As the President arrived, the
Mexican-American demonstrators yelled out, "Box 13, Box l3".
At 8:25 p.m. as observed in the
peace demonstration. a ime there were 16 peace
demonstrators and approximately 15 persons in the Mexican-
American demonstration.
. At B:H3 p.m. Zn individuals were observed in the
peace demonstration and 10 individuals in the Mexican-American
demonstration.
At 8:53 p.m. 23 individuals were observed in the peace
demonstration. These individuals chanted, "Stop the war, stop
the war."
At 9:00 p.m., President Johnson emerged from La Villita
Hall and after entering his car, the car drove by the
location where the peace demonstrators were standing and the
peace demonstrators chanted louder, "Stop the war, stop the war."Assembly
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the President left the vicinity.¢i/
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following individuals took part in the peace demonstration:
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ac e many people to participate in the peace demonstrat. n
and these people indicated that they would. However, many of
the people she eeiied did not show up.
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1 st.:'e QOVLSEG that on January 26, LQG7, an
_rran1tat;ona1 meeting oi a new group to be known as the
an Antonmo COm3l£teE to End the war in =1etnam was held
en the *exes Room or the Gunter Hotel, San Antonxo, Texas,
Plans tor Iorming this group were initiated and
Stan1ord'pro»ided
persons who we
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con:orned w;tn ieie enstead o1 death, with health
Lnstea of ingest, with b liding instead o1 destroy?
;ng, with 1e;e.1pment instead oz degradatlon, uxth1:219 01 the cun?f1
ng that peeee L5 o
he have rormeu a 5
Ly to Stud} ani promote Pm; erhxoremenz
;tno.t war- Fedzefdljj by John Stanford oi San Antonio, Texas.
"the majority of the names and addresses
re sent letters invitzng them no attend
anford helped to eomoose the preamble
u5titJfiO or the womm;Ltee- etanford
szon of tne Ccmnunlbt Ferry, L 5-A-
e xor the ¢OSTLIdtLU o; this committee?
uary 25, e95, the ame of the organization
n Antcnao Committee to Stop the war in
ni sour;e ad<1se< that the +onsL4tut1on
zoegh drait lczm at the txrst meeting on
and@C at the; meeting and at the next
at- ado ted at the Ieurzar; 2:, iq
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510? THE WAR IN vxnrnan
"humane instead of barbaric acts. The war in Vietnam
makes imperative the immediate organization of a
peace group in San Antonio. Peace must win, or
we will sacrifice ourselves, our children and grand-
children to a senseless military machine never before
equalled. The insane waste of war and preparations
for nuclear war will create the eventual destruction
of_a11 humanity if not stopped. PEACE HUST NIH!!!"
A third source advised that on May 29, 1956, at
the Texas CP Convention held at San Antonio, Texas, John
Stanford was elected chairman of the CP of Texas. On June
26, 1965, during the 18th National CP Convention, Stanford
was elected a member of the National Committee, CPUSA.
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Title ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM
WORKERS STRIKE AT RIO G°
' CITY, TEXAS
DEMONSTRATION PROTESTING
UNITED STATES INTERVENTION
IN VIETNAM
Character
San Antonio memorandum dated
and captioned as above.Reference
All sources except any listed below! whose identities
are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable
information in the past.
SA T43 who has furnished both reliable and unreliable
information.
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions
of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your
agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside
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seasonal influx of farm workers has not occurred and;
therefore. no strike activity has been initiated at Rio
Grande City, Texas. ,
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melon
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ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS
STRIKE IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING
The December 21, 1967, issue of the San Antonio
Eighx, a San Antonio, Texas, daily newspaper, carried the
following article. 7 , ,/' A1 1 -' / HDopg92Eharge Filed on Farm Activist" __ /7 J
"Benito~R5Bri uez 27, of 158 Gladstone, active
last spriH§'Th_th§_Rio Orande Valley farm labor movement,
was in jail Thursday in lieu of $10,000 bond after being
charged with unlawfully receiving, concealing and trans-
porting marijuana.
"Customs agents reported they arrested Rodriguez
Tuesda on a downtown San Antonio street. Y
"Four pounds of marijuana, which he allegedly
brought illegally into the United States, was confiscated.
"Rodriguez was jailed in lieu of bond after a
hearing before U.S. Commissioner Frank Baskin.
"Rodriguez took part in the activities in Starr
County last spring of the United Farm Workers Organizing
Committee, AFL-CIO.
"Another farm union organizer, Magdalene Dimg§,_
was convicted in Mexico earlier this year for possession
of marijuana. The union has canceled his membership."
This document contains neither recommendations nor
conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and
is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be
distributed outside your agency.
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Pe San Antonio airtel to the Bureau dated 12/22/57.
92929292 Enclosed for the Bureau are ten copies of an LHH~ reflecting information receive activities ofRevere KATF?
BAKER and
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AT DONNA, TEXAS. Will follow closely activities
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ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS
STRIKE IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING
' 12 sea
advised that recqntly.ReMerend Edgar Allen
eger, Kat _'Baker, and Froben$Qpzada established at Donna,Texas, in the ald Donna Hotel an office allegedly under the
auspices of thefwexas Council of Churches. The name of their
particular organization is the4lalley Community Service and
they occasionally distribute free groceries to needy Mexican-
American families and disseminate ¥ISTA literature.
A membership drive by Krueger, Baker, and Lozada
is recruiting many Mexican-American high school students and
some adults from the general area. Meetings are held each
Friday night and each member is paid $1.60 monthly as
encouragement to attend the meetings.
me'e"tTn"gs the group Hisageneral abuse and discrimination
of the Hexiean~American element by "Anglo" Americans and by
the Federal Government. Frequent reference is made in the
meetings to the successful unity of Mexican-Americans in the
Rio Grands City, Texas strike of 195?.
Wstated that other local high school
students w om e nous to be members will not discuss the
organization in any way and has provided the aboveinformation c" dential1y and reluctantly _-T
F advised hat as the memb..rship. w!:.cE he E1! not
estimate grows, the organization is -sing divided into _
"councils" of 16 members each. e _ "
This document contains neithe- "¢;>HmandatiOns nor
conclusions of the FBI. It is the property o- rhe FBI and
is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be
distributed outside your agency. I
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FEM-JRANDUH
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI 00-hHH752! DATE:' U/30168
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RE: ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM
HORKERS STRIKE IN RIO GRANDE I
CITY, TEXAS
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Re San Antonio letter to the Bureau dated 3/13/68.
I
Enclosed for the Bureau are ten copies of an LHH reflecting
informs n received r acti er d EDGAR ALLEN
KRUEGER , and
FROBEN
Also enclosed for the Bureau are two clippings from a
hl h school c cs cl n furnished by
on 4/26/68' ' i ll Ch nP N loto a hs of a ie ro s eaier identified by -onta1ning p gr p g p
LEAD ' ~
AT DONNA and SAN JUAN TEXAS: Will continue to follow '
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WORKLRS QTRIKE IN RIO GRANGE
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President of the Donna chapter is Pabld'Uiaz,
age 50. Vice president is Brigida*Castillo, female,
H0 years of age. Second vice president is Jose Escamilla.
Treasurer is Joe De la'Esa. §usatau, an "Anglo? described
as a white female American, age 20, reddishblonde long
hair, 5'5" tall and always wearing a necklace of shells,
is v active in the local is First
w th
ry ittle tug int out is in south Texas to
help the poor and z participate in any future "marches."
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Vemheri Q the group, including Froben Lozada and
Reverend Lzweger, attended "La Raza Unita meeting at Laredo,
Teia", on March 2 , 1568, to hear Senator Edward Kennedy
speak.
Other members O1 the Donna chapter, Jose¬scamilla,
Joe De osa, and three others, left Donna, Texas, at I
Harsh YR, 1968, and drove to Bartow, Tallahassee,
Florida, and another unknown city in Broward County, Florida,
to attend meetings- At these meetings in Florida, they
spoke with many school teachers, two teachers from Missouri,
two teachers from Washington, D C., and many teachers from
Florida. Several Hcgro speakers,using an anti-white theme,
spoke to them in the different Florida locations, exact cities,
meeting places and dates unknown The strike of the Florida
teachers was a prominent topic of discussion a; was last
year's farm labor strike at Rio Grande City, Texas. Many of
the speakers in Florida, identities unknown, allegedly stated
they would come to San Antonio and Austin, Texas, next year
to assist in teacher strikes there. The Donna, Texas, chapter
group returned home on March 29, LQSB.
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WORKERS lflnd IN RI. naNDE
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that copiandIui 0 1ep* O
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have advised
anguage newspaper, "Inferno," are es o a penish l '
distributed frequently at the local meetings and described
the newspaper as an anti~war, sometimes anti7"Anglo" newspaper
They also stated that Reverend Krueger, F ben Lozada
ak and Susan Lau speak frequently of Catgirl who helps the group but neither?
h h . h at eet e describeer, a San Antonio... _ITIUI
as met er or seen er a m ing. y
Froben Lozada as vehement in his opposition to the Vietnam
war, the Federal Government, and "Anglos" who abuse the
NexicanAmericans and Negroes. Lozada frequently reminds
the group that Mexican-Americans and Negroes are dying in
Vietnam at a much greater rate than white Americans.
On April
"Anarchy, U.S-A " 4.
Donna High School, Do
almost entirely.t
In1vF5, during the showing of a film
1*-P Cl92Ji¢S class of
l entified Texas, '
one of eie Wegro speakers in the ilm as being identical
to :22 of the speakers his group heard during one of the
above~described meetings in Florida. The film, a few hours
later, was destroyed on the projector by an unknown
individual at the Donna, Texas, High School.
er..=_ DOth emphasized that the
chapter of icers seem to he mere figureheads and that
Reverend Krueger and Froben Lozada supervise the group
This document contains neither recommendations nor
conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and
is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be
distributed outside your agency-
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SAC, SAN AHTOHIO E232B9! P!
92929292KgTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS
S RIKE IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXASMISCELLANEOUS - INFPRHATION CONCERNING1. .1. 1 _-- .
92 O0:"San Antonio
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Re San Antonio letter to the Bureau dated k/30/68.
Enclosed for the Bureau are ten copies of an LHH
reflecting information received in captioned matter. One
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Hay 15, 1966
ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS
STRIKE IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS
MISCELLANEOUS 1 INFORMATION CONCERNING
was discont
cha
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stated, denounced t V etnam and accused white Americans
of being responsible for the slaughter of Hexican-Americans
and Negroes in Vietnam and for the murder of Rev. Martin '
Luther King. Loacdl stated he was leaving Texas because
freedom of no longer exists in that state and intends
CO E0 TO
*'mself.
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that the telephone number
cently moved to San Juan Texas, is92ST -5H2l and the address is103 West Fifth St. noted that the organization is
also often referred - -members as the92¥alley ServiceCo{unittee and¬-olonias del Valle. Frhnted that Jose .2la Rosa resigned his position as t urer of ;he organizationand is quite disgruntled because he believes Rev. Edgar92{£ueger
and Froben Lozada were "leadin him on" and were not goin tohelp him" join.VISTA. further noted that many of the
members of the Valley Service joined that group because
they believed it was affiliated with, or was a prerequisite for,VISTA. o advised that Jose la Rosa hadinformed 1 , wne he and four other memberg¬b{'the group
made the recent Florida trip, they had gone to the elorida
Christian Migrant Hinority Office at Bartow Florida, whereRev. Ben Fraticelli was director. t&ted that De laRosa was very confusing in his des -._ s the Florida tripadvised
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srnxxz IN RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXASHISCELLANEOUS s INFORMATION CONC£RNING9292
1' 'and had also told Fthat Reverenhraticelli was
located at 100 Libe y venue, Orlando, Florida. At these
sites, the group, with similar groups from Hissouri,
Hashington, D.C., and Florida discussed the Rio Grands ' ty,
Texas, farm workers strike, teachers strikes in Flor .a,
and potential future teachers strikes in Missouri an- San
Antonio and Dallas, Texas. I
i-92 _ "_"i-further stated that Reverend fjehemras Ned!=qarcia, gormerly of the Second Presbyterian Church at f
Harlingen, Texas, had joined the Valley Community Service :
as a representative of the Migrant Minority'Departnent of
the Texas Council of Churches. stated that Reverend
Garcia has a wife and four chilH?E'Hh'how resides at
Hchllen. Texas, andiissbeing used by the organization as a -_Ffrequent speaker at invi;ational dinners and meetings.Reverend Garcia and Leo etc were the chapter's representa-
tives for the funeral of Hartin Luther King at Atlanta;f: ?'
Georgia.
On May 8, 1968,
advised that Froben Lozada
that the
to the Poor People's March on Washington, D. £1, and has
issued a call for volunteer vehicles and individuals. He-
emphasized to her that the struggle of the Negro is the struggle
of the Mexican and predicted that both would eventually be
victorious.
This document contains neither recommendations nor
conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is
loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be
distributed outside your agency.
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FROM/SAN FRANCISCO 57-NEW!
POSSIBLE PICKETING OF U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL RAMSEY
CLARK BY UNITED FARHJEORKERS, MAY TWENTY-NINE, NEXT, SAN
FRANCISCO, CALIF.: /§HlT7f1Jj
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on rm TUENTYTUO, LAST, ADVISED THAT onz FRANK__BAj_ER§ wuo
IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS A REPRESENTATIVE.OF CESAR CHAVEZ,
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UIRECTOR OF URLILU rnm WORAERS, AFL-CIU, H _
GRAPE STRIKE OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AT DELANO, CALIF., STATED
THAT THE FARM WORKERS INTENDED TO PICKET U-S- AG RAMSEY
CLARK DURING HIS APPEARANCE BEFORE THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE92l'Z__ LY- .IlI§ [LU 5 _-
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US AG CLARK WAS SCHEDULED TO TALK ON MAY TWENTY-NINE NEXT AT
EIGHT THIRTY P=M= AND BDULD BE STAYIHG AT THE HILTQH HQTEL;
jhuFPOnK"§¢0¢.SF. MATTER HILL BE FOLLOWED AND PERTIQENT DEVELOPMENTS
REPORTED.'¥SF PD AWARE: SECRET SERVICE AND APPROPRIATE
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES BEING ADVISED.
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_, Possznzs muzrmc or uuzmn STATES ' : Hr ¢ more|..A'11@A1'1ORNEY m-"nun. RAMSEY cum: sr -
UNI'E.D FARM WORKERS, HAY 29, 1968
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA .
San Francisco Office that he had received information that
the United Farm Workers intend to stage a picketing
demonstration during your appearance before the National
Conference of Social Workers in San Francisco, California,
an 2-my 2%, E68. tated that he recei*.'%
the information from an individual who identified himself
as a representative of Cesar Chavez, Director of United Farm
Uorkers, American Federation of Labor and Congress of _
Industrial Organizations, a leader in the agricultural
orkers strike at Delano, California.
O ?advised that his source stated
-e picketing _emons-tration is to protest a recent ruling
egarding inmigrant farm workers.
.p-
/A .The above is being furnished for your information,
and you will be advised of any further pertinent developments.
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__Q:,f' 1 - The Deputy Attorney General
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Assistant Attorney General - A
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telet e dated 5/23/68, San Francisco advisedthat d furnished information concerning
the posslole pieketine at the appearance of the AttorneyGenerals f the Netional'Conference of Social
Workers adv se that the National Conference is scheduledfor 5/26-31/68 and that the Attornei General is scheduled-
to talk on 5!29!68. According to the AttorneyGeneral will be staying at the Hilton note! !n San Francisco.
Our San Francisco Office is following this matter and will
advise the Bureau of any pertinent developments. -
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Memorandum
T0 I DIRECTOR , FBI
FROil% SAC, SACRAMENTO 00-.197! RUE!JH XSUBJECT: POSSIBLE PICICETIING OF U. S/" ,
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DATE! 5/Z8/63
, ATTORNEY GENERAL RAMSEY CLARK
BY UNITED FARM wommzs, 5/29/ea
San Francisco, California
RACIAL MATTERS
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SPEECH TERMINATED AT NINE THIRTY-FIVE PM. APPROXIMATELY TWO THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED IN AUDIENCE.
AG RETURNING TO WASHINGTON ON TEN-THIRTY PM FLIGHT.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
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Based on information furnished by San F
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RANGER JACK VAN CLEVE; ET AL;
EDGAR ALLEN KRUEGER;
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aptgwé. Alice._ gen S. ii. Denson. Jack
Van Cleve, Jerome Preiss and
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qoiy Sherili Jim Rochester. allinf Starr County, and Justice oi,the'PeacedB. S. Lopez. also oi
'RiJ Gran e City.
_ They were charged by mem-Ibes of the U!-W_0C with de-
-priv1:_:g members at il92e__"un-_-!nJon" of their constitutional
rights under the Fifth andléourteenlh Amendments oi theorsmulion.
The "deprivation" was In
connection with arrests and do
tenlion oi "union" members
during the months - long picket-ing oi Starr County producernu. - 1
Among the plontiifs is Gilbert
Paciiia, vice president oi the.
"un_ioe" who ie-es ee msoeaetel
I C Ch ' I ride 0!.0 e ?sa.iai§or_;ia f:1"m unto 3.h the e as or anizati' scpliniei. %d$lalboow : mi5 a o t a y "| list summer in Rio Gran-iide Ciglsizged e rally to pro-test presence 0! Bangers
lihene during pic-ireting actionand other demonstrations. Hem-
,t|ers ol the union were mut-ied following numerous iocidaits.
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;eilort. a railroad bridge was
burned. cars nere burned, citi-
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Judge John It.
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iCou1't of Civil Appeals. New
Orleans. and Judge Woodrow
jseau. of the Sotitben District
=Court in Houston.
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which have caused the melon
crop to he me aod smell. little
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POSSIBLE PICKETING or u.9V'F'!'"
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SAN 0, CALIFORNIA
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Remytels 5/23-30/68 and LHM dated 5/24/68.
Enclosed for the Bureau are ll copies of an LHM.
U.S. Attorney General RAMSEY CLARK was met at
cisco International Airport by SAC CHARLES W. BATES and escorted to the Hilton Hotel, San Francisco,
without incident. U.S. Attorney General proceeded back
to Washington, D.C. after speech.
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Hay 31, 1968 '
POSSIBLE PICKETING OF U.S.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAMSEY CLARK_
BY UNITED FARM WORKERS, " '~
HAY 29, 1958, SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA __ _ __
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Reference is made to a memorandum dated Hay 2h, 1958
captioned as above.
Copies of this memorandum are being distributed
locally to the Army, Navy, Air Force, United States Attorney,
San Francisco and Secret Service, San Francisco.
Picketing at the San Francisco Hilton Hotel began
at 7:30 p.m. by the United Farm Workers AFL-CIO in preparation
for the address to be given by U.S. Attorney General RAMSEY
CLARK. At 7:45 p.m. pickets numbered 67. The maximum number .
of pickets was reached at 8:HS p.m. when 367 encircled theentire hotel. Approximately one;§alf of the pickets were
wearing badge credentials of the ational Conference of Social
_Helfare whose convention the U.S.Att6rney'General was addressinPicketing ended at 9:05 p.m. U_¢.=
Signs carried by pickets included, "Quit Drafting
Breakers," "U.S. Department of Injustice," and "Support
California! Farm Workers." The pickets were chanting
Buy Grapes." Picketing was orderly and obeyed request
of the San Francisco, California Police Department in regard
to areas of picketing and blocking of entrances.Strike
Delano
"Don't
The pickets entered the Continental Ballroom of the
Hilton Hotel and from 9:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. the picket leader,
with the aid of a power bullhorn, interrupted the speech of
the U.S. Attorney General demanding Federal enforcement of laws
against strike breakers. RAMSEY CLARK was speaking on "legal
rights for all. The individual with the bullhorn recited a
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions
of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your
agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside
your agency.
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xrronnsr GENERAL nmszy CLARK
BY UNITED FARM womczas,
MAY 29, 1968, SAN rmuczsco,
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pledge not to buy grapes and requested audience participation _
in the pledge. The majority of the audience resented the
interruptions. The speech was terminated at 9:35 p.m. The
audience was estimated at 2500. _
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No arrests were made. In the ballroom each seat
had literature on it put out by the un1te¢eggr@~Group charging
that the government is allowing Mexican laborers issued green
cards to work on farms involved in labor disputes despite
a regulation prohibiting the alleged strike breaking.
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