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— ~ RA A Rg — * ; ee ee ( + ee ‘ : : wu [ “ A , auc se em. au, ( - Te Tose are, \ UNITED Su... 08e- MENT . a ae ° Cas; Memorandum | eth —— : y cele ro Mr. DeLoaéli . pate: 10-8-65 seen ¥ ry Tevet. . . Te Roos OM: MAK. )¥ories” Nelaee ——— »uBjecT- COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF THE Yr “NN. NATIONAL FARM WORKERS ASSOCIATION iN: (DELANO, CALIFORNIA AN 65, telephonically contacted your office and asked to nave iim. ~ ntacted @iliiMater on 10-65-65. SE LF related that on 10-5-65, the Office of Economic Opportunity . anfou.ced a crant 1 $267, 887 for the National Farm Workers Association lo use ina: self-help education project to teach migrant workers in Kern, Kins; and Tulare Countic. of California, citigenship and money management. Direction of the project will be handled by Ccs Chavez, the elected Executive Director of the National Farm Worker rw Acsorition. Chaye® is 2 farmer migrant worker and a former employee o: the Industri \_ -ireas Foundation in California. The Association was described as a nonprolit crgani- zatio.. .£ persons of Mexican-American descent. ; GHP «elated information has come to a “tion indicating Chavez possibly has a subversive background. He said allegec.y Chavez hav sought a job » with the Peace Corps in 1961 but had been rejected. oma viie quia vague ormation concerning Chavez and finally stated that rep. otec:t) ww. eZ Alicgecly showing a Communist background. with the Havce Committee on Un-American Activities and hade eervice Comission which acvised it had no record on Chavez. On October 7, 1965, contacted S Sirus there were’several othcr individuals involved w re National Farm Workers asset: who allegedly have subversive bacligrounds. These individuals were identified as Dw: Havens, an organizer of the Association and affiliated with the California wigraat — sax Ministry; Larry Ttliong and Ben-Gines, organizers for the Agricultural Woriers © “ Orga:.zing Committee; Pete Manuel and Marcello.Tamsi, local union leaccrs; ang Delorestiuerta, secretary of ihe National Farin Workers Assocition. * stated all of the named individuals are from tia Pelono, California, area ncaa presently involved in a strike against grape. growers ia ihe area. He had iw spociiie indication of subversive backyrounds on any of the individuals named, bec stat. he ‘aderstand.s Jucal authorities, have information about feet stid he has been told ihat a recent issue of She Worker" or so.ac other CO ist ublication carried a picture of Delores Huerta. fy 4: 409 -° 440) Tl: < aed /. Enclosure — 2.4 /0 ain Sl ae SP-ils MCT-A5 AS oe ; 1 - sir.’ Tolsan "~ Eneles ure -, "* aid he was chechiv wi hecl ed x with the Civil = bs 1 - Mr. Del. gach = FPuckoure mot at + ee ——- —— - ~ . a eas © we a a ee