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‘\ Memorandum _ TO : Mr, Wick pate: 3-10-66 ee riwe Oem 18 . we 1 . . mar 1%6° Sere ° ; ‘ ‘* * . oye em ok em OF . =. UNITED STATES (vent | fy" From : M, & #0 v , _— a ¥ sugect: COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF THE | NATIONAL FARM WORKERS ORGANIZATION jf! DELANO, CALIFORNIA |: | : On March 9, 1966, ee «:2<<: Bureau Headquarters and requested a representative to stop b see him, On March 10, 1966, SA called on the i CED: ‘2:23 the Senate Subcommittee on Migratory Labor, chaired by Senator Harrison A, Williams (D-N. J.) is going to open hearings on Monday, March 14, 1966, in Sacramento, California, into various farm labor activities, including the current National Farm Workers Association strike against al He stated he continues to receive information indicating communist activity and communist influence in this strike operation, and he hopes to get to the bottom of this through the Sub- committee's hearings. He furnished gy the enclosed list of fifty individuals : = a L al tt ores mhanl han [reportedly involved with the strike activity and asked if we would check these individuals and furnish him any information indicating communist association... GREED « eminded a in October, 1965, we furnished him back- ground information on several of the individuals listed. He pointed out that without identifying data, any check on the individuals would be inconclusive. en revised his request and asked if we could furnish him on a confidenti is any information we may have indicating communist activity or influence { relating to the current farm workers strike in his area, He stated that he will be going to California on Friday, March1: 1966. and asked that any information we are able to furnish him be supplied to ho could relay same to him in C Our relations vit have been cordial in the past and we have previously furnished him some data regarding persons involved in the farm workers strike. Our current investigation under the above caption was _ instituted in October, 1965, based on information furnished by eee Mt ! nen ar” ft ? .. | i Enclosure (eens tA Ra vo” wcCl- JS. REC 4 , * \T il - Mr. DeLoach, «ost YY’ vt. te TO PIT AG 1275 Oornia. ‘ \e: 7 ‘14 Mr. Wi ck e* Fe, y* Nona DWE/ELR:bab (7) < ' wo _ 1