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Cesar Chavez — Part 11

127 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Jun 7, 1960 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Cesar Chavez · 122 pages OCR'd
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4) October 6, 1969 aw -” a CESAR ESTRADA CHAVEZ : In September, 1966, investigation was initiated by the FBI concerning the captioned individual at the request of the White house. This investigation was discontinued at White House request prior ¢ to completion. — According to information contalned in FLI files, fesar Chavez, who was born on March 31, 1927, at Yuma, Arizona, was described as the founder and director of the National Farp: Workers Association (NFWA). It was alleged that he refused to answer any questionnaires directed to him by credit bureaus or siinilar organizations. He had been characterized as a controversial individual ln the Delano, California, area, and had openly been called a communist at Delano City Council meetings. Bi sources did not j ossess any corroborative information in this regard, although Information had been recetved that Chavez reportedly aseociated with left wing” type individuals and allepediy had vcen uistribuling coples of ''Peoplids World,'' a west coast communist newepaper, free of charge, from his Delano office. The investigation conducted in 1966 revealed that Chavez was the director of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), which was formerly the NFWA, He organized the NFVWA in Delano, California, in 1962, with menibership consisting of farm workers in that area. Chavez and the NFWA participated in a strike against agricultural growers in the general Delano area from September, 1965, continuing in some degree y until the time of Investigation in September, 1966. (62-5- -30756) 4 27 Of the people interviewed during the investigation, many coiumunity leaders in the Delano area would not recommend \ NOTE: Per request of John D. Ehrlichman, Counsel to the President. Ae { IMM pjs |‘ (7) ra
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