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oo —_ jw). 1) STATES DEPARTMENT @QILLTICE~ . + FEDERAL BUKEAV OF INVEST ¢ sfSION nan Antowie. TT, May 27, i%:: < . * a wee Se -* eo . UNITED i ARM WORKERS "os URGANTECNG COMMITIEL (cFwSC) * GENIZATICN K AFL-CIO, Houston \ Texas, furnished the foliowing infeggation - 8K 2on May 26, F hd ~ 2 oS He is currently assigned at Rio Grande City, evas, i e CUFWOC). * + ? as an Advisor to the United Farm Workers Organizing a eo On the evenings of May 25, aSbf m organizer of che urWOC, ands £30 Vice-Presydent of the UFWOC, were ieavihg the Ca fi @ restaurant in Rio Grande City, a3 Captain tage + jJofthXer in Charge, Texas Rangers, Rio Grande City, and Ranger - bo] St50 an Cleave were ieaving the Rirsycid Hotei, across the z 4 = wu et street’ from the Catfish Inn. Captain Alyee cailed to Nelson telling him he war «under arrest, then pointed to.Lopez and Padilla saying, "You toc " He ther said that ie and Van w Cleave would like them to accompany vThem sumewherc where ; “one cf your men" (referring to a member of the UFWOC) was - giving the Rangers. trouble. Lopez, Neilson, and Padilla -«, egreed to follow the Rar.gers in the.c owi car. Lopes, at this point, started back into the Cattisn inn to get one AlbertAArmendarez, a member cf the Texas yamittee to the U. S. Commission en Civil Rights, and bilJVOliver, a u. S. CIVITRIght Commission ctaff mentei, te witness the catuation. Captain Alyee ard Razer Van Cleave entered their own car and drove away at a nigh rate of speed and Lopez, Neison, and Padilla took this to mean that the Rangers did not want them to follow. They did not foilow. > Lopez stated that he, Nelsun, and Fadilia at ne time believed they were unde: arrest since Captain Alyee appeared tu be toking and Ranger Van Cieave's ac:ion indicated he had teen arinking intoxicating reverages and liqucr could be smelled on his breath. ener eel ae ‘fe © s” COPIES DPYTROYED _—_ 45 . A - oe * g32FEB 9 1971 Ce ie ie ae (2 7 ‘\ ENetosemT opez, Stafr Representative, Organizaticn Ccpartment, ~ * ‘ Siete ae oe oS Vy ee re -eeeeeree 2 or Z -_ + ie Pte Pa. Se es Se EP hee REE