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a cur, a a aseen eee ee econ oart ate d 3/15/68 regarding a meeting of American minority group leaders at Atlanta, Ga., on that date. The newsletter indicated that the meeting ended with a declaration of unanimous support for the Poor People's Campaign in WDC, spring 1968, also known as the Washington Spring Project (157-8428). It was also indicated that Cesar Chavez, the courageous UFW leader, was unable to attend the meeting because of his 25-day fast in Support of nonviolence in the migrant workers movement, but Chavez, who was represented at the meeting by Baldemar Velasquez (not further identified), announced his support in a telephone message. The newsSletter stated that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President, SCLC, would meet with Chavez on 3/16/68 in Delano, Calif. 157-8428-465 ep.5 (13) *A Cuban news agency In connection with the Assassination of Senator Robert Francis Kennedy (62-587), Caeser Chavez was interviewed by an SA at Indio, Calif. on 6/11/68. Chavez advised that he last saw and personally talked with Senator Kennedy in March 1968. Chavez stated that he did not see Kennedy on 6/4/68 as planned. He did not know Sirhan Sirhan*, and at no time ad he had an argument with Senator Kennedy or the Kennedy organization. Chavez added that he could furnish no information regarding the assassi- nation, although, Bill Chandler, who was affiliated with Chavez in his labor movement, had commented to Chavez on 6/10/68 that he knew Sirhan Sirhan and Chandler had been at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, on 6/5/68 where Kennedy was shot that same night. 62-587-660 p.81,82 Qs. *Kennedy's assassin = SS a a aT a ee WT elas +3 ag ant or neal = woe ~ ata he TU ei pig tte