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ek , U9 te heprerpaerterotqniipes— a ot eee ee Sa a ee a i a Poem bya! 5u Ed, 426-15} I * - a UNITED ST: S SOVFY’NMENT < ») * “PARTMENT OF Justi Memoranaum TO FROM March 15, ase Director DATE: Federal Bureau of Investigation FMV: EEC:srt Fred M. Vinson, Jr. 144-74-835 C Assistant Attorney General -f Criminal Division we f thy Unknown Subjects - Possible U Violations of 18 U.S.C. 1951 Reports have come to our attention regarding incidents of violence in connection with efforts to organize farm workers in Rio Grande | City, near Corpus ( Christi, Texas. Accordire to a February 24, 1967, story in the Harlingen. Texas Willey MORNING STAR, ~C February 22, a truck owned by_Lé La Casita Farms, Inc., carrying produce to a broker buying ‘vegetables for the U.S. Army, was "run off" the road by three persons Pal another vehicle. Persons subsequently arres cd—byt local authorities on charges relatine to this ancident have been identified ag individuals recent}y varrested in conjunction with denonstrations for -the United Farm Farm > > 3 Ytrebhree Meawnntigine LER MGC a Ia Maes Sita Farms Workers Organizing _Conmnit tec RUMI « a Wed : ee reportedly has been the target of a UFWOC campaign to organize agricultural laborers in Rio Grande City. An editorial of Dece-ber 30, 1966, in LA coer VERDAD, a Spanish-English weekly newspaper published aie. Corpus Christi, also nakes reference to "recent violent erruptions" in Rio Grande City regarding labor organiz— ing difficulties avons the far:: workers of the Rio : Grande Valley. We would appre ciate being advised of: violence which’ have come to your attention. We wilde then be in. a position to determine what, if any, invent: pation should be undertaken, ae WE T. se}