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SUBJECT: —— ° TPNONAL fOne HD. 10 f sle-l6s ) mat 1967 ERTIOH th . , Oh GEN MG. wo, aT ‘ - : UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Del oech ———— M, 1 - DeLoach 1 =, ma emorandum 1 = Rosen i Sete . 1 - Sullivan Conrad : MRL DeLOACH -/ DATE: July 7, 1967 6 seas Tavel Holmes Gondy : * Trotter . 8. B. DONAHOE Tele. Ros ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS STRIKE RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING Mrs. Mildred Stegall called from the White House this afternoon. She advised that Marvin Watson, Special Assistant to the President, is under the impression that the FBI has investigated and prepared a report on a series of incidents involving farm workers in Rio Grande City, Texas. ¥ told Mrs. Stegall that I had no recollection of any over- all investigation of this situation but that I would check <a and we would send over a memorandum. i As a matter of background, the United Farm Workers © Organizing Committee, also known as the National Farm Workers %&% Association, has been involved in organizational and strike 5 activities in Ric Grande City for some time directed against =*- fruit and vegetable producers. We have received and disseminated iconsiderable data regarding this situation. We have aiso céndueted | (3) “Fast AP Fic 17-7 a 92-9831 6°; og Be al: 1 - oe pee i a i- 100-444762 | ta several civil rights inquiries as a result of allegations of mis-_ |treatment and denial of civil rights by law enforcement officers — in connection with the strike of famworkers in that area. ay ACTION: The General Investigative Division should prepare ~ a concise, factual memorandum reviewing the background of this Situation in Rio Grande Cityf indicating the extent and nature a of our investigative activity in connection With the situation. ane A cover letter should be prepared to Mrs. Stegall Zorwarding .= the memorandum in response to her request. This should De ay |