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SC 44-625 On Wednesday, March 27, 1974, this Division was cont acted telephonically by JERRY COHEN, counsel in California for the United Ferm Workers Union, telephone 805 822-5571, COHEN related that he had been contacted by a person who provided the fictitious name of ''FRED SCHWARTZ". SCHWARTZ purported to have information that three people had broken into various United Farm Worker Union offices in California, as well as the offices of other organizations including SNCC and the Suul Alinsky Organization, COIII re- ceived the impression that SCHVARTZ was an attorney and was representing one of persons responsible for the breek-ins, SCINIARTZ wanted $35,000 for evidence he would provide linking numerous California growers to these break-ins, CONEN met with SCINARTZ on Monday, March 25, 1974, in Bakersfield, to discuss the matter further, SCHWARTZ provided COHEN with brief glimpses ‘of materials in his possession purporting to have been seized from offices brokeninto, SCIN/ARTZ also provided a list of such places, including a United Farm Workers Union office in Delano, called Filipino Hall. COHEN related that Filipino Hall was in fact the object of an armed robbery last year and that the crime had never been solved. Among the materials’ taken at that time were financial records of the union and records relating to certain of their activities covered by the Norris- to certain of their activities covered by Norris LaGuardia Labor Act. SCNJARTZ further related that there were checks in existence which would establish a financial link between the alleged thieves and the growers. COHEN further related that SCHWARTZ was extremely anxious to raise the $35,000, as his "client" was supposed to be charged this week with fraud by unknown prosecuting authorities. As the above information indicates a possible violation ef Title 18, U.S.C. 241 involving interference with the rights of United Farm Worker Union members and workers unde the Norris-LaGuardia Labor Act, please conduct the following limited investigation: [a