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Cesar Chavez — Part 11
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, advised SA CONRAD
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when the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) was
initiated in the Delano area. stated that
the NFWA was an independent union until late August, 1966,
at which time it affiliated with the AFL-CIO and currently
is known as the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee,
AFL-CIO (UFWOC). He said that CHAVEZ still is the director
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and that it appears as though former officers and employees
.—--Of the NFWA have been continued in their same capacities with
the UFWOC.
env sovmrcrma em ago advised that CHAVEZ is married
to HELEN C an at they are the parents of seven or
eight children, ranging from 17 years of age to about six
years of age. He said that CHAVEZ has two brothers, RICHARD
CHAVEZ, who lives at 630 Belmont Street, Delano, and a second
brother whose name and address are not known to ESPINOSA,
SD 2s: :< that he does not believe
CHAVEZ is sincere in his proclaimed desire to help the migrant
farm workers but feels that CHAVEZ is only out for what personal
gain he can acquire. He said that CHAVEZ comes from a family
of migrant farm workers and even though CHAVEZ has had little
formal education, he appeared to be of above average
intelligence and particularly skilled in talking to and
leading the poor and frequently uneducated migrant farm
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worker. ba riage meant said that CHAVEZ is not particularly
articulate Dut has e a ep saia. that appeals to
ve
the farm workers. said that he definitely
feels that CHAVEZ do e ability to make the policy
decisions necessary to operate the NFWA or the UFWOC and
even though he is the head man of the union, he does not
regard him as a qualified leader. He said that even though
CHAVEZ may be intelligent enough to handle the union and its
purpose, he feels that the policy decisions are made by other
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am ontact with CHA’ n CSO activities and that he has
been in frequent contact with CHAVEZ. since September, 1965,
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