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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION San Antonio, Texas fa Reply, Planse Refer Pile Nea tune 16, 1367 COPTES ~ 7” ee pay ACTIVITIES CONCERNING FARM WORKERS STRIKE IN &19 GRANDE CITY, TEXAS MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION — CONCERNING The June 15, 1967, edition of the Valley Morning Star, a daily newspaper puklished in Harlingsiy Texaee Carries an article cn Page 1 captioned, "Texas Rangers Start Fullout From Starr," which states that a spokesman from the office of Texas Governor Jonn Connally had announced the previous day that Texas Ranger Captain A- Y. Allee had begun withdrawing Texas Rangers from Starr County since, in his judgment, things had quieted down enough to do this- The same newSpaper carries a second article on its front page captioned, "Attorney General Asked to Send Federal Marshals to Valley," which stated tnat Pomingo Arredondo, President of the Rio Grande City Chapter of the United Farm Workers Organizing Connittee (UFWOC) had, on tne previous day, directed a telegram to LU. S. Attorney . Geneval Ramsey Clark requesting Federal Marshals be sent to the Rio Grande Valley to protect UFWOC members and their families from “the intimidation, violence, and violation ef our constitutional rights by local iaw enforcement agencies and the Texas Rangers." This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and t is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. . i f ; / . * -1 FEE aM i buatAE im ; omnes