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In Reply, Please Refer wo File No. 1 2 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION August 14, 1968 UNITED FARM WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AFL - CIO, DELANO, CALIFORNIA At aba i a a Kern HO County Sheriff's Office (RUSC ‘), ; California, ad- vised that during the late ‘evening of August 13, 1968, officers of the KCSO Substation at Delano, California, and the California Highway oo eanaaasan hit and run and assault matter involving California (>) 7) party accused the other and both were released pending further investigation. Chief of Polic Delano Police Jepart-OWNO ment (3F9), advised that his Department first became aware of the above matter _after the jncident when DPD officers were called to the MMMM ce sid ice on the evening of August 13, (HONE) 1968, At this time Cesa /Chavez, Director, United Farm Workers Organizing Committee AFL-CIO (UF0C), Delano, Cal- ifornia, and about 25 other persons, including Ey vere (OE) present. Chavez berated the officers for lack of police protection and demanded some action concerning the@ GO matter, The officers explained the accident matter was outside the jurisdiction of the DPD and left. —— re an Chief Stated UF\OC pickets appeared at the (BION) Delano Police Station at about 10:00 p.m., on August 13, 1968, and remained until about 1:00 a.m., on August 14, 1968, protest- ing what they claimed to be lack of police protection for UF-0C This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FEI and is loaned to your agency; it anc its contents are ARE. t to be distributed outside your agency. “a+ ant rm kyt > \a AL shee any NATE 2 Ri , x BYS eposuh~ ps