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a). U..t. 6D STATES DEPARTMENT Or J STICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION San Diego, Cclifmic dn Reply, Please Refer to June 20, 1°72 File No. . UNITED FARM WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR- CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS INFORMATION CONCERNING-INTERNAL SECURITY As of November 30, 1970, Cesar Chavez, continued to visit Julio Prado Valdez, a known member of the Mexican Communist Party (PCH). Chavez's interest in Prido reportedly wes to have Prado run - health clinic in the Hexicali, Brju California, Mexico, «rea, for the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee tuFwoc) members. The health clinic would be sub- sidized by UFWOC funds as a supplement for the nominal fees charged to the chapter. (SD T-Y, November 30, 1970) (SD, T-2" November 30, 1970) An article of the “Impericl Valley Press,’ - news- p per publicetion at El Centro Californin, captioned "Teen Walk Seeks Relesse of Chavez,‘ d-ted December 12, 1970, reflected that cpproximately 300 students shouting "Free Chavez", Chicano Power", and "Vive. La Roza", merched on the County Courthouse in El Centro, California, for = two hour demonstration protesting the incarceration of Cesar Ch-vez, the UFWOC leader, in Selinas, California. ‘n article oppearing in the December 12, 1970, edition of the "Imperial Valley Press", El Centro, California, coptioned, "Former Ch::vez Supporter Links Brown Movement to Communism,” reflected thrt "Melchor O'Campo, who szid he once supported Cesrr Chrvez, told - group of »bout 70 people at x public meeting in Br:wley, Fridsy night that Chavez and the ‘Brown Movement’ is pert of «= communist plot to take over the U.S. Food Supply." This document contains neither recommendstions nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI cnd is loaned to your agency; it ond its contents are not to be dis- tributed outside your «gency. =