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C. C UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Sacramento, California July 26, 1974 UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; Tomato Picker Pickets and Members (Unnamed) of United Farm Workers Union; San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office Stockton, California - Complainant In connection with the tomato harvest in San Joaquin County, there have been instances of picketing of the tomato fidds in the vicinity of Stockton, California, by \ so-called unaffiliated tomato pickers and members of the we. United Farm Workers Union, As a result of this picketing activity, there were arrests of a total of eight pickets on July 24, 1974, on principally trespassing charges, followed by the arrest of three pickets during the early portion of yo) July 26, 1974, , & a -« the San Joaquin County Sher: 8 ce, on July 25 and 26, 1974, edvised that their office met with representatives of the San Joaquin County Tomato Grow sociation and others ond eeeeciaieniiiiiald at which time discussion was held as to filing a civil rights complaint on the part of the growers alleging deprivation of the grower's rights to conduct the harvest in a peaceful manner. ermrr@smeseccmd on July 26, 1974, advised that their office, on the afternoon of July 25, 1974, had conferred with Mr. Edward Howden and Mr. Fred Gray, representatives of \ weeeeenen eee wenn nee c emcee nee e eee nne weceeneeee eee e eee e ene nne _/ This document contains neither recommendations nor con- clusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your egency; it and its contents are not to MASTS be distributed oursidt your agency, 4 - CIE O4-R. G