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% ‘Pipes cote MOO ¢ sree ( UNTEN Sec.28ee0 MENT . Memorandum re} Mr. DeLoadty pate: 10-8-65 ©OM: MP Moxos” wugject- COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF THE // NATIONAL FARM WORKERS ASSOCIATION om XDELANO, CALIFORNIA a 965 : ccecomsaercamm tele onically contacted your office and asked to nave : i Agent stop. by to see him. SA RED contsc:ec Eater on 10-65-65, related that on 10-5-65, the Office of Economic Opportunity . aarfow.ced a gran $267, 887 for the National Farm Workers Association lo usc in a self-help education project to teach migrant workers in Kern, Kin and Tulare Countie. of California, citizenship and money management. Direction of the project will be r handled by Ces Chavez, the elected Executive Director of the National Farm Workerz Assouwton. Chavo? is a former migrant worker and a former employee o! the Industri \_ -\reas Foundation in California. The Association was described as a nonprolit crgani- zation. of persons of Mexican-American descent. 3 t : related information has come to indicating Chavez possibly has a subversive backgrour sought a job with the Feace Corps in 1961 but had been rejected. as to th information concerning Chavez and finall gecly showing a communist background. with the House Committee on Un-American Activities and had checked with the Civil vervice Comuiission which advised it had no record on Chavez. On October 7, 1965, GE «on s. nd sti. there were’several other individuals involved wi he National Farm Workers Assrer: who allegedly have subversive backgrounds. Tiese individuals were identified as Fw. Havens, an organizer of the Association and affiliated with the California wiigrant | sam Ministry; Larry Ttliong and Ben-Gines, organizers for the Agricultural Woriers ©“ Orga».zing Committee; Pete Manuel and MarcelloTamsi, local union leaccrs; an Delorestiuerta, secretary of ihe National Farm Workers Assocition. “3 - stated all of the named individuals are from tt no, © Drew NG presently involved in a strike against grape. growers ia ihe area. He had iw specific indication of subversive backyrounds on any 0: the individuals named, bur sta nderstands jucal authorities - have information abour dhe has & publication carried a picture of Delores Huerta. i Enclosure — 21. /0 -f4- 057 Sf-ilu MCT-4o : 1 - Mir. Tolson” : * 1- Mr. DeLoach - Puekaire > +