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Co O CONFIDHRTIAL “COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF THE NATIONAL FARM WORKERS ASSOCIATION ,; As of December 1, 1965, Dolores Huerta, NFWA Vice President, was in Los Angeles, Califorriia, attempting to set up an NFWA office there. It is also believed that she is, and will be in the future instrumental in organizing boy- cotts of grapes, grape products, and labor recruiting in California, and possibly other agricultural localities in nearby states, : y On December 16, 1965, Walter P. Reuther, Head of the United Auto Workers (UAW), AFL-CIO, met with officials of NFWA and the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) at Delano, California, and spoke before a group of approximately 500 farm workers, Reuther advised the growers and workers to solve their dispute at the earliest possible date. He said an injustice was being done the farm workers in the grape vineyards, and pledged UAW support in the amount of $5,000 per month for as long as it takes to assist the farm workers in organizing, adding that $10,000 would be donated for the month of December, 1965, With this support he feels that the NFWA and AWOC will be able to continue the Delano strike indefinitely. T he two main leaders of the NFWA are Wendy Goepel, who’resides at Box 242, Three Rivers, California, and James rake, a white male, born December 25, 1937, who resides at 1549 West Olive, Porterville, California, and who is supposedly a minister of the Congregational Church, 30664 Road 64, Visalia, California, Drake has been a member of the Migrant Ministry since 1962, and assisted Cegar’ Chavez, NFWA Director, in setting up the NFWA. Harvey Richards, who resides at 14 Flood Circle, Atherton, California, and who drives a 1965 Oldsmobile station wagon, California license 875763, is reportedly a reporter for the "People's World” (PW). Richards appeared in Delaro during the last part of September, 1965, or the first part of October, 1965, for approximately four days, taking photographs of the Delano strikers, but has not been seen since, Richards is the photographer who took the photograph of Dolores Huerta that appeared in the October 2, 1965, issue of the PW. Source does not know whether Richards came to Delano on specific request or merely appeared there as a reporter. CONF. IAL nw eek