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In Reply, Please Refer to 9 a ep sts TES DEPANTMENT OF” sTICE “ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA.10N . San Antonio, T-xas File Ne May 19, 19.7 COPIFS ” gc FEB g 1971 G CONMITTEE CUFWOC) ONCERNING UNITED FARM WORKERS ORGAN MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMA! . The May-15, 1967, edition of the San Antonio ~ Express, a daily newspaper published in San Mntonio, Texas, Carriéggan article which states that Henry Munoz, Ure, Director of the Equal Opportunity Department of the Texas AFL-CIO and member of the Texas Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, had asked that that committee convene to investigate alleged violations of the civil rights of striking Starr County, Texas farm workers by Texas Rangers. on May 18, 1967, GilbertX\Padilla, Vice-President, United Farm Workers Organizing Cemmattee (UFWOC), Rio Grande City, Texas, advised that that mornihg while picketing at Trophy Farms, Rio Grande City, 22 members of the UFWOIC had been arrested by Texas Rangers and charged with picketing within 50 feet of Trophy Farms and within 50 feet of each other, Complaints were filed against the pickets before a local Justice of the Peace and bond had been set at $100.00 each. Arrangements for pond were being made by Attorney for the UFWO@, James B.\McKeithan, Padilla was considering filing charges locally against the Rangers for “pushing" pickets. On May 18, 1967, , rr 2: Rangers, Rio Grande City, stated he and o r ngers had made the above arrests on the charge as stated, this beings a viola- tion of Texas law. He said one of those arrested was Demingo Arredondo, President of the UFWOC Chapter at Rio Srande City. The May 18, 1967, edition of the Valley Evening Monitor, a daily newspaper published at McAITen, Texas, Sarried an article concerning the arrests, which quotes ntare County Deputy Sheriff Roberto Tena as saying, the mw lanl