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Qo STATES DEPARTMENT @QJLTICE- = -- so FEDERAL BUKEAY OF invest? \rtoN San Antowe. Te, May 27, 13%: ye UNITED i ARM WORKERS ORGANIZES COMMITIER (cFwOC) Li opez, Stafr Representative, Organization Departments ” Davad Texas, furnished the foliowing infcggation 1K AFL-CIO, Houston, oh <2 On May 26, 2 poey: 5, . He is currently assigned at Rio Grande City, Texas, as an Advis. sor to the United Farm Workers Organizing i On the evening of May 25, i96f, ne, S RS, t organizer of the uUrWOC, and ric i ynal ay [Vice-Presydent of the UFWOC, were ieavifg the Catfist? Inn, A. a restaurant in Rio Grande City, 43 Captain A. Alyee, 2, Oftfher in Charge, Texas Rangers, R:0 Grande City, and Ranger e, - JackWan Cleave were ieaving the Rirsycid Hotei, across the Sy io stree®™ from the Catfish Inn. Capta:n Alyee cailed to Nelson 2 telling him he war under arrest, then posnted to.Lopez and ~ Padilla saying, "You toc " He ther said that be and Van w Cleave would like them to accompany Them sumewherc where , “one ci your men" (referring to a member of the UFWOC) was giving the Ranges. trouble. Lopez, Neiscn, and Padilla agreed to follow the Rangers in these own car. Leper, at this Karne Started back into the Cattish inn to get one Alber endarez, a member of the Texas mamittee to the U. S. Commission en Civil Rights, and b:lJXOliver, aU. S. CIVETCRIgnt Commissicn staff mentei, te witess the situation. Captain Alyee ard Rar ger Van Cleave entered their own car and drove away at a high rate of speed and Lopez, Neison, and Padilla took this to mean that the Rangers did not want them to follow. They did not foilow. > Lopez stated that he, Nelsun, and Padilia at ne . time believed they were und=: arrest since Captain Alyee appeared tu be toking and Ranger Van Cieave's ac:ion indicated i he had ceen arinking intoxicating neverages and liqucr could | be smelled on his breath. . Ty men ~ eer one — rer rene ern eee pees ne t . COPIES DPSTROYED _ “8 335 FEB 9 1871 JOO VSI [aif ~ - - —-