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ormoma: rote m0 10 e188 mae then torre oot ~ UNITED STATES GC CaNMENT O Memorandum e . tei Pre) : Mr. pevoneiy” vate: July 10, 1967 Ree 1 - Mr, DeLoach From : A. Rosen 1 ~ Mr, Rosen 1 - Mr, Malley 1 - Mr. McGowan stECT: ACTIVITIES CONCERNING 1 - Mr, McDonough FARM WORKERS STRIKE 1 - Mr, W. C. Sullt' RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS 1 - Mr. Wick INFORMATION CONCERNING 1 - Mr. Bolz . Attached for approval is a letter to Mrs, Mildred Stegall Sf the White House Staff, enclosing a letterhead memorandum setting forth information pertaining to the Fa Workers Strike situation in Rio Grande City, Texas. On the afternoon of 7/7/67, Mrs. Stegall contacted Mr, Donahoe in Mr. DeLoach's Office and stated that Marvin Watson, Special Assistant to the President, is under the impression that the FBI investigated and prepared a report on a series of incidents involving farm workers in Rio Grande City, Texas. Mrs. Stegall was advised by Mr, Donahoe that he would check gn it and a memorandum would be sent over, Enclosed memorandum to be furnished Mrs, Stegall sets forth information as to the background of the strike + situation in Rio Grande City, Texas, which had its origins in the Southern California area when thd National Farm Workers Association in September, 1965, joined a strike against local grape growers. Inquiries conducted by the Bureau disclosed that the National Farm Workers Association - j¥as not controlled by communists, but some of its activities |zelative to the strike against the grape growers were communist supported, . In May, 1966, Eugene Nelson of the National Farm ‘Workers Association was organizing farm workers in Rio Grande City, Texas, assisted by Charles McKinley Smith, From 7/4/66 through Labor Day about one-hundred members of the National Farm Workers Association marched from Rio Grande City to Austin, Texas, to f/f. REG 492 Yee 124 Enclosure@tugo 7~ Y Vv : -“-- EJK:sjk . a ‘rs ‘ CONTINUED - OVER he gw JUL 14 6? 1 5Gsut 2 tigen ; | oe