Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LA
To: HQ
Document date: 12/14/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/27/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER:

RECORD SERIES :

FBI

124-10336-10326

DE

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ELSUR 92-470-1294

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

TO:

TITLE :

FBI

LA

HQ

DATE: 12/14/1961

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Recorda

collection

Act. of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 54464 Date:

10-10-2017

JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA, ELSUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 08/27/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

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12/14/61

AIRTEL

AIR MAIL

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI

(700-13124)

SAC, IOS ANGELES (200-52828) (P)

COMMUNIST. INFILTRATION OF THE

INTERNATIONAL. BROTHERHOOD OF

HOUSEN, CH WHERERS OF

"AMERICA" (IBI)

IS-C

(00: Detroit)

Re airtel 12/6/61 from Chicago to Director, CC

Newark, New York, Detroit and Los

Angeles.

4 - Bureau (REGISTERED)

1 - 100-3-89 (CP,USA Strategy and Industry)

1 - 100-3-69

CE,USA

Organization)

1 - 100-3-84

(CP,USA Security Measures)

Detroit (REGISTERED)

1 - 100-13993

( COMINFIL IBT

- 100-17161

CP, USA Strategy and Industry.

(JAMES HOFFA)NO100

3 - Chicago (REGISTERED)

1 - MIKE SAUNDERS)

1 - 100-19431 (CP,USA Illinois District,

Strategy-Industry)

1 - 100-

(COMINFIL IBT)

3 - San Francisco (REGISTERED)

1 - 100-

(COMINEIL 1B1)

1 - 100-

(COMINFIL ILWU)

1 - 100-

(AL RICHMOND)

B - Los Angeles

1 - 100-7658 (COMINFIL ILWU)

1 - 100-56551(JOHN T. WILLIAMS)

1 - 100-4663 (BEN DOBBS)

1 - 100-25365(CP Strategy and Industry)

1 - 134-36A

(LA 3417-S)

1 - 62-5118

(JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA

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IA 100-52828

Attention is directed to referenced airtel

national

left Chicago

December on of on three were rest in too Angeles,

California, where he would do some work in connection with

his newly elected position.

SAUNDERS was expecting to contact

CP forces as well as teamster leaders in the Negro American

Labor Council.

IA 3417-S oralby, advised that on 12/7/61, BIII

TAYLOR, paid functionary am southern california Distract

Communist Party (SCDCP) JOHN WILLIAMS, CP Negro trade

untonist and member

and MIKE SAUNDERS helde

Teamsters Union, Los Angeles,

Palmer

Avenue, Compton, California.

SAUNDERS

stated that he spoke for the National

Committee of the CP, USA in the following matters:

SAUNDERS stated that the CP had reached an under-

standing

with JAMES HOFFA, president of the Teamsters Union.

He stated that prosecution was contemplated against the

Teamsters Union by the United States Government and that

prosecution was

contemplated against the CP by the United

States Government.

For that reason the Teamsters Union

and the CP were drawn together.

SAUNDERS stated that at the last national

convention of the Teamsters Union, HOFFA had "watered down"

a resolution concerning CP and had indicated that he would

give support to the CP in return for support by the CP.

After speaking of the CP's interest in the

transportation industry, SAUNDERS indicated that the CP would

strengthen their position by an alliance with the reamsters

Union and also with the International Iongshoremen's and

He noted, that these

warehousemeter to spirited cooperation.

two unions were

SAUNDERS indicated that he would have a series of

conferences while in Los Angeles and would endeavor to

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