UNAWARE OF LINK EX-UNION CHIEF OUTLINES STAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400400017-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: February 24, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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TIE DENVER POST
Approved For Release 2001/09i1-: to-FW145-001
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EGLI Chif.,
The former president of the
International Federation of Pe-
troleum and Chemical Workers
,said Friday that the federation
never knowingly accepted any
money from the Central Intelli-
gence Agency (CIA)..
0. . A. (Jack) Knight, con-
tacted in Sun City, Ariz., said
he wasn't aware of receipt ofwere and how the money was
CIA money, but he didn't denyI.pent. He referred questions to
that the CIA could have fun-
neled money through foundations
to the federation.
He said he didn't have the
federation's records with him
and "I wouldn't want to at-
tempt to give, you information
on the basis of memory."
FRIDAY REPORT
The Denver Post said in a Fri-
day story that Knight was the'
prime link between the CIA and
the federation, and that hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars of
CIA money went into the fed-
eration and . the Oil. Chemical
and Atomic Workers (OCAW),
of which Knight also was presi-
dent. Both organizations have
headquarters in Denver.
Asked about the 'report that
he was the "prime link,"
Knight said, "I'm not responsi-
ble for the opinions of. other
Knight retired as OCAW. pres-
ident in 065. His 12-year tenure
as president of the federation
ended in November 1966.
Knight said Friday that the
federation, a worldwide organi-
zation, received money from
various foundations but he
didn't remember what they
officials in Denver, but the local
men - refused to give details of
the federation operations.
"Our activity was cofilpletoly
and entirely directed toward
developing democratic organiza-
tions," he said. "This, by its .
nature, cpuld be considered. antl-
Communist."...
people."
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