NO SPY WORK, UAW OFFICIAL SAYS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600460001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 27, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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Victor G. Reuther, director of international affairs for the. bern one to be proud of," he
powerful United Auto Workers (UAW) Monday said hia union? paid, "In the case of migrant
Alas nothing to do with -Central Intelligence Agency .CIA)' far?m workers there is nothing
cloak and dagger 'operations. "" ~ Short of a feudal. relationship."
The 55-year-old union chieft.ian said the 1IAW has con- The labor executive added,
sistently fought against such - - _ "' ho ever, that the UAW has tried
associations which hr, said en- World Labor Defense 1?' u n d ao%arr.y its share of the load.
courage(] police state.. !aimed at supporting define he. UA1't` expenditures in
The American labor move.-;,'anions abroad but it is strictly! mils area have been greater
res
cs
inept and student organi'%afinns!:on an independent basis, hey ,
~a;, taan the. combined expenditures
D
have been accused t'eeentll of
compromising t h e i r integrity
and principles by working with
the United States ,spy organiza-
?on such operations.
The money is not. used for r,eSF ^y that out of cad-
la years ago " Reuther said. ?i.ather for direct support of ani:i f
money to anti-Communist trade
unions in foreign countries' and
we did."
The UAW has not done so
Rince and does not intend to do
an again, Reuther said.
f?euther, brother of UAW
he said.
"The best way to fight Coilt-
muaism is to come forth wish
positive programs," he s a i d.
"People don't want slogans -I
they want positive results."
Rmjhex said the UAW will
Pres. Walter Reuther, was in not. give a "blank check" to!.
Madison to participate in t he either political party or to any .
University of Wisconsin School, individual politician, but he'
for Workers summer session. made it clear his big union is!
The bespectacled, snft.-spoken,l~not impressed with Rcpuhlicans.
and articulate labor executive "The Democratic P..rty more!
who still bears facial scar's of'' than the Republican ,l>'ty has!
labor-management wars of two!; !identified itself more with the'
decades ago, chatted with re-
porters briefly between I e c-
lures at the Wisconsin Center,
702 Langdon St.
Reuther said he was asked by
government officials after World
War Ti to become a secret
agent, during the cold war with
Russia but he "flatly refused."
"We have been critical of this
sort of involvement and have
called for a;, end to it.," he said.
',The CIA slio;tld operate in a
wage earners of this ehuntry,
;he said.
He put down speculation that
the UAW and other liberal un
ions would, along with liberal
farm groups, throw il-.cir mas-
sive. support to the formation of
.a third major American political
party.
"The net effect would be. '.n
guarantee the Republicans
tinnal control," he said. "We.
are not quite prepared to pay
manner so as not to destroy the' that price."
character of private organiza-1 Reuther admitted that t h e
" Anirican labor movement has
tions
.
Reuther said there have. heen~. fallen down in at.telnpts to or- j
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