UNION AIDE RENEWS CHARGE CIA INTERVENED IN AFL-CIO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600460022-5
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• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: February 17, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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In e 'Vened In AFL-CIO.
Mal," over one added, re
ring to a statement by AF
CIO president, George Mealy
last summer ' that Reuther's
charge. of CIA ties was "slan
erous:"
Wechsler said an investig -
tion would show, that "vario s
international and Latin Am
ican operations of the AF
CIO have been heavily sub '-
dized through CIA conduits.:
saying in a telephone interview: Election Intervention
"I did my best to try to liftl "It' would also disclose,
the lid on it. And some day it Wechsler wrote, "at least ore
will all come out." sensational case of quiet Cl
Reuther, director of interna-;intervention 'in an election
tional relations for the Unitedlan AFL-CIO union. When the
Auto Workers,: is a brother of+'CIA man' won, the union
,Walter Reuther, the auto' work-,staff and 'budget rose and i
ers president who recently re-linternational activity suddenl
,signed from. the AFL-CIO',; Ida-irncreased in Latin Americ
tional Executive Council, and the Middle East."
In Washington, Reuther's of?I Wechsler said institutes co -
flee said he "cannot be ducted by- Lovestone traine
,reached." unionists from Brazil lp th
Lovestone, contacted in Miami, country to' take part in th
Fla., said, "It's all old stuff'Imilitary coup which '' eve
I've read it all before. threw Brazil President Joa
We've made our categoric. de - Goular t
ri- e
New York Post quoted today a
United Auto Workers official,
Victor Reuther, as saying that.
the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy's involvement with the AFL-
CIO is "a lot bigger story" than
the disclosure of CIA support of
student groups.
Strained Relations
In a column written by James
A. Wechsler. the Post's editorial
page chief,'Reuther is quoted as
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