MEANY DENIES CIA HAS SPIES IN LABOR UNIT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000600460028-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: August 23, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

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By JAC i MALLON
Stuff Correspondent of TILE \E\C5
nlcago, Aug. u22- -
resident George 114eany vigor-
usly denied today charges that
;.;the Central In-;
CPYRGHT
t e l l i gence
Agency had in-
filtrated" into
the labor organ-
ization's p r o-
gram in Latin
America.
Blasting crit-'
ics who have
qcharged that
q charged
he American
George Free Labor De-
Meany velopment was
formenting revolutions" and act-
s "training school for company
pions," the executive council of
he AFL-CIO meeting here passed
resolution condemning "the
ampaign of vilification con-
ucted against the AIFLD."
At the May Convention.of the
nited Auto Workers in Cali-
oria, Victor Reuther, head of the
AW's international department
harged that CIA agents had
con manipulating unions in
anama to protect U.S. interests.,
He said the intelligence agency.
ac
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s
y, pres
ent of the'
as working through unionistsl, malgamated Clothing Workers
aired by the AIFLD. pion abstained.-
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Reuther also contended that the'
nternational labor organization'
r. s supporting a union in the Do-
iinican Republic opposed to left-
st leader Juan Bosch. The left
ring press and other critics
oined in the Reuther charge.
The AIFLD, a unit of-the AFL-,
10 International department, is
inanced by U.S. labor, industry:
nd the federal government..
ornied in 1962, it trains Latin
merican trade nnionists and;
romots better-housing and social
rograms.
"I'm no agent of the U.S. gov-.
rnment. No one is going to make
io into some cloak and dagger
haracter," Joseph Bierne secre-
ary treasurer of th AIFLD, said'
fter yesterday's e x e c u t i v e .
ession.
Demands Condemnation
Bierne, also president of 'the.
onimunications Workers of;
\merica, insisted in the closed
neeting_ that the 29-man execu
ire council condemn the accusa
ions of Victor Reuther.
Victor's brother, Walter, presi
lent of the UAW, said, 'He's my
rothre and I'm not going to sit;
ere without defending him."
Although he said he supported'
he basic. goal of the AIFLD, the
JAW president objected to the:
resence of businessmen on the
oard of the international labor;
rganization..
The resolution supporting the:
IFLD and condemning its de
ractors was passed by a 23 - 2
to, with Joseph Curran, presi-
cnt of the Maritime Union and'
alter Reuther voting ,against it.,
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