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Compiled files on James Riddle Hoffa, Revolutionary Security Bureau, DECLASSIFIED AS OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 1996
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Main File No.: C5-671126
Date: July 7, 1952
Subject: James Riddle Hoffa
Date Searched: 02/04/1952
All logical variations of subject’s name and aliases were searched and identical references were found as:
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To: Comrade [REDACTED]
From: Comrade [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA, INFORMATION CONCERNING
Evening edition of The New York Times 07-08-1952 originally slated to contain an interview granted by the subject. In it, the subject indicates that he was seriously considering contesting the election for representative (Detroit, Michigan, 2nd District) at the Worker’s Assembly, should elections be allowed to go forward. If this did not happen, the subject then intimated that he would continue his pursuit of Teamster “independence” from the Central Industrial Coordination Organization.
Quote: “If you got it, [REDACTED], a truck driver brought it to you. Don’t ever forget that. That’s the secret, the secret that sets us apart from everyone else in the CICO. Everyone else in the CICO relies on us. They come to us, ‘Comrade Hoffa, please, we need your help in making sure this beef shipment from Chicago makes it to Los Angeles before such and such time’, and we do it. But we come to them, and we say, ‘We’d like a greater say in our schedules, our work hours’, what have you, they laugh in our face. ‘Comrade Hoffa, surely you aren’t trying to challenge the fraternal spirit of the Worker’s Front?’ It’s ridiculous.”
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James Riddle Hoffa is an Indiana-born labor worker and career union man, who became famous for his leadership of the Central Coordination Committee of Detroit during the Second War of American Independence. In 1950, he was the power behind Dave Beck’s election as President of the Teamster’s Union after the death of previous President Tobin in mysterious circumstances. Beck defeated CICO-supported candidate by a large margin (see MEMORANDUM: IN REGARDS TO TEAMSTER ELECTION 05-10-1950 for more information). Hoffa is presently the Vice-President of the Teamster’s, and is recognized as the true leader of the Union.
He is under suspicion for relations with both organized crime and prohibited political organizations.
He has recently taken a combative stance vis a vis President of the Central Industrial Coordination Organization, R. J. Thomas, in pressing for supposed “rights” for the Teamster’s Union, a member of the Central Industrial Coordination Organization. He has been praised for his defiance to Revolutionary Unity by Walter Reuther, General Secretary of the United Automotive Workers, a potential threat to President Thomas’s control of the Central Industrial Coordination Organization.
PRESENT ACTIONS
New York Times has agreed to not publish this interview, per RSB request.
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Arrest and/or Liquidation of Subject, on charges of Sedition, Treason, and Class Warfare.
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“To My Teamster Comrades”, James Riddle Hoffa, Radio Broadcast, Radio Habana Cuba, September 4 1952
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“Comrades, Brothers and Sisters.
“Teamsters. Friends.
“You have probably heard different things from different people, and I intend to set the record straight.
“Two days ago, on September 2nd, uniformed agents of the so-called Revolutionary Security Bureau attacked my home with the goal of killing me and my family. But, my friends and fellow Teamsters, we were able to escape to where they cannot reach us. Unfortunately, I have learned that President Beck was not as lucky. Even now, the RSB have put an ‘emergency Presidency’ together of bootlickers and traitors to try to bring us down.
“I won’t beat around the bush. The RSB did this because they’re afraid of us. They’re afraid of the power that we hold, and thought that if they killed our President and me that they’d break us. But they made a mistake- I still live, and, Comrades, you still live, and you still hold the power.
“I refuse to recognize any puppet ‘emergency President’, and with the death of President Beck, I am assuming the Presidency of the Teamster’s Union. Comrades, my first act as President is to ask you to do what they feared we would do.
“Effective immediately, I am calling upon my fellow Teamster’s to strike. Lock your trucks, hide your keys. Slash your tires. If they try to force you into the driver’s seat, run into a tree. We will strangle the cowards of CICO.
“I also call upon any other true friends of Labor to join us. The ‘State of Emergency’ that President Foster has chained us with must go. The war is long over, the ALA is a few crackpots in the Rockies with rifles. We are Worker’s, and this is our Republic. It’s time we take it back.
“Solidarity!”
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“Disturbances in Washington,” 8mm Camera Footage, Corporal James McCarren, 81st Infantry Division, Washington Defense District
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[Start of footage]
Footage initially shows crowds of people marching through the streets of Washington. Some are waving the Red Flag, others are waving the flag of the Worker’s Republic. Various signs are being held by the marchers- “A Little Rebellion Now and Then Is a Good Thing”, says one that passes by the camera. Most, however, simply say “Solidarity!” or “End Emergency Rule NOW!” Initial point of view seems to be from atop an armored vehicle of some kind. The soldiers are not interfering with the protestors.
[Break in footage]
Uniformed members of the RSB, alongside some Federal Police, attempt to block the protestors. A fight breaks out.
[Break in footage]
A protestor throws a makeshift firebomb at a building. It breaks on the wall in a burst of flame.
[Break in footage]
Soldiers from the 81st Infantry Division, identifiable by their wildcat emblem, patrol the streets. A blackout is in effect, so the only light comes from the searchlights atop their vehicles and flashlights attached to rifles. The streets are littered with trash, bricks, rubble, and other refuse. The red glow of a fire can be seen in the near distance.
[Break in footage]
It’s daylight now, and the protestors are back in full force. The point of view is from an armored vehicle of some kind, this time around the Old Capitol Building. The soldiers seemed to have created a perimeter around the edifice. A couple of men in suits, flanked by others in military uniforms, come down the steps. A podium has been erected. One in front, identifiable as Walter Reuther, General Secretary of the United Automotive Workers, takes the podium and begins to address the crowd. The mood of the protestors turns from hostile to outright jubilant.
[End of footage]
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“Hoffa Reports In”, photograph by Theresa Morgenstern, People’s Magazine, February 18, 1953, page 12.
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(Caption: James R. Hoffa began to rally the scattered Teamster leadership as soon as he got off the plane.)
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CORRELATION SUMMARY
Main File No.: C5-671126
Date: July 7, 1952
Subject: James Riddle Hoffa
Date Searched: 02/04/1952
All logical variations of subject’s name and aliases were searched and identical references were found as:
James Riddle Hoffa
James Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
Jim Hoffa
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Jump To: Page 62
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To: Comrade [REDACTED]
From: Comrade [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: JAMES RIDDLE HOFFA, INFORMATION CONCERNING
Evening edition of The New York Times 07-08-1952 originally slated to contain an interview granted by the subject. In it, the subject indicates that he was seriously considering contesting the election for representative (Detroit, Michigan, 2nd District) at the Worker’s Assembly, should elections be allowed to go forward. If this did not happen, the subject then intimated that he would continue his pursuit of Teamster “independence” from the Central Industrial Coordination Organization.
Quote: “If you got it, [REDACTED], a truck driver brought it to you. Don’t ever forget that. That’s the secret, the secret that sets us apart from everyone else in the CICO. Everyone else in the CICO relies on us. They come to us, ‘Comrade Hoffa, please, we need your help in making sure this beef shipment from Chicago makes it to Los Angeles before such and such time’, and we do it. But we come to them, and we say, ‘We’d like a greater say in our schedules, our work hours’, what have you, they laugh in our face. ‘Comrade Hoffa, surely you aren’t trying to challenge the fraternal spirit of the Worker’s Front?’ It’s ridiculous.”
INFORMATION IN FILES
James Riddle Hoffa is an Indiana-born labor worker and career union man, who became famous for his leadership of the Central Coordination Committee of Detroit during the Second War of American Independence. In 1950, he was the power behind Dave Beck’s election as President of the Teamster’s Union after the death of previous President Tobin in mysterious circumstances. Beck defeated CICO-supported candidate by a large margin (see MEMORANDUM: IN REGARDS TO TEAMSTER ELECTION 05-10-1950 for more information). Hoffa is presently the Vice-President of the Teamster’s, and is recognized as the true leader of the Union.
He is under suspicion for relations with both organized crime and prohibited political organizations.
He has recently taken a combative stance vis a vis President of the Central Industrial Coordination Organization, R. J. Thomas, in pressing for supposed “rights” for the Teamster’s Union, a member of the Central Industrial Coordination Organization. He has been praised for his defiance to Revolutionary Unity by Walter Reuther, General Secretary of the United Automotive Workers, a potential threat to President Thomas’s control of the Central Industrial Coordination Organization.
PRESENT ACTIONS
New York Times has agreed to not publish this interview, per RSB request.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Arrest and/or Liquidation of Subject, on charges of Sedition, Treason, and Class Warfare.
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“To My Teamster Comrades”, James Riddle Hoffa, Radio Broadcast, Radio Habana Cuba, September 4 1952
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“Comrades, Brothers and Sisters.
“Teamsters. Friends.
“You have probably heard different things from different people, and I intend to set the record straight.
“Two days ago, on September 2nd, uniformed agents of the so-called Revolutionary Security Bureau attacked my home with the goal of killing me and my family. But, my friends and fellow Teamsters, we were able to escape to where they cannot reach us. Unfortunately, I have learned that President Beck was not as lucky. Even now, the RSB have put an ‘emergency Presidency’ together of bootlickers and traitors to try to bring us down.
“I won’t beat around the bush. The RSB did this because they’re afraid of us. They’re afraid of the power that we hold, and thought that if they killed our President and me that they’d break us. But they made a mistake- I still live, and, Comrades, you still live, and you still hold the power.
“I refuse to recognize any puppet ‘emergency President’, and with the death of President Beck, I am assuming the Presidency of the Teamster’s Union. Comrades, my first act as President is to ask you to do what they feared we would do.
“Effective immediately, I am calling upon my fellow Teamster’s to strike. Lock your trucks, hide your keys. Slash your tires. If they try to force you into the driver’s seat, run into a tree. We will strangle the cowards of CICO.
“I also call upon any other true friends of Labor to join us. The ‘State of Emergency’ that President Foster has chained us with must go. The war is long over, the ALA is a few crackpots in the Rockies with rifles. We are Worker’s, and this is our Republic. It’s time we take it back.
“Solidarity!”
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“Disturbances in Washington,” 8mm Camera Footage, Corporal James McCarren, 81st Infantry Division, Washington Defense District
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[Start of footage]
Footage initially shows crowds of people marching through the streets of Washington. Some are waving the Red Flag, others are waving the flag of the Worker’s Republic. Various signs are being held by the marchers- “A Little Rebellion Now and Then Is a Good Thing”, says one that passes by the camera. Most, however, simply say “Solidarity!” or “End Emergency Rule NOW!” Initial point of view seems to be from atop an armored vehicle of some kind. The soldiers are not interfering with the protestors.
[Break in footage]
Uniformed members of the RSB, alongside some Federal Police, attempt to block the protestors. A fight breaks out.
[Break in footage]
A protestor throws a makeshift firebomb at a building. It breaks on the wall in a burst of flame.
[Break in footage]
Soldiers from the 81st Infantry Division, identifiable by their wildcat emblem, patrol the streets. A blackout is in effect, so the only light comes from the searchlights atop their vehicles and flashlights attached to rifles. The streets are littered with trash, bricks, rubble, and other refuse. The red glow of a fire can be seen in the near distance.
[Break in footage]
It’s daylight now, and the protestors are back in full force. The point of view is from an armored vehicle of some kind, this time around the Old Capitol Building. The soldiers seemed to have created a perimeter around the edifice. A couple of men in suits, flanked by others in military uniforms, come down the steps. A podium has been erected. One in front, identifiable as Walter Reuther, General Secretary of the United Automotive Workers, takes the podium and begins to address the crowd. The mood of the protestors turns from hostile to outright jubilant.
[End of footage]
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“Hoffa Reports In”, photograph by Theresa Morgenstern, People’s Magazine, February 18, 1953, page 12.
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(Caption: James R. Hoffa began to rally the scattered Teamster leadership as soon as he got off the plane.)
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