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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-00915R000400020002-3
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TAHLE OF CONTENTS
Intornational Control and International Front Organizations
The Coninforn and V tin Armrica (with exhibits)
!Activities of Soviet Intelligence Agencies in Latin Lnorica
The WFTU and Latin hraorica
The World Federation of Dotiocratic Youth (WFDY) and the.
International Union of Students (IUS) in Latin ! erica
(with oxhibits)
The World i oaco Council and Latin Anorica
The Woriont s International Democratic Federation and L:.tin
Anorica (with exhibits)
The International Association of Douoeratio Lawyers (II:DL)
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INITERNATIONAL CONTROL AND INTERN .TI?N- L FRONT ORG0IZ1 TIOPIS
The Soviet Union has not ceased to foster Communist ideology
and organizational strength outside the USSR and the Satellite Orbit--
it has merely changed its methods. In the days before the last war
the Soviet Union used the Communist International (Comintern) which
Lenin had created, in order to develop Communist Parties throughout
the world in general, and in Latin America in particular. The
Executive Committee of the Comintern sat in Moscow, under the control
of the Soviet Communist Party and the Soviet Intelligence Services.
Latin tmcrican Communist leaders such as Bias Roca (Cuba) and Luis
Carlos Prestos (Brazil)---both active today--wore members of the
loading body of the Comintern and took their orders from their Soviet
masters. Comintern schools, such as the Lenin School, trained the
world revolutionary cadre. A Special O intorn headquarters and
secret field offices controlled and supported Communist activities in
Latin America. The Comintern also developed a series of international
mass (front) organizations in order to extend Soviet/Communist control
over large strata of society which were not yet yndor complete Cora-
munist Party domination. Thus the Comintern created the Communist
International of Youth; the Intornational of Rod Labor Unions
(Profintern); the Peasants International (Krestintorn), the League
against Colonialism, and similar international front organizations
in every field of human and social endeavor--all for the purpose of
penetrating every possible stratum of society and bringing it
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gradually under Communist control. !. vast international network of
so-called Soviet Friendship Societies sponsored and supported by the
Soviet government through its "t11 Union Society for Cultural Relations
1broad" was developed as a direct Soviet outlet for propaganda and
propaganda support to local Communist Parties.
The political activities of the Comintern were closely intertwined
with the activities of the Soviet espionage agencies, and Communist
Parties became tools of Soviet espionage. The murder of Trotsky in
Mexico by a Soviet agent who had been aided by the international Cora-~
munist apparatus is an illustration of practices which have not boon
abandoned.
During the war the Soviet: Party government abolished the Com-
intern, but this was merely a wartime gesture towards its Willies.
The Soviet Union has continued and is continuing to strengthen, develop
and support Communist Parties outside the Soviot/Satollito Orbit. The
".fill Union Society for Cultural Relations lzbroad" continues to channel
propaganda through its local outlets, the Soviet Friendship Societies;
similar societies have boon croatod by the Satellite governments of
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, and China.
The use of Communist Parties for Soviet espionage purposes has
likewise not been abandoned. There is ample and reliable evidence
from many countries to the effect that the Soviet Intelligence Services
continue to rely on secret Communist Party members abroad who have
penetrated into positions of trust where they have access to strategic
information,
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Sinilarly, the leadership role once exercised by the Soviet Warty
government through the Comintern is now being exorcised by the Com-
munist Party of the Soviet Union directly. It is a well known fact
that the Communist leadership all over the world travels regularly to
Moscow to receive its orders. It is also well-ln^wn that the Communist
Party of the Soviet Union controls the Coninforn Journal "For a lasting
Peace, for a leople's Democracy" through which it disseminates the
international Communist Party line, and which is brought into Latin
America by air from Prague and Bucharest.
Insofar as the international front organizations are concerned,
only their names have changed; not their function. Instead of the
Comintern-controlled Communist International of Youth, there is now
the World Federation of Democratic Youth with headquarters in Budapest,
Hungary, and the International Student's Union with headquarters; in
Prague, Czechoslovakia. Instead of the Wonon's Dopartnont of the Con-
Intern, there is now the Wouen's International Democratic Federation
with headquarters in East Berlin. The vociferous World Peace Council
located in Prague, is also nothing but a now fora of an old Comintern
front, the "World Committee 4gainst War and Fascism," and the World
Federation of Trade Unions, with sore of its nany functional Trade
Union Departments seated in Vienna, is a revival of a whole group of
Comintern fronts, all rolled into one---the Rod Labor Union International
(Profintorn), the International of Seamen and Harborworkers (ISH), and
the International of Educational Workers. Even the small International
Association of Democratic Lawyers had a Comintern predecessor-,-the
International Juridical Nsociation
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The activities of the Coninforn and the Soviet-controlled
Intornational Front organizations extend into Ditin Lnerica, and
are discussed in the attachnonts.
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THE COMINFORM AND UTIN 1:MICA
The Coririunist Infornation Bureau dissoninates the international
Connunist Party line through the Cotinforn's weakly journal, "For a
Lasting Peace, For a 1ooplo's Democracy;" which is published in
Bucharest. The Latin Lnerican Cortiunist Parties follow the Soviet
"line" as it is carried to then in the Cnninforu Journal very closely.
Not only is the circulation of the Journal in some of the Latin 1:cxican
countries surprisingly largo (sco below), but there has boon received
from Ecuador a sumary of an official Cormunist Party document which
rionttons the fact that the Journal is being extensively used for
"r,ass education and propaganda".
The Journal often features articles by Latin American Cor:rlunists
on conditions and Cormunist activities in their own countries. (For
a list of nanos of the contributors during 1953, see below). It also
prints news items about Latin American Connunist activities.
LooliCj.g qid ,nco
In example of how the Journal furnishes policy guidance to Latin
4mor .can Ca ! s-in this case, the dissonination of the policy program
sot forth at the 19th Congress of the CoL unist Party of the Soviet
Union--follows:
a). The Coriinforn Journal carried full texts or substantial.
siriaries of all the important documents issuing from the 19th
Congress of the Cormunist Party of the Soviet Union, October 1952.
The issue of 19 Docer:bor 1952 carried as its load editorial, "The
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loll-Conquering Force of Marxist-Leninist Theory," instructions to
all Communists to study Stalin's "Economic Iroblems of Socialism. in
the USSR," Stalin's speech to the Congress and the other materials
of the Congress. These documents, the editorial stated, "now being
studied with the, keenest interest in all working-class parties, gave
the international Communist movement a weapon of enormous ideological
and rallying power. By mastering this weapon and skillfully applying
it in the concrete conditions of their countries, the Communist and
Workers' Parties will be able to smash each and every so-called theory,
wrest it from the influence of the bourgeoisie passes of people still
ensnared in its ideology."
b). In the Journal's issue of 26 December 1952, an article
appeared on a resolution adopted by the CP Brazil, stating that the
"Communist Party of Brazil enthusiastically welcomed the historic
decisions of the XIX Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union and adopted a resolution urging all party members and organi-
zations to study those documents.
"'The documents of the XIX Congress of the ClSU and Comrade
Stalin's speech,' says the resolution, 'constitute a mighty weapon
and a reliable guide for Brazilian Communists in their fight for peace
and for the liberation of our pe^.plo from the imperialist yoke.
Assimilation of these documents is the main factor for raising the
ideological level of our Party and its members, valuable and effective
help in the N rxist training of our cadres."'
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c). It is further to be noted that the "Draft rogran" of the
CT Brazil, published on 1 January 1954, is based directly upon the
"united front" strategy sot forth at the 19th Congress of the Corn-
nunist Warty of the Soviet Union, and is thus quite different from
the progran that the 1 city had hold before.
d). 11.1so in the issue of 26 December 1952 was an article by the
General Secretary of the Topular Socialist Tarty of Cuba (i.e., the
Cormunist 'A arty), Blas Roca, entitled "For National Independence of
Cuba!" The writer spoke of Stalints "profound and convincing speech
to the XIX Congress of the Cornunist tarty of the Soviet Union." He
stated that "The Tarty shows the people of Cuba that they are not
alone in the struggle against the U.S. ir.7perialists, that at the head
of the carp of peace there stands the Soviet Union and that if the
people of Cuba continue to fight in close friendship with the USSR
and the camp of peace they will undoubtedly win in their difficult
struggle for national liberation, for democracy and peace."
o). In the 16 January 1953 issue of the Journal, there appeared
an article by Oscar Croydt, "Membor, Political Connission, Central
Connittee, Communist Party of Paraguay," stating that--"the Ccmunist
Party of Paraguay...liko the Corrunist Parties in the other Latin-
!ri.erican countries, is raising the banner of national indopondence
and national sovereignty, the banner of democratic froodons, thrown
overboard by the bourgeoisie. This is the historic necessity which
has boon grasped by the Communist and Democratic Parties. Corrado
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Stalin, addressing the representatives of the Conmunist and Democratic
Parties from the,capitalist countries at the final session of the XIX
Congress of the CPSU, said': 'There is no one else to pick it up.'"
f). According to the issue of 3 October 1952, the CP Mexico
welcomed in advance the "significance" of the 19th Congress. Quoting
de 142xico, the Journal says :
from the CP Mexico newspaper j a
"'the XIX Congress of the Cormunist Party of the Soviet Union will
greatly strengthen the struggle against the imperialist incendiaries
of a new war, will be a further invaluable contribution of the wise
and correct policy of Cormado Stalin--the groat loader, teacher and
friend of the working people..."'
Circulation of the Conlinforrn Journnal in Latin America .
The Spanish-languago edition of the Cor-.inform Journal is sent
to Latin American countries from Bucharest, where it is printed. Some
shipments arrive by boat, but most are received via air mail. The
copies air-mailed to Colombia and Cuba are trans-shipped through a
West European country, where they are handled by a Communist publish-
ing house. It is believed that some of the copies for Uruguay and
Mexico are sent in the Soviet diplomatic pouch. The largest numbers
of copies of the Journal appear to be sent to Cuba (1500), Mexico
(5,000 - 12,500, depending upon whether the particular issue contains
an article of Mexican interest), Ecuador (400 - 500). In most Latin
Lierican countries, the Journal is sent to secure addresses for seni-
clandestine distribution through the country.
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Latin L.morican Contributors to the Coriinforrz Journal
The folloving Latin Anorican Coxnnunist leaders were authors of
substantial articles in the Corninfori Journal during 1953 and in early
1954. This illustrates the close connection between Latin tj.nerican
Cor:iunisrz and the Corninforrn:
MERISCHI, Vicente
Mornbor, Central Con nitteo, CP
Lrgentina
AMMO, Jorge
Winner Stalin Peace Prize
Brazil
GRLBOIS, Mauricio
Secretary, CP
Brazil
PRESTES, Luis Carlos
General Secretary, CP
Brazil
GONZALEZ DIAZ, Galo
GeneralSocretary, Op
Chile
TEITELBOIM, V.
"Chilean Writer"
Chile
ROOA, Blas
General Secretary, Popular
Cuba
Socialist Party
GUER , BORGES,,"afredo Secretary, Party of Labour
Guatomal.a
FORTUNY, Jose Manuel
General Secretary, Party of
Guatemala
Labour
MIRANDA, Juan
Honduras
YORIE, Santos
Secretary, CP
Venezuela
Exhibits
Attached are issues of the Cominforn Journal to illustrate the
adherence of Latin lnerican Corxnunists to the policies developed
at the 19th Congress of the CPSU. Issues of:
6 February 1953
3 March 1953
26 December 1952
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ACTIVITIES OF SOVIET INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES IN LATIN L.MMICA
The pattern of continued Cor.munist interference with the sover-
eignty of non-Communist powers, as illustrated through the activities
of the International Front Organizations, pertains also to the activ-
ities of the Soviet Intelligence Services. The Soviet Intelligence
Services are not only information procuroriont agencies but also engage
in clandestine political and economic warfare in order to strike at
the roots of an independent nation's social and economic life.
The following case, which is not believed to be an isolated one,
should suffice to make this point clear. Information has boon received
directly from a Soviet Intelligence contact that the Soviets have
initiated covert action in South A erica, launched from the Montevideo-
Buenos Aires area, to make it impossible for the United Status to obtain
basic r.atorials from the South American countries. The Soviet plan is
to make it ii:ipossiblo for American ships to call at strategic South
American ports for the needed materials as they believe it will be
irpossiblo to use airplanes to transport the materials. The initial
steps taken by the Soviet agents to implement their plan had been under-
taken and included the penetration of some of the principal offices of
the local governments, to recruit local Military and Naval personnel
both pro - and anti - the local regi::es, and to penetrate they1xierican
grbassies and Military Missions in the South American countries where
the relations with the United States wore best. Prose ably this was
done to obtain information to support the Soviet plan.
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THE WFTU .":.ND LATIN AMERICA
The Com.iun.ist international labor front, World Federation of
Trade Unions -(t+)FTU) operates in Latin l nericc, through two channels :
the Confederation of Latin Anorican Labor (CTRL) , a ?-TFTU affiliate;
and through the affiliation of individual Latin Pnoriean unions with
the Trade Union Internationals (TUI's) of the UFTU.
The 14FTU is closely controlled by the USSR: directly, by control
of its funds, by Soviet occupation of key supervisory posts in the
WFTU Secretariat, and by the physical control over corlnunic