STATE DEPARTMENT'S EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN DOCUMENTS IN LATIN AMERICA AREA REQUIREMENTS OF DRA/BI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03130A000100020009-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Content Type: REQ

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s W ATE DI ARTITM T V S EXPLOITATION OF k I WCU1,JEJJTS INN LATIN 1EI 4' A
State's most urgent requirements with reference to the exploitation of
foreign documents in the Latin American area can generally be met with the
Department's existing facilities, including embassy resources, the language
competence of itg research staff, and occasional recourse to Departmental
translating services. However, the proportion of manpower to resources that
could profitably be exploited is such that supplemental efforts in this field,
if carefully geared to current needs, might be of considerable value.
It is suggested that an experimental program be developed on the fol-
.LoVLng selective basis.
As Topics requiring coverage in all countries*
1, Meeting of ministers of finance or economy in Rio de
Janeiro, November 1954 (a continuing study)
Current major issues in the UN, such as control of
atomic energy and admission of communist China.
3, The recent change of government in Guatemala and current
pol,i.tical developments in that country (comment, especially
any expression of opinion referring to the United States,
is desired),
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The establi.sluaent of Soviet or pro-Soviet cultural
institutes (any information or opinion).
3, Topics requiring coverage in specified countries o: r
lm Communism and labor, as separate but related subjects,
with emphasis a) in the case of commiunism, on evidences
of strength, activity of front organizations, infiltration
in government and noncommunist organizations, and relations
with communists and communist organizations abroad, and
b) in the case of labor, on legislation, organization,
participation by labor in politics and policy-making,, and
government action affecting the labor movement, Countries
to be covered for these two sub jectss Guatemala,, Brazil
Chile, trg n$inap Bo I, Costa ion, and Cuba*
'are listed in order of priority
TlaF * Under each topic countries are listed in order of priority.
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 a) Local industry, including electric power and b) trade
.d finance, both domestic and foreign. Specific topics
of interest include under a) plans or projects for izportant
industrial developme7s armation on financial status and
profitability of existing plants,, including balance sheets
of major enterprises,, and policy statements by major
officials; under b) information on domestic trading practices
(cooperatives, s allanent buying, regulation on retail and
wholesale operations, etc, ), indication of significant
changes in foreign trade policies, structure of trade
organizations and their relation to both the government and
private sectors of the economy. Countries: Guatemala,
eats, and Chiles
Organization of government,, operations and relationships of
government agencies, political party organization and
activity, local and regional government and the relation-
ship of these levels to the national government, Guatemala,
Costa Rica. Argentina and Uru ~
! , Names and positions of middle ranking government and party
officials, (Information would be most useful if presented
in the form of lists divided into ministries,, branches of
government administration, and political parties, Informa-
tion should be present at frequent but not necessarily
regular intervals.) Countries: Brazil., Bolivia, and Chile,
le Bolivia
Data on organizational structure, membership strength,
leadership and principal aims of the following front groups
and targets of Co.amunist infiltration in Bolivia are
especially needed in the immediate future: Juventud
Coma .stn de Bolivia Or anizacion Nilitar Ro - a possibly
no longer a+ct: ve , es-ta Mara, o, ederaco n Universitaria
Bolivian, and component ua~ivers ty a cra ions, and a ona7.
edei ation of Teachers (Bolivian tame unknown)
2. Brazil
a, Reports and comments on leaders, strength, and organic
zation of political parties in all states and in the
Federal District,
b0 Name and political 'party of victorious candidates for
state and national office in October 1954 .ections?
c4 Representation and leadership of the various political
parties in the national congress.
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Y party eaders in the a ,seal congress on.
Administration economic policies
anti-inflation measures
changes in petroleum legislation
US financial assistance to Brasil
government assistance to agriculture
need for labor legislation
anti.Comnjst legislation and enforcement
US-Brazil military accord
role of the military in government
reform of the electoral law
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The finances and fund raising activities of all political
parties, new party coalitiions, and the attitude of the new
coalitions toward the administration.
. Uruguay
Activities of Argentine exiled, evidences of monist
penetration in labor., economic, political and mllita circles,
a anti.4 and "Third Position,' activities.
It is believed that this program would be most useful if information,
except as otherwise noted, is prepared in the form of brief abstracts with
occasional significant extracts and presented on a biweekly basis.
The :sources that have been listed as now being exploited in FM are
obviously inadequate to met the requirements set forth here. It has been
assumed that additional newspapers,, periodicals, etc. can be obtained. State
Is prepared to make specific suggestions in this regEtrd.
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