COMMUNIST INVOLVEMENT IN RECENT STRIKES IN LATIN AMERICA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00904A000500010088-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2006
• Sequence Number: 88
• Publication Date: May 1, 1959
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE D CTOR
SUBJECT: Cost Involvement in Recent Strikes in Latin
America
. This nomorandwn is for your Information.
g. At the USIA meeting of 14 April, General r ear.isos
nutted the Board's attention to the emerging pattum of . twist
in various Latin American countries, pe fitly through
emits. The msrabers agreed that this situation should
watched Closely.
3. We have reviewed the iaa smsti available on Incidents
sat which have taken place In various Latin American
Ins the Past few aahs and have discussed this sit-
scent strikes were pri>laia-rUy cassed by the reaction of
th appropriate officers in ADP end Cal. It is our view
to local situations. Althiough communists
were Involved in most instances, their actions appear to be in the
e of exploiting the o + ftis6 prose mt+ed by the nearest rather
than of implementing a *Pacific Moscow directive or pestle calling
simultaneous strike action throughout Latin America.
4.
It abould be noted, however, that the cQnWW=dsts have
Increased Interest in Latin Aar*rtcna. For mple,
ech to the Twenty-First Party ngress,
furred to the aeserte*y intensified struggle in Tin America
.he v wed a new stage In the "national liberation mOvement,'=
against American imperialism. F.U*wj" the Cress, Latin Am-
erican delegates report y received instructions in Moscow and in
ping an tactics for intensifying the struggle " in their own countries.
S. We are sung a copy of this nwa sndwm to General
Brettwei s es.
HERMAN KENT
Assistant Director
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