INTELLIGENCE REPORT PREPARED WEEKLY FOR THE SENIOR INTERDEPARTMENTAL GROUP

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 14, 2002
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: November 7, 1966
• Content Type: IR

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2. Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . .
3. Costa Rica .
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2. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The
young leftist militants who recently
gained
control
of the Dominican Revolutionary Party
(PRD)
intend
to take a stronger and more vociferous
stand
against
the Balaguer regime. The PRD is the
coun-
try's largest and most influential opposition
group.
The: radicals have recently intensified their
criticism of Balaguer, renewing charges that he was
fraudulently elected and comparing his regime to
the Reid government, overthrown in 1965. The new
provisional secretary general of the PRD, 29-year-
old Jose Francisco Pena Gomez, was a major figure
in the plotting that led to Reid's ouster. Recently
Pena, who has been a close supporter of ex - party
president Juan Bosch, expressed the view that to
survive as an effective political force the party
must advocate a militant brand of "democratic so-
cialism" and adopt a "nationalistic and revolution-
ary" policy toward Balaguer.
The radicals' extreme line suggests that they
may cooperate on some issues with the Communists and
other far-leftists.
Bosch has welcomed the "new generation of lead-
ers," and his recent bitter attacks on the US and
Balaguer demonstrate an acceptance of their think-
ing. Bosch is planning an extended trip to Europe
and has temporarily withdrawn from national politics,
but he will still retain an influence over PRD devel-
opments through his new post of party adviser.
Developments within the PRD underscore the
growing polarization of Dominican politics despite
Balaguer's hopes of establishing a "government of
national unity." The President has assessed Pena's
theoretical approach to politics as "Communistic"
and his methods as clearly subversive, and one ad-
viser has already privately voiced criticism of the
President for not adopting a firm stand toward the
PRD. This attitude portends strong pressure on
Balaguer to take repressive action to silence his
adversaries. (SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM)
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3. COSTA RICA
The frustrations which led President Jose.Joa-
quin Trejos to threaten to resign last week have ap-
parently been papered over for the present. Trejos
heads a coalition of three diverse parties which de-
feated the National Liberation Party (PLN) candidate
in the election this year by a very slim margin. The
PLN, however, which won a majority of seats in the
legislature, has impeded Trejos' badly needed economic
reform program in retaliation for what it considers
persecution by the government. Furthermore, the lead-
ers of the parties making up the governing coalition
have constantly bickered among themselves for con-
trol of the government. All sides realize the serious-
ness of the situation and talks are being initiated
on several levels. Nevertheless, leaders of both the
government and the opposition are still in disagree-
ment among themselves over whether and how a durable
modus vivendi can be. established. (SECRET NO FOREIGN
DISSEM)
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