COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN VALPARAISO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000200270001-9
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 16, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE- AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL
UUCUFM OVORMATION
This Document contains Information e.RectlnI the Na
tional Defense of the United states. within themean.
ins of Title 19. Sections 793 Red M. Of the U.s: Code. as
amended. Its traneml ion or revelation of its oonten)s
to or receipt by an unauthorised person Is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this fosse Ie prohibited,
REPORT NO. 25X1 A
Communist Aotivitics in Valparaiso DATE DISTR. 16 February 1953
Chile
DATE OF INFO.
MACE
NO. OF PAGES 2
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
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TIQ IOWCE WAWATIONS IN THIS RESORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE ASSRAIEAL Of CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. During the latter part of December 1952, leading members of the Communist
Party of Chile (PCCh) in Valparaiso were called to Santiago and instructed
to form an investigative committee called a Comision de Censure. This
committee is to study the expulsion from the PCCh of various unnamed members.
The Santiago meeting was reportedly attended by PCCh leaders from all parts
of Chile. Instructions were given to purge the PCCh of certain unnamed
members who failed to obey orders regarding registration as members of other
political parties. Specific individuals who have not been excluded from
electoral registration were instructed to register under certain political
parties in order to insure political support when needed in various unions.
However, many individuals who were not so instructed have registered as
members of political parties. These individuals are being accused of politi-
cal deviation and will be purged from the ranks of the PCCh.
2. On 5g January 3,953, Communist leaders in the second commune in Valparaiso held
a meeting in a room in the rear of the restaurant called "El Azul", located on
Calla Carampangue 22 and owned by Juan PARKA. This meeting was presided over
by Salvador YANSZ, who led the discussion of two principal matters, (1) support
for ;the Communist daily, IQ ?Jglg, and (2) the purchase of U.S. dollars. With
? reepeot to the second item, !ANffi informed the members present that instructions
had been received from-the Central Committee of the PCCh to make contact with
persons who could be trusted to buy dollars for the Party:'' Rosario ROSALES was
appointed to select an individual in Valparaiso for this work. He reported later
that he had chosen Alfonso CERDA. CERDA works on the waterfront as stevedore
foreman, and he will contact foreign seamen from different ships for the purpose
of obtaining dollars from such individuals. It is reported that this method
of acquiring dollars will be used in all Chilean ports, but it is unreported
what use the party intends to make of the U.S. ourrOncy.
Communist union,-leader *an..Valparaiso were preparing for the Party-sponsored
Congreso de Unidad Sini cal, scheduled to'be held in Santiago 12-15 February
1953, The work of organizing the maritime and affiliated waterfront unions for
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the purpose of selecting and controlling the delegates was being handled by
the Asociacion Jose Mariano Valenzuela. A preliminary congress of maritime
workers from all over Chile was scheduled to be held in the port of San-
Antonio 23-25 ?Tanuary 1953. The PCCh in Valparaiso has appropriated 55,000
pesos towards the expenses of this preliminary congress, 15,000 of which came
from the Asociacion Jose Mariano Valenzuela. The following number of delegates
was expected at the San Antonio congress: Valparaiso, 16; Antofagasta, 3;
Tocapilla, 3; Coral, 3; Iquiqui, 2; Coquimbo, 2; Talcahuano, 2; and one each
from Arica, Puerto Montt, Iota, and Punta Arenas. Plans for the San Antonio
congress were worked out during a series of meetings from 12-14 January held
at the headquarters of the Communist-controlled Sindicato do Panificadores
(Bakers' Union) at Calle Bustamente 62 in Valparaiso, These meetings were
attended by Caupolican AGUIRRE, Communist leader employed in the customs section
of the Santiago airport, who acted as technical advisor.
4. The Communists in the second commune in Valparaiso have named a committee of
three to select a suitable office for the headquarters of the regional office
of the Frente de Pueblo in that city. This committee is composed of Medardo
CHAPA, Adam RAMIREZ," and Juan ENCIMA. It is planned to use this place as a
regular meeting place of the PCCh and to set up there an "escuela de quadre"
(political school)if the Law of Defense of Democracy is abrogated,.
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