THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE NETHERLANDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002000080003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 26, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

SUBJECT
25X1 C
PLACE
ACQUIRED
SUPPLEMENT TO 25X1X
The following is a key to the attached chart of the CPN (Communist
Party Netherlands) :
,2pWMsR which is convoked at least once every two years
The jfttrt
is nominally the highest authority of the CPN and is responsible
for.,
1. The Ut ,l__C_qrm t e (Partij Bestuur) sometimes translated
as Party Executive. This committee, chosen at and by the
Party Con:;ress is the actual governing body of the CPN.
2. lEe rte -Gommittee. Elected by the Political Bureau
and responsible for every-day activities and operations of
the CPN.
3. Ps.rty Bureau o b c etariat. All matters affecting the
Central Committee and the Executive Committee are first
referred to the Party Secretariat which assumes much of
the routine work.
4. t cal B Receives international instructions and
adapts them for internal use.
5. _01=gv> ?tiafU. B l i10 Way be considered a section of the
Political Bureau which regulates orgrnizational activities
of the Pr:rty.
6e 5 'entific Buie. Consists of commissions which study
subjects assigned by the Central Committee.
t SSIs iCA1?IC N; si-WT
Approved For ~ A129RV&j8tIS -%E 0457R00
IN FORMAT E PORT
throughout the country.
jr
ffim
The Netherlands
DATE DISTR.
26 October 1948
The Communist Party of the Netherlands
NO. OF PAGES
4
nwa
WARNING NOTICE: THIS DISTRIBUTION LISTING MUST
letter of 16 Octoi er /8 from te
Director of Central ,ence to the
Archivist of the U1i.cd ~j.o:es,
CLASSIFICATION SE
PlAVY _ NSRB ~_. __ Du1k
This document is hereby regraded' to
CONFIDENTIAL in aeco,d3nce w'th the
c
a
:
1 :
~...._.._
...:
Approved For-Re1easa? 01/11/23- : CIA-RDP82 WRGb~2000~80UU3-2
a usvr,~~
y,1 prij: 9)e 1 sarheid" (Truth) is most important
CPN publication published in Amsterdam and distributed
CONFIDENTIAL
(O
rd)
9
 3. !::o h ? Uodicals: "Politiek en Cultuur" (Politics
and Culture),. a politic,-l monthly, popular-scientific
and cultural.
"Echo van het Lend" (Country's Echo), an agrarian
propa.g:-,ndz stic mon tnly. .
"Vrouwenpost" (D>omants Paper), monthly for won:eti.
"Statt en Ra5d" (State and Co ncil), org,-,.n for CPN
representatives in public bodies.
4,~g "dg ~ervnl,A: "!Grg:nisatie j ieuw+s" (urgenizat.ion
14evas) , organ for the cadre.
"Feiten en Cijfers" (Facts and Figures), press reports
on important events used for propaganda.
5, is ellanm-P1b$ 3.c tions: , Factory bulletins published
irregularly on steno lied sheets to spread propaganda
among the workers.
Regional papers published by CPN District Committees.
"Kwartsal14 (4uarterly), contains speeches and statements
of world Communists.
? Approved For Release 2001/11
;(CIA-RDP82-00457R002000080003-2 25X1A
CLi-`J.RaL 31 &MC&ET. r+GENCY
7b. Film
7c. Radio
7d. arts and Culture
1. ,La under Party supervision for the training and
supervision of Party members.
I M (Independent). "Pegasus" and "nepubliek
2a Pu_ g bj,W_
der t.etteren" (hepublic of Letters). Books and pamphlets
for education of Party members.
1. Local Advisory Committees
2. Press and Propaganda Fund
3,. Local Theater and Cabaret Companies, perform for propaganda
purposes.
. nta g, ? . Records
10. Econo.nic Burg. for the study of econonic problems and for giving
advice to party organs for the improvement of these conditions
especially aimed at small, middle-class businesses.
11. industrial Responsible for the Deming of industrial cells,
and distribution of factory bulletins. Tries tp :eep secret its
close connection wita the Executive of the 1"v C (Unity Trade Union).
13. 'olIt cal `'rt
13a. anton Struik Training Funds For cadre personnel.
Approved For Release 2001/11.3
~: clttrr l Auu .
"Echo van het Land" is the organ of this bureau.
ITA-RDP82-00457ROO2000080003-2
 Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP82-00457R002000080003-2
coTIA~.
13b. Party Trainin;_! Center: School for the training of the
/,fiddle Cadre (i idden-leader) .
13c. Cadre Instructors, directors and instructors at the Cadre
trr:inin center for the higher cadre at LE.ren.
13d. Marx Institute: in independent institute giving written
courses vvith particular reference to the teachings of
i:Iarx an,' his modern counterpart in the USSR.
I`?omen's F3ure i. IlaintPins close contact with the'Jederlandse
Vrouwen Beweg ing" (Netherlands 6onen's 'ovement) .
15. P1a 'o r-1 E c1;o Bar ate}. Responsible for administrative
preparations during general elections.
16. Yolitica.l ? Commission. Makes security checks on all
facts and documents passe by Political Bureau nndl checks
political reliabilit- of Fart; members.
17. Fjaga a Con-fission. Checks on Financial Bureau.
Iienresentatiy~~ G ant Inst a ons.
18.
19. F' reign Liaise rith other Communist groups and parties outside
the Netherlands.
19a. Soviet 11nb, ssy, The Hague
19b. Comin#orm (t)
19c. Communist Congresses in foreign countries.
20. Y2
20a. " lgemeene Nederlandsche Jeugd Vereenijung" (Netherlands
General Youth Movement). the organ of the ,NJV is "14n"
(One). The 6~orkers Youth .ibvernent (Verbond van 'V'erkers jeu-d)
organizes members up to 16 years of age.
20b. OPSJ (Organization of Progressive High School Students)
affiliated with ANJV. :+n organization of students (ULO
and MAO) (sic) mostly menbers of the r,NJV. Its organ is
"De Poort" ('the Gateway).
Rata o j.g kgnci, Tiede: I ,r I (Raddio 3 orking :ethe:rla,:ds or Laborers'
broadcast for the .detherlands.) founded to furnish CP,t with
broadcast time and facilities.
21a. Tourist Dep..rtic ent
21b. rLdvisory Committee for Culture 1. nf, airs. Organ "Vri j" (Free) .
22, L ~g 5 st Choir and usical So ,eties. Lends support
to Party meetings.
23. I Ski. , hnti-F'renco Spaniards in the Aetherlands. Org,'-n
"Vrij Svn je" (Free 3pa:in).
SECFLT COt DE TIA1.
SECRET
Approved For Release 2001/11/23.:: CIA-RDP82-00457R002000080003-2
 Approved For Release 2001/11/23: CIA-RDP82-00457R
24. %;omen
24a. X ederlandse Vrourwen Beweging ( etherlands Women's
Lbvement). The NVB is bee ring r.ore communist dominated.
Urgan, "Vrede en Opbouw" (Peace and kieconstructii:)n).
25. ~sssociati~n y~ Former Span ;13 Civil tier C-,ribs.ttants. Purpose
is to reg: in.2utch citizenship for those wino fought on the
ttepublict:n side (luring the Spanish Civil Var.
26. Verenivinn dedL.rlr-nd-Indonesia (Netherlands-Indonesia Society).
pro-kepublican (argtnization following the +bscov; line in the
Dutch-Indonesian dispute. Organ, "Indonesie Bulletin".
27. liathgrj anila -USSR. Seeks mer:bers from intellect-1 circles,
This orgnnizatiiin receives 3,000 guidlers monthly from the
Soviet Embassy in The h ague.
28. "~~ an Ir dii esia", a C,mmunist orgFnizati -n of Indonesians
living in the Netherlands. organ "V:arta Indonesia".
29. `retherlancis-Porlnc,,_5 ci y. Organ "Nederlc!.nd-Polen".
30. Trade unions
>l,
30a. Einheids Val-, Central (Unity Tra=de Union). The LVC is an
independent union but ib strongly influenced by the CPN.
Organ "t .erkend Nederland" (1'orkin ; Netherlands).
stritors. Divided into the 17 districts listed on the
chart. These districts were Cori^e on 1 '.,lay 19'48 from 381
sections or divisions.
32. Prescribed orgrnization of a District Committee:
Political. Secretary (Chairman)
Organizational Secretary
Treasurer
Propagt_nd.a Chief
Assistant Propaganda Chief
Political Training Chief
Youth Leader
Factory Leader.
s omen's Leader
ET
Approved For Release 2001/11I 'ET
%IP