COMMUNIST PENETRATION OF LABOR UNION FILES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100830007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 1999
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 23, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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'I. The memorandum sent to Sanchez Taboada follows:
The first time our comrades, the miners, participated in the Federal Chambers
was during the regime of General Lazaro Cardenas, when the Union had eight
Federal Deputies for the States of Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Baja California,
Sonora, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi, Hidalgo, and Zacatecas. Later, during
the administration of General Manuel Avila Camacho, the Union lost some
positions, only six of our comrades (for the States of Hidalgo, Coahuila,
Baja California, an Luis Potosi, Zacatecas, and Sonora) remaining as deputies
to the Chamber later, in the campaign of Lic.. Miguel nleman, as already
decided by our Executive Committee and-the Party (PRI), at that time directed
by Dr. hafael P. Gamboa, some positions in the Chamber of Deputies were
relinquished in exchange for a seat in the Senate; and the only ones who
remained in the Federal Chambers of the Government of Lic. Miguel Alemsn were
the Deputies from Coahuila, Zacatecas, and hidalgo, and as Senator from
Nuevo Leon, Comrade Juan Manuel Elizondo. This is the first time that the
Miners' Union has been represented in the Senate.
Concerning the approaching compais for Federal Deputies, in view of the
high esteem that we believe your Party has with this organization, and
without in any way trying to create difficulties and problems a'ionF.P our
workers that would hurt our Union, we, the National Executive Committee,
are requesting your Party to give us the positions that the "iners' Union
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Copies of confidential memoranda sent by Servando Zuniga, Secretary General
of political Affairs of the Mexican "iners' Union,to General Rodolfo Sanchez
Taboada, President of the National Executive Committee of the Partido
hevolucionari.o Institutional (PR]),and to President Miguel Aleman were obtained
by the Partido Comunista Mexican. (PC`'),through an agent in the union, The
name of the person who purloined the documents from the files of the liners'
Union is Carmen Herrera,. Source stated that Carmen Herrera is used_by Dionisio
Encina, Secretary General of the PCM, to keep him informed of the official
and secret acts of the 1.1ners' Union. Source stated also that the PC" ha3
other persons of trust, as yet unidentified, in the headquarters of.several
unions, who submit reports on the activities and remarks of the union leaders,
as well as documents of interest from the files of the union.
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had in the Federal Chambers at one time, since in fact we are within the
.Party collectively and individually. Our reasons for explaining which
positions we desire are that we do not wish to engage in fruitless agitation
and we wish to be ready to notify our union "locals" in order that they may
choose as candidates comrades having the sympathy of the local and having in
part the backing of the PRI0 Therefore,, we are requesting the following
positions as Deputies:
Zacatecas Nuevo Icon Hidalgo
Coahuila Chihuahua Sonora
San Luis Potosi Baja California
4, We hope that you will call us in order that these terms may be clarified
since our Union has tried to assist the government in every possible way
and respects completely the opinions of Lie. Miguel Aleman, President of
the Republic, For this reason we believe. that we have a right to greater
participation in the Chambers., which we consider a guarantee both for our
comrades and for the government so wisely directed by Lie. Miguel Aleman."
5~ The memorandum addressed to President Aleman is very similar in content to
the one quoted above. It makes the same request for legislative posts in
return for collaboration with the PHI, but goes into greater detail regarding
certain politicians in the various states, with specific references to
persons known to Miguel Aleman0
6, Copies of the memorandum addressed to Sanchez Taboada were sent to President
.Aleman, Senator Carlos I, Serrano, General Teofilo R. Borunda, Secretary
General of the PHI, and Deputy Eugenio Pradoo Copies of the memorandum
addressed to President Aleman were sent to General hodolfo Sanchez Taboada,
Senator Carlos Io Serrano, Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez, Minister of the Interior,
and Haul Lopez Sanchez, Governor of Coahuila, who was commended in the
memorandum for his cooperation with the Miners4 Union.
Comment. Union leaders feel that the government, through the PRI,
will disapprove the formation of the new labor central, and have therefore
decided to make aideal with the Party by offering collaboration in return
for legislative pofftso)
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