INSTITUTO CULTURAL HISPANA-AMERICANS DE MADRID

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002200170004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 1, 1948
• Content Type: IR

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to The Institute Cultural Hispanaa-Americana de Madrid (ICFit M-Hispano-Ajnerican
Cultural Institute of Madrid), which was organized this year in !Madrid,,
Spain, reportedly has branches in Argentina. IMexico, and Cuba for the purpose
of spreading pro-Franco propaganda throughout Latin America. It is the
intention of the ICRA.M to establish branches in all latin American countries,
with the largest organizations in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Habana. The
Institute in Madrid plans to send a representative at least once a month from
Spain to each of the countries where there are branches,
2, In the past few months, Joaquin f uiz Jimenez, the President of the ICH-W,
has traveled widely in Latin American In Buenos Aires, he established the
Instituto Cultural Hiepanica y Argentina, which is a branch of ,the ICHAM,
The group in Buenos Aires has a printing press, libraries, and radio
facilities? In Mexico City, the Instituto Cultural Hispana-.Mexicana,
with printing press and libraries, was established by Ruiz Jimenez as a
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3, Ruiz Jimenez., who departed from Cuba early in November, laid the groundwork
for the Instituo Cultural Fiispanas-Cubana, heportedly, he obtained the money
for this group from rich Spanish residents in F The activities of the
group will be inaugurated in the near future, Commento Nbile Ruiz
Jimenez was in Cuba, all of his expenses were paid by the Cuban Ministry of
Staten At this time, the Minister of State was Rafael Gonzalez Munoz., w.iose
ambition is to become the first Ambassador of Cuba to Spain, if and when
Cuba designates an Ambassador: Ruiz Jimenez, because of his newly acquired
eminence and knowledge of the Latin American countries. will soon be designated
as Ambassador of Spain to the Vatican.)
4n On 27 November 1948, Dr. Francisco D. Gossio,, formerly Director of the newspaper
&BC and of the Museo Nacional de Escultura do Espana (National ".useum of
Spanish Sculpture) in Madrid, arrived in Cuba in connection with the establish-
ment of the Institute. Cultural Hispana-Cu.banan Cosioa whose alleged purpose
is to spread Spanish culture, has expressed the desire to travel.to the
United Staten in order to spread his propaganda. among the Spanish speaking
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