CARLOS H. PAROJA'S ATTEMPT TO WIN LEADERSHIP OF LIBERAL PARTY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002400560003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 21, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 8, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORM T CD NO.
COUNTRY Colombia
DATE DISTR. 8 Mar 1949
SUBJECT Carlos H. Parojats Attempt to Win Leadership of NO. OF PAGES 1
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1. In connection with his poolitiCal campaign to win the leadership of the
Liberal Party of Colombia,' Carlos U. Pare ja, leftist Liberal who was released
from prison on 16 Janusry 1949, rtde a tour of the central section of Colombia.
Te trip, which was preceded by considerable fanfare and propaganda, was
meant to have been a trial tour, but was a ooaplete failure. He was
accompanied by ex-Caprtain Jose Phil' ipe Rinoon, who 3a !mown to be engaged
in iliegal arms traffic.,
2. During,the tour Pareja was accused by Liberal leaders of attempting to divide
the Liberal Party, a eta-be statement which he categorically dented in a telegrm to
Jorge Uribe I:Harquez. He then Dacus d statements that he was a sincere supporter
of the Party and reaamnerzded at the Party unite behind we loader. In a
press interview he dented any +.epirations for the presidency in 1950.
3. Among the places visited by Paoja were the oil fields of Bucaramanga and
Ba anoaberme ja, Department of Santander (Stir), where he was reported to have
made overtures to labor I'eadeza in hopes of obtaining the position of Legal
Advisor of the Federaoiort N?Taoiorna1 do Petroleros (Fedepetroi), recently
vacated by Diego flontana CuesllAr. ** It is said that he failed in this attempt
as well as in his bid for the political support of the petroleum workers.
4. In discussing Parejats ambitions to become the Legal Advisor of the Fedepetro]
Filiberto Barrorc, SecretW of Finance of the Partido Comsnista de Colombia
.(PCC), warned other FCC leaders that Pareja is their worst enem4y. He reminded
then that Pareja had requested admission into the PCG in 194 solely for personal
gain and because he desired to control the printing presses owned by the Party.
When he was refused the use of'the presses, he lost all interest in the Party.
Barrero pointed out further that, Pareja, when arrested as a result of his
icipation in the uprising of 9 April 1949, had requested that the FCC mete
no attempt to defend him as such a defense would be prejudicial to his
interests. Upon his release from prison, according to Barrero, Pore ja made a
second attempt, along with Augt>sto Duran Ospino, Secretary General of the
Partido Cangnista Obrero, to secure control of the presses.
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