CONTACTS OF TULIO TABLADA IN EL SALVADOR AND HONDURAS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002700620005-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 13, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 18, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELt.IGENCE AGENCY EPORT NO.
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,SUBJECT Ccr~tawts of Tali.o Tab: da in J 1 S~slvador and Honduras
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:1Vlie `l: b da Garcia well.=known member of the Partido Socialista de Nicaragua
(P N) and presently Social Relations Secretary of -the Sindicsto de Empleados
y `;[T.rabajjadores de Comercio de Managua, departed for Sari Salvador 9 April 1949
^rla TAC& Ai.rli6es. On 12 April he went to Tegucigalpa., Honduras, and returned
to Managua on TAP:: 16 April:, Allegedly the trip was chiefly for pleasure, but
Txb1ada was asked by local labor and PSN leaders to contact certain persons
..n El S :l.va.dor and Honduras,
2,, In accordance with these requests Tablade called on three labor officials
during his stay in San Salvador. These were Carlos Alex Gomez and Benjamin
fllejis Martinez of the Union de Trsbajadores Ferrocarrileros and Nerciso
Lacayo of the Empleados de Comercion Upon his return, according to_ source,
Taibiada reoorted that he had talked with all three and had discussed the
progress of the labor movement in Nicaragua. T ablada stated that he was
questioned particularly about the r eaions for the aliiance with .Absalom,
Goraalez, and that he explained that this was made necessary by the desire
of the PSN to form a single central labor organization, which could obtain
official representation, Once control of the new organization is es uablished,
Tablada reportedly told the Srivadorans, Gonzalez would be repleced0 Tableda.
S i.d that this explanation was necessary, inasmuch as theS lvadcrsns expressed
some doubts, regarding the path being taken by the PSN in Nicaragua.. After
the discussion it was agreed that the Steps taken locally were Justified by
C treums tenses .
'stated that Gomez is the most Important Communist in the Salvadoran
movement, and that Vejie is also prominen to Tablada was told by Gomez
that no money had been sent to Nicaragua in care of Humberto Blanco, as
.;:romi_sed, because they had given a sizeable amount to Armando Amador when
tthe:. .:.titter passed through San Salvador en route to Mexico in February 1949.
They reportedly told Tab1?:ada that for some unknown reason Amador had not
acknowisdged receipt of this rioney. When Tablada reported this matter to
Juan Lo.r?io and MMlanuel Perez Estrada upon his return the latter were dis-
appointed because they load. received no money, according to source, and
cursed !!mad-or for apparently having run off with funds set aside for the
leaVty,
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u1i1e: as:o Suarez Rivas, head of the PS,N fraction in the Siridicato do
:'ri., aieados y Traba jailor es do Cotaercio reportedly told TTablada that he
3bouid ;see P .:goberto Rodriguez, in the Plaza Gbeli.sco, Comaynguela 9
X c ndur a .; Rodriguez apparently is the principal liaison agent between
,.,h i'3 and the Corartauuist labor leaders in Hondurasn Source states that9
J,nn the event Rodriguez was not at home,, Tablada was to inquire at his
L ouse for the, address of Guillermo Chirinos. The lstter knows the
:;vonti,er? area well,, and he aided A, ador on his trip through Honduras last
? b xor According to source 9 Tablada was successful in meeting both
rann, an,( he talked with there in the house of Weria Lui.sa Genelley in
Cram yar tie la,
':".blada reported to Suarez and other PSW leaders that the two Hondurans
v h:ho ax a allegedly prom nent in the underground labor movement in that
couuntry, are anxious to organize the working classes, but that they are
arced to move slowly because of the opposition of the governnaentO
According to source, these Hondurans issue propaganda for Honduras and
?:i;.c; rag'ia, and their
present theme is world peace?
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