UNIFICATION OF THE COLOMBIAN COMMUNIST MOVEMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003000040007-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: July 21, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Colombia
SUBJECT Unification of the Colombian Communist Movement
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REPORT NO.
1. Although it was reported that the unification of the Colombian Communist
movement was proceeding without friction between the rival groups and that
members of the Partido Comunista Obrero (PCO) were being absorbed into the
various cells of the Partido Comunista de Colombia (PCC), this situation no
longer exists. Several cells have shown their disapproval of the unification
by refusing to meet on scheduled dates, and those which did meet had. very poor
attendance. Filiberto Barrero, Secretary of Agitation and Propaganda, who
opposed the unification, is publicly criticizing the Executive Committee of
the PCC, which is concerned by the lack of progress made toward unification.
2. Augusto Duran, former head of the PCO, has stated that he will not request
admittance to the FCC but plans to continue his Communist activities outside
the Party. Barrero considers Duran's attitude a political step to regain
control of the entire party, inasmuch as the present leaders of the FCC
will be subject to criticism by party members.1 Meanwhile, Duran will remain
free from criticism, and his followers will have an opportunity to call for
his return to the party as the logical leader of the Communist movement.
3. Attached is a confidential report of the Executive Committee of the FCC on the
causes and results of the dissolution of "labor-Communism".
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