REORGANIZATION OF VANGUARDIA POPULAR UNDER A COVER NAME

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: September 13, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
10 The reorganization of the Cammunist Partido Vanguardia Popular under the
name of the Nntional Democratic Party is almost completede The Vanguardia
having survived almovt a year of illegality has now arrived at the point
There it is able to return to a standard organizational setup, pub:Lich a
meekly newspaper, provide for Costa Rican participation in the international
"Peace Front" novement, and attempt to participate on a provincial basisz,
under an assumed name, in the forthcoming elections,
The general or,ganizational plan, together with an introductory excerpt from
the Party statutes describing the functions of the varioue committees is
presented belous
STATT-T
ae THE NATIONAL COMMITTNG*
"TO form the national Committee, delegates to the national Congress shall
select the 16 best leaders of the Party in 611 the country, It is also
required that each one of the organized sections be represented by at
least one elemente000,The decisions and resolutions of the National Cannittee-
nust be executed and endorsed by the Political Bureau and by all other
lower bodies of the Party,"
ArnoldO Ferret() Segura
Carlos Luis Feline Sibaja
Luis Carballo Corrales
Jaime Cordes Nora
Alvaro Montero Vega
Efrain Rodriguez Vanegas
Luisa Gonzalez
Fereando Villaloboe Padilla
Arturo "Montero Vega
Mario Zunign Aguilar (representing Province of Puntnrenas)
German Alfaro Sales (representing Province of Alajuela)
Carlos Escalante Vega (representing Province of Heredia)
Gonzalo Coto (representing Province of Cartago)
Rogelio Carlos Mendoza (representing Province af Limon)
Victor More Calderon (representing Province of Quepos)
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b. THE POLITICAL COMMISSION**
HEach time that the National Committee is re-formed, in its first regular
plenary session, it will appoint from its midst a Political Bureau which will
be charged with carrying out the program set by the National Committee in the
intermediate periods betmeen meetings of the same....e7he Political Bureau
will have all the powers of the National Ommniftee little the latter is not in
sessions except that one of defining the general Party line, which lies entirely
within the jurisdiction of the National Committee."
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
General - Arneldo Ferret? Segura (w.a. Oscar Vargas)
of Agitation and Propaganda - Efrain Rodriguez Vane gas
of Organization - Carlos Luis Pallas Sibaja
of Finances - Mario Solis Porras (wee? Elias Piedra)
of Syndicates - Gonzalo Sierra C.
of Acts and Correspondence Alvaro Montero Vega
of Agriculture - Jaime Gerdes Mara
of Youth - Fernando Vinelobos Padilla
Cm THE PRESS COMMITTEE***
"The National Committee shall appoint a Press Committee, composed of three or
more umbers who shell function for one year The Press Committee shall
be charged wItle and responsible for the management and editing of the Party
Press organ, and of any other that the Party may publishe....The responsibility
of this Committee shall be collective."
Members and assignments are the same as for the Political Commission.
de. THE SECTIONAL COMITIICE OF THE PROVINCE OF SAN JOSEN***
"Sectional Committees will be organized as the Central Committee directs,
whether on their own initiative or on the initiative of the base. As much as
possible, the argenization of the Sectional Committees will ram the political
division of the country into provinces, without being necessarily obliged to
observe these divisions."
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
General- Carlos Luis FaIlas Sibeja
of Finances - Mario Solis Porras
of Syndicates - Adage Garcia
of Propaganda Manuel Mbscoa Barrantes
of Acts and Correspondence - Arturo Montero Vega
of Youth - Alvaro Montero Vega
of Organization- Enrique Conde Conde
00 THE SECTIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE PROVINCE OF
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
General - Carlos Escalante Vega
of Finances - Alicia Campos
of Syndicate Action- Antolin Morales Altar?
of Propaganda - Bienvenido Penaranda Be
of Acts and Correspondence - Filadelfo Benavides C.
of Organization.- Jose Feancisco Romero Saenz
of Farm Action.- Jose Arguedas Prendas
fo THE SECTIONAL COMMETTEE OF TIE PROVINCE OF CARIAGO
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
General - Jose Angel Rodriguez Fhllas
of Finances Luis Mora Gutierrez
of Syndicate Action- Gonzalo Coto Maze
of Propaganda - Carlos Aragon Hernandez
of Acts and Correspondence - Luis Guillermo Brenes Rojas
of Organization. - Paulin? Brame Rojas
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FUnctioning under the Sectional Committee for the Province of San Jose are
eleven Sector Committees.
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Distrito
Distrito
Distrito
Distrito
Distrito
Distrito
Distrito
Distrito
Distrito
Distrito
Distrito
La Uruca
de Paves
Eats Redonda
Merced
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San Sebastian
Catedral
Carmen
Zapote
San Frencisco
SECTOR OTIMITTEES
(having probably 3 cells)
(having probably 2 mile)
(having:probably 5 cells)
(having probably 9 calls)
(having probably 13 cells)
(having probably 1 cell)
(having probably 5 cells)
(having probably 10 cells)
(having probably 4 cells)
(having probably 2 cells)
(having probably]. cell)
The functions of a Sector Committee as described in the statutes are
be organized in districts of cities and in canton centers mbar? there are
several cells. These bodies will be subject to thwAr respective Section
Committees, to which they will present monthly reports of their work. Sector
Committees may not control more than 10 cells, unless they have at lenst
one comrade professionally directing it. Sector Committees will be appointed
by assemblies of militants of the cells within their jurisdiction.....The
duties and obligations of a Sectoral Committee will be set forth by the
respective Sectional Committee or the Political Bureau., and limited to the
jurisdiction of only those cells which it controls."
4, The Sector Committee for the Distrito Catedral is composed of the following
persons:
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Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
SECTOR COMITME - Distrito Catedral
General - Manuel Moscato Barrantes, waa. Marcos Lorenzo
of Finances - Fabian Soto Soto, wee. (Thu.) Lopez
of Syndicates- Jose Angel Melendez
of Propaganda - Manuel Uoscoa Barrantes
of Acta and Correspondence - Rath Carrasquilla? waa. Eva Escalante
of Organization - Victor 114 Jimenez Rodriguez, ar. a. (ten) Rios
of Rural Action and Culture - EN:tail? Menge Falias, waa. Manual Esteban
5* 1, CELLS MEIER SECTOR OOMICTIZE - Distrito Catedral
Only two of the cells functioning under the Sector Omnnittee of the Distrito
Catedral are known to source. They are "Octavio Saenz4" with five members,
bonded by Bolivar Hernandez J., and the "Victoria" cell, with four members,
headed by Omar Erenos,
Comment. It is not known how the committee members listed above
sere enosen as there has been no National Corgress since mid-1948 when the
most important members of the last legally constituted National Committee
were forced into exile. This however, is relatively unimportant, being
one of many adaptations to the Statutes forced by circumstances.
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25X1 I In the Party Statutes, this committee is named as _the
25X1 "Political Bureau", but insists that it is_currently designated as
shown. All Vanguardia Popular members are assigned a pee udenpu for use
an party documents, in recording attendance and the like? The two shown
above are the only ones presently known,
25X1 18"li Comment, The procedure noted here represents a radical departure
from that prescribed by the Statutes? It is explained as a
direct result of the Party's persecuted status which severely limits
organizallonal and other activities and leaves the clandestine propaganda
field in the spot of thief importance, rating the united attention of the
Part- leaders.
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oiLm_entC? From the point of view of population, ideological
targets and intrinsic importance, the Province of San Jose is properly
considered as a part of the national orr.!anizatian of the Party, The
Provinces of Puntarenas? Cartago, Limon, Boredia and Alajuela are presently
organised on a clandestine basis,
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