(Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003600670008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 26, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 17, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT CD NO. bfZ-
COUNTRY Chile
SUBJECT Bernardo Linares Fajardo
PLACE
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1. On 4 October 1949, personnel or the Valparaiso detachment of Chilean Invest-
gaciores arrested one Bernardo Linares Fajardo, a plasterer working on the
Laguna Verde Hydroelectric Plant construction job, on the charge of being a
Communist labor agitator and Party instructor. Subseouently, he was sent to
Santiago for interrogation and trial,
2. During his various interrogations, Linares Fajardo has denied being a Communist
or even knowing any of the lead?rs of the Communist tarty of Chile.
3. Available information indicates, however, that Linares Fajardo, also known as
"El Agapo Linares" or "EEl Cholo," was born at Mollendo, l'eru,.16 January 19O'?.
He arrived in Chile on 25 January 1929 and subsecuently married Elia Gonzalez
Vendola who, to.:ether with their five children, resides at Avenida Mexico 032,
"l-oblacion Monserrat," Valparaiso. In 1936, Linares Fajardo was arrested as
a Communist labor agitator and was relegated to the Frovince of Aysen.
4. Fol'' awing the relegation to Aysen, Linares Fajardo became the i'ocre Lary of
Propaganda of the Valparaiso Regional Conriittee of the Communist tarty of
Chile and has held that post ever since.. A paid Party official and an excel-
lent orator, Linares Fajardo has been very active in labor circles and is
known to have maintained correspondence with Argentine and Mexican labor
lenders. There are indications that he intended to make a trim to Buenos
Aires in the near future.
5. Though Chilean Inveetigaciones has no proof, there are indications that
Linares Fajardo was instructed by the Communist Party of Chile to obtain work
on the construction of the Laguna Verde Hydroelectric Plant so that he could
prepare sabotri~ve plans for the }arty. The- Laguna Verde pia at is scheduled to
start producing electrical current for Santiago and Valparaiso in late
November 1949.
6. The present plan of the government is to deport Linares Fajardo to one of the
neighboring countries, r robably Peru. However, Linares Fajardo has suited
that if he must be deported, he would ;:rofer to go to Argentina, since he
claims to have many friends in Mendoza who would, help hi^ to. get work in that
Province. It has also been learned that several of the p6litical leaders
-opposing the Chilean ,rovernment are now attemme-ting to inter::ede for Linares
Fajardo, alleging that it would be cruel and inhuman to deport the father of
five Chilean children.
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of i6 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to #0
Archivist of the United States.
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