ACTIVITIES OF NATIONALIST PARTY

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004600230012-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: April 7, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Chi le
CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT Activities of (Nationalist Party
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1. Meetings of leaders of the Nationalist Party of Chile verc held on 11
February and 26 February 1950 at party headquarters in Santiago.
Representatives of the Nationalist University Legion attended the second
meeting. At both meetings leaders stressed the need for an immediate
unification of all pro-Nationalist groups under the name of the Chilean
Nationalist League, in order to conform with the practice of other
American nationalist groups and to comply with the terms of the Ibero-
American Nationalist Pact. The first international congress of the
Ibero-Nationalist Union is being planned for late 1950 in Montevideo or
Buenos Aires.
2. The Nationalists stressed, at these two meetings, the deterioration of
the status of the Chilean working classes. No political group, except
the Nationalists, is primarily interested in the workers' plight, they
claimed. It was charged that the Communist-controlled unions have become
involved In political agitation, to the detriment of the workers'
Interests. The government-controlled unions have offered no better
solution, since they have sold out to the capitalists. The Nationalist
leaders felt that the time was ripe for them to establish a new syndical
movemoub independent of the two currents in Chilean labor.
3. At the 26 February meeting, Mario Barros Van Buren, representative of the
University group, urged an immediate and total union of all. Nationalists
in the country. The slightly leftist composition of the cabinet which was
already foreseen at the time of the meeting was deplored and a rallying of
all Nationalist forces was urged, to counteract thin; Communist tendency.
It was claimed that the Communist tinge in the government would cause
strained relations with the United States, which would result in a decline
of American-Chilean trade, and lead to increased economic crisis. All
patriotic citizens were called upon to organize a movement the motto of
which would be "enough of this suffering; it is better to die fighting
than to die of hunger." it was recalled that a corrupt, popular-front
group of patriotic citizens
government in Spain was overthrown by a small
headed by the Falange. Chile was urged to heed this example and unite all
pro-nationalist forces.
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4. It was proposed that new aggressive methods, new uniforms, and now
propaganda brt adopted by the Party.
5. Announcement wc.s made of the proposed appointment of Mara Montero
Schmidt, a former member of the old Chilean Nazi Moist.) Party and an
intimate of General Carlos Ibanez del Campo, as bead of the new unified
Nationalist Party. A meeting of the Party's National C,Lencil was proposed
for 1 April 1950 to appoint Liontero legally as party lrader, with an
indefinite term of office.
F-3 ~~. The Nationalists are reported to believe that the prccent coalition
government will last only a short time, and that Its fall will lead to
chaos of which the Communists will seek to take advrctage. The Nationalists
can avoid giving the Communists a chance to gain co:trol of the government
by carrying out the following programx
a) Nationalist Provincial Congresses should t: called throughout
the country. These Congresses would be a? tended by members of
the Executive Council of the party who wcild inform the party
members that Chile's current situation It extremely serious
and warn them of the present Communist treat to the nation's
stability.
b) Street demonstrations should be organised immediately which
would attack the Communists, fellow=-t avellere, Masonry and
international Jewish groups.
a) Santiago should be divided into 28 see'ions, each headed by
a Comisario . The Comi.sario is a".so to be mhief of the
"Brigade.. 5 de Septiembre", which viii 'se organized in each
section for direct action against-the 'ommunists. These
brigades will be composed of sma"1, we,l-trained and wel'--
armed groups of aggressive Natio,:alist3.
d) The Comite de Ayuda a la Democracia Erpanola (Committr3 for
Aid to Spanish Democracy) should be dk nounced as Cor,?.unist-
controlled and it should be pointed olt that this ,ganization
is used by the Communists for distribition of inp uctions to
Communist Party members.
e) Radical Party leaders who have been : irting r:th Communist
elements should be publicly exposed.
f) A patriotic Third Front, to be comps-3d o retiree, military
groups and of individuals not interea bed n polititi,s should
be formed immediately.
g) In order to avoid possible reprisa.& `;,r their opponents, the
Nationalists should immediately cep .a using the Party Headquarters
at Calls Huerfanocx 1164. Santiago, Party liaison should be
maintained by means of daily cont,ot among the various Comisarios.
__ Comment. The Nationalist Universit? League no lf)nger exists as a
separat p, having now joined the Nat onalist Party. S%ould Montero
become the leader of the Nationalist Par,/, or the Chilet.cn ationalist
League, it is possible that the National Syndicate Movwms..ee- and the Union
Libertadora del Trabaja por is. Revoluci,.l Americana ' (1MT.4 will also join
this merger of nationalist parties. I+' s also possible at such a
combination might seek recognition and Y. its new title as b legal political
party in Chile.
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