COMMUNIST-ORIENTED CANDIDATES ON ODRIA S TICKET

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005200680001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 19, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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Francisco Torres Delon candidate for deputy from Funo-sympathize ?o
Pablo Apaza Toque, candidate for deputy from Puno-_on1y recently ()X-
polled from the orthodox par? y9 -still a Communist and influential
smo Indiansa
Jose ::acedo 3 ondozae candidate for deputy from Puno-recently expelled
from the orthodox Party. A former Communist deputy and closely
allied with :1paza.
Juan Zeg rra Villar., candidate for deputy from Puno-party syr-ipathizor
and believed to be a member of the acedo Apaza group,,
3o It should be noted that of a total of 11 congressional candidates in Puno,
five have, o: have had,, Commurdst connections o
The orthodox Party did not support any of the above individutals., to the best
of source 9 s Iaowlodge o Instead., the Party was supporting the 3andida tes of
the Liga Domocratzca saaciona,l until that group was virtually ma shod by the
Jisqual.ificati on of General Ernesto ':onta ne t s candidacy.
Corn n?t,, Luna received a letter from the CTAL secretariat in i:exieo
City coniratulatin, him on his nomination. The hope was expressed that Luna
would be elected and that he would be successful in reorganizin? the Conn.
foderacion de Tr~abajadores del Peru (CTP) as an affiliate of the CTALO The
CTP has been non-existent since the military junta has been in porrer0 It
w;ts formerly controlled by the Apristas
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