COMMUNIST PARTY ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600650005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 5, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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4 tip; FOIR IV TOO I PO IA' nr NO
I.OUNTRY Chile
CONFIDENTIAL
SU..IBJECT Communist Party Activities
PLACE
ACQUIRED
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DATE DISTR. 5 ep 30
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DATE OF SUPPLEMENT TO
44FO. REPORT NO.
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1. The Executive Committee of the Ccmruunist Party of Chile (PCCh) considers
that one of the most important irnnediate tasks of the Party sni I i tangs is
to obtain additional si xtaatures for the Stoc]tholm peace petition. Courses
for the canvassers have boon ordered set uv In each Party cell, to ins'-ruet
them how to refute intelligently the "capitalist- propaganda" that the USSR
and the Communists actually sock (war in spite of their 'ro-peace manifestations.
>'olit:.oal orientation courses arc considered necessary to train the members
properly in this regard.
To publicize the pro-peace campaign and to .in additional adherents for it,
the PCCh has decided to use testimonials by well-L-uovni artists, athletes or
screen stars as the most effective propaganda. Every offort will be made to
encourages well-knout(( individuals to 6i1.;n pro-peace petitions. The Chilean
Communist newspaper Democraoia recently- devoted considerable space to
publicizing Laurice Chevalier s reported signing of the Stockh:7Ia petition.
Party members are to be reminded that Pro-Poace Committees are not orgarians
of the Ccxar.unist Party and that many pro-: ea?e adherents are not Party members.
Therefore, Party problems and syndical complaints should not be discussed with
these groups, but only within the cells. L'embers of the Executive Committee
have stated that c.lthough .'arty leaders '-ocogni ze the understandable pride
which militants have in their ''arty Tnemeruhip, militants should deny their
asr~r~ -u i sf~ affiliation in their pro-peace endeavors. These instructs o s were
considered necessary to avoid the danger of T--arty cadres fall.inng into the hands
of the police and to protect the non-Con uni st, ro-reaco co ~ laahorators from
overnmen'a rep.'^s.;iaa~>
4. LI'lother i n' ortant oal of the Party is to achieve cooperation vri th oth:r
left st, but non-C'omnun t, roups in order to bring about unification of'
the .uorkinr? classes. Corxrunist leaders are reported to believe that their
efforts to unify rv.11 workers in a centralized labor organ:izatirin may f'inally
be bea.rin fruit, after two years of effort, They are r.uch encouraged since
ome rzrarr-Cc}msun_sf: labor or