STATUS OF DISCIPLINED COMMUNISTS IN CHILE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800690007-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: September 28, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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Status of Disciplined Communists in Chile
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The following information has been obtained on the present status of several
outstanding members of the Communist Party of Chile who were disciplined by
the Party and deprived of all their rights except the payment of membership
duet ar?d. ~'a:ty contrib=iltionsi
,'k,se Garcia Tello: He is reported to be completely disinterested
in political activities at the present time
and dedicates himself exclusively to the
medical profession. He reportedly has pro.
sented an appeal of the order expelling him
from the Party and this appeal is to be
discussed at the next Party Congress.,
i.Iario Contreras Villalon: Contreras also is appealing his exooulsion
from the Party. Ile is now in Stockholm,
Sweden, where he is studying under a Svcdish
Government scholarship.
Iaoises Rios Valeuzuela: Ile was formerly a member of the Parbyr s
Central Commit oo. Ile was not actually purged
from the i"arty but, was placed "on the margin?i,
as it is exp~=cssod in local circles. He lost
his rights as a militant but he is still
considered to be loyal to Communism although
he strongly disagrees with the present
directive body of the Chilean Communist Party.
As a Central Committee member he was considered
to be hard work-ing,, loyal and brave; but ho
lacked intelligence and showed no qualities
for "arty leadership.
Francisco Debia Yan.ez: labia is also "on the nargi" as his emulsion
from the Party was never ratified by the
Political Comrmi.ssionv He was expelled from
the Party because of his intimate relationship
with Jorge Ascu:I., Vice-President of' the Casa
do Credito linoro, who was once a Communist
and is now a. member of the Liberal Party.
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Dobia, who is now in the mining industry in
Coquimbo Proving:, has not been able to accede
to Com-unist orders to end his friendship with
Ascui, having certain cow _ercia.l Tna.tters
pending with the Caja de Credito i inero.
Debia is believed to be a member of the
Radical Party in Coquimbo at the present times
Francisco Prado t ranguiz : Ile is also on the margin". his ex:oulsion
from the Party was never published by the
Communists. Prado is manager of the Elector
Refrigerator factory which esta'bblishment,
according to the Communist ner,snaper Democracia,
is the best ex.. Triple of ',ow relations should
be maintained between capital and labor.
llegedl;~, 'ralo is very popular with his
employee: and workers, Ile is close to Dario
oblete, ; .,ecutit. o Secretary of the Governs nt
and, through Poblete, Prado is Intimate with
high government figures and is considered by
them to be a friend of the government.,
Pedro Hernandez llernandez although Hernandez is nau renortod to be in-
active in Co-mrunist affairs b is still
considered "loyal" to the Party. Ile is
living in the ?oblaci,n Iavarrote? Santiago,
and operates a grocery establisltent in the
Calle 3ascunan a
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