TUDEH PARTY FINANCES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007300610011-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 3, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 29, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Tudeh Party Finances
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REPORT NO.
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29 March 1951
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SUPPLEMENT TO
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1, It appeared from a recently-circulated Tudeh Party report, Second Six.Montha?
Program for Cells and Individual Members, that one of the main current
preoccupations of the Party was the necessity to increase its revemues,
This 'act was later confirmed at a cell meeting for probationary members
held in Tehran where the leader told four probationary members, all of
whom were attending their first cell meeting, that the Party was desperately
in need of funds and that their primary duty was to contribute as
generously as possible to Party funds. The leader also referred to the
necessity for supporting "needy families,"
2. The cell leader explained that, when the Party had functioned openly,
members had been required to contribute one percent of their monthly
Incomes as membership dues. Now, however, they were expected not only
to increase their dues, but to donate additional amounts and to collect
money from their friends. One of the probationers# who during the four
months since the completion of his membership form had paid 10 rials
monthly on the basis of one percent of his income (in addition to umouats
paid for the purchase of copies of Mardotn and the Tudeh Party Instructional
Pamphlets), was asked to per 50 ria17smanthlya the probationers were
told that they would be notified at the next meeting as to the exact amounts
which they were to pay.
3. At the following meeting two of the probationers were told that they were
expected to pay 50 rials monthly and the other two were to pay 30 rials
monthly. They were further asked to pay this amount for the previous
four months. When one of thorn stated that it was impossible to pay all
the arrears in one lump sum, it was agreed that they would pay in
installments of 20 vials which mould be added to their monthly oontributzons.
4. At the first cell meeting two of the probationers had volunteered to give
300 and 400 rials respectively. As a result, one of the other members was
urged to contribute 500 rials on the ground that he was single and had no
family to support.
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6, The probationers were also asked to sell as marry copies of Mardian
as possible to friends with left-roving, sympathies, and to br Rith
them to the second meeting a list of such friends. At the following
meeting four of the probationers volunteered to sell several extra
copies of Mardom and the cell leader agreed to bring to the next
meeting the pecified number of copies, but the probationers were
requested to pay In advance, and the money was collected immediately.
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