ANTI-RED FRONT'S LIST OF REPUTED COMMUNISTS IN BAJA CALIFORNIA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00423R001900080001-2
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 19, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 14, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
PREPARED AND DISSEMINATED BY
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
COUNTRY
Mexico
SUBJECT
Anti-Red Front's List of Reputed Communists
in Baja California
May 55
NO. OF ENCLS.
DATE ACQUIRED (By source)
Apr 55
DATE OF INFORMATION (Date or dates, on or between which,
events or conditions described in report existed)
To 14 Oct 54
Below is a translation of the pertinent portions of issue No.1 of a newsletter
published by the Frente Popular Anti-Cotmznista del Estado Libre y Soberano de
la Baja California, Caile 1-a, 16921. Tijuana, Baja Cfaj
For present information and future reference, I wish to present the names of
the persons in this State who have conducted themselves as COMMUNISTS:
Lauro Gutierrez, one-time Partido Popular candidate for senator, and
correspondent for A B C of Mexicali.
Ramon H Hernandez, another PP member; expelled from the US; lives near
Mexicali; known rural agitator.
Manuel Guerena Valle, municipal delegate in Campo Delta, Valle del Mexicali.
Lie. Jose Cruz Palacios, deputy who on 7 Aug 54 had a secret conference with
Dionisio Encina on organizing a Baja California delegation to the 12th
national congress of the Partido Comunista de Mexico.
Dr Francisco Duenas Montes, director of the normal school, high employee of
the state government and director of the Coalition Revolucionara.
Raylundo Verde Sosa, known agitator who enjoys the favor of the present state
government.
Lie. Leonardo Sosa y Silva, secretary general of the Coalicion Revolucionaria;
state assessor; brother-in-law of 8 Governor Maldonado; has just been named
director of the Mexicali Preparatory School.
Luis Argot, auditor in the offices of the Ferrocarril Inter-California, and
leader of the Coalition Revolucionaria.
Josue Molina Carrillo, delegate to the state social planning board, and a leader
of the Coa.licion Revolucionaria.
Prof. David Vargas Tapia, high employee of the Mexicali city government and a
C R leader.
Prof. Eduardo Miramontes, former Chief of investigations who has since gone to
another state post; active in C R.
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Juan pcana, one-time candidate for police judge who was kicked out of his
job as ente oficial"of the racetrack police because of malfeasance; known
agitator among rural workers in the Mexicali area.
Prof. Eulalio Medina.
Prof. Ramon Alcaraz, who many years ago aspired to be secretary-general of the
FRI.
Prof. Ruben Roa Aizate.
Prof. Enrique Gutierrez y Gutierrez.
Catalina vda. de Alberich.
Prot. Sara Moscoso, known C R agitator.
Oscar Gutierrez, brother of Lauro; labor agitator.
ustavo F Gutierrez, another brother.
ancisco Rodriguez, a dangerous Communist; director of the weekly Frente a
ente of Tijuana.
odolfo Escamilaa Soto, long-time PP member and present presidents municipal
n Mexicali.
Eduardo Tonela Escamil.la, former private secretary of Gov. Maldonado, and
now state director of promotions; pal of Rodolfo Eascamilla, and former
rominent PP member who sought a deputyship on the PP ticket.
~lberto Galaz, prominent PP member.
duardo Garza Senande, who was oficial mayor of the former Northern Territory
f Baja California in the days of Sanchez Taboada; at present connected with
he newspaper A B C.
ipolito Renteria, one-time federal deputy from the territory; was expelled
roan the US as a Communist. Sanchez Taboada helped him become a deputy; a
rominent PP leader.
elipe Pagola Reyes, present chief of the Departamento *gw Agnografica (sic)
nd a known agitator in the CTM; a CTM delegate to that organization's
ational committee.
las Manrique, cashier in Nacho's cafe on the Av. Revolucion.
irian Misky, secretary to Gonzalo Nava at the Hotel Caesar.
icardo Aizalde Arrellano; lives in Rosarita, B C; former territorial deputy.
ose Saldana, secretary of the Liga de Comunidades Agrarias; got his job
hrough Jacinto Lopez of Sonora.
scension Flores, former oficial mayor of the Liga de Comunidades Agrarias, now
state e employee.
tonio Martinez, has a home near Cuervos in which frequent meetings are held
y Communist leaders of the valley, among them Jose Saldana, Raymundo Verde,
do Fierro Encinas, Trinidad Dominguez Iturriaga, Francisco Cervantes,
uadelu p e Guzman Wincex,
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Lic. Braulio Maldonado Sandez, governor of the state and resident of the C R,
who protects Communidts and has them in his government. There follows an
account of Maldonad.o's reported meetings in early July 1954 with Narciso
Bassols; Maldonado's and the CR's control of the Grupos "Pro-Hogar"
by promising them urban lots and rural tracts]
Lic. Rosendo Rodriguez, present primer agente of the Mexic&li Public
Ministry, well known for his Communist activities in Sinaloa..
There follows a plea for anti-Communist support of the Frente's activities
in the Valle de Mexico in which the Frente's president is identified as
Eduardo Sesma Coronado.!
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