COMMUNISM IN LATIN AMERICA

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• Publication Date: October 12, 1953
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COMMUNISM IN LATIN AMERICA
Memorandum for Director o Central Intelligence 12 October L953
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4. ! * oughout the year, the Cc cist aornemomt bas taken ettspe,
tritb o07 m od+rrats success, to gain sdeength by schicring h ispheric
eoor4juatwton of its .activities. Zn August, 1953, the Cla, Cu celled
for e3.oeeer orgnnisartioria1 ties been that Party end the 98,01,
Lien knerica, citing the eetamrtisl to sty' of the aavs ent throu$ out
the hmispbere, and the apb Lion of Co wt nists in the 'iaperieltert"
country to aid the wr~ers~ (Cps) ia the, "calona#a1 sad sold-colondsl"
countries,
0 the CTRL (bermsphsr.irid*) ant! the Wrru increased
efforts are 'being nad+e to bring the Largely npct-Ccommist IA labor
arc>veaent u der Ccrw*utist control. Tbe WM ben a program for the
d .opmnt of labor gents in "colon35a1 and semi-colonial coon-
tries. a . ciol si hems is to be. plseed oa str.ngthening the
or tifttiou and 3aesdsrship of s?gr culto trade uflian., pct cs
fah tlm of of tt d4*mnds of ftm vorkers = Poor peacseests.
fa. "A,g rien :refora" is becceing an setive pOIttical issuer in
Latin M(* undo Mrs 3a C'bio-, Ceeteu.nist parties =9 striving to
wit t tis " popula &DAVA to the hilt. fir success in
Guat .a mnt. Bolivia has been notetbl*, to this regard.
"* ge~wwarsl~ Cctt~uaiat stt'ength #m . Latin lmerica
)Ltsto~ricsl; ' ectival`y 1xis'ttne. Source. s
i.. an Irratioa , irresponsible anti-U.$. nation set
which is ram y-suede Interisl tar the Ccasaenniste" "natiot l
liberation" prog n.
ti. a grouting detaand for agrarian refbra which Ca iunista
*#spousee end seetk to effect and eotroI.
a) to intain theasalves in- poets'. ind to carry out
their *nti .i ,.ri*1i.t (nati~D7 must) 'use, ',
b) to enhance end elevarte their X recent position in
the purer structure, or,
c) to restortt tbMM (ee.g., an apposition group) to pomscr.
v. `see et it iris {i '1ation,' bigh rents mM prices,
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I? The MWWt MA WId&wW of the Ino 1 C at
so"=sat, 134 by U M.S.S.I?
.. by sasoeiation."
It. A Conf idant in f r *bls h'oe'd Victory.
III. Uhited Front" tactical principles *34 practices
Yhich asake possible the Parties' requisition of ?strsngtbk
basic h' a desires for peace, cultural a hsn~e, trod*,
tion into the Cc' m" ta't coup by skillfully exploiting the
iv. A program !soar luring t ortant sectors of the pop 2ls '
etc.
1. The most isreediately dangerous areas of Ccresmutiat activity
in Latin tasWica are Gwsteaels, Bolivia, Brazil end (until s%-i
by wood intervention) British Guiana.
2. In Guatemala, the Wool 3 CP (532 registered aeatbers) has era-
joyad spectacular success in infiltrating the 4o ant. 'f
latter has ssncvuregsd the pvvt;h of Conaudst tntlasa by its
tolsra'1 of, and (at least) indirect sssi a to, the CO nitt
n o - - - - le stions betveen Party and Gavermseat bay been most
hmrmc ]ions because of their basic agreement on "national indee e,
(opposition to U. S. "i ieriai ism"), "agMrian reform" end the _vrAM,
for sub rting anti-Communist (" d. c-cratic") ERs of neigh-
boring rigablies,, particularly &nduras and gl W.vedor. Prospering
in this boevolent political climate, the CP Qt atema'ia has become ,,the
basie Coe nist liaison organization in Central America. CP rulers
organised labor (CM) affiliated with CUL,, WFlU.
3. Bolivia ~u in Guatei ,zla) Co .mists an l+ofiting b' b-
stantial exroam=t with leftist aeasmwes of the GMeraent, such,e
nationalization of mines, sag agrarian reform. Ct utly, the
C istd are nimble to !achieve as - imitation of their
portunities for paver because the ruling party (Zatio at pe utia
03vrl xtt t ) bas declared Its kaa+a#i1#ty to Co in, and
2000-ate ice' Bolivia is rivaled by a ftw%styite party (POG), Bch
is' of equal site and of wren greater influence in the powerful central
Bolivian Labor federation (CCB). The situation is + edatly
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WA low" r"irse 000frvnt tba
~?~'s' 'ious bec e~aeoas?a lserr~ crisis
still s "M tbY up
:regimes, acrd 'th of m~oor, ins by CP
In the April, 1952, rwvO#.trticn; tas IMt*' ,
titans, bome alrfs& en In inautreG'~1
;gics. - r tsk ta~,73tar $i t.rritcry ciztaigs
ti: and seized aahsr for rr'ying out the
capitals. The tea co"Ouni -d~tastic ~ t'~fwcet {ac~tiscati~
making pMM t), ' t's
lanrls-Vie
"' g# iributilan of
s of mir ara1 to, saA Ntaablisbaent
Mo po;'ty of for ttgp tx l asd brnr 12itea s gr"ter
of diplamatia xeejAtioni 7f th, the vort e?ia' p 1Clpstion in grr' uUM UU t !tc-
rts to sae the sokltvtan bswolnti( ?;'
. CT SoJtivls s sl ongsid~a
to thi point ~ ". it t will occU~yyr an bonorsble plaot*
le*a Demos"
r~lutlO' ,u4 the rvolutioii oY;t
the Chi' $~ # is mrepartedl3'
clod . 0 4 It the same time, st~bil ity of ~ membex's
ttiresteni by s possible rightist coup, aided W
of the ssght V tng of the ruling pertY ?
16 ir,cta"i -? ' cr sratil,
t),
Co w ed~
in Bratit ist e ta4 srrberahip V.,
one of t. +t tllthieat asxi 3a
but It bop" to obtain
of the C?sr In Latin Amariea, Is , Is ills ~
~ status by the 1954 ?lecttonffi. Recently the Party hay' been
t
varumn
permitted to conduct t'tstp *cb1*vG6 JOSS L or i n t GP Bi~s3a.
.ga3 sreziliaa
i srfarsnee . w nt with the 4i
has Sarftay ean~lndad an s~ t CP l to rM , i4ales
a rlc+eara party (ry), which will permi
Although 3. fit by thee rise of ex..
oa ~c l l 3.ian political
tile PAS ticket. Cp~xrilat $7rar
in strength
Creme D&tioneliom waong s*e m~on. isms' in"""
ltr rs, the i.-ate ce,,me of the Qtstmlart, ~thp is
is t policy of ginister at Tabor Joy: C ? asp' to build.
politically ambitious and vppox'tcxni$ti~# is using the
aiavt,
pali'tie . sachi-ue on the unions, pe?OX1.4t 1 s twtbw his
"'V1U1I : . able' co "i5t labor amicaos to ft=mjSU erA left" U
situation is made ,gorse by the facts tbst ar~d that the
~
'1 sa
t to a nct t
t
have penetrated the ~Xn
Vi th
stroog
ras c cbs &-A
CP ~'rrasil be on ett fl$i e
--__..s ~nswaal23t .
ding efforts of the
l
'Just
6. In Brit 11 t 1e' tb*
Pr?gn'ap ve arty , ') heve
C,jrobjA rein Yro d ni noon of British faorsOs app. by draxtic
by the intearve Ps'ior `La his,
been bee O fioc action aginst the local rogivig. Mist
rintts to sr2.tis", QuSazla by militant 1Qett Ird.an CvmesJ
rreq"nt
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f i1cr ea on ..nUj molad. Janet J.j.n, V. S. born grit', of ?fl
leader sad *Prime NlnhstsxM Ch*Ui J'agsa, recently returned to
each of the LA CPs, a fw remarks viii be me,& about some of the
T. Vtdile it is lgossiblo to this smart paper to 4NP with
De?oeratic P berstion Oangrssb in aCar--badva.
more iaeut oxeas.
Uniesu n Security Services sre bslte to be capsble of
15,000, bas its principal atr*ngth in urban areas of, central
Towmaela '*r4 in oil prod &cing regions arount LM. ,$arseaibo.
ld,,lOp-
a. C? T 1a, Vith an *stimate d membership of
ti.f't, `sti'.cti 1e action ix t2~e istt Wit.
axis, ?* tnc- .psll t he , Q red ini co Ci .
CemmWst c aectix s, and carries CC activities ft ,& beaisphsrj ;
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b. C meadoo, Vitt an, 3ested str n tii Of 10,OpE?
f3, card-+ rying 01"Ibers4,' bar *ery *ctl.e intwne tiona3.
C. CP Cuba p), 'With about S,ooo actual afli2.ia ea,"
is one ,of the largest GPs .1a l1tin Aererlca. It is i nfinantial in
education sna labor. and Would be a sisnitisaat sub ersivo ;force
in the +Govarti ut. CP Caila?a influence in orgsniis4 labor lo
if united with other opposition pea-ties.
4. c Chile,. nsk3aeated sus 35,x-Sn,006) A6s "
not e.zurcixe- great influence, In spite of the presence of mois-
vary active international Ccwmuni st ram ons .
ftrcag, aid the ?arty Is striving to increase it '.,'the Party us,
CP Argentina (C.`35a000 sue, 1959) is deemed. to
be no match for Argentine security for4.s.
#. CP Passes is or isetio y mac. It dons ' bs
its labor .era the , ; affiliated With the CUL `vvru.
8. The few Soviet and Satellite diplomatic esta-blisb ts "
Latin America arxe not lox= to fig= 'prromine*tly im `direcung or;;
aiding the lcocal C ist mot, except In "cultural" affairi.
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