DEAR MR. VICE PRESIDENT:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-00915R001100040005-0
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 28, 1998
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• Content Type: LETTER

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Latin American delegates to the 21st Congress of the CPSU had with
Soviet officials in Moscow and Prague and with Chinese leaders in
Peiping. I am certain that this report, a copy of which is attached,
will be of interest to you.
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Soviets (showed - "~ ' ' - y to k'ree World propaganda exposing
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their control of the ,International Communist Movement.
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f the Soviet Union, although the Soviets of course remain. in
control Both o iet and hinese officials h'
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Communist activities in Latin America. The Chinese, indeed, believe
that Chinese tactics can be fruitfully applied to the underdeveloped ~~~.~~
Leaders of both nations were encouraged by
the success of the Castro revolt in Cuba., but Mao. Tse-tong cautioned
~''-l'"~~t~iat #~are tactic" should not be mechanically imitated.
Legal tactics should
~, -~. be tr~~d first A secret conference of Latin American Gomrr,unists vv
.~i`txt a common action program emphasizing campaigns against U, S, bases
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and rr;issions. Soviet officials advocated that "TJ.S. imperialism"
be attacked in its own backyard, and pledged continued aid.
Mao Tse-tung and other Chinese leaders, unlike Khrushchev, found
time to talk at length with the Latin American delegates. The Chinese
contended that /.~flmmun~?t`/ international tension benefit'~e Communists,`
a.,;tl exploitation of / iriternatonaTf tensions would force the
"'imperialists" to spread themselves thin. Chinese attacks on the offshore
islands following U. S. landings in Lebanon were cited as an example of the -~
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successful diversion of "imperialist" forces. ~~~~~~"fit l~i. Y `'
An interesting developrr~ent was Mao's request that c~s~i~er-a~en be
given to ~n-ja~ate-several small Latin American countries in one
national entity, in order to strengthen the fight against "imperialism.".
There is no indication that the Soviets raised this rriatter with the
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Latin Am~ric_an delegates.
The Latin American delegates were favorably impressed by the
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Chinese robabl because of the efforts made to ~ece~i _ _ V
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American om Y ~t,~.eader~s-" ~~e ni e~`ns~fie.d, anal tentative arrangements
w`'~'re-a~.e~r a network of correspondents of the New China News Agency
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