PREPARATIONS IN CHILE FOR CTAL CONGRESS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN LATE MARCH 1953

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• Publication Date: February 18, 1953
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=COUNTRY Chile REPORT NO.
Preparations in Chile for CTAL Congress DATE DISTR. 18 February 1953
Scheduled to Take Place in Late March 1953
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1. Copies of a five-page mimeographed document have been mailed out by the South
Pacific Sub-Secretariat of the Confederacton de Trabajadores do America Latina
(CTAL-SP'), prior to the Fourth Congress of the CTRL, scheduled for late March
1953 in Santiago, Chile. The document is entitled "Per la Unidad Continental
de Todos loll Trabajadcres - Llarnamibnto del Comite Regional Sur-Paoifioo de la
CTAL" and contains an outline of matters discussed at the GTAL-SP meeting of
29-31 December 1952. It requests representation of all Latin American union
organizations, including delegates from the Organizaoion Regional Interamerioana
de Trabajadores (OBIT) and the Agrupacidn de Trabajadores Latino Americans
Sindioalistae (ATUS).
2. Listed as represented at the OTAI1-SP meeting in December 1952 were the
0onfederaoion de Trabajadoree del Ecuador, the Comite de Coordinaoion Sindioal
del Sur de Peru, and Confederaoion de Trabajadores de,Ohile (CTCh). A Bolivian
observer, Guillermo TORRELIO Ayorea, was also present, but it is not believed
that he represented any particular union organization. The CTAL-SP document
contained a brief analysis of the current labor picture in Ecuador, Peru,
Bolivia, and Chile. It followed the usual Communist line and criticized
"imperialist-diotatorial" regimes in Ecuador and Peru, claiming great victories
for the working masses of Bolivia and 0hile, and stressing throughout the need
for unity of action. The last paragraphs were devoted to a reiteration of the
blanket invitation to all Latin American union orlanillations to attend the
Fourth OTAL Congress# therein listed as scheduled for 27-30 March 1953, All
other information received to date indicates that the Congress will take place
from 22-29 March 1953. '
Parts of the document were published in the Ohilean Oommunist newspaper 21 Siala
during mid-January, Various other OTAL-3P bulletins related to the projeo e
OTAL Congress have also been publicised. Beyond the-=extension of invitations
and the preparation of the agenda, there hoe been little positive action taken
with respect to preparations for the meeting in March 1953? The Santiago
organizing committee has as yet no oonfis+mation of delegates expected to attend,
but is taking for granted the participation of Vicente LCMBA= Tolsdano (NBaxLoo),
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Pedro SAAR (Ecuador), Blas ROCA (Cuba), Victor CODOVILIA (Argentina), and Lazaro
PENH (Cuba), among others. It is believed likely that.WFTU Secretary General .
Luis SAILLANT will also attend, and efforts are being made to assure the partici-
pation of Bolivia's Juan LECFIIN or an official LECHIN representative. Although
not specifically included in the agenda, nationalization of Latin American raw
materials industries and increased Latin American commercial interchange will
constitute the two principal issues of the Congress.
With respect to the CTAL-SP, it has been learned that it will not operate
continuously, nor will its members be required to reside in Santiago,, as had
earlier been considered likely. Rather they will be subject to call whenever
there is a need for joint union action of the member organizations, or support
of strikes. The committee will meet at regular intervals to exchange views and
submit information.
5.
The make-up of the CTAL-SP is as follows:
Chiles Be ardo AR YA Zuleta - Well-known Communist labor leader, Secretary
General of the PCCh, and a former Communist deputy. Age - 42 years.
Chilean prontuario No. 2189374 Santiago. Residence - Calle Toro
Mazzotte 88, Santiago.
AAJyAdoE CgA Pastenos - Communist Senator and labor lender, Age -
50 years. Chilean prontuario No. 24456 Santiago, Resideiaoe - Avda.
Bernardo O'Higgins 151, Santiago.
Juan VARGAS Puebla,- Labor leader and former Communist deputy. Age -
45 years. Residence - Celle Herrera 541, Santiago,
Rouadort igggE lgiRDO Maria - Secretary Osneral.of Ecuadoran Railroad
Workers Union and Director of the Confederaoion is Trabajadorsn del
Ecuador. Arrived in Chile on 25 December 1952 from Tacna, Pore,
Bearer of Ecuadoran Passport No. 980.
____ - Secretary of Chauffeurs' Federation of Piohinoha,
Ecuador. Arrived Chile together with LSTUARDO, Bearer of Ecuadoran
Passport No, 6398,
Perot 3UTTI Va11a1a1 Director of Peruvian Telephone Workers
syndicate and representative of Comite Ooordinador Sindioal del Sur
de Peru. No record of entry into Chile.
Boliviat ills=s - Representing nio known Bolivian union.
Arrived Chile on 20 December 19"x2 From Bolivia, TORRBLIO'a name
was previously reported an Julian BARRIA, apparintly a pseudonym
used by him,
GUTI!RABZ does not intend to return to Peru until after the OTAL Corain.in
March 1953p and he fears he will be arrested upon his return. OUTIRRflZ' trip
to Chile and participation in the CTAL-SP:maeting were financed by the Comito
Ooordinador Sindioal del Sur is Pena, He io-coliciting financial.atd from`the
OTOh to enable him to stay in Chile until the Oon;grooe. GUTIBZ is described
as young and inexperienced in both political and union matters and.gonorally
unimpressive..
7. In relating to the:aotivities and plane of the OTAL-SP,'a now anti-U.S. propaganda
line is to be initiated in the near future. Peruvian,army expansion would be
presented as "a new U.S. maneuver to cause unromt in Poru and neighboring coun-
tries and divert the attention of the masses ofthoso countries from labor and
political matters in which they would be opposing imperialiot interocti,N
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