CTAL PROPAGANDA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001400520009-0
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: June 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CE-NTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY Latin America
CTAL Propaganda
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This Document contains information affecting the Na
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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23 June 1953
25X1 There follows the translation of a leaflet mailed by the Confederation
of Latin American Workers (CTRL) from Mexico to Venezuela.
"CONFEDERATION OF LATIN ANMICAN WORKERS (CTAL)
Appeal of 1 May 1953
Workers:
The Fourth Congress of the CTAL appeals to the laborers, employees, and
farmers of the Continent to make 1 May 1953 a day. for a new and combative
struggle for trade-union unity, for the defense of economic and social
gains, for democratic liberties, and for peace and national independence.
This 1 May, the international date of the great demonstrations of the
world proletariat3 finds the workers of Latin America fighting determinedly
against the bestial offensive of the Wall Street warmongers.
The imperialists, in line with their preparations for a third world
war, which they hope to unleash in order to avoid the economic crisis which
is now facing them, have at their service, in the majority of countries on
the Continent, governments which respond to their criminal intentions.
The policies of those governments daily show submission to the war-
like plans of the imperialists; this explains the aligning of military
`treaties, commer# al treaties ruinous for our countries, the issuance of
repressive laws, and the violation of labor-union and democratic rights."
At the same thine, these governments give no thought to the rise in taxes,
to the systematic rise in the cost of living, reduction of salaries and
wages, to unemployment, to the destruction, of national industries, to the
ruin of thq farmer. This policy strikes hard at the city worker, the farmer,
and all the productive groups of Latin America.
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Nevertheless, despite the efforts of the imperialists and their
national lackeys to convert our countries into colonies supplying
strategic raw materials, military bases, and cannon fodder, the
Fourth Congress of our powerful CTAL shows that throughout the
Continent there is growing a spirit of unity and combativeness on
.the part of the workers, who are daily becoming more united in their
action to obtain better standards of living and working conditions.
This is demonstrated by the magnificent struggle of the Guatemalan
workers, who, with their Central Unica at the fore, are determining the
application of the agrarian reform and a policy of national liberation.
This is also shown by measures for unity being taken by the Bolivian
workers, who are leading the struggle for nationalization of their
mineral wealth and for agrarian reform, which will permit the raising
of the standard of living of the laboring masses of that country. It
also confirms the unifying process developed by the Chilean workers, which
through unity of action, culminated in the creation of a powerful Central
Unica of workers, employees, and farmers.
Good examples of the growth of the anti-imperialist struggle are the
great strikes which have been carried out, and are being carried out, in
Brazil, Venezuela, p'eru, Cuba, etc., which shake the foundation of oppressive
regimes and are succeeding, in spite of the terror, in important improve-
ments of an economic and social nature, which encourage the workers towards
new strt.ggles for their national and social gains. Mexico and Uruguay are
cases in which the better-organized and combative workers, supported by all
the democratic groups, are preventing the signing of humiliating and
suicidal military treaties with the United States,
The fascist-type offensive which is being carried out in various
countries of the American Continent, which includes everything from
imprisonment to the commission of crimes against democratic end labor
leaders, does not show strength on the part of the imperialistic
forces and those of the national reactionaries, but, on the contrary,
weakness when faced with the ardent uprising of the workers for increases
in salary; for the defense of liberty, democracy, and national independence
for agrarian reform; and for the maintainance and consolidation of paace
on the Continent and in the entire world.
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With this in mind, we appeal to you to commemorate this 1 Mai 1959 with
great mass demonstrations, having a base of unity and independence, carried
out in the various places of work, also bearing in mind the fight for unity
of action, for the defense of better standards of living and working
conditions. These demonstrations should have the participation of all
workers, employees, and farmers, without regard to political, religious,
or racial distinctions, and regardless of whether or not they are affiliated
to our CTRL.
We appeal to the workers to express their solidarity to obtain the
freedom of the imprisoned members of unions in different countries.
We appeal for the strengthening oC trade-union unity to defend the
right to work and a better system of social, security.
We appeal for intensification of the struggle and the common action
on the part of the workers, employees, and farmers, for abrogation of
repressive laws and obtaining human liberties, democracy, and national
independence for our people.
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For a Great l May of Unity of ActionJ
For Bread, Peace, and Liberty)
Long live the IQ Congress of the CTRL;
Long live the International Solidarity of Workers;
Long live the World Federation of Trade Unionsl
The IV Congress of the Latin American
Federation of Trade Unions."
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