SPLIT IN THE CTC

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005000120008-9
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 7, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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to The ComxTzAst de gates who walk od out of the Tenth Cor rose of T1oz a of
the Conf'edoraacion do Tr aba jaadores do Coloribia (CTC), following tboi.r defeat
on 4a flay wrhOn the Corirose voted 17? to 11;1 to brim with the CTAL9 have set
up what they aro calling the Independent CTC.* FilTberto Barroro,Jesua
Irl' le ns P cio, Carlos Arias, Ismael ;'ecanille, Ventura Puentes Vanogaas
Carlos Arturo Aggtxirro, with Jura) Francisco r1ujica as legal a advisor, appear
to be the principal loaders of the groi43.
2 The group has found a so-called, confodoral coranittoo of 37 members, of r)hich
13 are rL11-Itant Cori?nnists, The re :aainder are nearly all Communist synpathi..-
zors, son of whom have cIpnliod to join the Partido Cortu?liste do Colombia (PCC),
according to source. The f olloeing are the militant Communists on the committee,
and the grout of workers which they c:Iaain to r?prerents
Jesus ViL egac PAlncio
Ignacio Lievano
Filjborto Darr. ero
Uriel Salas
IIolcins rjolir,
Ventura Ptlew-tc'o Va :egae
Pedro J. Abel.la
rtotildo E stevos
Rafael Atehortuaa Lopez
Carlos Arturo Aguirre
Ignacio Des jaraano
r'I?irtia Cam ergo
Efrain Gomoi aim
Construction worrere syndicate of
Cud imnarca
'?ailroed worlears of Curadinratnrca
Choomakors syndieeto of Cunc1ir snare a
Syndicate of Fiovara, Bogota
Farm workers and laborers sy2xlicaat? of
Cundiz ar!?arc a
Syndicate of em?"loyoos of the Departnen t
of Cundinamaarea
Construction workers syndicates of the
Doprrtrnrnt of Tolima
Tobacco csor?mrs of C=0iritmoro a
Laborers (bra cores) of the t1ogdaalen c r
Syndicate of omployoee of the Coratrsloria
General (Ge aeraal Comptrollership)
Syndicate of teacti]n workers of Cundinariarca
Pain workers syndicates and groups of the
Donartnent of San ttanrler
Syndicato of the rayon mill of Barranquilla
To draw up statutes for the now group, a census tton has been named composed
of Juan Francisco r:tu jicag Carlos rim Paarejaa p Ding, Uontana Cualiar, Canoe
Arturo Aguirre,, Isrr el Escamilla, Ventura Puentoc Venegas, Filiberto Darrero,
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and Jesus Villegas Palacio? The statutes will be based on the group's
declaration that it constitutes itself an independent notional labor
central, without political ties and open to all workers without discri,ri-
nation as to politics, religion or social beliefs.
8 The Executive Carmnttee of the Independent CTC is as follows:
Luis Ghlan President
Hector Gaitan Vice-President
Jesus Vil.l0ges Pa]acio (Gorinunist) Secretary
Ignacio Lievano (Comiunist) Secretary of Organization
Jorge Casas secretary of Exterior Relations
tlriel Sales (Communist) Press Secretary
Ileiclas doling. (Communist) Secretary of Rural &Cfairs
Filiberto Barrero (Commmist) Treasurer
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5. The dissident group met regularly during the week follovrin the CTC Congress
with an observer from the P.Iinistry of Labor present p
that the tolerant attitude thus far dawn by the Colombian government toward
this leftist group can be explained by the Conservativese desire to cripple
the Liberal-supported CTC and fear that the Liberal CTC, purged of Communists
and affiliated with the world-wide democratic Ynovem=t represented by the
ICFTU, might become a bulwark in the labor field for the Liberal party and a
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it is genarallyexpected that the Colombian governm
will delay action on the request made by the Liberal CTC to decide which of
the two CTC e s is the legal one.
6. The Independent CTC is confident that some of the largest labor unions in
Colombia will affiliate with :ate At the present tire, it is sure of the
'i+EDENAL (National, Federation of Ifiaritiaa, River and Port Transportation
Workers),, the Sevilla edit Company unions,, the Syndicate of Bavaria in
Bogota, the shoemakers' unions in all of the d epartmnts, the railroad unions
of Cundinamarc a, and the field workers of Cundlimnarea and Tolima,,
7. Gilberto Vieira l7hito, Secretary General of the BCC, has been follwi.ng those
develo eats carefully without taking an open part in then. 25X1 X
25X1 X PCC leaders feel. that soon: r or later the Colombian goves:ment must
eaeci a between the two groups,, and that its decision to likely to become
knotin through action taken on the.still pending accusation made by the govern-
trat against the CTC for interfering in polities. In the event of a decision
agairu t the CTCC, the government nay dissolve it. The FCC believes that the
government would prefer a CTC containing Communists to a purely Idberal organi-
zation,, and considers that there is a possibility that the labor Courtge
decision in the c?a,, will be so contrived as to apply to the Liberal CTC only.
8. The Co. fists have sat up an Executive Syndical Committee composed of Jesus
Villages Palacio, Uriel Sales, Helga Molina and Filiborto Bsrrero. Two of
these individuals,., Viillegas Palncio and Salas,were former collaborators of
Auguato Duran. Barrero at one tii was one of the most determined anti nists
but has recently become more .friendly toward Duran, some
PCC leaders feel that the formation of this now group indicates that Duran is
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9. Comunist leaders v io intervened actively in the CTC Congress were Carlos R.
Carve jalino, Commission of Organization of the Congress; Rafael Atehartua
Lope 9 Commission of Justice; Pedro Jose Abella and Uriol Sales,, Commission
of Finance; Carlos Arias, Commission of Exterior Relations; Jose Miguel Pas,
Commission of Economy; Venture Puontos Vanegas, Commission of Statutes; and
Carmen do Luna of the Secretariat of the Congress.
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most of the sessions of the Corrress wore very heated,
With the COMUnj.sts trying a variety of delaying tactics to prevent a vote
on the CTAL issuo. Polio Encino, outgoing President of the CTC, reportedly
node the states ent follocring the Congress that had the Commats taken n
less belligerent attitude., the issue of joining the ICTTIT wou3.d not have
come, to a vote. Encino said that he and his companions had only planned to
force a break with the CTRL and the WFTC', but Communist belligerency had
provoked then to go al]. the way and submit to a vote the question of joining
the ICFTCT.
,r 9 The Eighth Congress of the CTC, which began 22. ttg~ust
3.9 restalted in a split in the CTC and the formation of two central .1abco
oonfedorations, composed of Communist and Liberal elements reapeotively,
each cl.aiamiil; to be the legitim ate CTC. The two groups united in early
December 1946 and each group received six of the twelve positions on the
provisional E- cu,ivc Committee of the unified CTC0
as? MAS The following, are the new
Mau ml Diaz Enrlquez
Hempen A. Piriil.l.os
Sas Valencia
Herivando Rodriguez
Valerie Cardenas Fermin
Jose Raquel Mercado
Daniel Garcia Vidal
Juan Cortes ?Martinez
Arturo Pena
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President
Vise" sidenit
Secretary
Fiscal. Secretary
Treasurer
Secretary of Organization
Secretary of Exteericr
Reintions
Press Secretary
Secretary of Farm Matter
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directors of the Liberal CTC r