REDS INFILTRATING IN LATIN AMERICA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68-00046R000200190107-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2014
• Sequence Number: 107
• Publication Date: April 24, 1960
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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Reds ,Infiltrating
In Latin America
Trend Slight 6o Fpr, but Ersing
Led by Peiping; Washington. Upsei
By Waireg.goors jr. ? /
'WASAINGTON:
American ?Vials are con?
cerned about a new gimmick in
Communist subversion the
slow, steady infiltration of Latin
America by Red China:
The trend is slight., but is is
growing in strength. .It is being
watched'carefully, especially in
? Cuba, where it strongest.
There is no antidote except, a
determined, continuing Amen-
can effort to improve relations
within -the hetnisphege.
New York's Gov. Rockefeller
called attention to the growing
threat in a gpecch to .the,
Rochester. N. Y.; Chamber of
Commerce two weeks ago.
.tiee# Possible Aeco:d ;
.,'!What is not generally realr. ?
? bed is that Red China, in addi-
tion to the Soviet Union, has;been making a major effort at
. achieving influence in our sister'
? republic.," he said. "In' fact, it
Is conceivable that the Soviet
Union and Communist China
? have agreed .to. make Latin
America primarily it Chines
Cumniun LI: sphere of influence.".'
The Governor's fears ,.are
. echoed in Washington. Gov-
ernment officials know that Red
China began its- penetration of.
Latin America in 1952 and.,
? launched an intensified drive in.i
? 1956. It was in 1956 that the :
Chinese Communists founded a
? training school in Peiping for
? Latin American Communists
and estabIshed direct relaticos -
with Latig American Commu-
? ?nist .partib!.
. The Remain
Why atiOuld Red China Make
a special pitch to Latin
America? Gen, C. P.. babel',
deputy director of :the Central
intelligence Agency (CIA),.gave
an answer In a speech Aug. 21
to the Amerienn'LegiOnti emit-
ity CoMmitstion ,at Minneetpolis:
Chinese ;gomnitihista
are spreading ? the edneept-that
China Should be the model la
social and -economic -revolution
in, La America. -They point
out the alleged siMilaritles. he
tween.the two areas. They are
seeking trade and cultural re-
lationships . with .varlows. Latin
American countries. They, axe
Interested in establishing cilPIO;
made relations wiles poSsible.",ero
The Chinese Cmuniste
took -a, giant step ..loreard.
.their campaign laat fall. ,..Thei?
,opened a branch of their 4:acbs's
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service, the New china, News
Agency (NCNA), in YfaVinta.
Part-time local reporters, ivere
hired, all. over Latin America.'
As a result, the relying radio,
now haS a spot news service
which can report Latin Ameri-
can news' developments 'within
hours,. or minutes, rather than
de:s, as formerly. The Fel-
ping radio 'now beams twenty-,
one hours a week -of its broad-
casts to Latin America, com-
pared with fourteen hours in
November.
. Trade Growing
Red China has little trade
with Latin America. but it is
increasing. No Latin American
country has diplomatic rela-
tions with Peiping,. although
there is a possibility Culla may
take the plunge.
A favorite device is creation
of 'Communist 'China -
American "friendship soeieties.?
Eighteen now exist, of which
twelve are of recent. origin.
Most of,, the hitinhefs ..tsre
ratially on-Chines-et ?
There are, however, a number
of Chinese colonies, .niqatiy in
ttie major cities. Many of these
Chinese iue? Second generation.
or, later.
Peru has the -largest Chinee
popuiatiori, ' about - 60,000, of
?
? ?
Latins who go to the Peiping
.school, for anywhere from a
month to three years, are taught
Convnunist ideology, clandes-
tine techniques, agrarian re-
form, guerrilla warfare and how
to manipulate the peasants
bourgeoisie..
Red. China's party boss Mao
Tie-tung and Prime - Minister
Chou En-lai are always avail-
Wel? these Latin students. No
;natter how humble their status,
back home, the? are assured a
sympathetic audience 'with the
? Communist Chinese Motets.
retaining. Ns,
tionalist thine. Ctibahas abbit
40,000;;' Ecuador ? - ? than
0,000 and mote than
11000.
? Cnbeirs View
Of them, Gen., babell
fled ID the leniitteiinternal Se-
curity Sukcommittee est No-,
vembeir: ' ' ? '
? ..vin jgeneral, these' Chinese'
ate' non-Communist and .reli-
tliely uniMportant in terre'ef
national Politics: ? Many Oa-
tivelg? favor the Nationalists.
There are, of course, Wine pro-
Communist eledieritA .. ?
"The ? Chinese' CoeriMUnigt
government- is seeking tise
these people, . . It is also
known that Chinese have used
false dOcunient?ation.. obtained
through membeik,of the, resi-
dent' Chinese commimities., as
,'s means of illegally obtaining
documentati0n-0 nationals" of
a Latin American country.
This Procedure could very well
be used, if required, by Chinese
Conantini*lb infiltrate Asians
Into Latin America?'
? Communist 'party Member-
ship in the twenty Latin Amer'.
can countries totals 238;10.
? There is no estimate, however,
''41 members 'of .COinmunist
'fronts and of sympathisers.
.? Gov. Rockefeller proposed a
remedy, a ilv :-part program. he
said should be adopted by both
' Democrats and Republicans at
their national conventions this
year: greater inter n American
o-oPeardon, hemispherie ice-
IOM's fleveloprcerit, acacia Dreg-
rem% ?:r.ehange ? programs and
fret et nt irt!reigh minister
meet.da.
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