ACTIVITIES OF SINARQUISTAS

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• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02647244
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• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2022
• Case Number: F-2019-02317
• Publication Date: October 30, 1947

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COUNTRY Mexico
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SUBJECT Aativities of Sinargeistas
ORIGIN Mexico:, Mexioo City
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1. An effort ic being made to unify the different groups of Sinarquietase
A meeting vas held in 1.4exico City on 10 and 11 September between Luis
Martinez Narezo, National Chief of the Union Naeionel Sinarquista (UNS)�
and Salvador Abasoal, Manuel Zermenoe Jean Ignacio Padilla e Valentin Dozadae
and others to disoues thia unification. No final arrangements wee made be-
efteee Abasoel and Zeman� will not.aceert the leadership of Uartinez Narezoe
whom they consider a newoomer to the group e However, the following resell:'
tions were agreed upon:
see The different groups forming the TINS mill maintain their sepanate iden-
tities, although working for the same objectives, until a formula for unifie
oation 'satisfactory to all the direotors can be worked out.
be A pot will be signed recognizing the Pertido Politioo Fear= Popular
as the unifying ormeization of the Sinarquista groups. All groups agree
that this is the organization to be strengthened as the nedium foe political
notion* It will aid the chiefs of the various Sinarquista groups to elect
their eaudidateo, the minority groups backing the candidates seleoted by the
majority of the groups()
o Ae the ftrst step in gainine political power, efforts will be concen-
trated on the election of Preeidentes Municipalee in the varieue ctates,
The effeetiveness of these tactics in the states of Miohoacan, fteeajuato,
San Luis Potosi, and Queretaro was pointed out. In Biohoacan, the, Sin-
arquistawhave- succeeded in e/eoting five deputies to the local legislature
who are either Sinarquietas or sympathizers%
24 Mexioan resistance to the AntieHoof and Mouth Disease Campaign hal been
attributed in great part to the Sinarquistas. The murder of eix cambers
of a Sanitary Brigade by angry farmers at Sengpio, Michoacan on 1 September'
has been officially reported as having been inepired and perpetrated by
members or the Union Nacional Sinarquista. On 22 July there tas e meeting
In Mexico City of the UNS leaders, including Salvador Zermeno (Secretary of
Economy), Jose Valadez Navarro (Secretary of Organization of the Executive
Committee), and directors Jose Angniano of Miohoacan,-Gabine Ortega of
Celaya� Juan Torres of Jalisco, Dr4 Ruben Mengee Alfaro of the Federal
District, Valentin LOU= of Queretaro, and Juan Roche Manzaneres of the
State of Mexico. They agreed to Offer the greatest possible resistance to
the Campaign, using foroe if necessary, to aee ehat the reaction of the
government would be. This resistance to the Campaign was also to be used
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to 'lain new mimbers for the UNS. On 3 Au7ust, Jose Anguiano, Sinarquista
chief in Lichoacan, sent a secret ciroUlai! to the committees in eat% vill-
age ef140hoacan� asking them to oppose the Campaign, inoite feeling against
it, and gain new m1bors., The organ of the UNS, Orden, also refloated Sin.-
arquista opposition to the Campaign from 3 July up to date of the 1:ichoa-
oan murders., It then accused the supporters of General Lasaro Ctrdenas of
having incibed the farmers to coMmit the deed.
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