ACTIVITIES OF PCCH IN UNITING ANTI-GOVERNMENT FORCES UNDER THE FND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002400300011-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 2, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

FORM N0.51.4A
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Activities of PCCh in Uniting Anti-government
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jssiou of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh) has approved
The Political Comm
a es, .ution which set lip a formula for unity for all anti-government
partie.s,, incl cdin' the l'arti.do Agrario Laborista (Agrarian-Labor Party).
that a Nazi taint still exists among the directors and
The Ch conside
militants of the Agrarian-tabor Party, but voted for its inclusion. In ap-
pr,dVing this restl..ution;, the 'Political Commission stated that in no way
would it deviate'from the Party line of anti-imperialist struggle and agi-
tation for pe~ce%
The PCCh does nct believe that an overthrow of the government is possible at
this time, jut hopes that the Frente Naeional Democratico (FND) will'gain
enough adherents to assure the election of a sufficient number of deputies
and sen.atoxs to impede any policy of the government.
To attain the unity necessary for the accomplishment of'its purpose the FND
will ado a minimum platform to which all component parties can ss lrr txe.
o elabo,ate ograms have been laid out. The watchwords will be simple and
M&.. 1eated over and over. The first task was to create an organization
and nthat that has been accomplished, public support is being sought.
pbla hneetins are being held where simple problems are discussed and an
atten is made to generate public enthusiasm. The essential points stressed
are:
he Chilean government by its present policy is delivering itself up
imperialism.
The policy of exorbitant prices which favor exploiters must be combated..
4, The hunger of the people, brought about by the imperialistic monopolies
and the exploiters, must be relieved.
The Political Commission of the PCCh considers that its task is to exploit
the latent discontent which exist, among the people. At no time, however,
will di.rectivgz elabgrati n; on this policy be issued by the Communist Party
and e `erything will be done in the name of Marmaduke Grove Vallejos, now
acting as head of the F'.ND. _l instructions, manifestos, and communica-
tions will be officially made by Grove.
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Carlos Rosales All act as liaison between the PCCh and theFND. His only
assigned task will be to maintain contact with the directors of the FND.
Humberto Abarca was assigned the task of uniting the parties within the FND.
It was felt in Communist circles that i9ahe could succeed in uniting the
FND and the MS.,* his election as Secretary General of the PCCh would be
assured.
:omment. It has been reported that l barca has 'failed in this
task.
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