PROGRESS OF PCC RURAL CAMPAIGN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002700180004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 1, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMA4 T CD NO.
COUNTR`( Colombia
,` UBJECT Progress of FCC Rural Carpaign
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF IN
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REPORT NO.
1. The Partido Comunista do Colombia (PCC) hue met with serious obstacles in
its agitation cam, rAdgn in the rural areas of Colombia, particularly in the
Department of Cauca, where Gilberto Vieira: kite, Alvaro Pio Talencia, PCC
Secretary of T4ucation, Alfonso Paz, and Jose Cardona iioyos of Cali have been
active. The PCC has decided to stop all agitation in Cauca because of the
uncompromising attitude of the Liberal leaders, espe.,ialiy that of Pedro Mina,
who has a reputation throughout the department of being aggressive and
violent, The Liberal leaders have warned the Corm--unists not to interfere
in the rural problems of the area.
2e The Party?s ca?1naign is being intensified in the agricultural regions of the
Denartment of Cundinamar, ca? Co^iriunist meetings have been held in the small
riunicipalities of Marino and Guataqui, near Girardot, Cundinamarea, under the
dirsctircn of Angel Maria Cane of Girardot0 Connunist agitation in Guest-qui
has been so successful that the government has sent extra security agents and
armed forces to the area to prevent possible trouble.
3m The P00 has been informed that the rovernnent has been making a political
survey in those regions where the Communists are active, ilthough the
government does not consider Communism to be a real threat ,at present, because
of the small size of the --ovement, it believes that the Corriunists may
become influential enough to create serious difficulties in the disturtbed
2 iAtacal s7tuati'n,*
cor, m,_,er t4 This information was given to the FCC directorate by
Jorge Regueros Peralta, a FCC le-trier, who stated that it w,~s based on inforr
nation received by a Party sympathizer from t)ario Tclian'ia, Li'-)oral ''sinister
of Government.
CONFIDENTIAL in accord
letter of 16 Octob
Director of C
Archivist
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