ACTIVITIES OF MANUEL EDUARDO HUBNER RICHARDSON IN GUATEMALA

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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: September 21, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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7UGJECT Activities of t?anuel 'aduardo I:ubner
F.ichardson in Guatemala
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1. Between tso-hundred-and-fifty and three hundred persons attended a lecture
in Guatemala City by prominent Chilean Communist 1.'anuel T_:duardo fubner
Richardson on 31 August 1950 concerning the poetry of Pablo i;eruda. The
invitations were issued by the Linistry of Fublic education of Guatemala,
and the following organizations collaborated in sponsoring the event?
Alianza de la Juventud Democratica
Alianza Femenina Guatemaltoca
Grupo Saker-ti
Sindicato de Trabajadores de la '.ducacion
Sindicato de Trabajadores Intolectuales y iirti star
Revolucionarios
Sindicato Ilacional de 11oriodistas
2. Hubner was introduced by Doctor Raul t soguoda, b.".inietor of Dducation,, who
described Hubner as a person of political importance in his on country, a
roan of letters, and a strong supporter of peace and democratic ideals.
C. segueda also described r eruda as a 'great fighter for peace. 11
3. 'ubnerrs lecture lasted an hour and a half, and was devoted almost entirely
to the reading of _~erudars poems. Fe concluded with a five-minute eulogy of
"oruda, with laudatory comments on his efforts for peace.
4. In the audience, composed mainly of teachers and students affiliated with
sponsoring; organizations, source noted the presence of Alfonso Crgartes,
former Guatemalan Ambassador to Chile; Alvaro Yugo Salguoro, private
secretary of President Arevalo; Virginia Bravo Leteller,, Chilean Corgi Iunist9
employee of the I inistrj of .:dueation; Eugenio Silva Pena, former Gmatemalan
Foreign 1'inister; Antonio :`ierra Gonzalez, an official of the Canfederacion
de Trabajad.ores do Guatemala (CTG); Victor Manuel Gutierrez, ''ocretary
General of the CTG; Jose Manuel. Fortuny, Communist and political loader;
tratilde'3 ena Lopez, Communist and officer of the Alianza Femenina
Guatemalteca.
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5. A few days before his lecture Hubner said that he had received a letter
from France written by Antonio Aparieio Herrera, who is married to Hubner's
daughter, Alma IIubner Vidal. According to Hubner, his daughter and son-in-
law had been seeing a great deal of the Chilean root Pablo Neruda in their
Paris apartment in the quaff d'Orleans. Neruda sent a message to Hubner in
which he expressed surprise that his candidacy for the Peace Prize had not
been sufficiently aided from Latin America. Apparently Italy and r'exico
have proposed r,eruda as the winner of this Prize. But r:eruda told Hubner
that he felt he should be supported by all the national 'eace committees
in Latin America, especially by those of Chile and Guatemala. Ile urged
that cables be sent immediately a&1resced to the Peace Cor i.ttee in Prague,
or to, the Comite r"und.ial de la Paz in Paris.
Hubner said that Antonio and Alma were planning to be at the station to meet
the new Guatemalan tinister to France, inrique 1'unoz ?'eany
when he arrived
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Antonio wrote also that i eruda did not intend to go to the station to greet
I'Unoz "eary, feeling that it would be lacking in discretion to appear in
public with the new minister on the day of his arrival in Paris.
7. From Ilubnergs remarks source said that evidently Antonio and Alma had
been in rather close contact with the previous Guatemalan_ Vinister to France,
Luis Cardoza y Arapon and his wife during their sojourn in Paris. according
to Antonio, the Cardozas left Paris on 1.7 August 1950 via New YorY for
.`exico, where source believes they are at present.
8. Antonio also thanked Hubner for "orienting" them concerning the new
Guatemalan ?!inister to France, P unoz reany, and assured Hubnor that the
information would not be wasted, the same being true, he added, with respect
25 IAthe "secretary in London.TW I7ubrer did not enlarge upon these remarks.
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Corns It is believed that the "socrotar i. on," probably
refers to Lorenzo T"ontufar tevas, who was reported i to be going
to I ondon for three months and then to Paris as 1 ecratary of the Guatemalan
Legation.
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