NATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARTISANS OF PEACE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800480010-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 1999
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: September 25, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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The following additional information has been provided on the National Congress
of the Partisans of Peace hold in Bogota from 2-3 September 1950,*
..;, For several months previous to the Pro-Poace Congrosc, the Colombian Cotimunicts
had mentioned a forthcoming National Congress of the Partisans of Pe+3co in
their propaianda1. The request for official permission to hold the Congress was
iiade by the 39 year old writer :saldonoro Sanin Cane; by Enrique Porec Arbolaoz,
a^csociato of leftists and Coz:nunists; by the ono?tirbe Colombian C tural Attache
in NNoecow, Cosar tribe Piedrahita; and by Jorge ogueros Poraalta,. Col. un1ct
journalist, lawyer, and a loading member of the Partido Comunicta do Colombia
(FCC)., Pormiccion to hold the Congress was denied by the i yor of Bogota until
:.aidorvro ."anin Cano appealed porconally to Provident Lauraano Gouoz., "anin
C,.no reportedly ar^uod that a Congress to promote peace was consictoa:at with the
:+ nt trend of public opinion in Colombia, and promised that apart from the
uorld tide aspects of the peace ca ~pai ;n, the Congress would stress the internal
pacification of Colombia.,**
The National Connittee of tho Partisans of Peace was composed of the followings
Honorary President italdoraaro Canin Cane Iaeftist writer and
philosopher.
President Luis Carlos Perez Ex?,Socrotary of the
Instituto Colonbo.
"?oviotico
Vice-Pr r,idont rerardo 'iolina Formr rector of the
National rlnivorsity,
protontly residing in
Paris
Vico-Precident Luci]3 nubio do Lsverdo Nambor of the~ ~Corr?unist
women's Aiianna 3 omonina
"ocrota :mineral Jorge 'o ;tiros Poralta Journalist, writer, and
loader of the PCC
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letter of 16 October 1978 from. the
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Secretary of Organization Carlos Canal Irwin.
Corr iunist
Treasurer I lerc odos Abadia
Leader of Alianza "ertenix a
Director of Orman of Graciela Mendoza do
(unidentified)
National Conru.ttoo Vane~;as
:sertbors (Vocalos) Dario 'aripor
Leftist Liberal and Director
of the lofti.nt newspaper
1e11sa ':ujlea
Coi, ntinist
Dr.. Gustavo Gonez
(unidentified)
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Dr, Manuel Joao Gaitan
brother of Jorge Uiocer Gasita
1 ^.tildo Espinoza do Perez Leader of A1'ianza P'er. nlna
I rarco Ospina Cor unist intellectual
Julio Abril PCC representative to the
Con press, Cuzndink!mrea
Luigi Vidales leftist journalist (Jo~da)
Carlos Ariil Gutiorroz Corgi unist sympathizer,
residing; in Iexico
Juan Francisco ujica Political advisor, FCC
Central Coruiittoa
Lu.ir 1. Galan President of the Communist
influenced independent CTC
f-zz ttc'to Duran :,,or_rntnist leader
As of the end of August, the National Cornijttee had published the first issue of
aew ;raper called P DEnc~c.?rari a flaldorioro flanin Cane financed the newspaper,
which cost 1300 pesos to publish. source considered it probable that at least one
;ors issue would apps r, either on the opening & VT of the Co ress, or soon. after
the Congre; s ended. Colombian Comunists also took up a collection ar''ton thorn
selves s'.nd atone; sympathizers to assist in financing the Conr;re,ss.**4
L~ the a,-cndr of the Congress as announced in _ L1 rioe teas
as Analysis of the real danr;er of a new war;
rHow war plans affect the econor?ky, development, and independence of Colombia;
n. Organization and orientation of the novenent of the Partisans of Peace in
Colombia;
(I. Rcintionc with the. world r]ovcr'ionts of tI Partisans of Peace;
loctjon of the National G =ni..ttee of the Partisans of Peace,,
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otmzen . Source speculated that President Gonez expected the Congress to
be tied in with the Liberal Party and some of its leaders, which would ultimately
react to the detriment of the Liberals.
~Cr~ru tp Attendance at the Congress was to be by invitation only, issued
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out of twenty manbers are known Communists. As previously reported, the Con-
muniets planned to take advantage of the Pro-Peace Congress to hold a wlandostine
neeting of worker and peasant leaders who were to be issued invitationse
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