SWEARING OFF COMMUNISM AT CARACAS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00058R000100090058-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: March 11, 1954
• Content Type: NSPR

RICHMOND (W.) NEWS LEADER March 11, 195lt
Approved For Release 2000/05/24: CIA-RDP70-00058R00010(v8
Prue intelligence, inc.
WASHINGTON 1. D. C.
RICHMOND (Va.) NEWS
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Date: MAP? 1 1- 195.4
CPYRGHT
Swearing Off Communism at Caracas
Despite the almost compete ac o
thusipasm for the United States' resolu-
rn, on communism at Caracas, the
inces of securing at least a majority
e for it are now considered better than
n. Mr. Dulles has made a strong and
.tasive case for the aggressive char-
e of international communism and by
-1wdly defining its objective as the "in-
vntion of a foreign imperialism" in
domestic affairs of this hemisphere,
has made it difficult for the Latin
orican countries to oppose common
ion to counteract it. Behind the scenes,
neat deal of skillful politicking has
been going on no doubt, and as one
,in American diplomat remarked rue-
`v the United States could get a reso-
z;tr through the conference that two
`, two equals five if it used enough
C.sure.
then it must be confessed that the
ttmmendations for common action con-
r
dicrously innocuous. Aside from a vague
and-it may seem to many Latin Amer-
icans-vaguely ominous proviso that the
two specific recommendations for action
are "without prejudice to such other
measures as they may consider desir-
able," the resolution has no teeth what-
ever in it.
It seems to have been drafted in the
belief that if the Latin American re-
publics could he induced to swear off
communism, there would be time enough
later to decide what is to be done with
backsliders. Assuredly, no one believes
,that a mere recommendation to "dis-
elose" the identities of Communist agents
and the sources of their funds would be
effective, while any confidential exchange
of information between governments is
own Central Intelligence Agency would
he the" last to agree to the opening of
its secret files. on the international Corn
*,ani 4--movement to other Latin-Amer-
ican republics, aiid"to argue that it could
do so safely is'In fact to argue that there
is -no important infiltration of. Commu-
nists-and fellow-travelers in Latin Amer-
iran voverninents..& Foster Dulles, as
; sc i etary of State, may a 11
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tau ',crr' delegation at Caracas
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