COLOMBIAN REBEL BROADCASTS

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CIA-RDP78-03097A000200020127-3
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RIPPUB
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R
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2
Document Creation Date: 
December 21, 2016
Document Release Date: 
December 8, 2008
Sequence Number: 
127
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Publication Date: 
May 11, 1948
Content Type: 
MEMO
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Approved For Release 2008/12/08: CIA-RDP78-03097A000200020127-3 ,.ct1:1 ?~.'1:M i 1alfi Af --a H3"fd .'" CJI; e-to Only one broeedeast from an apparently rebel-etrolled Bogota station which i4eenti. 'ie,d itself to the "Liberal Party Radios ' s received here. Thir was trans?.xittod rwt, ls43 a.eaa. on 10 April on 4803 xilon.yeloe; other such broadcasts, wt,i ct, were reported in the Aesrica n prece, were pr ew sbly on medium or long wave chKinnolats, The one broadcast r!%eoived (only excerpts ere available) was an emotional appeal to the t,ao .le of 'oi?aa.bia to eupport the "glorious... Aron, rand victorious" Liberal Pi rtj. It atteckead the Conservative Party for having financed the aaa,aL.saatyaatton of Jorge li:ec,r Gaitax-*that great leader of the people'--and declared that the Conservative Party is "the party of exploiters.., of the church and the confessional.' It declared that the Cemeearvatives are inspired "by the Jesuits?" and especially attacked Conservative President Lauren Cows, The broadcast aph:eaaled to all Liberals, particularly those in the Department of Cauca, 11 Valle, and coastal areas to *take up cram and join the attack" j it c1z iced that "the police are with us." acvaii.sblee excerpts follows *People of Colosbial Rally around the glorious partyt Rally around the glorious party! The party of the people! The party of the revolution& The only Republican Party of the countryt The party of Progress! The party of induetrial.izationl Tice great and victorious Liberal Party! Help achieve the liberation of the common people of Coloabiat" Claiein ; victorious advances throughout the coun wry,, and asserting ree- ,~aatedl * that "the police are with ut," the announcer addressed himself in gzrtloular to time people of the Departments of Cauca,, U Valle and to Otte Liberals of the coast." He exhorted Liberals to "take up arms and min the attack." The annouaaoer also went into a le n ;thy discussion of the origina and alaans of the revolutionary movement. He called upon the people to avenge the death of Jorge Tliecer Gaiten, "that rest leader of the people," whose as axoin "was paid by the Conservative Party." STAT This document is part of classifi integrated file. If separated from file, document unclassified.-- 7.1 LN rn 193M== Approved For Release 2008/12/08: CIA-RDP78-03097A000200020127-3 Approved For Release 2008/12/08: CIA-RDP78-03097A000200020127-3 Fer. followed an stta4* an the Cgns*rvative Party, and es ia