THE SECURITY SITUATION IN URUGUAY

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 19, 2006
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: April 3, 1967
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DIRECTORATE OF
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Intelligence Memorandum
The Security Situation in Uruguay
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3 April 1967
No. 0953/67
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Directorate of Intelligence
3 April 1966
The Security Situation in Uruguay
(Situation Report Number 26)
1. No new information has been received that
would change the conclusions reached in Special
National Intelligence Estimate 98-67, SECURITY
CONDITIONS IN URUGUAY, 23 March 1967.
2. Some leaders of the Communist Party of
Uruguay are beginning to express doubts about total
success in Montevideo of the general strike which
the party had scheduled for 12 April. The national
labor union confederation is Communist oriented
but influential leaders fear that they cannot assure
widespread participation and, therefore, are not
disposed to order all the member unions to join.
The confederation will, however, "lend support" to
those individual unions which decide to take part.
Although many certainly will, the strike's impact
would be lessened because certain key groups, such
as teachers, an important bus company union, the
majority of the government enterprise unions and
the Montevideo municipal workers may not join the
strike. The rank and file of many of those unions
are supporters of the government party and apparently
are reluctant to become involved in a political re-
pudiation of the government.
3. The Communists still plan to call for a
series of lightning meetings in Maldonado, the
largest city near Punta del Este. The main demon-
stration there is scheduled for 11 April. Party
leaders have expressed doubts that the march from
Montevideo to Punta del Este will be an outstanding
success. Because of the paucity of donations,
the organizing committee will not be able to pro-
vide logistical support for more than 500 marchers
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(they had hoped for 1,000)0
The Communists would lose much
valuable propaganda if the marchers get outside
Montevideo and away from public scrutiny before
the police make their move.
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