WEEKLY MEETING OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE PSP

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• Publication Date: March 5, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COWIDENTI;RL
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Weekly Meeting of the National
Executive Board of the PSP
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 783 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its trsnsmiselon or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR.
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5 March 1953
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let During the week of 2531 January 1953 the National Executive Board of the
Partido Socialists Popular (PSP, Cuban Communist Party) held several meetings
which were marked by a state of confusion, despair, and uneasiness on the
part of top leaders of the Party, occasioned by the series of raids and
assaults against Party property and offices of Communist-dominated unions
on the part of the Servicio Inteligenoia Militar (SIM). As reported pre-
viously, the Party had outlined a course of action to protest against the
SIM attack on Party headquarters in Juyano during a ceremony of homage-to
Lenin. Before this program of protest could be implemented, additional
attacks were carried out by the government, with the result that Executive
Board members of the Party fear that they have appeared ridiculous in the
eyes of the active members and., rank and file of the Party because of their
apparent inactivity and failure to counteract this police action. The National
Executive Board will not carry out its plan to seek redress and indemnity
against the government in the courts, but it will address another PSP document
to each of the other opposition political parties, requesting theme parties
to join with the Communists in protesting against the brutalities of the
government. This appeal will conclude with the now-familiar slogan of forming
the united front of opposition against BATISTA. The argument will be presented'
in this document that these repressive police measures are not directed
against the Communists per se, but rather constitute an attack against any
opposition to the government. The PSP is the present target of these attacks
only because it has been the party in the forefront of BATISTA opposition.
The other opposition parties are warned that similar attacks will be made
against them if they attempt singly to oppose the present government. Examples
of government repression of non-Communist activity which will be cited in
the PSP document are an alleged use of machine-guns in breaking UP )a meeting
on January 15 of the Federacion do Estudiantes Universitarios FEU), the
threat by the government to defy the autonomy of the University of Habana,
and the unprovoked attack on Jose Manuel 'IDAL3O, Ortodoxo leader and well-
known sculptor, whose studio was entered by polioe. Statues and tools were
destroyed, and FID Q fled when the polioe tried to put him under arrest,
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2. The National Executive Board discussed the project concerning its activities
in the split within the Ortodoxo Party. It was decided that the PSP would
continue to attempt to widen the breach within the Ortodoxo Party and would
increase its efforts to effect an agreement with PARDO LLADA, Ortodoxo leader.
3. Joaquin ORDOQUI, presiding officer of the Executive Board, stated that the
information indicates that the government is seriously studying a revision of
the electoral cods, to the extent that all parties which were in existence on
10 March 1952 will be accepted as political parties for the purpose of par-
ticipating in the next elections. The Executive Board again congratulated
itself and all members of the Party for success in leading an attack against
the electoral code. The Board was optimistic in its belief that the PSP will
continue as a political party.
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With regard to internal structure of the Party, a discussion. was held regarding
the directives to all Communist parties which emanated from the 19th Congress
of the Communist Party of the USSR. A committee on doctrine and organization
was appointed to study the report made at that Congress by Comrade Malenkov
and to adopt those portions of this report which were practical and feasible
for Cuba. Anibal ESCALANTE, Ladislao GONZALEZ CARBAJAL, and Joaquin ORDOQUI
will comprise this committee.
5. The trade union question was discussed in general terms and consisted in a
scrutiny of the Party's established union program. The conclusion reached
was that satisfactory progress is being shown and that present labor policies
will be maintained.
The National Executive Board is alarmed over the lethargic manner in which
the provincial leaders of Camaguey are conducting Party affairs. There will
soon be a session of criticism and autocritl,oism conducted with these
Camagueyans, in order to show them their mistakes and save them from further
deviation. Manuel LUZ:ADO has just returned from an inspection trip on behalf
of the National Executive Board, during which he met in a secret conference
with each of the provincial leaders of Camaguey and in which he analyzed with
each one the Party work at present in progress within the various municipal
committees. LUZARDO stated that in the whole province, there were only five
municipa]. committees that were accomplishing anything worth while and that all
of the other committees in this province were in a sad state of disorganisation,
disorientation, and inactivity. LUZARDO charged Ursino ROJAS with the respon-
sibility of devoting more of his time to political matters and matters of Party
doctrine. ROJAS will be the principal Communist leader in the city of Camaguey
and he will have to assume those now political responsibilities in addition to
his responsibilities as principal Communist labor loader in Camaguey and
national loader of,the Communist sugar workers' union.
Another important matter discussed was the forthcoming national conference on
insurance and social security, which will be hold in preparation for the world
conference to be hold in Vienna. Diego QONZA,LEZ N.TIN, a physician who was
especially invited to the meeting in ardor to report on this matter, stated
that this national. conference will have an unprecedented success and reception.
Many distinguished personalities, doctors, nurses, and other professional
people who are widely known to be non-Communist have promised to participate
and lend their support to the national conference on social security. It was
specifically reported that among the non?Oommuntat participants in this con-
ference will be the Federaoion Nacional Auxiliares do la Nedicina, Colegio
Naoi:anal do Enfermeros, and Senor Alberta RODRT(T BUST, member of the
Executive Board of the non-Communist Confoderacion do Trabaj adores Oubanos
(OTC )@ Furthermore, the conference itself will take place on the promises
of the Mooiacion do Enformeros do Cuba.
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