ACTIVITIES OF COLOMBIAN SOCIALISTS

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CIA-RDP80-00810A002100110011-4
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RIPPUB
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C
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2
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December 15, 2016
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August 29, 2001
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11
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Publication Date: 
August 21, 1953
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2002/02/05 : CIA-RDP80-0081 OA002100110011-4 F4 0 113 CENTRAL I.NTELLIG.E.NCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT This Document contains Information affecting the Na- tional Defense of the United States, within the mean- ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents to or receipt by an unauthorized person Is prohibited by law. The reproduction of this form It prohibited, CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION COUNTRY SUBJECT Colombia Activities of Colombian Socialists DATE DISTR. 21 August 1953 NO. OF PAGES 2 DATE OF INFO. REQUIREMENT NO. RD 25X1 C PLACE ACQUIRED REFERENCES 1. The local Socialist movement continues to be active. Two regular publica- tions are issued, the Gaoeta Colombians, a bimonthly paper, and an infor- mation sheet which normally comes out weekly. The Gaceta is under the supervision of Armando SUESCUN and Aniilcar GUIDO whir the information letter is ireoted by Guillermo COLL. Efforts at this time ganisation of a Popular S are beta directed principally toward the org. ocialist Party. Regional assemblies were held during April 1953 in Bogota and Cartagena, and a similar meeting is being planned for Cali. Antonio GARCIA and'Luis Emiro VALENCIA,.. the movement's most important leaders, left Bogo-ta'tor ' Ibague on 14 July, and they plan to visit.Manizales, Cali, and'other towns in Valle and Caldas. They will hold meetings, review the activities of local committees, and agitate for the movement's program. 2. President Gustavo ROJAS Pinilla received a delegation of Socialists. on 7 July. The latter informed the President that their chief task at this time is the formation of a party which weld confront (sip) the two traditional parties, as well as international Communism. They stated that the local. movement has a strictly national character. Included in the delegation were GARCIA, VALENCIA, Jorge VILLA,-Jaime TELLO, Ruben DARIO Utria, Luis CIPAGAUTA, Fidel TORRES Leon, Carlos J. TINA, and representatives of the sectional committees of Cali, Barranquilla, Ibague, Manizales, and Bucaramanga. 3.. A new National Executive Committee for 1953 was recently elected. GARCIA continues as director, and VALENCIA as secretary-general. Other members are DARIO, Francia LOPEZ, Victor M. RINCON, and Arcadio LOPEZ. 'A publioa- tion fund was recently set up under the name-of-Tomas URIBE Marquez for the purpose of assuring the financing of'socialist works and providing for efficient distribution in Colombia and abroad. Dr. Enrique ZAPATA is the director of the fund. STATE ARMY J#X NAVY hh; A IAIR ix I FBI (Not.: Washington Distribution Indicated By "X"; field Distribution By "#".) --- Approved-For Release 2002102/05: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA00210a110011-4 Approved For Release 2002/02/05 : CIA-RDP80-00810A002100110011-4 CONFIDENTIAL 4. The encia Latina de Noticias, operated by the Argentine Embassy in Bogo a, posteUa notToe ur ng the'pastewe-ek to the effect that'Chilean Socialists had sent oongratulat'ions-to those of Colombia for laving offered urirestrioted aid to President ROJAS. GARCU grid VALENCIA immediately sent an angry letter to the Argentine Embassy stating that the report was com- pletely false and that its publication on represents an abuse and an unpardon- able impudence. It was added that the A eg ncia had repeatedly invented incorrect notioes.whioh have affected the reality and orientation of- Colombian Socialism. The Agenoia proceeded to correct the information immediately. 25X1A 1. Comment. the ommun s army of Colombia PCC wished to form a Democratic Front of National Liberation including "the Socialist followers of Antonio Garcia." Approved For Release 2002/02/05 : CIA-RDP80-00810A002100110011-4