FRANCO INFLUENCE IN CATHOLIC SOCIAL ACTION GROUP IN CUBA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000800720006-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 29, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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SUBJE~'T Franco Influergec3 is3 Gatho~.ic Social. Act3rn~~
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Jimenea G~u37.sx ~~ifi~s 'biro .~c~suit, Fathers, ~'a~i~ier Hr~s~on Calvc+, cub-Pro~rina" ~::w of
the Satiety of destie,, and Father 'Felipe 3~ey de Castro of Helen Calloge ~ f ~=~vana~ ,
an attesapt X311 b~ _n?~u1e to ~.ntar~ect` Sp?~~ah 3.nfl.uence in tY~e conferena~: cf
the new Tnter-A~er~~.ca~t Cari~`edera~.:i~an Qf` Catholic Sc>eia~. Act~..o~s schadu2.er. 'or
S?pt~ber or Cc~,obe:~ :947 3n Havan+~~
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DIST: ~ AuCust 1947
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C^vNFIDEN i 3AL in ac~o: d^-rce rr "i `:,a ~U~~~~~N,t,
Fetter of 16 Ge`a`:~er 1.'73 f~ :,~~ tine
D~ector cf Cc,~,~rai ln:~' c~?:~~e to the
:~. It ie reported ~~aat as a result of a n~nr of u~etaar~s held in Cuba du
3~3ey 1947 by Frei.~co em~.asax~.es Fernatzdo ~Iaxda Ces~~~.a31a ~ Mais and 2~nus`_,
;~. The Later-~Amerir;an Car~fet~eration off' Cat~:oi~.c Sacia~. Action ~~as fsrz~ed dt.~?i~
the- sessions of thy: F:~rrat vocit~. 6TH o? ~~e Carr~.bbean he:Ld in C3uc~ad `.?'Y?~~i3.1.o,
Daa~3.nican Repub~f.c,. f's~n 3 to 9 Fsbrw~.ry 1947? '?'hs~ purpose of the or~ax~.:,st3.on
is to provide t~xe rrt;~axts far the arn~rafi>rie$ n.: the N$u Wor3.d tc> kte2g ~~~~sel~ree
reciproeal~,p in t3 solutiorx of the sc.~~.a3. prabl off' the he~.sphere ~-s ~. 'Eo
exrtetnd their aieT. the C~,d -,~orld? It 3s felt that the orgaa3.aet3c~ ~!.~ a~ a~eded
also to Tarr a Ca.~~w~.ic cflntr3bution to th? activities cif th+m 3ocie~~r~,~
na~tic Co~mcil off.' tY~c UPd. It ~a3.i1 ba sponsr~rcad k~r th? Hstianai. Catholic ~ ~~.f
Corafer+snce ?f ?dashi:~a;crrap D. C., ~tnd tho C~axbara Catholic Actio~~,
~~ The First Sacia't. 4d~~k of tnc Caxr~.bbean, at tiahic~a the inter-American Core'?.aderatiQn
txas ~`'or~d, was spG~~er~re;~ by the Soc~.ety cS 3esus, ~shich ice I~mown to ~ ~;" :tea#.ad
in Cuba and other Curx~ibk~ess~ c+nun~tries Y~ ~rso~ oi' Spanish ori~~.'faa pia:- rrd3.~
#.o source, they : par.~.s~h ~'esuits cont.~,nue t4 regartt a Former calosz~Les a ?.ilse3,y
~xbund for fihe e,preed a~f Sparu.sI~ politics anal cu.~Lurc~ grad are ardent]y ~ ~-
I'rancop Th? nra~~tir~ held by Cmstiel'~..m y ~ta3~ a;ric~ JiruQne~ Qufile~ with"{~ ~