CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION IN THE INSTITUTO DE INTERCAMBIO CULTURAL COLOMBO-SOVIETICO (COLOMBIAN-SOVIET INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE)

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CIA-RDP82-00457R000800800009-0
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1
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November 9, 2016
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March 4, 1999
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9
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September 4, 1947
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IR
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T A -1 11-- - P'\_1__-_ Assn/nn/Aw _ 0%1A Mr%r1n0% nn Ar7rlAAAn AAn AAAAA A B- 25X1 A "`' RAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP E TELLtG :NCE REPORT Cju?y Colombia G'TDENTI,A.r, iTE: 25X1 A INFO. SUBJ CT Change of Adminiai; ?atiof in the Institut+, de Inter- 4 ca,mbio Cultural Gc,l.ombo-Sovletico (Colombian-Soviet ?IST. P Sep m"i ? 1947 Institute of Cultural Exchange) PAGES 25X1A ORtGfi 25X1X This document Is t sre y trFgreded SUPPLE ' DEP`'?At.. in accordance with the I. The Instituto de l 7tercamb o Cultural Col orbo-Soviet co (Colo)mbian-So-; i !t Institute of Cultural Fiche'i!e), sometimes kmmn as the Instituto Cultural Colo? .)-Sovietico (Colombian-Soviet ,:ultural lnstituto) a a Soviet front organisation op - ti in Colombia, recently underwent a change of administration when Renato k go, Secretary Gee eral_ ~f the orgVmizritior?, was replaced by Luie Carlos Fe. ,..:. Renato Arango had ocerpisl this nos;Y:tion since January l9l'1, 25X1X Arango was removed becauBn the Russians had In t uid s 25X1X . ,,. Brace In him? and hecsm ,is he al leg ^dly spoke too freely about the activities: i : f the Institute. He is reported to have taken his dismissal with poor grace;, and re- fused to leave the Institute until he was fore' evicted at the poiu of a gun by employee of the Im : ?,itu e. In retaliation. A:1^:atago threatened to publish a list of charges against :.he Insti- tute unless he we .? ~ coma-oensa.ted in the sum of ores thousand Colombian jn>i-os (ap- proximately 9,571?"00 U.S. } . Perez is reported to have stated that 'tie Is inclined to ms this p?synent to Arango in order to avoid any es baw> : saing scandal that mi. ht arise. as a result of Ax anF;o's charges. 3. Luis Canoe Perez, the new Secreta.r7~, General; is known as a supporter Dr. Jorge Eliecer Gaitan'a ft wing Liberal Party element. He is the husband c: t1lde Espinosa. the National President of the A.l.ianza Famenina., a Ca>w mist-6` misted fominist organiza'i.4on., NO CHA Doe urn DELI, Class. Ci TS S C DD_?4 tier' 77 Auth; Data Y C LAS S; FICA t'f0N This document contains info-ration affecting the national defens of the United States within the mean1l.::ig of the Espionage Act 50, U.S.C. ;3 and 32 as amended. Its transmission or the revelation of its content$ in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. CON IDEN21i Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP82-00457R0008000800009-0