COMMUNIST IN CHILEAN ARMED FORCES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001000740004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 10, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
IEC" C unists in Chilean Armed Forces
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3. Hoak V4 ggSource's inform mants maintain that Raul,
works directly with the Communist Party and with Congressman Dan1a-m Uribe.
with organization of Communist units and squads wri.thin the Army., Valencia Is
a retired Army colonel. He Is Es aid to have spent some time in Russia during
which time he took an orientation course In Communist organization. Valencia
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~, & r o Communist Congressman Damian Uribe C a is said to
be the Communist Party's chief contact man on all matters relating to the Armed
Forces. He actually works with the military units of the Communist Party.- It
is recalled that at the National Conference of the Communist Party . which was
hold in Santiago in May, 1947, Congressman Uribe was mentioned as he delegate
who presented a report on activities and c ntacts with the Armed Services.
2. ~~ {fir a ens Osvaldo Valencia. Z a is reported to be the man charged
subofficial of the Aviation School,, works c}irectly under Osvaldo V cia,
directs organizations]. activities, and is the actual leader of the Communist
r'avement within the Armed Forces. Meetings are hold in Carterts homes at Calle
Uinta in San Bernardo. Colonel Valencia himself is said to attend very few
of the meetings,
o In addition ' to the Army groups which uses the
horns of Rani C their headquarters,. source claims that the railita yr move-
mmtiont of the C fists has succeeded in penetrating the Federacion de Sub--
Cficial.es an Retiro, which is composed of a group of ex-Army subof!'icia1e and
ax -police subofficiai :. This organization was riot founded by the I lommuniata,
but by devious maneuverW( they have succeeded in gal ning a strong foothold with
It. Captain Raul Chavez, retired, is listed as the Communist liaison man
within this group.
,~e~t Ctz General Anibal Alvear Gam, retired police
official, is reported by two separate sources to be a sympathizer and adviser to
the Ccmz?numiiet Party in military affairs. He himself is not a member of the
Communist Party, although he is said to be extremely active and irn erected in
the organization of Communist cells within police and military units,,. Although
considered a man of personal wealth, he is keenly interested in social welfare.
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His interest in pcverty-stricken: people ha:m Zeal hin to >:'+c,t iice with
v.:rioue Corr uanict movenen'X. This s3'r,,,.thy- is saI d to hc-vo ;e a in 1939,
when he t: s nlacoc in cha-r-e of relief oz ecrtiic,'z'1:a victins in co :iu itios
Conce scion and Chiflan.
6. sic- vit.et:: The Carr?unist ert~; ti_a,l bco osr cially r..et:-~-e In the city of
Santiago in tioir atto- - ,ts to procure sae: -Lcrs =-d :vain supporters within the
loo;,irionto Win. The headcuarters of this 1r you tu.nt ...'.'! itrry .ost is said to
ho located on the min roran, le