ACTIVITIES OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001800070003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 19, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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,i1 ECT Aotivitioa of the Conservative Party
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STATE
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The militant -iovericnt within the Conso live Party continues to gather
romenttw tm er the direction of Colonel ':anuel .1g+.zdelo? Reraresentativee of tho
.nova: teat ham visited the variouo _1epartnents recruiting more Members and
trinsr.zttinr iris tr1actions- It has been reported that. nartioul.ar success has
achiove z in the Deuartanent of Valle del Cauca, under the direction of
,o onel Ernesto. Vel osa Pena, who is in charge of ;once--va.tive activities therm
Gui ll er^ ca !eon Val enr,%a, Di-ector of the Co?.,servstive Party, is reported to
, ve s ited that the activimotes of Colonel Aurdelo are being ratified and
accepted by a na jority of the Party because the Libe -al Party was insincere in
proclaiming its loyalty to he constitutional poverni ent and to the President.
He also stated that the Pax-1,y is still ens?eavor.inj to secure arms from abroad
to strengtAen the President's positions
Althoup i there were no i~ncidente can 20 July 194f , the date of the convening
of Con, ees, the Conservati~res coi- tinue to aria and or p_ iize., The following
r ereon are also pro'"?i neat in this -oveneut.,
General Carlos Cortes Vlargas
Gilberto Aizate Avendano
Silverio Villa .s
Parl.roz Moreno
Ri.ardo Holguin
Ca nta.; n Julio Cuellar
ixieutorant Hernando Sicard
f'e. jor Jia i.to '?'illan
a jor :iiruel Amidelo
i',u for ,TTtci..ntca A "arquez
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