COMMUNIST CANDIDATES FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN ECUADOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100160004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 26, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY
Ecuador
DATE DISTR. 26 November 1948
SUBJECT
Communist Candidates for the Municipal Elections
in Ecuador
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B-3 1. On 2 November 1948 the Central Committee of the Province of Picchincha
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of the Ecuadoran Communist Party held a closed meeting in
National Headquarters. The primary subject of discussion was the
municipal elections which were to be held on 6 November. The following
candidates were announced as the Party's choice for Quito:
b)
c)
d)
e)
Julio Enrique Paredes, a Socialist and also ro-Communist,
Ricardo Jaramillo, Liberal publisher of who is friendly to
the Communists,
Jaime Chavez Granja, Communist,
Guillermo Lasso, Communist,
Guillermo Ordonez, a Socialist
and nro-Communist.
Alternates were listed as:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Francisco Saa Chacon, a Communist,
Francisco Estupinan, a Communist,
Cesar N. Perez, a Communist sympathizers
Sexto Salguero, a Communist sympathizers
Corsino Duran, a Communist,
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Rogelio Vizeaino, a Communist sympathizer.
2. Cell leaders were urged to contact all cell members to work for the above
mentioned candidates. Their program advocated public commissaries,
redistribution of land, workers' homes, the equalization of public salaries,
etc.
was printed on the Tresses of the Voz Popular.
name for the Communists in this election. Propaganda for the campaign
In Guayaquil the Party's candidates were announced as Manuel Arenas and
Alberto Ordenana Cortes. The "Alianza Popular" was again used as a front
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