ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TOWARDS COMMUNISTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100230008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 26, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CnUNTRY Argentina
DATE DISTR. 2b November lgi~8
Sl1BJECT Argentine Governments Policy Towards Communists N0. OE PAGES 1
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B-2 to The Seccian Lsraecial unit of the Argentine Federal Police has asked the 25X1X6
anti-Communist-Federation of Fo13sh Societies to provide all its members
with proper identification papers in order that members of this troop ~ri11
be protected against any mistakes that may be made. this
warning may be an indication that the Federal Police are preparing to act
against Slav Communists.
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?. Although no specific indications of action against Slav Communists have been
found, the Federal Police have been unusually active during the past fear.
vneeks in compiling files of i1 rUentine Communists. Captain Jorge Usixzde,
chief of the Federal Coordination section of the Federal Police, has compiled
a fairly complete list of Communists which has been made available to P^esi--
dent T~eron, the Minister of liar, and the Chief of the b'ederal Police.,
3. t)sinde has been follo>arinn President PeronPs instructions to refrain from
moving against leadirz~; Communists, the theory being; that more information
can be obtained by allowing these individuals freedom of action. The Police,
3~owever, have continued to arrest numerous minor Communists and have attempted
to secure inf'oimation from th~- by means of intimidation and torture.,
For political reasons Peron findd it expedient to take na drastic measures
against Communists at the present timed N'or example, Peron finds the Com~?
monists useful in furthes~irzg the bovl3rnmentQS plan to xef+,rm the Consti ~?~:=' ran
and in spreading anti-imperialistic propaganda when the government f~.nds it
convenient to blast ^~all Street
Frt3 5c l~nother source alleged that Minister of Interior Angel Borlenghi, rho is said
to be very friendly to the Communists, issued orders to suspend the close .
~ratahing.of important Communists and convinced Peron that no serious danger
exists. omment~ if the heavy infiltration of Communists among the
~cvorking ass s eft unchecked, the Communists will eventually gain the upper
hand and lead th:, governzrient totrrards the moderate left. This movement will be
effectuated with the help of Borlenghi and under the guise of a united front
agains~i Yankee imperialism,)
~ccument is hereby r