SOCIALIST PARTY'S ATTEMPTS TO SECURE COOPERATION OF OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES IN FIGHTING COMMUNISM

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100530010-3
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 9, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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IINTRV Uruguay DATE DIS;'R. 9 1';ecember 19118
-`:I.DJECT Socialist Party's Attempts to Secure Cooperation
Of Other Political Parties in Fighting Communism
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The Uruguayan Socialist Party's plan to form a liaison committee with other
,emocratic ooliti.cal parties in the country in an attempt to stamp out Com-
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.i,ndependiente, has accepted in writing the complete plan of the Socialists,
nd has named delegates? Dr. r'elipa Gail and Luis Pedro Bonavita, to the
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'`rom the Batilista Party no written reply has been received through its
_eaa(er, Cesar Battle Pacheco. Socialist leader Dr. Emilio Frugoni, how--
yver. has received Batlle's verbal accord?
she Ateneo de riontevideo expressed great interest in the Socialistsr effort
-rnd invited Dr. Frugoni to attend a meeting of the clubts board of directors
and enlarge upon his ideas. At the meeting Dr. Frugoni was told by the
directors that they objected to the Union Civica being invited to send dele-
,ates to the corm-it-tee. The directors feel that the Union Civica is spon-
:cored by the Catholic Church and is therefore not completely democratic,
This
is the only thing delaying the AtoneoQs answer to the Socialists, and
the question is still under discussion at this time.
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