POLITICAL PLANS OF HERRERISTA PARTY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100540001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 9, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

ASSU 1CAT1Q1\ CM,"!' .t_
25X1A9a
M
Sanitized - ApprgVR&FQr Ala P82-004517RW200
)NTRY Uruguay/j.rgentina
25X1A6a
I't =lEC T Political Plans of fUerrerista Tarty NO. OF PAGES
CE
;CQUiRED
25X1X6
25X1A6a 25X1A2
o rmunist vote with the vote of another faction in order to gain more s.;ci.ral :iuatice for the laboring classes )
mrrnist Party leaders recently revealed their intention of coil'so i ioat:i ng
25X1A2g
DATE DISTR. 9 December 1{:
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED? BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
t~omment.,: ,-eported that the senate invoetij;at.rag f?om .
m ~; i.ee which was appointed to look into the alleged torture methods us o
he police against the Uommunista involved in the assault on the
i3.vocadero theater, reported to the Senate in early November that there was
t.< sibly some foundation to the accusations made against the police., j
now states that Cusano, the Herrerista Senator on the committee, _ n
.;:.uuated to the press that some basis possibly existed for the accusations,
iowever.. the results of a more thorough investigation later conducted by
zaT e coruci i:tee, which tended to exonerate the police, were presented to the
?: =:na.te on It', November,. Communist Senator Julia Arevalo de Roche and the
Herrerista Senators disapproved of this report.
The Herreristas have a def:ini to purpose in defending, the Communists in t ft-s_ >
matter., a purpose rich constitutes part of their general plan to con_--
of ,?' the ,-;overnment by both democratic and undemocratic means, T.
ar 25X1X6
:ctow making a definite play for the Communist vote,, (- too went ' a"a) ,
The lierr erista plan also includes an attempt to gain Argentine fir-atricloU
33-ort for the forthcoming elections in Uruguay. In this connection.:
ator Victor Haado and other fie.rrerista representatives frequently
_3uenos Aires to visit heron and prcinent members of his cabinet., it i.r
Document No.
NU CHANGE in
DECLASS.IF
TTTE
ARMY
i T _t ni;ine aid A
")s l.ieved that very substantial financial aid will be supplied, bar ?'eron
the Urn uavan elect:ionsi., Some is already being, supplied for propag;and;
purposes,, EAithough support from Franco is also being sought by the
UIorreristas, this support is not considered to be as decisive a factor n s
CONFIDENTIAL
Sanitized - Approved For Release : CIA-RDP82-00457R002100540001-2