ALIANZA DE INTELECTUALES COLOMBIANOS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002400200011-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 1, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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.4-11l e used by the Communists sa a means of communication with Communist
F an s in zeig3hboring countries.
(:: , Inman sta do Colombia (PCC - Communist Party of Colombia) is atte= pting to
the dormant ?Cuanza do Intolectualeo Colombians (AIC - Union of
;oiombian Intellectuals).
The tl$C was originally organized in &ugust of 1947 with several PCC leaders,
z nch as P1varo Saneletnente, taking a prominent part. Its monbership at that
g,+sne also included various leftist intellectnals w?io were not members of the
o nmist Party. The AM had as its ostensible purpose the promotion of
a-t.ltu relations among the Latin American countries.
III ?ebruar y 194.1 the AIC sent a cable to the I'resir3ent of Chile urging that
Sao action be taken against Pablo Tleruda, the Chilean Connwrist leader and
oet. That nessage was signed by Gilborto `%Tieira Ihite, Jorge Regueros Poralta,,
'.?. 11r6 Sancloriente, Rafael Baquee o If., and Manuel Zapata Olivella. Recently
a A1C sent a message to the Venezuelan government requesting that Romulo
8,3 r,anSourt be granted permission to leave Venezuela.
Vlan.s Tare being formed to hold a nesting of leftist intellectuals of Colombia
r,hc near ?u~ure to effect the reor .nization of the AIC. This association
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Next Review Date: 2008
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