LATIN AMERICAN CONTINENTAL CONTROL HEADQUARTERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002500190010-7
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• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 1999
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 23, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORM T CD NO.
SUBJECT Latin American Continental Control fsadq arters
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1. Pedro Saad, Acting Secrotary Gsner 1 of tf ~ QrtLdo omunista del Ecuador
(PCE - Camramist Party of 7,ouador) who has been devoting hinself .xolueively
to the handling of the Party's international correapandence, has recently
rocoived instructions fron Europe through clandestine channels to collaborate
with other Canrmniet portico of South Arerioa in establishing a 1!rondiosse plan
of coordination and inter-relationship between all Latin American branches.
This plan, which Roberto ttorena, Ornailian mist and e'iepected ^.ominform
agent, diocuosod with Ecuadoran Conrunist leaders in 1948,* provides for the
estabtishrsent of a "Latin American Continental Control Iieadququaartera***whioh will
naintain direct liaison with its Ezuropean counterpart, the Cominform, and
direct the "Regional Control Headquarters" which will. be nde up of repre-
oentativna of the various Party branches operating in each rogion. These
regions arc as follows:
a. 0rancolombian Regions
Venezuela - Headquarters, Cartons
Colombia
Ecuador
b. Central Regions
Brazil - Headquarters, Rio ao Janeiro
Paraesay
urugmy
a. Southern Regions
'trgentina - Headquarters, Buenos liras
Chile
d. (Regional assignment unknown)
Peru
Bolivia
Guiana
a. Ca.ibbean Regions
(Composition unknown)
f . !-addle American Reglonr`
(Composition im mown)
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2. No infoi`mation is available to date regarding the location of the Latin
American Continental Control Headquarters.
Contact within the regions is to be rsinta.ined by special couriers, and a
different set of couriers will be used for liaison between the Regional
Headquarters and the Continental Control Headquarters.
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4. Although the above elan is not motually funotionirg at this tine, conrier rums
have allegedly been established between the respective branches in order
to i*eplement the plan of or niaa-tion and control. The over-all clan, according
to Pedro Saad, is to be known only to a select few leaders in each brmoh,
and, in the case of reuador, the full details are known only to Saad.
. - reported that Moscow was studying the organiza-
tion of a Latin American Department within the Co inform. This Department
w-:s to bo an infor tionsl body rather than the controlling and directing
organization outlined above.
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