ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF PARAGUAY (CPP)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002700370006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 14, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 1, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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l,, Os car Croydt, e:.3 led director general of the Cors:uanist Party
of Paraguay (CPI') now living in Argontlirn, issued the follow'
lu instructions to the CPP In a diroctive w ich rata sent to a
meeting of prori nent C IT rio ers h-lold in April at :3an Como de
s'aranac
a. In tho letter, ral .ch was ontitlod "Character of the Cowunist
Program," Croydt declared that the CPP Is t ho only Party
which until now has not cultivated political relations with
neighboring countries, It would be necessary therefore to
foxim a union with the Parties of Urugua,yo Argentina and Chile
a,r)~I through this union to obtain ins tructlons, aid,, and
knowledge of the pro, ram of International Cormimi sri,s He
stated that it is now time for the CPP to become thoroughly
:intornti onaal in character m
Croydt added that in his opinion the present govermaent of
Paraguay Is one of trai ,ition4 i-Jl .le affairs were in a
c:omparativo state of tranquility the CPP should take advan-
tage o- the situation to further its organizational activi-
tics $ Ile warned all loaders to be careful In order that
Communist infiltration would not be called to the attention
c.(* the Par? guayax~ police, causing 1=arty numbers and leaders
Ao be thrown into prison a ?ain.
sa, A recent edition of the clandestinely printed Cox unist orgax,
, .oianto, dated 4 April 1949, attached the l iorican me bers of
Is-
. a5:fcultural mission in Parag;uaya It stated that the
eras full of Yanked spies who were in the country for the
purpose Of rl-lauto y cataloguing all the natural riches of
Paraguay, tog ether with its human and economic potential "to
d.uuter ne In which colonial pocket Para ,uay would be situatedd-
i at the side of Puerto Rico or of i11do-Cl,inaa" The pubs! ica-
t _'_o n also denounced the rii:Li tart' conspiracy lBeadeCl by exiled
ia.~a~ u?yan military loaders, which it stated was supported by
i oruh. American Imper'ialisraa
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3 The Coxzr;re s cal Parat;,;uayau Co r z:mi ts, vv1aich has boon postponed
sovera1 tii os, is not boon discussed recently. in source Ib
opinion the CPP ,etil`? .s.cics the aecos-ary funds to I-Iold- the
Cor.~s'ss ? .
AUGU-sto Canot;cr, ;` )crcr vary General o the Cy'!' has re1:7LL neL a n
Asuncion but s ou :-t o x eportoc1 that he has dis uised 1:1rnsel$ by
darkening his com,,i? oxion. Ile is still living at the f?(:ui nta
Dario" Y' which %s omod. by Res ervo Array Captain Cesar Ls cobar,
a I ebrarLs ins. and a C riend of Cane to of loin; s ;aizc11x
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