ACTIVITIES OF JULIAN QUESADA ALONSO, SPANISH COMMUNIST IN CHILE.

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002700550002-4
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 19, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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The following background information has been obtained on Julian Quesada
Alonso, aka Julian Tessada Alonso, whose connection with the Spanish Communist
Party in Chile has previously been reported:*
1. Available data indicate that Quesada joined the Communist Party of Spain when
it. Was founded in 1929, and has been an active member ever since. In Spain
he was a post office official and a member of the directive body of the Union,
General de Trabajadores (UGT). During the Spanish Civil War he allegedly
acted as a censor for the Republican government, controlling postal and tele?
phonic communications.
, Following the fall ofthe Spanish Republican government, Quesada Alonso fled
to France where he is believed to have resided until he was sent by the
Spanish Communist Party to Chile. He arrived in Valparaico? Chile, on 28 March
1940 aboard the Srl WINNIPEG and was accompanied by his wife and two children>
since that time, Quesada Alonso has played an important role in the activities
of the .f.:Ipanish Communist Party, and prior to the departure of Antonio Guardiola
was designated by him as the Chilean leader of the Spanish Communists.
3,, At one time Quesada Alonso was reported to be the manager and director of
Igelferdad deknam, the official Spanish Communist newspaper in Chile, and he
also wrote articles for the Chilean Communist newspaper anag12,. He was also
said to have acted as liaison agent between the Spanish and Chilean Communists,
and between the Soviet Embassy and the Chilean Communist Party (PCCh) during
the time Soviet diplomatic personnel were in Chile, although this report has not
been confirmed. Early in 1948 Quesada Alonso was reported to have stayed in the
same hotel in Los Andes with Jorge Calor?, retired Bolivian Army major, who
allegedly went to Chile to enter into contact with Communist agents. At that
time, Quesaden name was listed among the Communists sought by the Chilean police
c, No record has been found, however, that Quesada Alonso was over arrested by the
Chilean police. His reported friendship with Gonzalez Videla may have been the-
cause of his immunity from arrest.
He is believed to be in close contact ulthllanuel Delicade and other well?known
Spanish Communist leaders, as well as with Julio Alegria Alfaro, the former leader
of the Postal Workers Association of jMiilo and a fanatical Communist.
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6.''yeriada "tlonso was repoed to have changed his nano to Tessada in flay 1948.
At this !Axle he ceased previous activities in the lumber business and attempted
to enter the thentric-i field. He had written several short plays, but vas
ensucceseful in hal/in- these presented by the Thcperinental 2heater of the
University of Chile.
7. Police nide a four-day onrveLllance of nuesnda Alonso's activities on 9, 10,
110 and 12 "Ipril. florin this period it was obrerved that he spent almort the
entire tine at his aperment at Calle querfanes 1433. Each Doming and after-
noon he was observed to leave his hone, walk to the post office to see if he
had received any nail, end then window shop idly before returning hone. During
this time he received no nail.
Although Nesada Alone() allei7ed1y is engaged in selling books for different
printing houses in rtantago, indications are that he spends little tine at this
unrenunerative work. re is engaged in no other known business, but both he and.
his family dress exceeeingly.well and he apparently has no difficulty in paying
3400 pesos a nonth for his aeartment.
9. Chilean Inveetigacionee corridor his unknown source of Income and his activities
to he highly suspicion).
10 ruesada llonso was be-n 23 Uovenber 1903 at rIrgonda, Province of Nadrid, ?pain.
He is narried to leenin DlImeo Rieva and has two children. He in 5 feet 1 inches
tall and weighs abeit 155 pounds. He is of nedium build, has a thin narrow face,
a long nose, dark iair, bright, brown eyes. He usually mars horn rimmed glasses,
is very nervous, Ind of sickly appearence.
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