SECRET TROTSKYITE ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002700670001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 1, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Bolivia :trEFiliNo DATE DISTR. 27 MAY 1949
SUBJECT Secret Trotskyite Activities NO. OF PAGES 2
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1. Source has obtained a letter written in connection with Trotskyite organiza-
tional activities in South America. The writer addresses himself to the
"Sub Buro Latino Americana, with a copy to the International Secretariat (sr)",
and concludes Ton saludos revolucionarios. Grupo 'Cuarta Internacional (MI).
Posadas, Secretario General. Buenos Aires." The letter is dated I March 1949.
It has not been possible to ascertain how the envelope which coniained this
letter was addressed or where the letter was intercepted.
2. The letter upbraids the Latin Anarican Sub-bureau for accusing a militant named
Ortiz of misuse of the movement's funds, and accuses the slibbureau of arrogation
of authority. According to the writer, the Sub-bureau had no authority to assess
party-organisms in Latin America the stan of 02,500 monthly to maintain a two-man
Sub-bureau staff, consisting of one Robles in Peru and one Silva in Chile. The
.Sub-bureau's only function is stated to be the production of publications, a
review and a Latin American bulletin; and preparations for a Latin American
Congress.
90 Reference is made in the letter to "the recent Latin American meeting" and to
the It World Congress.* It pas the expenses of Ortiz' trip to this congress which
occasioned the accusations brought up in the letter.
40 Ortiz, apparently a member of the evolutionary Workers League (LOR) of Uruguay,
attended the World Congress, where he took an active part and was elected to the
International Executive Committee (CEI or IEC), despite the opposition of Moreno
of the Argentine Grupo Ohrero flarxista (Gal). Ortiz' candidacy was supported by
Gabriel, stated to be Secretary General of the International.
5. Moreno, for his part, voted for Lfunia to be a member of the Conision de Poderes.
He also supported Shachtman who wished to consolidate with the Socialist Workers
Party. Together with jock Heston, secretary General of the British party, and
British member of the IS, he supported the Go- policy at the World Congress. On
his return from theCongress, Ortiz made a trip around Latin America, on a mission
from the SI, to organize the movement in Latin America.
6. Posadas claims that there are only three groups in Argentina affiliated with the
Trotskyite movements the Union Obrero nevolucionaria (UOR), the GUI, and the
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OCI. The so-called Bandera Roja (Zona Sur) which split off from the GON0
has dissolved, he says. The duty of the sub4mreau in Argentina is to
coordinate the activities of the three groups in that country, which, taken
together, completely express the three tendencies of the Trotskyite movement
in Latin America, Pomades says.
7. The accusers of Ortiz are listed ass
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Salerno
Silva
Robles
Natta
Argentina
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
8. These individuals are stated to be adversaries of the WI and of the Latin
Ameriean policy of the International, being opponents of the Single Latin
American State, and of the national movements, and their taske. All voted
against the World Congress' political resolution on Latin America, Posadas
says.
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From statenente nade in the letter it appeais that the chain of command rens
from the World Congress to the CET, to the SI, to the Sub-bureau for Latin
America., Robles of Peru and Ortiz apparently of Uruguay, are stated to be
members of the CBI. The position Ctf the organiser in Bolivia, Matta, has not
yet been. established. Hie travels and secret organizational activities in
Bolivia have been previously reported.**
IIIIIIIIRQswaaat,. The first World Congress was held in 1938, and the second
congress was held in Paris in April 1914.
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