MEETING OF ANTI-COMMUNIST LABOR LEADERS IN BRUSSELS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004200420011-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: January 26, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Belgium
SUBJECT Meeting of Anti-Communist
Labor Leaders in Brussels
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DATE DISTR. 2b Jan. 1950
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SUPPLEMENT'
REPORT NO.
1. Leaders of the International Confederation of Free Tr,-.de Unions (ICFTI)
have decided to cooperate closely wF,rlth their governments in an effort
to forestall communist action against the Mutual Defense Assistance
Program. (DAP). The iriplementation of this decision was discussed at
the neeting of the executive committee of the ICFTU in Brussels on 17
and 18 January.
2. The Belgian communist newwspaper, Drapeau 1' published a resolution
calling on dock. workers in "`ntvrerp to refuse to unload .A)AP material.
An almost identical resolution appeared in the French col unist .nevss-
paper, Fiumanite indicating cooperation between the Belgian and French
Co ?munist Parties. Conriunist parties are calling on workers in arma-
ment factories to walk out.
3. The Federation Generale du Travail de Belgique (FG`3) published warnings
to workers to beware of co ?munist activity. Another measure taken
against the Cocmunists at the ICFTU meeting was the decision to establish
in Brussels a Bureau of ;'ducation and Information which .-iy. function as
soon r).s the I'CFTU offices pre established in Brussels.
4. The executive co mittee of the ICFTU seemed confident that non-communist
groups would be strong enough to counteract anti-MAP activity.
5. rnon;^; the labor leaders ,reoent at this meting, were:
Paul Finet, prosident of the IIC TU and of the P'GTB
Jacobus Olc enbroek, secretary - enerr.l of the IC.F' TU and of the Tnterna-
t-3 onnr l Transport .3ork or s' Foderation (ITF)
Sir Vincent Tewoon, general secretary of the TUC (Trade Unions Congress)
I?kans Doeellder, president of the Association of British Zone Trade Unions
Irving Drum, AFL
' lmor Cope, GIG.
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date_ 2008
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