CPI CONGRESS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005000450007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 1999
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 7, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
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SUBJECT CPI Congress
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1. A secret conference of top Communist Party of India (CPI) leaders has been
scheduled for the end of May or early June, to be held at Chinchawad Vil-
lage in the Poona District. The exact date of the conference has not so
far been settled, owing to the difficulty of contacting all Central Execu-
tive Committee members.
2. Informants close to the party high command attach greet importance to the
conference, as they expect a total reorientation of CPI policy, to be
initiated by B. T. Ranaadive, party general secretary, as well as a final
decision on the course and program for a uniform all-India policy for the
future. Central Executive Committee leaders, chairmen of all provincial
committees and general commanders of all action councils are expected to
attend the conference. There is no indication that trade union representa-
tives, as such, will be invited.
S? 1, representative of the Communist Party of Ceylon is expected to attend
the conference. .A messenger of the CEC left for Ceylon in early March and
at present is reported to be staying at 85 Kottah Road, Colombo. The
Ceylon representative will bring a memorandum from one Mr. M. Kumaran
Ratnam of the Communist Party of Ceylon, supporting B. T. lianadive's pre-
sent policy,
4. S. S. iielvankar* of the AITUC strongly advised Ranadive to call the con-
ference in question in view of the feeling among the rank and file that
the high command of the CPI is lagging behind, compared to the progressive
achievements of Communist parties in other countries. Melvankar represented
India in the last Trade Union Congress held at Peiping. Although the
Peiping conference was supposed to be a conference of trade union representa-
tives, it was attended and guided by Soviet experts. Melvankar received
clear directions as to present CPI policy, i.e., the slackness of the Indian
high command in not keeping in line with the progress of other branches
of the party is very much regretted by outside authorities. In their view
Ranadive's policy, which has been on trial for the last two years, has
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failed to produce s! tisfactory results., The CPI is charged with a groat
bluaderinfr in failing. to mobilize the Indian working cuss in preparation
for a fin-al revol.utioncry strur?;le0 The formation of the Sane group
(Sdaharashtra) and the Joshi group in oppositi,:n, the muddle in Andhra,
thu present certainty of loss of support for ranadive in Bombay, and the
recent challenge to the leadership of the Communist-sponsored trade unions
by Congress-sponsored,--all these are pointed out as the defective results
of hanadive ?a policy. lyielvankar was advised in Peiping that now is not
the time for the passing of flowery stream-lined resolutions, but the ti-ie
for action.
olieves that the CPJ conference in question will arrive at
decisions in line with the suF77estions mode to .6Telvenk.ar at the Peiping
conference;,
25X1A6a Comment., ;ay be identical with 5hank:.r Shelvankor,
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