ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008600340009-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 26, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 27, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY India,
SUBJECT' Activities of' t:-e Coriaunist Party of India
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1, S. A. ?)n:nge, R..ljeswar Rao ana Punn ryal (fnu) returned2 from a secret trip to
Moscow. They brought back with them a Caminf orTn approved, two-phase plan
of action for the Conunist Party of India (CPT).
?. The first phase A: phasizes leftist unity and support for the so-called
oaace front, which will be used as part of the CPI campaign platform
during the coming elections. The second phase stresses the underground
activities of sabota and infiltration into indust77V, the government,
and the military services.3
3. Headquarters of t +e urderground organization will be in Celtatta. There
will he no writ+en orders, directives, or records of air kind; conrunica_
tions will entirely oral.
4. H.T. Ranadive although publicly thought to be out of savor with the
CPT Interim Politburo, still holds a high advisor's position within the
?Party. iT . Will probably nlay a more conspicuous role after the elections.4
25X1 . ,m^ent P are vs I:akineni Dnsava Punniah
25X1 A aka Punr,apu , as being one of 11 meribers of the
CPS Central Committee under 'no in June 11350.
25X14, Cartr~ent. The source placed the dat3 of this at "recently
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close to i3cp ay "olive o ..: _ci a s, reported that Iioscow had disapproved
3 different CPI theses.
25X1 P3. Coimnent. The duality of CPI pilicy has been porsi stently
reported inuthe last three ronths; but it is still not altogether clear
whet';cr~ the primary nurnose of the covert part of the plan is to build
cadres to n id an softening up the Indian borders in case of Corrrunist
infiltration or r ttack, or to continue Ra:nadive I s plan of n repnring
India directly for revolution.
25X1 A ; -. Corr~ent. The Source not nted out thnt all of the information in
this report was obtained from hearsay; it is not yet definitely confirmed.
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