PSP PLANS FOR THE 1952 ELECTION IN CUBA

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 6, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 3, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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I OR M TI REPORT
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XIU N`TRY Ca .iba
SUBJECT PSIS Plans for the 1952 Election
in Cuba
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In the political meetings held at the Partido Socialist. Popular (PSP) head.
quarters in Habana., Cuba on 15 and 3.6 September Rlas Roca pointed out that,.,
unless the cap sitioa parties united against the govern .ent, the go -errment party
would win. He reached this conclusion by esti rating that the O todoxo Party
would be able to get 5009000 vote., while the combined Mies of L s.tista and
Castellanos %, ould be able to 'obtain around 400,000 votes. However, with the
increase in population and consequent increase In the electoral vote, the Uov-
eernmes t would' be able to get. around 700,000 votes and win the election0 Con-
sidering this state of affairs, Roca emphasized the danger that exists today for
the PSP if its present life of persecution, as well as its present ecbhomic and
political, stagnation, continues. The solution to Jt,?.s pres%,nt difficulties,,
t ere.fote, is in the formation of a Frente Democratico Nacional, made up of
opposition parties, n' order to win over the ~ vernment in the next electi.ons0
For this reason the PS? should do everything possible to convince the other
opposition parties, of the urgent necessity of uniting., since this is the only
way in which the government party cn be defeated. loerl pointed out that the
F'artido ,icc:ion Unitaria (?'MU'), of Batista, and the Fartido Nacional euhano (FNC)
of Caastel anon., have a act but that these two alone would not be ah' a to win
out against the government, He further stated that, unless a union were made with
the Cr?todoxos,, no opposition party would win in the coming elections,,
2a In this connection the Party will. immediately initiate Comites de Unidad such
as wak done in the mayoralty campaign for Habana in June 1950, These Comitea de
Unidad, formed in the wvorkshops, factories, and central and municipal barrios, wi.J
agitate for a Fryente Democratico Nacional, having. as a minimum ideclogical base
a "popular and progressive national policy" combined with an "international policy
of peace and friendship". Although the formation of these Comites de Unidad will
be carried out in ned,iately,, it was understood that they might not be able to fu1-?
fi! ll ` their agitation activities successfully alone,, Therefore, it was agreed that
the Communist Congressional representative in each province would attend the
meetings held under the auspices of the various Comites de Unida-d0 Prior to the
occasion all preparations for the meeting, will, be car?4 ied out by local sssil i.t .i
members. It is felt that there would.be 1... tlc difficulty. in gaining pe: miss on
from. Mayor Castellanos for such meetings in the City of Habam%,, In the interior
the PST' municipal councilmen will have the task of getting. permits from the
various mayors,, T'ht.s;, with the permission of the local mayors and by holding
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gressio.nal,,fieprecentar,Lves ,..'ter hone to avoid: susrens"ion cf !". he ,le:;c t ngs "`y
their meetings under. the "direct:.'Lon" < nd`Orespons".bilitty" of the i =arty
the 1oc'al,. police,
So, till Air-, a?"cf?:A,ve Jonwzuri:ts dt: igr xted icr t; Is i.ork vin
is ::il:ir:rize
t d,:atr_ t :e rty sl.-oIi1d c n!'i~Lic.'.r`s
zawt,i.r;,n, :toes, theref '?re recoiaiended .that: the Tarty initiate an 'intense ca.:rra1.'Tn
C 1!1,1! .tl iiLed .ith vr`.L1'Lous Ilon-
." tl c , i.vc bye t :.i. l .. .I.UCl 1 )k a
1 o,,ux n .st:ic r,nlitic i a ?tleo, and at rile sa..~e tl. e, ca ?rya out. their J, oi:nuni5t,
activitie ,, By affillat;tn; s:ith 4c. e non-Uorntruni, ti r;ol `.ical. park .w t ese
v'oner1 .1:)1. to cevcLop a .on' the f. tale hors rf these par` ties c a'Vr
foY o-nit`,in` t:r?tli the ;J1:lilu'i1b'tti
Ooicoche iy senora . aria. Suazo s (r'e n,7 t? Saleae enure; ("ru r'1 i ?7on zaloz ,, :: nU
.?enor.a Juana 'Talcs -1.11. oit.;ex aL Lliaat.cs or militant t:rwfl,' of U.e 1"J"
:...;ir tl eo ,.).ci. '..+'ty :iya .Lui.sa giu t'na,'idei', ciac'r a ..d Li
,1
a,,.i..or?, along "V; th i?.o r. ' `~horcforcw it could no es-'? tntial to '.,,1..i1it the l:u7l '.C'.7,.'
r:G Ci :t:uTly:f? 2"u1.,,.,.I,Y , com,,v.iAP,nb ,o To 't a.,.on,',, liter ss y !) ?7
:C' hot;t"t.pt v and Utirw
it i:as ,AAao artre.d th:a' `tia Juvk'ntid 3oei.aaiis a i.aufr3 cr~i?:tinue penet.r. at Ln
aiori-t;ort:muntst "oath ,.Tr'ou?,s in thed ether op"esiC:ion ai ties,, ' n Cyr to tai=: suave: 'tuth ha?:a re..eiVed instructions to f;.$?--ate joist. .' 5YktIi
coirallittees i'.ith othei? groups., In :1as ocals opinion the i-i `^rt"n't:
:r i ple;s of t".1 :, ail L ..1
arlamento eie la Juv n 1ud1 the Uo,"iite Juveni.. eic
i ??..rtidarios de la i. aazti, .'able and a (t Lho Juvc'nt.u:i ;roc 5at.
ho 'Jere of vot'infr, : age and i the i:riown ou'; i~ie of the, JC .'; ~~111 CI he Ct:,C'wien
of ...~r op osit:icn )aAie, he (, rt adoxo :n: trio
i. , for the a-aurpo see of eii.1ltating `t?:1n these x L.r.c j 'or a -1;act 'i.a.t i t a:t . ,...
in uri'.toct ~.rc;nt? Likewise It was decided to,Am,.ri.,.ct
.mi itaut ue. i'. ;f9rs o:t t k 1 ' edcra.on icriocr?atica. "o . 'u jeres ,M -,s (L'
i.ith the op o: iGi/u antics to '.h1ita''1e also for
suffici-nt rncney Co :e`.:Yitinuo:' ho ub 1zhl'll" of its nE2i',5; ii7 ,~~' It l"7a S'< ri ,?
oo:everg. that the ]4' t ''Tl.o:t.Y.d r~rair.`.w ri the + 1,'yc:_r iraCe of tho r -.
donendont" a _I.3 4 + c r ll iq4 ra La order to fr.... su l er i r Fli~ l,)?'`~
pzi.lgns and other fund rai.` ing .;:et+uil . i c'
t' Ives, :;',i.11 iurtbi. a?M in suerscriptions.
the e.x'ense of + a ; Si;l.i.,v ?I.1tiiia i o r e j i.as .x'reed to t
s t oin(; in 'os,:i"tJ,e;y and tai eeL' u:tr''` the :iitiLarit to ..;ua ist`
'.)a toca '~t hou s 'ok:e ahnat the fixiancial stain on the.,.[ art:? tuun',s brouo,,1:t-',a1 ',yli
to r-et at least 14a~v:7 af.filicnte s,
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