TRAVEL OF CHILEAN COMMUNIST SUSPECT TO ITALY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008900540010-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 1999
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 27, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Rele@ITb
$~- `-00457F~b
: tS u A N, REPORT CD NO,
C1,111. .~. Italy
OBJECT Travel of C
PLACE 25X1 A
ACQU1. ED ~
0417U )j-' j; 25X1A
JM,x
JAULLIFii 14
pan Co=mnist. Suspect to Italy
=Mrs ? YB-!T1rs? em-T;+11115
i"11'OR$R'flO AF C71+AG r(raE,~llttrarln.$$" gEfA5t',
t"^ Tti$.f&l5;TSI~ !IY,A.'Sld3. k'11Y#EH WY.6 rd.A,91df1" 4y}~ 714I,~',IA3 SEe4! S 7RR
is ?99: t 311L* 4K', S. 0015@. At, A63L!r'w'ULC, Ar: TRAM14SStOS ES*REVl L
171011 or 19 c4nTErl" TO OR RECCIPT By Aft UfAUTRORIZ D,ImPSoq
+u D11101313VU %I LAW TKA RO:1+R0114SY1?W OF THIS FFRt Ib P:tgffIBI7EG
SOURCE
25X1X
DATE DISTR 2.7 OCT 51
NV OF PAGES 1
NO. OF ENCLS.,
(UaSTEL BELOW
'SOPPt..E
REPO T 1 MNOEN1 rC
.
THIS IS. UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
14 Domingo PigaA, ,suspected Chilean Co %rnist , has lade plain to 1eav ASantiago
on or about 8 October 1951 f _:r Buenos Aires, to continie. from the 'e to Italy,
re he X11 study under a schoiarshl T. granted through UNESCO,, He will sail
on the S" COA f ND
Piga is treasurer of the Teatro . periiiental, a theatrical giou with Communist
ties, in which die alts, , tad he is also a director of the C.ri pc de Arte Continents,,
a Co=n 1st-front d azai.' t .rare It is reported that the scholarship was offered
to the Teatro cper ent .. , which in turn selected Piga because of ha.s ability,
as en actor and as a , the trnl cal adm iatrator_, Piga will be pax4ed by
Jorge Lill..o, who' is not iLo n to be a Corununistu
The terms 'of the schbl.ar hip a.4. e reported to provide for payment of Piga's expenses
during h:ig stay In It_l.3r 33 but Piga will bear the cost of his transportation to
Italy arid, etu;-n, Since he does not, possess aufficient funds, friends are plan-
ning a party for 5 October 1951 at the Ci.rculo Frances in Santiago, to raise
additional funds to cover his trave). costs,
4,, Piga is not believed to be carrying out any mission for the Cbnnunist Party of
Chile, bast source believes that be w;]; ? contact Co,-=unists in; Poe' sand in other,
European dtie3 that he may He reportedly intends to Visit p `r?ance and
Spain, in addit..Ion to Italy,.
Doc mOnt Mo. ------
P'a II "ass.
TS
s e w it i-r i i to f or ftr' N
eSlF!CAT! N CO F Ti ?.,.
Approved For Release 2000/04/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457R008900540010-8