REPORT FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE DEFENSE OF TRADITION, FAMILY AND PROPERTY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88M00338R000100090017-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 12, 2011
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: September 15, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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Central Intelligence Agency
Office of the Deputy Director for Intelligence
15 September 1986
NOTE FOR: D/ALA
SUBJECT: Report from the American Society
for the Defense of Tradition,
Family and Property
it is a reasonable group and
publication, please prepare a response for
Mr. Casey's signature acknowledging the
receipt of the paper prepared by Carlos Patricio
and any comments you might have pretaining to
the paper. Let me know what you decide to do.
STAT
STAT
STAT
STAT
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THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE DEFENSE OF TRADITION, FAMILY AND PROPERTY
- TFP -
September 9, 1986
ohn R. Span
Hon. William J. Casey
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Mr. Casey,
Because of your interest in world affairs, we are pleased to present you a
copy of an important new study on South America just published by the American
TFP.
Through our contacts with the various TFPs, we have came to know the
internal situation of several Latin American countries. We-have noted the
enormous natural riches and evident development of Latin America, particularly of
Brazil. We were thus struck by the impressive contrast between the actual reality
there and the concept of the situation in those countries generally spread
throughout the West. The fact is that people usually imagine Latin America to be
miserably poor with stagnated economies deformed by parasitism and corruption.
The Brazilian TFP contacted the American as well as the other TFPs, with a
view toward clarifying the matter, asking them what is said and written about
Brazil in their respective countries. These discussions gave rise to the enclosed
study, "Is Brazil Sliding Toward the Extreme Left? Notes About the Land Reform
Movement in South America's Largest and Most Populous Country."
The study was written by the respected Chilean economist, Carlos Patricio
del Campo, whose works have enjoyed wide circulation in Latin America. This
important paper gives a brief overview of land reform's impact on several Latin
American countries. Based on that experience and the specific realities of
Brazil, it provides objective and well-intentioned readers with information about
what measures may be taken to help this vast area of our planet. Beyond the
development of cordial commercial and economic relations advantageous for Brazil,
we should also think of the political importance this nation has for North
America as well as for the various countries of Western Europe.
There is in Brazil a real threat of communization posed by a land reform
whereby large, medium-sized and even the smallest farms are threatened with
expropriation. Likewise, similar reforms are being vigorously proposed for urban
property as well as industry. Considering Brazil's gigantic size and large
population, the possibility of its communization is of the greatest importance.
We have published this first edition of the study in English since it is a
virtually universal language so that people all over the West may receive an
updated and urgently needed perspective of the situation of our Brazilian
neighbors. Depending on the circumstances, later editions in other European
languages may follow. We are also weighing the possibility of developing
analogous studies about the Hispanic-American world.
Looking forward to your comments, I am
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