COMMUNIST-DOMINATED MARIE KONOPNICKA SOCIETY (POLISH) IN ARGENTINA

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 25, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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AL INTELUGENCE GROUP 94908
iNTELL1GENCE REPORT
COUNTRY Argentina
SUBJECT Comonnist-OaaLnated "Marie
(Polish) in Argenttna.
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ORIGIN
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letter of 13 OcIober -2073 frortuRR MEM.
Director of ntra/ Inte!ligence to the
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of the United Siates.
Net Review Da!-e?
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The s2212dB4-4,147,k1Poillk0 91544_42a01110,0 Moiety of Fres Poland ":Moria
Konopnicke) with headquarters at Calles Trailers A7531 Wenos Aires; If, the
Aost important Polish Communist organization In Azventina# with an approxi-
mte active mambooshlp of 3000
The Board of Direotoos of the S.P.L. MK." is am f(aloyst
ProsIdent
Sec.-General
Tzewnvovr
Aedoing Cmomittoo
Cultmvei
Francisco/Uwe: (Nov10)
Francisco ?grebe&
Demitrio Semenlmk (Ukvainisn)
Weneesleo Stadnik
jose Wojtomicz
Antonio PaulosU
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Th e society was founded in 194 by Sm. Elena Rosenblatt. de Sentlegov a Polish
eitizen who belonged to the Cerza.mist Party in Poland): and who worked fran
1937 to 1939 for tho Gdynia4mortoa Navigation Company in Buenos Aires. 3ra.
aosenblett de Santisgo Toes alwayo maintained contact mAth the Argentine gamut-
aist Party.
4, Despite the founding of the orgnization by Sm. Rosenblatt de Santiag leader-
ship and control USX exercised -17 the Polish Communist But,anislao Koweookip
mho returned to Poland in April of 19470 By infiltrating, the Communioo were
able to capture control of two mall hut long-estabilersed societies called
"Wolna PolskaP and "Mario gonopoicha". The two more latuo united under the
Prenent ram
Essentiallyp the subject socioty is c, Polish organizationl, but, there is a large
percentage of Ukrainious who 'oolong to it. These Ukrainions hold Polish citizen-
chip because they were born eost of the Curzon Lioie in thl Polish proviuosso
and emigrated to Argontina bofore World14ar li. Meat of Wes? who eaus fraM .
25X1A the provinces of Voligrniafr 1ili nd Bialystok were Coasamasta before they left,
Europe.,
After the subject aociety joined. tho Slav Union of ArgentianIMMIM
instructions wore issued by the OtioTt that the subject socieAr fora a =019 41
JaysminAlgagg(Clrcie of Polish Youth),, for tbe purpose or woreading Ct*M311-.-
nist propaganda among Polish youth. The extent of the =Whorl/nip of the latter
group is not koomn1 but it is bollovea that manh success has leen achieved by
it through the holding of sooial affairs0
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7. The Gocl?ty has also-formad an aid committee, called Cagle de...UM& .6.blpi4?
(Committee to Aid Po1and)0-wh1ch is located at Callas Trails* 2753, Buenos Aires.
This letter group is not to be confused vith the rtsmattA9jAtzmAlujiti.stirroaro
4.10...pmma on. Folpt31%, which le an anti-Communist group in Argentina. .The
objectives of the Congte AywajL,P.gesk wee said to bet
a. T9, form a front organization which will attract non-Communist Poles to
mezbership,9nd then subject them to a barrage of propaganda.
b. To collect fuhds for *mid to Poland*, but in reality to finanbe the lo-
cal Communist Party.
8. The Board of Directors of the Comit2A6LAWILjasamil is composed oft
Preaident
Sec.-Cenera/
Control Committee
4", Mach
W. Mamowearl
Bstanislao Hajduga
;foss aankouaki
Tills document contains information affecting
tlIe national defense of the United States
within the maaning of the Espionage Act, 50,
31 and 32, as emendedats transmission
or the revelation.of its contents in any mannsr
to an unauthorized person is prohlbitdd by law.
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