EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE PCE IN GUAYAQUIL, 25 AUGUST 1952

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 8, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 17, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
CD NO.
COUNTRY Ecuador
SUBJECT Extraordinary Meeting of the PCE
in Guayaquil.., 25 August 1952
DATE OF
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. on 25 August 1952 an extraordinary meeting of representatives from the Partido
Comunista del Ecuador (PCE) cells in the Guayaquil area was held in the local
headquarters of the Communist Party. As a result of faulty co-ordination in
publicizing the meetings, only some fourteen representatives were in attendance.
Marco Tulle Dramas presided over the meeting because of the sudden departure
for Quito of Enrique Gil Gilbert. The meeting was devoted to reports by
various PCE leaders.
2, Oramas informed those in attendance that it was necessary to reorganize all
PCE ce=lls in the area completely and that this would involve the following:
a. Regular cell meetings at definite places,with full attendance
of all members,
b. Collection of dues from all members., including dues in arrears,
c. A new emphasis on propaganda conducted by individual cells
against the military pact through public meetings., collection of signa?
tunes for peaces and distribution of handbills.
d. Visits by delegates from the PCE Provincial Committee to cell
meetings to insure that cells are being properly revitalized. The
first of these visits would be made by Oramas and Guillermo Canarte
Canarte,
3. Segundo Ramos Navarretey secretary-general of the Federacion Provincial de
Trabajadores del Guayas (FPTG), discussed workers
of the Witting Shipyard., blaming these on their
American supervisor, Ramos explained that the strikers had gone on strike
on 25 August and that they needed the united support of the PCE in..order to
win their fight for better wages and working conditions; the PCE must there-
fore work hand in hand with the FPTG.1
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Jorge Maldonado Renella, legal representative of the striking Witting workers)
repeated the points outlined by Ramos and further stated that the new Velasco
administration would attempt to wipe out all labor unions and federations.,
including the Concentracion de Trabajadores del Ecuador (CTE), with which the
FPTG is affiliated? He thereupon urged the PCE to work energetically to
"mobilize and fortify on a national scale" all of their own unions., indicating
that the FPTG was a Communist federation.
5. Alfredo Vera Vera., Communist member of the Guayaquil city council,,, delivered
the longest address and made the following statements-
a. The PCE has failed to support the Vera faction of the Guayaquil
city council adequatelyo2 It has failed miserably to focus the atten-
tion of the people of Guayaquil properly on the evil machinations of
Carlos Guevara Moreno. The PCE is losing an excellent chance to win
over the support of the great mass of the Guayaquil populace by not
fighting Guevara through the council.
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b. The PCE has failed to organize shock troops., whereas the Social-
ist Party has some 300 well-trained and armed men who are ready at any
moment to man the barricadese3 The PCE should have such a force but has
done nothing and must therefore rely on the Socialists for armed action.,
if such should become necessary. Numerous police and Army officials
have visited Vera's office recently, offering to help form a corps of
shock troops and lead them to the municipal palace to kill Guevara and
all his supporters. Many municipal workers are also ready to join in
such a movement, but the PCi has done nothing.
c. Emilio Estrada Ica,za, independent member of the city council who
formerly voted against Guevara., thereby supporting the Vera faction, is
selling out to Guevara, presumably for protection.. Estrada gave some
590,000 to Guevara for municipal works which will improve the value of
property owned by Estrada.
Comment. At the meeting discussed in this report both Segundo
os and Jorge Maldonado indicated to the PCE delegates present that the
FPTG was their, federation and spoke of it as almost an adjunct of the PC E,
IComment. Since the recent Communist Congress held in Ambato in
u y, Alfredo Vera Vera has continued his carping criticism of the PCE
leadership without let-up.
L Comment. No other reports have been received indicating that the
Socialists in in this area have an armed and trained group.
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