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CLASSIFICATION
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COUNTRY Cuba
PATE DISTR. g December .948
SUBJECT Possible Creation of Union General Traba jadoras NO. OF PAGES2
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The Accion levolucionaria Guiteras (AI:G) is allegedly attempting to take
over control of the Cuban labor situation, independently of the Comision
Obrera National (00N) and the Comite Obrero National Independiente (f7C)}:I ),
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11 November 1948, the Executive Committee of the Sin icato de 'totoristas y
Conductores of the Habana Electric agreed to separate from the CTC and form
another central syndicate if Angel Cofino's CONI did not give effective aid
to Evelio Gil, government interventor of the Habana Electric Co.) Since the
AT(G has worked so closely and has accepted aid from Argentina, it is likely
that this new organisation will be quite openly "Peronista.?
2. Lorenzo Porcet, Secretary General of the Sindicato de "fotoristas y Conductores,
t'arcos Irigoyen, Secretary of Syndical affairs for the ARG, Ramon Taboada,
a syndicate official, and Evelio Gil were named on a committee to carry out
preparatory organizational work for the UGT,
3. According to Bernardo Gomez., Secretary General of the Federacion vacional
Obrera.del Transporte de Cuba, the plan to organize a UOT was acted upon with
the cooperation of Trifon Gomez, Secretary of Foreifn Relations of the
International Federation of Transport :porkers during the World Con'rees of
Transport Workers held in Oslo, Norway, in July 1948, Comment, In 25X1A6a
!'arch 1948 the CTC was advised from London that Trifon Gomez, formerly
Secretary General of the Spanish UGT and later resident in EnplQnd, was to
be sent on an organizational trip through Latin American countries. One
of his duties reportedly was to prepare Latin American delegates who were to
attend the Oslo Congress. Accordinp to source, Trifon Gomez is a Spanish
Socialist leader.) An individual who was present at almost all of the
conference between Angel Cofino and Trifon Gomez denies that the conterl-plated
UGT has received any assistance from Trifon Gomez or his International
Transport porkers Federation.
4. Bernardo Gomez counts on the cooperation of the following syndicates in the
formation of the UGT:
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a) Sindicato de Wotoristas y Conductores Comment. Source
asserts that even this syndicate, which today is a bulwark of
the IA.G, is being penetrated by the Union Insurreccional
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Revolucionaria (UIR) which follows the CONI linen
However, Al(G still safely controls this syndicate.)
b) Sindicato de Trabajadores de Expresos por Carretera
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an anti-Communist presently affiliated with CrDN, who is opposed
to politics in labor. If his syndicate has to take a definite
stand, he may aide with CONI. It is most unlikely that he will
break away to join a new UOT.)
c) Sindicato do Empleados y Obreros de Omnibus Aliados ( 25X1A6a
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Comment. This organization, accordin
stay with Cofino.) g to source, will probably
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d) Sindicato Nacional de Choferes del Turismo (M Corment.
This syndicate is insignificant since most of the workers of
this category still belong to the Communist-controlled Sindicato
de Choferes de Alquiler y Similares.)
e) Other syndicates nearly all of which fall within the Federacion
Nacional Obrera del Transporte.
5. It is doubtful if the AHG will, be able to control as many syndicates as Gomez
claims for them. However, their creation of a separate UGT is one of th3
first definite steps taken, as a result of Argentine influence, toward the
possible establishment of a "third position" labor movement,,
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