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“14-00000 SECRET Je Foreign Dissam CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA The decisive victory of Eduardo Frei in. the Sep tember -1964 Chilean presidential election led many to hope that Christian Democracy would develop signifi-. cantly throughout Latin America, competin”
“14-00000 L ANON CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH SECR ET 300K DISPATCH 5961 courses) have been discouraging. In most instances the teachers share identical biases with the students with the result that misconceptionsare reinforced and no new horizons are opened up. Frei and Cal”
“parties further left. The fact, remains, nevertheless, that Christian democracy is the most unified non-Communist movement in Latin America. It cannot be labeled democratic or anti-Communist because of the behavioral aberrations of several national partics. 24. Treed for Ecl”
“14-00000 ELATION CCR. UATICN OF. DISPATCH SECRET iDOOS DISPATCH 5961 represent key factors in the development of the Christian Democratic movement in Latin America. Our major purpose is to determine, some two years after the Frei victory, whether the generally enthusiasti”
“September 1964 Chilean Presidential election led many to hope that Christian Democracy might develop significantly throughout Latin America _competing with Communism on ideological grounds and offering an alternative, democratic route to social and economic progress. Christia”
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“14-00000 DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO ESTUDIANTIL *****************0660193************ R0899 - * - jose antonio echeverria con tus ideas en marcho GET l.- etual situation of the Dolerition The Dos Deletation at Chile -wbich Us composed ter Melon nro, Rafael Caninosa, and”
“support to youth and student formation, political training institutes and CLASC training institutes. (See Attachment A for a detailed flow chart.) CONCLUSIONS 19. CD’s Challenge Communist Domination of the University. It was noted in Para. 5 above that almost without except”
“bdieite: SECRET/NO FOREIGI DISSEM -2- 1 -311/12432-66 Institute of Fine Arts, and member of the Muvimiento Social Democrats Cristiano (MSDC), has undertaken to collect funds for Rico from among their mutual friends. Sra. de Rico hoo told Zorrilla that she and her husband”
“REC-34 WHILE THE 19 TO 25 SEPTEMBER 1971 SEMINAR AT ALAJUELA COSTA RICA, FOR SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CHRISTIAN DEMO CRATIC PARTIES AND MOVEMENTS OF CENTRAL AMERICA WAS ENTITLED ‘‘ THE. STRATEGY OF SOCIAL POWER,. • THE TRUE PUR POSE OF THE SEMINAR S OCT 14 1971 WAS TO ”
“to the left. In Panama, the massive training program to pro dominant wing of the CD youth has duce a moderating trend. assumed positions at least as radical as the Communists. And The Labor Arm in the Dominican Republic the Social Christian group in the Na A major influenc”
“14-00000 CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA • Country with active Christian Democratic’Paity Country with wosh Christian Democratic Party slita O) Country without Christian Democratic Party MEXICO^ * •'CUO pownican - InePUmLic i. enitish woNoumas ,e’nompunae GU”
“Christian Democracy simplybecause it has emotional or inspirational appeal. 21. CD Failure to Transform Affinity of Lower Classes into Votes. The inadequately educated and the lower social classes in Latin America are inevitably motivated by the pragmatism of the possible; t”
“14-000001 CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH’ SECRET BOOK DISPATCH 5961 23. Growth Potential Exists, Put Much Less Th.in Originally Anticipated-. The CD movement has made only modest progress the / past two years. Indications are that the development of the movement will be much sl”
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“movement is generally agreed to challenged by the left, wing of be of current political signifi his own party, which may capture cance in only four Latin American control in the next two or three countries—Chile, Peru, Venezuela, years. and El Salvador. In. only one of thes”
“14-00000 * DIRECTORIO REYOLUCIONARIO ESTUDIANTIL jose antonio ocheverria con tus ideas en marcha the Delerction is working torether with a group of students that are interested in cre ting the DREU ( Directorio Revolucionario 2studian- til of Uruguay). 28”
“not discourage the belief that it is the chosen labor instrument of the Christian Democratic movement, although this label has never been formally bestowed. 11. Closer Ties Between CLASC and CD Movement Appear Likely. It appears likely that a more organic participation of CLA”
“14-00000 SECRET Ho. Foreign Dissent the CD movement, a closer and and controls that will impinge more' formal relationship appears on their freedom of action. to be in the offing. Last April, officials of. CLASC who are also In general, ODCA takes a officers of the Chris”
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“February 1966.1 Delegations of Christian Democrats from Venezuela, Peru, ) Chile, Colombia, and Germany will attend the congress.2 2. The MDC is preparing to hold elections for positions on the :1 - executive committee. Field Comments; 1. The Eighth National Congress of th”
“CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDC), TOLD OTHER PDC LEADERS THAT HE CONSIDERED IT WISEST FOR HIM TO LEAVE CHILE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND FOR HIM TO REMAIN ABROAD UNTIL THE Directions OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT BECOME CLEARER AND THE SECURITY SECRET”
“14-00000 SECRET No Foreign Dissem 1962, but the party had signifi The remaining nine Chris cant strength in three important tian Democratic parties--in Ar south-central states (Parana, gentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Sao Paulo, and Guanabara). Like Rica, Ecuador, Mex”
“14-00000 SECRE r No Foreign Dissen Venezuela’s Christian Demo led by Coanabo Javier, has aban crats (COPEI) have strong hopes doned, at least for the time being, of duplicating the victory of the the irresponsible policies it Chilean party in 1968 and appear adopted aft”
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“14-00000 / a-1032 ,Pag 2 .26 of July Movement Youth . ■ ------ - . - Certain working yutha - -3. The letter lists the following agreements arrived at at this meeting: ‘. 1) Publish a manifesto rooudiatinig partial elections and calling / , - ." . , ... • for 10 action ”
“1 4-00000 $2,9.3Dot DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO ESTUDIANTIL jose antonio echeverria con tus idoos en marcha _ c) Psychological pressures which influence on the Delegates. One ought to understand the situation which a DRS Delegate has to encounter in : Latin “morica. Genera”
“doctrine or basic agree- ment on just what they want. 14. Efforts to Fira Do the ODCA Role. We have asked contacts in European CD circles to prod ODCA to set criteria for membership and behavior and that the Europeans weigh petitions for support * from the Latin American par”
“ndoubtedly, the labor ut brazil 1a the nardest to be carried taro: n, rolloea b, Chile. .nuialosyncrasy of the Brazilian people, which are in eneral somewnst inorant about Tre most serious pro lems the world is actually encountering, the yowertil forces of extresele t, the de”
“Guatemalan PDC was only recently recognized as - a legally constituted party. This nascent group has good strength in the youth and student movement and growth potential in the important campesino sector. Current direction of the party leaves much to be desired; PDC leader Re”
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“ntral Dolores Lic) Valentin, ARENAS Amalio FIALLم RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only Do Not Reproduce The HIDC is not highly organized. A basic organization exists in all provinces with Camaguey the best organized having a membership of 600-1,000... The Santiago de Cuba organizati”
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“4-00000 -3.2144 % 1am . . (Yadrazo’s forced resignation from PRI; the- run-away riots at the National University which compelled Chavez to resign; the increased number of paracaidista squatters on private lands; • - campesino revolts in Northern Mexico) indicate ‘ . th”
“regional ..political movement may have an group, the Christian Democratic adverse effect on CD youth' Union of Central America, was or wings, which--being further left ganized last July. It now has than their parent parties — have five member parties, in Guatemala, identifi”
“The former PDC has made from student organizations in the no attempt to reconstitute itself, local universities. In most but its former members "will prob countries of the hemisphere, CD ably join with like-minded con voting strength on the campus is gressmen to pursue poli”
“hacer especulaciones sobre el desen piensa continue lace de un process que id siquiera Nlego a Iniclarse. Pero, con America Latina todo, es Interesante recoper opinion’s y, siempre en el terreno sea posibie fija de "lo que pudo ser", dar la p.opia ra visitar Va 1 Muchos cree”
“8-E-C-R-E-T -2- 3-311/13134-66 4. A mooting of members of the Independent Central of People’s Organizations (crop - Central Independiente de Organizaciones del Pueblo) wa held on 19 August to discuss plans to carry jeicr.. out agitational activities early in September in su”
“off ay development of the country, but as of now they are all the way Right. As for the minimum wage concept, the campesinoa apparently do not grasp It a meaning,1 0) The church is not so far Right that it supports the 2a amilieg and it is tending more towards the relati”
“agreement among its' Latin American CDs; consequently members on doctrine or principles. the Americans were moving to the Moreover, the individual parties political left as the Europeans have made very clear that they were moving to the right. will fight any effort—whether i”
“CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH S EC RET 5961 to request ODCA approval of the creation of this Coordinating Committee and ODCA recognition of CLASC as its chosen hemispheric labor instrument. The eventual approval of the ODCA leadership appears likely; indeed, it is doubtful that ”
“the campaign in favor of Miguel Garcia Armengol, is filed in our offices. . 5 .- Help rendered to Latin American Student Unions. From the b Latin American outlook, this labor has probably been one of the most important Lahore carried through by our Delegations. Raring this ye”
“CHECK ONEI MARRED FRY INDERING NO INMING REQUIRED INDERING CAN BE JUDGED BY QUALIFIED HO DESE ONLY > 1. Attached for the information of Headquarters is the "political bible" of the MDC, a recently announced organization which has hopes of blossoming into a political party. Also a”
“University, however, polled 40.2 percent of the vote in 1966. These comparitive figures suggest some conclusions which are presented in Paras. 19 and 20 below. .6. Radicalization of Youth Wings. Several CD leaders, most notably Frei and Caldera, have expressed considerable c”
“the judgment in return for a share of the as of potential, there are not more sembly seats in the next election. than four other CD parties—in A long-range goal would be to the Dominican Republic, Panama, acquire support within Arias' Brazil, and Guatemala—that might party a”