PBSUCCESS - LATIN AMERICAN TRADE UNION COMMITTEE IN EXILE

Created: 3/24/1954

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PBSOCCESS

Latin aaerlcan Trade Onion Coaedtteo in WfrA^t

The following ia submitted for approval after consultationO, Rolender,

1. It ie proposed to support tho efforts of the OBITa Latin Aaerlcan Trade Onion Committee in Exile. engage in thie support for purpoeee of concealing QDTOKEcovert PBSUCCESS activitlea and In order to develop closerwith OR IT for PBSOCCESS

2. To accomplish this operation It la proposed thatthrough BSrtntALDITE, 3official of

It has been determined mat fcS-

MBUDITE la entnosiasUcproceeding with the operation. InESWERALDITE is well aware of the security aspects of tho operation.

3. The core of the operation will be to have VSBURNT tabor exiles participate in the work of the Committee which will becomposed of exiles froa the local Latin Aaerlcan type dictatorships. In this manner lt Is believed that the inpresaicai will be erea tod for labor and poll tic lane of the left that WSBURNT is si adlax to othorors hips which they vehemently opocee. The fear of local dictatorships is far stronger than tho fear of Coaaamisa to the politicians of the left and the non-Comnnist labor movement. In addition, the participation of WSBURNT exile leaders In the Committee will tend to make many believe thoy are to continue In tho same category of tbe other exiles, in more or lassermanent exile aUtus. This, too, will contribute to some confusion aa to KDBARK-eupportod covert activities.

lu To initiate the operation,tho following is proposed for

approval:

ESKERALDITE be giveno work up organizational and propaganda aspects to lead to the

Latin American Trade Onion Committee in Exile meeting which will be held shortly after his return to Mexico from Montevideo in June.

the remainder of funds requested byreleased upon bis submittal of satisfactory evidenceucceaaful

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arrangement for lannchlng the Committee into operation via the method of the meeting. In thia connection, attached isreliminary ^ttendf QZPenSe8 to lnCDrred at elegatei

h.connection with PBSOCCESS aspects, it ia believed that

WSBURNT participation in the Comlttee should be consistent with ita present situationis Latin American Exiled trade unionists, igene-Ik 0 *Pi>ear to those groupe which we wish to influence that the committee haa been rigged for specific purposes inconsistent with the objectives of OBIT.

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6. Regarding cover for the operation,ESHERALDITE isinterest,

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However, the cover story that ESfffiBALDITE will use ia believed adenate for the purposes of this one-shot limited operation. Ihe story attributed to hia source of funds will be that they are comingigh official in the Mexican government. The natural suspicion which would be aroused in labor circles la that the money was coming from the CTM {Ccnfederacion do Trsbaiadoroa dectually the -left- arm of the Mexican government. Since GRIT is* fundflnd many of the loadersn,Mexico Clt*exnos themselves, it is not believed that any detailed queationa as to the source of funds will be made*

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