OPERATIONAL - KUGOWN ACTIVITIES

Created: 9/30/1953

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*u CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL

Chief, WHD

Chief of Station,

Operational KWOIK Activities

Referencest

1, Further developmental activity relating Isf referencee contained ln the folloeln; paragraph*.

2* ceeporting -urpoaeeaatit,

the random pseudonym Oacar h. CAI'fKF vhich ele uaed

3* Tentatively CARTER andeeted to undertake ovart propaganda aatlvltlea under tne organisational nam* Comjta Haolonal da Lion, carter reporta thla Coal to haa aita* bllahofl dTatrlbutionapable of laws* diets aetlooe etudentai railroad verkerin aaa* distributive ia

key towaa along tha transaaatinaatal railruak drlvera vho ean smuts distribution to towns not served by ether means af transportationj young beys lage group farId alty

Ai noted tha CIL vill ba an overt sntl-Ceamnaalet organisation. Covert dissemination ef blaak propaganda-vill ba handled by olandeatlne unite or eallt dlreoted by trusted lieutenants of CAPTD. Those ealla vill ba unwitting of aaoh other jvill not knovARTES htaself villrests ln aloof fron elandeatlna nativity and pose aa tha Uaaeregal political antl-Caaaaualat group; Members of tha calls vill forblddan to an.gaga In avert political astlvlty aad told to adopt an spoilt leal attitude ln publlo. It la believed that iuin aeasurat vill provide groater securityj prevent goTaiiimt retaliation) introduce an slament af harrasaaaat lata

vhen It bseaaes kaava thatin. group publi. eurleelty vill ba areassdraaagaaaa itaa aa dia-trlbwted vlU probably ba pasead fraa mead ta hand, talked a'

tha rw effort aad the ra by laaraaaa tha lapaet af tha prar it

are at vork

iirriid home,unlike aneh or tba overt saturation type of dlatrlbution vhieh la sometimes net vlth lndlfferanea).

CAitTBI haa provided this stationistribution listthirty-flv* tona and villagee la tventv-oce depart-eanti. tba list also contains tha nasMS of saleoted parsons la eaeh toon and village who vill ba responsible for

According to CARTER, contact vlth exiled groups In Honduras ana, El Salvador has besn established bv means of elandestlne border oronin ;i. An intensive effort vle aada ln December to aohleve the election of frlondlv local officials In border towns ao; that border crossing route* vill oe relatively free from police interference.

7- EBolooed ar* saaploa of tha various antl-Coanualst propaganda

ltaas that will ta released by th* CARTER group (ssene- Item (In all threex hm* leaflets, andosters) will be released at two veek intervals. Tentative release dates are shown under each af tha enclosed stlokore. Leaflets, stickers and posters af tha same item will be released an the same data. opies of5 amara nlsased la tha capital city and la MJ outlying toons aaa flneas oaap tarn Frel 1ml nary reports and Investigation Indicate moderate sue cess, the Ccmdtf de Eatualsotes Onlversltarloe Antieaaamlotaj vaa the chief vahlale utilised for distribution la the capital.

espeeially good la theatreseaflets" lhrova fromublic markets, and small stores outside taaaa area. Btv-

trlbution la otores la the downtown area vaa t1 eappnlntlav..

CARTER stated that tha proprietors accepted taa ltemvjy oases bat did not use them apparentlyause tha rem lamia following the Salami incident ara still fresh la their mimes, apparently public response la taa provincial towns vaa vary geevft. CARTER claims to have received several requests for mare aaterlal aad expressing enaa for that already released.

It appears that tholyers" or threv-avayo) vere taa boot item because of oaao of distribution. Aloe,ba cticker* and posters,f lata could bo pasted frost aaad to

humv Mn-iiimm mmn um proanota vueaay aa

ever coot and vill probably be used moreoir ia taa future.

CAJtm baa ordered elldss af aaab ltaa far% before tha fee tare aad anrlaf. Utormlce elans. Other laaaa ra-aVdlas alternate aadla, ajovali,ra being studied and plana faraaleted far euWaieat lamaslgai. open completion of thla trial parlad aU aaaaaa af aba aaaratlaa viU aa amroftslly aaaaaoodailaiomarns tlaa. taa advlaabtUtr af faavaw llmta* aba aaaretlaa ta prefect ftrvu If aatalapaamtai tat trialeaastroject emtliae alU, ba aaat ta ,

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without delay.

lltleal Astlvlty. The political phase ofare summarised herewith.

aaterlal reeeived froa headquarters haa bean tranaalttad to tha prlnolpels oonaarned for st.idy and guidano* Inarty plotform.

for th* moment, CART KB prefara to concentrate on theah-aent of aeparate polltloal aotionabor, aarket somen, farm workera,ack drlvere, bualnesaaen, ete. This la believed neoeaaary to avoid th* disunityippled any effective aotion bj oppoeitlon parties ln the peat aheaattestednf lie ting Interestsl' unit, oh of theojeeted all! ba ledrusted folloeer of CaRTXR. en mited aotion le required these grou; i ra.ly their respective eleaanteoalition movement..

9. Support. .ieedqjerters end other atatlona. It ta suggested that the responsible office atorward selected antl-Conkounlsteneral natureartoons and draalnge thet alght bs reproduced locally far "stleker" of lesflst distribution), so particularly need "ideas"eneral nature related to International. Coaanuilssi that can be interspersed with the more epeelfic iteae that are tailored to the laasl situation* Transalttal ef auah "Idea" aaterlalmail but steady basis will ba especially helpful to us ln this early period of develecessatal activity.

he Hoaent ws have no apeslfle requests for support free* statloni in adjoining sountrles. However, CA1TH has teat*-tlvely suggestedDI GSR the need far elaadeetlae ohaaasle of ecnaaxnioatlon with exiled greupe in addition to bh* border erosslngs now being aade on aa Infrequent schedule. HttWdnt made no conaal taenti to CARTER, but If and ahan this Ope re ilea develop* into the aeahsnlsa we anticipate it may ba dealre*o uao station pouch faollltlos eeeaeionallv to forwardages to aad froa CARTER and tha exiled groups. It is believed this sould be arranged eeeuroly without revealing OOTOO support as? the aethod af transalttal.

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