SITUATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Created: 5/9/1965

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nc. niNISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO" IN THE REBEL REGIME, RAMON LEDESMA PEREZ, CALLED JUAN SOSCH IN PUERTO RICOTO fi SOL'.-CZ OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, LED-ESMA BjGAM THE CONVERSATION BY STATING THA" "THINGS ARE ABOUT THEND WE" BELIEVE. THAT .WE CAN CONTROL THE SITUATION." BOSCH SAID HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE "CONSTITUTIONALISTS" WERE NOT MOVING INTO THE INTERIOR RAPIDLY ENOUGH AND URGED THAT THE LABOR UWIONS, ESPECIALLY IN THE SANTIAGE AREA, BE-CONTACTED. EOSCH ALSO CRIiICIZED THE MANNER IN WHICH RADIO SANTO DOMINGO WAS OPERATING.

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IT was ALSO LEARNED THATAY BOSCHTO ORDER THATAVIER CASTILLO,-iS EXTREMIST FACTION OF "THE DOMINICAN SOCIAL MED "SPECIAL AMBASSADOR" TO CHILE AND THATCONFIDENTIAL" MISSION. FOR. BOSCH.

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INTERVENTION IN HUNGARY- WAS .CARRIED OUT by COMMUNISTSESTROYEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT... IN'SANTOA >l'AV DEMOCRATIC NATION WHICH HASuRjATIC!

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CAUSED IN SANTO DOMINGO.THE DESTRUCTION THAT THE RUSSIANS. did IN ONTINUING, BOSCH SAID,AVE:noHctTTHEY HAVE KILLED DOMINICAN DEK0CRACY:AT THE VERY TIME WHEN THE PEOPLE WERE CREATING'IT WITH THEIR BLOOD in an EPIC -ACHIEVEMENT,

RESUMED BROADCASTING ATMEOT, AFTER 3EING OFF THE AIR FOR SOME EIGHT HOURS. ACCORDING TO FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE, RECEPTION WAS EXCELLENT.

ACCORDINGRESS SOURCE, ALEJANDRO ZELLER, ONE OF THE THREE CIVILIAN MEMBERS OF. THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION,U'.'CED THAT PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS, .AND MAYORS OF THEROVINCIAL '" CAPITALS CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TODAY TO PLEDGE THEIR SUPPORT. .

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f.a JOSE MORA, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS), TOLD US EMBASSY OFFICIALS TODAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION CGNR) WAS UNACCEPTABLE TO FORMER PRESIDENT BALAGUER'S REFORMIST PARTY.CPR). THE NEW GOVERNMENT LACKS AFROM THE REFORMIST PARTY. MORA PLANNED TO GO TO NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON TO SE* Roi flftnco

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