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6. It looks that our friend who talked to Pico in Medellin and Bogota was disgusted because Pico was satisfied with the results of the meeting. Pico's satisfaction stemmed from the strong anti-Castro stand the Council adopted and it is obvious that the fusing problem so important to us could not x upset him.7. Pico reports that there is a good chance that Dagoberto Gonzalez ( Sec.Gen.of Trabajadores Copeyanes) will be elected as CLASC president at the next CLASC Congress, According to him Jose Goldsack will become Treasurer and present treasurer Alfredo di Pacce will herd new CLASC office dedicated to raise funda from the LA affiliates.   Pico considers Gonzalez as a staunch anti-communist and better disposed toward |   than Raspero. He thinks that flanked by Gonzalez and Gold sack, Maspero wall not have so much to say and his power will be limited. Gonzalez is apparently a much more forceful personality than Goldsack, who doesn't have enough guts to oppose Maspero.8. Pico believes that Maspero is less aggressive and anti-US as he used to be. He thinks that the pressure from CISC and ISI plus a strong anti-communist posture pf the affiliates accounts for this.In the cables received from our Colombia office there is a strong criticism of Pico as a sort of Maspere's stooge. After discussiong this topic several times with Pico I think that his opinion of Maspero XX is seducatedMaspero is a forceful, dynamic and well prepared leader. As an Argentine and ex-peronista he has more drive and is a better organizer than the others in CLASC. Besides he offers CLASC a promise of bringing CTG into an alliance with them, a feat which only he can accomplish. For Pico's taste Maspero is too demagogic and he doesn't like his anti-US and soft of commies attitude, however, Pico claims that Maspero lately is much more aware of commie danger. As Maspero is without doubt the most powerful single individual in CLASC and as Pico positi is weak(his Federation is not created yet and he has to be confirmed as Secretar General) he sees no use of bucking Maspere especially as no organized and strong opposition exists. Pico, however, would see with sympathy aspero power restricte or it will not bother him al all to see Maspero removed completely. But as long as he exists Pico believes that for his personal good and in order to be able te push strong anti-Castro stand(in which he is mainly interested) he has to work and live with Maspero.This position impresses me as a sensible one.### MISC. REMARKS1. There is some inconsistence in the cables we received. In one of them Romano Tschumi, CLASC Executive Secretary for the Dutch Antilles and President of CEDEU is described as widely considered insignificant and unipresive element". In another cable this same Tschumie is quoted as a source (direct source not via Pico as Pico said that he didn't know about campesinos sold out) and as a new CLASC Asst Secretary General (Pigg also claims that he doesn't know about it even if he was criticisedbefore xxxkihaxxxx getting his info from such a lousy source as schunie).2. Pico reports that in Caracas he met Carl Norden from ISI Benn office in CLASC office. Carlos Moris( vice-directors of Instituto do Estuilos Pociales de Caribe), Hariano Sonites (Centro Dodusentacion Caracas) Santiago Tortosa (Soe Gen of CODA), Seaquiol Borges (CIS) were also present. Nerdon reperted that the