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ORIO:UNIT:EXT:DATE:CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONCONF:MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIESSECRETDESTROY RETURN TO BRANCH FILE BIDNO INDEX FILE IN CS FILE NO.RID COPYINFOVESECRETCITE DIRECTOR 69248TO:COMMIE SITUATION, CASTRO-SOVIET RELATIONS AND OBTAIN RICO'S ANALYSISOF BOOK. NIGHT ALSO BEGIN SOFTEN HIM UP TO PROVIDE REAL INFO AT SOMEFUTURE DATE.4. WOULD PREPARE LETTER IN ITALIAN AT HQS AND FORWARD TO STATION.   LEAVE TO STATION TO DETERMINE BEST MEANS OF DELIVERY, BUT PRESUMABLY   WOULD BE THRU LITEMPO/8.5. WOULD APPRECIATE STATION COMMENTS AND/OR CONCURRENCE.END OF MESSAGE![signature of william v broe]WILLIAM V. BROEC/WHD![signature]WH/1C/WH/COG![signature of charles w anderson]CHARLES W. ANDERSONWH/SAOSECRETREPRODUCTION BY LESS THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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# DISPATCHTOChief of Station, Mexico CityFROMChief, Western Hemisphere DivisionSUBJECTOperational/JMRONTransmittal of Letter for Rico GalanACTION REQUIRED: Arrange for Delivery of Letter.REFERENCE: Mexico City 0113, 26 Jan 67.Transmitted herewith is the letter mentioned in reference. Further instructions will be sent by cable.Attachment:1.  Letter, (orig.&copy &    translation), h/wDistribution:3 - COS/Mexico City, w/att., b/w---BLZENO B. LEEHOLD---Internal Dist.- RID, w/@/att.1 - WH/1, w/o/att.1 - WH/REG, w/o/att.1 - WH/SAO, w/o/att.---DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBERHDMW-15207CLASSIFICATIONSECRETDATE201-336474FILE NUMBER201-336474ORIGINATINGWH/SAO Louis A. DeSanti/pap720830 Jan 67COORDINATINGWH/SAOCHARLES W. ANDERSONWH/1/MC. WH/DWILLIAM V. BROE
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31 gennaio 1967Egregio Dottore:Sono 11 pubblicista italiano Luigi Do Marchi che ebbe l'onore di una breve intervista con Lei il 13 gennaio u.s. Ho cercato, finora senza successo, di riunirmi con Lei di nuovo per continuare la nostra conversazione. Mi auguro la presente la trovi in buona salute. La affido ad un amico "do confianza" che si incarichera di fargliela pervenire.Sono tuttora in viaggio e faro tutto il possibile rivederla presto. Nel frattempo gradirei moltissimo, Lei consenziente, avere una sua critica sul libro che le lasciai, UTILES DESPUES MUERTOS, per una eventuale pubblicazione sul periodico romano *Corrispondenza Socialista.* Resta inteso che Le rimetteremo prontamente l'onorario stabilito.Con i miei piu distinti saluti,
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31 January 1967Dear Sir:I am the Italian journalist Luigi De Marchi who had the honor of a brief interview with you on the 13th of January. I have tried, up to now without success, to get together with you again to continue our conversation. I trust that this letter finds you in good health. I am entrusting it to a friend "de confianza" who will try to see to it that it reaches you.I am still traveling and I'll do everything possible to see you again soon. Meanwhile I would be very pleased if you would agree to write a review of the book I left with you, *UTILES DESPUES MUERTOS*, for eventual publication in the Roman periodical, *CORRISPONDENZA SOCIALISTA*. Rest assured that you would be paid promptly the usual fee.with best regards,Luigi De Marchi
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CLASSIFIED MESSAGE# SECRETREPRODUCTION PROHIBITEDDISEM BY33/m w/l-coteACTIONc/WH/COG-5 RID COPYINFOFILE, VR, c/WH-2 DDP, c/c/SECRET 252302Z CITE MEXICO CITY 0113 c/WN/COG/CA/PADIRECTORKAPOK AMRODPBRUMEN26 JAN 67. 87331REF: DIRECTOR 592481. CONCUR LETTER TO RICO FROM LEEHOLD WOULD BEADVANTAGEOUS OPERATIONALLY. LITEMPO-2 CAN BE ASKED MAKEDELIVERY.2. BELIEVE PORTION OF LETTER SHOULD EXPLAIN WHY ITWAS NOT SENT REGULAR MAIL SERVICE. ALSO, SHOULD BE DATEDTO COINCIDE WITH LEEHOLD VISIT MEXICO WITH EXPLANATIONWHY IT WAS NOT DELIVERED SOONER OR CAREY CURRENT DATE BUTON HOTEL OR OTHER APPROPRIATE STATIONERY FROM OTHER COUNTRYWITH EXPLANATION IT HAND CARRIED TO MEXICO BY FRIEND.SECRETBT![signature] VICTOR RICO GALAN
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ORIG: D-15/ANTI/papUNIT: FI/SAOEXT: 7208DATE: 24 JANUARY 67MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES:SECRETROUTING AND/OR INITIALS![signature]CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONINDEX DESTROY RETURN TO FILE RIDNO INDEX FILE IN CS FILE NO. 201-336474RID COPYINFO: FILE VIA[classification]SECRET(date and time filed)(reference number)(series)CITE DIRECTORTO: MEXICO CITYKAFOR JMROD PERIMENREF: MEXICO CITY 9025 (IN 77985)1. DESIRE TAKE ADVANTAGE LEEHOLD INTERVIEW WITH RICO GALAN IN LIGHT FOLLOWING FACTS.A. INTERVIEW WAS ENDED ABRUPTLY AND BELIEVE RICO EXPECTED FOLLOW UP SESSION. HOWEVER LEEHOLD WAS UNABLE TO GET IN TO SEE RICO FOR SECOND SESSION.B. AT END OF INTERVIEW LEEHOLD GAVE RICO COPY OF LEEHOLD'S BOOK USEFUL BUT READ WHICH RICO WAS PLEASED TO RECEIVE. LEEHOLD ALSO PROPOSE MATTER OF RICO SEEING OFFICIAL FOR HIS CORRISPONDENZA SOCIALISTA.2. PROPOSE THAT A LETTER BE DELIVERED TO RICO FROM LEEHOLD (NE MARCH!). LETTER WOULD EXPLAIN INABILITY TO SEE RICO AGAIN AND EXPRESS HOPE TO SEE HIM AGAIN ON WAY BACK FROM LA TOUR. LETTER WOULD ALSO PROPOSE TO RICO THAT MEANWHILE HE WRITE FOR A FEW A REVIEW OF BOOK USEFUL BUT READ FOR CORRISPONDENZA SOCIALISTA.3. PURPOSE IS TO GET RICO TO EXPRESS VIEWS IN WRITING ON CUBAN![signature] RCA-GalanCOORDINATING OFFICERSSECRET(CONTINUED)GROUP 1Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassificationAUTHENTICATING OFFICERS2 OF 2PRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.COPY NO.
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08101UNITEXTDATSCABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONBYCONPIMESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES:SECRETROUTING AND OR INITIALS - TEEN BYINDEX DESTROY RETURN TO BRANCH FILE RIDNO INDEX FILE IN CS FILE NO.RID COPYINFO FILE VSSECRETPAGE 1 of 0CITE DIRECTORCOMMIE SITUATION, CASTRO-SOVIET RELATIONS AND OBTAIN RICO'S ANALYSIS,OF BOOK. MIGHT ALSO BEGIN SOFTEN HIM UP TO PROVIDE REAL INFO AT SOMEFUTURE DATE.1. WOULD PREPARE LETTER IN ITALIAN AT HQS AND FORWARD TO STATION,   LEAVE TO STATION TO DETERMINE BEST MEANS OF DELIVERY, NOT PRESUMABLY   WOULD BE THRU LITEMPO/S.2. WOULD APPRECIATE STATION COMMENTS AND/OR CONCURRENCE.END OF MESSAGERB/2C/WH/crgWILLIAM V. BRODYC/WLEDRELEASING OFFICERCOORDINATING OFFICERSSECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
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SECRET# DOCUMENT TRANSFER AND CROSS REFERENCE| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION               |               || ------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------- ||                     | RI FILE NO.                           |               ||                     | 5. DISPATCH OR SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO. | 6. DATE       || 7. SOURCE CRYPTO    | 8. DATE OF INFO.                      | 9. EVALUATION || 6. DATE PROCESSED   | 10. DISSEMINATED IN                   | 11. DATE      || 17. CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE | DOCUMENT DISPOSITION           || ------------------------------- | ------------------------------ ||                                 | 12. TRANSFERRED TO RI FILE NO. |PERTINENT INFORMATIONRICO GALAN, VICTOR201-336474SEX: A 008 ?201-798301MEXI-0001921 JAN 67CIT ?OCC ?MEXICAN CP HAS DECLARED SUBJECT A TRAITORAND HAU RULED HIM OUT OF PARTYUF(,R 6702270055FILE IN 201-:FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.SECRET
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# SECRETCLASSIFIED MESSAGE FSECRET 202340Z CITE MEXICO CITY 0219 21 JAN 67 83217DIRECTOR INFO JMWAVETYPIC LIPINGPEF: MEXICO CITY 9984 (IN 81261)1. LIRING-3 INFORMED WALLACE B. POHION AT MEETING 19 JAN 67 THAT CARMEN MOLINA ENRIQUEZ Y VAZQUEZ GOMEZ, WIFE OF JUAN CARRASCO ZANIMI Y ZUBARAN, HAD TOLD HIM PRIVATELY EVENING 17 JAN THAT MEXI COMMIE PARTY HAD DECLARED VICTOR PICO GALAN A TPAITOR AND HAD RULED HIM OUT OF PARTY, CARMEN TOLD L-3 SHE CONSIDERED ACCUSATION A MALICIOUS LIE AND HOPED L-3 WOULD NOT BELIEVE IT. (COMMENT: STATION HAS NO INDICATION RICO EVER POM MEMBER.)2. IT POUSIPLE ACCUSATION MAY HAVE PESULTED FROM LETTER SIGNED BY PICO AND CARRIED OUT OF PRISON BK ELERA BARRO DE PAZ.3. L-3 TOLD POTOWN HE VERY CLOSE TO DO. CARRASCO AND CARMEN DURING THEIR RESIDENCE IN CURA FROM 1951 TO 1965 AND THAT THEY FREQUENT VISITORS HIS HOME SINCE THE IR PETURN FOOR HAVA TO MEXI CITY IN 1966. L-3 DESCRIPED CARMEN AS NEUSOTIC AND MOVING MARITAL TROUBLES WITH CAPRASCO AND ABOUT TO BREAK UP. L-3 TOLD TOWTON HE FIRST MET RICO GALAN LI CAPRASCO HOME AND THOUGH CARRASCO AND RICO CLOSE FRIENDS CARRASCO HAD COMPLAINED TO L-3 IN PAST THAT RICO WOULD NOT TAKE HIM
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# SECRETPPA MEXICO CITY 0319 SECRETPAREN CARRASCO END PAREN INTO PICO NETWORKX.4. ROWTON TOOK OCCASION TO REVEAL TO L-3 THAT HE HAD HEARD   SOME HIGH LEVEL FRIENDS IN GOVERNACION SAY THAT RICO GALAN HAD   WRITTEN A LETTER STATING HE WILLING BETRAY MANY SECRETS CONCERNING   FIDEL CASTRO ON CONDITION HE BE RELEASED FROM PRISON, ROWTON ADDED   HE UNDERSTOOD WOMAN WHO EX-WIFE OF MEXICAN AMB TO INDIA HAD BEEN INTER-   MEDIARY. L-3 IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED THAT WOMAN WOULD BE ELENA GARRO   DE PAZ WHOM HE KNEW WELL AND CONSIDERED CAPABLE PERFORMING THIS ACT.5. ROWTON SUGGESTED L-3 ATTEMPT OBTAIN COPY BUT L-3 STATED HE   PREFERRED NOT APPROACH GARRO ON THIS MATTER SINCE LAST MEETING HAD   BEEN UNSUCCESSFULLY, ROWTON PROMISED HE WOULD ATTEMPT OBTAIN COPY AND   L-3 STATED ONCE OBTAINED HE COULD LATER STATE HE GOT IT FROM BARRO OR   CARMEN MOLINA. L-3 STATED ONCE LETTER OBTAINED HE WOULD CARRY   DIRECTLY TO FIDEL CASTRO ENLISTING AID OF ISMAIL SUAREZ DE LA PAZ,   COMMERCIAL REP OF CASTRO NOW IN MEXI, TO SET UP MEETING BETWEEN L-3   AND CASTRO.6. L-3 HAS NOT YET REPLIED ARNOL RODRIGUEZ CAMPS' INVITATION   REQUEST MADE FOR ADDITIONAL TALKS WHICH MENTIONED REF. DID NOT MAKE   PHONE CALL AS REPORTED BECAUSE HE DISCUSSED SUCH CALL WITH SUAREZ AND   LATTER RECOMMENDED AGAINST IT. INSTEAD L-3 WRITING LETTER TO RODRIGUEZ# SECRET
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PAGE 3. MEXICO CITY 0019 SECRETSUAREZ VILL GET ON NEXT INBOUND PLANE. IN LETTER L-3 WILL TELL RODPIQUEZ YE PREFERS VISIT HAVA AFTER NEXT BUSINESS TRIP TO GUAT UNLESS FODRIGUEZ HAS IMPORTANT REASON SEEING HIM PRIOR TRIP.SECRETBTNNNN
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# DISPATCHTO: Chief, WH DivisionCLASSIFICATION: SECRET/KAPOKFROM: Chief of Station, Mexico CitySUBJECT: Victor RICO GalanPROCESSING ACTION:XX: NO INDEXING REQUIREDACTION REQUIRED REFERENCES: Reference: Mexico City-99251. Forwarded herewith are three copies of a memorandum written by Zeno B, LEEHOLD regarding his meeting with Victor RICO Galan on 13 January 1967.2. Also forwarded are three copies of the Spanish translation which was passed to LITEMPO-8 on 16 January 1967.3. Please call this dispatch and attachments to the attention of Chester D. DA INOLD.Allen Q. Mackenziefor Willard C. CURTISAttachments:MemorandumTranslation (Spanish)Distribution:3 - WH. w/attsCOPYDESPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER: ΗΗΜΑ-31108DATE: 17 January 1967CLASSIFICATION: SECRET/KAPOKFILE NUMBER: 201-336474201-536474
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SLCRET13 January 1967SUBJECT: Meeting with Victor RICO Galan1.  The writer had about a one-hour meeting with Victor    RICO Galan at the Lecumberri penitentiary on 13 January 1967.    The meeting was held at the central reception room with    several armed guards present; my civilian escort also    remaIned in the general area, and there were also some other    civilians present from time to time (I think walting to see    other prisoners)2.  RICO Galan arrived at the meeting area at about the    some time as I old. After an exchange of greetings and a    warm handshake, I I gave RICO Galan my letter of Introduction    (a copy is attached). He read It carefully and then told    me how glad he was to see me. He Inquired about his friend:    Carlo Coccioll, I replied simply that I had seen him in Rome    before he left for Parls and he was fine. (At the end of    the meeting, RICO Galan asked me to convey his greetings to    Coccioll when I returned to Italy, and of course I sald I    would.) I also explained to RICO Galan that I had a bottle    of whiskey for him, but the guards bad refused to let me    bring it in. I think he appreciated the thought.3.  Because of my connection with Coccioli, a pro-    Communist journalist and a friend of RICO Galen in Mexico    for several years, plus the name of my periodical,    *Corrispondenza Socialista*, RICO Galan apparently assumed that    I was (and accepted me as) a fellow Marxist. He expressed    himself spontaneously and I belleve he revealed his true    thoughts during the discussion and in answer to questions.    A friendly rapport was immediately established between us.4. I explained at the outset that I was on a tour of   Latin America to study conditions and revolutionary movements.   If he were agreeable, I said I also wished to write a plece   on him for *Corrispondenza Socialista*. RICO Galen was very   agreeable. I also said that if he wished to write an article   for my periodical, we would pay him. He also found this Idea   agreeable, but qualified his approval by saying he first   wanted to take a look at the periodical to see its "line"   and format.5.  Hy first substantive question was how he viewed the    revolutionary situation in Latin America. I asked whether    he thought "violent revolution" a necessary stage in the    development of Latin America. He answered quickly and
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-2-emphatically that "violent revolution" throughout LatinAmerica was "Indispensable" because the peaceful road tonecessary change was "blocked everywhere". He sawrevolut lonary movements on the rise everywhere in LatinAmerica. I asked for the Ideological nature and affillationsof these revolutionary movements. He replied that they areMarxist, but with liberal tendencies, not as rigid as theInternational communist revolutionary line.6. I asked in which countries the revolutionary move-   ments were most advanced. He named Guatemala and Venezuela   In a category by themselves, there the revolutions were   certain to win power. Then he gave me a general briefing   on these two countries.a. Guatemala: in Guatemala, unlike Venezuela,the Communist Party had not Initiated the armed struggleThe two groups Involved in the armed struggle were the"13 November" group led by Marco Antonio Yon Sosa, and the"Fuerza Armada Rebelde (FAR)", led by Cesar Montes, now thatLuis Augusto Turcios is dead. The "13 November" group, hesaid, had Trotskylte influences, while the "FAR" was"Castrista/Independent", and with thes to the GuatemalanCP but also having differences with the CP. He said 90%of the people in Guatemala are peasants and the majoritysympathize and support the armed struggleb. Venezuela: Both the CP and the MIR launchedthe armed struggle, but they have now abandoned it. Iasked why. He said both movements confined their effortsmostly to the cities and took the form of terroristic acts,These tactics did not get the revolution anywhere. Now theFrente de Liberacion Nacional (FLN) led by Douglas Bravowas directing the armed struggle, and this effort will succeed.RICO Gelan asked me to read a recent article on Venezuelaby Marlo Menenckiz Rodriguez, Director of Sucesos, who hadrecently been to Venezuela and had interviewed the FLN leaders.In answer to my question, RICO Galan described Menendez as a"perlodista Castrolsta".7. RICO Galan described Mexico as an apparent   democracy but "police state, tightly held". Here the   "popular movements" are on the rise. In answer to my   question as to who was leading these "popular" and   revolutionary movements in Mexico and Latin America, RICO   Galan replied that there were no leaders Ilke Castro around,   and the leaders would come from the writers, intellectuals   and lawyers.
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8. I asked RICO Galan for his appraisal and total   evaluation of Fidel Castro Ruz. He said, first of all, if   Cestro is a Communist or what kind of a Communist he is,   nobody knows. He is a great revolutionary leader and a great   tactician, but he can not play the role of liberator of Latin   America for he is too dependent upon Russia and Russia   controls him tightly. I think RICO Galan meant to Imply that   Castro has become a tool of the Soviets. He sald, Ernesto   "Che" Guevara really wanted Cuba to break away from the   Sovlet chains, but Castro Is not able to do this. As to the   whereabouts of "Che", RICO Galan sald that perhaps not even   Fidel Castro knows where he is.9. Regarding Cubari-Soviet conflicts, RICO Galan said   they are more apparent than real. Then I asked him to name   countries of primary Cuban or Soviet Influence. He said   Castro has dominant influence within the revolutionary move-   ments In Vonezuela, Guatemala, all of Central America, and   Colombla. The Soviets have dominant Influence In Chile,   Argentina and Mexico. However, he added, in Mexico, Castro   and Moscow see "eye to eye" and have parallel policies, but   the primary power to push these policies is Russia.10. RICO Galan sald Communist Chinese influence in Latin    America Is negligible.11. After about an hour, our meeting ended abruptly for    a guard from the office of the prison director came to get    RICO Galon, his lawyer was there to see him. I held him    back for an extra minute and then we parted, reluctantly,    with a worm handshake.12. The foregoing clearly reveals RICO Galan to be an    unrepentant, fervent revolutionary. He believes, on the    basis of what he sald, that he is associated with a winning    cause. He was in high spirits and looked fine.13. I returned to the Lecumberri Penitentiary at about    5:15 P.M. the same afternoon for another session with RICO    Galan. The main door entrance was closed. I knocked and a    guard opened a little window. I asked to see the Director,    but the guard sald he was not there. I explained who I was    and what I wanted, when he heard the name of RICO Galan, the    guard said it was Impossible to see him and closed the window.    A montant later 1: knocked again. I asked the guard if he would    deliver a massage to RICO Galan from me. He sald that also    was Impossible, only the Director could do that. The guard    certainly did his duty.
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12 Gennaio 1967Egregio Signore:Mi permetta di introdurmi - Luigi De Marchi, italiano, scrittore per il periodico "Corrispondenza Socialista" di Roma.In breve, sto facendo un giro d'orizzonte per l'America Latina. Un amico suo, e compagno di lavΟΓΟ mio, Carlo Coccioli, cui vidi a Roma in dicembre prima della sua partenza per Parigi e della mia per l'America Latina, mi accenno di Lei e mi prego di farle una visita. Eccomi qui: Vorrei anche approfittare di questa visita por fare un cambio di punti di vista con Le1.Prego tenga la gentilenza di darmi un po del suo tempo.Rispettosamente,Luigi De Marchi
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…:25 ENERO 19771.- El que suscribe notifica que durante el mes tuve un intercambio de ideas en el local de su sindicato con el Jefe de la DINA, con su ayudante y varios otros civiles presentes y creo que es necesario ver a algunos prisioneros.2.- Vino DINA y yo llegamos simultáneamente al lugar de la entrevista. Hubo un intercambio de saludos y una explicación de quiénes éramos. Le entregué o hizo la presentación, una copia de la cual adjunto. Al leerlo cuidadosamente y entonces comentó que le daba gusto conocerme. Inquirió sobre si lo reconocía y que me decía de él. Le respondí que lo vi en Roma antes de su salida hacia Torino y que se encontraba bien. Al terminar nuestra reunión, dijo a C que yo lo esperara. También le prometí que así lo haría. Yo entiendo cuando yo regreso porque los sometidos no le permitieron enterarse de este acto.3.- hablé con C.I, que es periodista pro-comunista y amigo de dos o tres chicos, dándome información de mi verificación. Después informó completamente esto que yo soy un comunista y se contó como tal. Ha expresado en forma confusa y creo que reveló sus pensamientos verdaderos durante nuestra discusión y al responder a mis preguntas. Inmediatamente se estableció entre nosotros una corriente intocable.4.- Yo en realidad puedo asegurar que estaba hablando con una iluminación y los problemas eran lo que él podía ver.Inmediatamente después decidió escribir un artículo para el periódico. Le esperaba la DINA, pero antes me dijo que quería ver un ejemplar del periódico para crear en línea y formato.5.- El primero de los puntos importantes fue nuestra situación revolucionaria en Italia. En mi opinión el desarrollo de Italia. Respondió que la situación violenta es indispensable en toda
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-2-América Latina debido a que la via pacífica a todo calió necesario, caté bloquendo. Tralto el cumplimiento de movimientos revolucionarios en toda la América Latina. Le pregunté sobre la naturaleza ideológica y afiliaciones de estos movimientos revolucionarios. In respondió que son marxistas, pero con tendencias liberales, no con la rigidez de la línea revolucionaria comunista internacional.6.- Le preguntó que en cuáles países están más avanzados los movimientos revolucionarios. Nombró en primer término a Guatemala y Venezuela, ya que allí las revoluciones ciertamente se harán del poder. Luego me hizo un resumen general de esos dos países.a.- Guatemala: en Guatemala, a diferencia de Venezuela, el Partido Comunista no inició la lucha armada. Los dos grupos involucrados en el levantamiento, fueron el grupo "13 de Noviembre" dirigido por MARCO ANTONIO YON SOSA, y la "Fuerza Armada Rebelde", dirigida por CESAR MONTES, ahora que LUIS AUGUSTO TURCIOS está muerto. El grupo 13 de noviembre, según dijo, tenía influencia trotskista mientras que el F.I.R. era castrista independiente pero con ligas al Partido Comunista Guatemalteco, a la vez que teniendo diferencias con el mismo. Dijo que el noventa por ciento de la población de Guatemala, son campesinos y que la mayoría simpatiza y apoya la lucha armada.b.- Venezuela: Tanto el Partido Comunista como el MIR iniciaron la lucha armada, pero ahora la han abandonado. Preguntó la razón. RICO GALAN! respondió que ambos movimientos confinaron sus esfuerzos principalmente a las ciudades y tomaron la forma de actos terroristas. Estas tácticas, no llevaron la revolución a meta alguna, que ahora el Frente de Liberación Nacional dirigido por DOUGLAS BRAVO está llevando a cabo la lucha armada, y que este esfuerzo si tendrá éxito.RICO GALAN me pidió que le leyese un reciente artículo sobre Venezuela escrito por MARIO MENENDEZ, director de Sucesos, quien hace poco estuvo en Venezuela y entrevistó a los líderes del FLN. Así lo hice, y a una pregunta mía, RICO GALAN describió a MENENDEZ como un periodista castrista.7.- También hizo una descripción de México como una aparente democracia, siendo más bien un Estado Policiaco férreamente sostenido. Dijo que aquí se están comenzando a iniciar movimientos populares. También a una pregunta mía sobre quién dirige estos movimientos populares y revolucionarios en México y en América Latina, RICO GALAN replicó que ya no hay líderes como CASTRO y que los mismos surgirán de entre los escritores, intelectuales y licenciados.