14-00000 tenes + ae SEU9ZT . SO_ 13,12 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP INTELLIGENCE REFONT Cube Nese aele DATE: CCUNTRY . INFO. Prior to 27 Dec. 19/7 SUBJECT Activities of Fovimionty Soctalisi2 Revolucssrarios DIST. 20 Ja 1948 PAGES 2 ORIGIN Cuba, Favana SU ENT EVALUATION OF SOURCE EVALUATION OF CONTENT , Tf iz A ree | cao | a ee eee } SOURCE ie { Se The Hoviniento Soctalista Ravoluetererio (ESR) 48 naling an effort to oppose the Partido Secislista Popular (PSF ~ Cuban Communist Partv) by concentrating ou & CHUpAlgn vO Win 1sbor suppert, according to Rolendo Lasferrer, leajer of the [5k and director of the ners weekly Pierre en Cuba, “Lasterrer stetes that since Jesus Menendez, PSP mecbsr of the Cuban House of liepresentetives, lost control of the ational Federetion of Suger Uorkers, the most poverful union in Cuba, the PSP has been trying to gain influence over the C- fino, ‘or Autentico group, which holds the belance of sover within the union. However, hasferrer believes that the Autenticos are rot strong enough to continua to control the various syndicates in the sugar worxers' union, The ESR is making a conorete effort to expend its ir‘lrencs in the union by increasing the number of its labor asents to one hundred. “ith this mucher of ESR agents operating in the sugar syndicates, they hope to overcoms the influerce of the PSP and gain control of the sugar workers. In the legelisod Confederecion de Trebaje- : dores Cubanos (CTC), the YSR hes three representctives in the directorate who are ectice in the suger corkera’ syndicates, (ne of the sen is the head of the National Federation of Sugar Sorimrs in Cazeguey. According to “asferrer and Carlos Fentenegro, adniristrater of Tiempo en Cuba, the DSR is attemptine to affiliat- itself with the Second Internationale. : she ESR, Masferrer states, is a scecialist orgarizetion, er’. maintains informel internatiorel reletions with Aecicn Deroeratica of YVenesuela, According to Masferrer, Aecion Derocratica is elso attempting te affiliate itself wits the Second Internationale. 3 Carlos Ra*eel Rodrigues, nerber of the PSP Zxecutive Co~mi**ee, during his recent trip to Venezuela reportedly cade overtures to Preszient Zommlo Uallegns to strengther the ties between the Cosmurist Farty of Tenesuele and the Accien Derocratica, Honeyer, according to laaferrer, Rolrigues was unsuccessful in this attempt despite his orn clais that real provress ras made. Carlos Montenegro asserted thet altheugtr he and orizinal leaders of the kSR *. seintained:- Leison withthe Soviet Lecation for nine months after separating - from the PSP, relations were finally broken off end today the ea hes no liaison with either the Sovist Legation or the PSP. . + About 3) Jemusry, 1948, the ISR intends te commence tho mublicatior, et 2 ; _ gonthly cost of. 98200, of a daily nevepaper which, will be the Principel organ oot crassirication SeCrst - . 4
Peed Ste CR ee ae ee wee (A Baton Seat, ganutacammn ae Sige Mien Mg ADO whey aos Neate Wy Math, Elie? cite RUG? oa jody - ~s ~s ™ - a CPaTdaL, INTWIG IC: AGTCY SO 11,10? apo of the (SR, Vasferrer told arother sciures thet Presidert Gran had rro- mised 78500 for the initio] puhidestier of the ~ener, but to dete the money hrs not beer rede aveilchle, At the cresart tire, Minister “ither! Portfolio Jose Ueruel Aleman, vhe 45 said to hardle Grau's finareial trarse actions, is rot sm-irus to sea the i5R groe, srd hes cess«4 to supply funds to the orzerdietior sirca tha fedlure of the recent Jordricar revelutionarr abtenpt, Alerur is interested ir using the money ot his dispose] to buy votes, but President creu does not feel thet the U5 can help corsiderably alone this line. SEMEL