(tog-t0169-10060 Fe sy 2 oF : te hE COT OB Fel lb$taG aC hon ; . H 13. ~ SECRET [MAPHED 668 mceainG Chiez of Station JHB AVE 2 _. x 10 GE RIEG OL ORD E mrS. SRLT D Aiea Of Se | | FOGE DLA eg . ee i) : bo Chief, WHE | lee | ~ TYP1C/OPERATIONAL 1s *ts B % ¢ ACTION REQUIRED . REFERERCES ACTION REQUIRED: FYI ~ . oo REFERENCE: UFGA-24799 a, . } | ! } | i i. Headquarters traces on tk Subjects of reference and the qt a Eudeon Inatitute follow: a . | i H | : A. Alberto LLERAS Camargo (201-1 3 July 1906. He left school 2t the age of seventeen to become a ' journalist. He traveled to Argentina and lived in Buenos Aires for three years (1926-29) writing for vsrious Argentina periodicals, His political career began upon his return to Colombia. im 1929, when he was appointed secretary of the Liberal Party (1930-33) ond received tremendous impetus under the eegis of Alfonso LOPEZ, Liberal Party leader and former. Predident of Colombia (1934:-38 asa ' 1942-45). Subsequently, LLERAS served in the National House of - Representatives (1931-34). When alfonso LOPEZ was inaugurated Pred- , dent in 1934, he took LLERAS into his government as. Secretary General of the Presidency (1934-35), and later made him Minister of ; , Government from 1943 to 1945. The latter “" "of Foreign Affaire, us well as First Vice President of Colombia, His public service culminated then in his accession to the Presi-~ . dency on the resignation of President LOPEZ im 1945, After dis- . Gharging the duties of Chief Executive for a year (1945-46), BLERAS “Was elected. Secretary General of t -, Bost which he held until 1954. - He then resigned and returned to. ' Colombia to accept the position of Rector (President) of .the University of The Andes (1955-56). Deveting himself once again to politics, LLERAS began writing a column in the Ligeral Daily EL Espectador, In his columns he strongly eriticized the Rojas regime ; TiSSS=57} and called for the return of constitutional government in -:, Colombia. In March 1956, he was elected President of the Liberal Perty and shortly thereafter (June 1956) travelled to Spain and had conversations with Laureano GOMFZ, a leader of the Conservative Party ang former President of Cclombia (1950-53), These two polite deal leaders signed a manifesto condemning the Rojas regine and | CS Copy CCORTINUED) — - 4. °S CSPATCH GvunOL aM HUMBER 02576) was born in Bogota, ye:.r he was made Minister he Pan American Union in 1947, & UFGW-6130°S ed B-201-{07.S57L CEFR fren on Gs, PE fb [___20}-102876 SEC RE Tt th a . ; orice - per . peERe ef a 1 = WH/C/RR/OS —~ IWH/C/RR/OS st 22 Aug 6a 2621 3 By 1 = WH/C/ESEC __ ETE ha \ a or #01-308736 ’ | _orricaevaao, | DATE , t re) Se: cep - Ee? Ss. AT : — fwuesan las | oF ese — ‘\[wi/e/mo — R, Ortman (phone) 2 os ' " wso : | wae WH/C/CA/EO - OF raft) coe. ~ a ROS RE a a WEEE bos = E : ot. orvion oYHER, vate L- : ; te eo, oF hiGeg . onal uhh § pos - c/wn/e | ee3 3 A 7B. vee enavenue anition. COP tae. ee —
ae Cal NTINUATION Or e CLs abl -Cadirgpag a ieaten Ore BOL Are boas et aR . DISPATCH . ARR ee erent ! SECRET | UrGe-6130 - . calling ‘for ike estab) ishuent of a coa through bi-partisan efforts. ?rom Roy 8 served as a United Nations Obse Situation. lition government in Colombia eeber 1956 to February 1057 fver to investigate the Bungaria LLERAS is described ae a champion of the Pan American cause 1 end as being very friendly to the United States and a fire believer in the Vestera type democracy. Although he did not coeplete hia education and degree, he hag long been addressed as “doctor” He does, however, have honorary degrees from several Col Sities as well as from the University of California, hes no formal He speaks English and French, is married to the forner Berta PUGA (daughter of a late President of @hile) and hes four children, oY On 24 February 1958[ a |MLERAS vas @lectod President of Colombia. I. ) . . . B. There ere no Headquerters or LNERGO treceg on the Hudson Znstitute per se, however, LNERGO files contain derogatory information O8 severe] members of the institute which LNERGO will furnish WOFACT .af we specify which of the members are of interest. If JEWAVE wished _ this done, please advise on which of the members information is re-_ . C. There are no identifiable traces on the other subjects of paragraph & of reference, — 2. Headquarters defers to JMWAVE regarding AMRAZZ/1'g future , asgociation with the jastitute, . to. Distribution: : Orig. & 2 = COS, JMFAVE an oh BS IS Qeey, (LOG ae es AOI 3BLY LPG Ltt: Taba ication” Pe ee ei co ann oh & 68a ves paavieus sation, tects oun a i i a ; Ot mene