CABLE:26 JULY LABOR LEADERS CTC MET WITH FIDEL CASTRO 21 JAN TO URGE HIS SUPPORT
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DIRECTOR, HAVANA
Document date: 01/26/1959
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DOI: 21-22 JAN SOURCES REINOL GONZALEZ, EVAL: F=Z

1, 26 JULY LABOR LEADERS CTE MET WITH FIDEL CASTRO

21 JAN TO URGE HIS SUPPORT ISSUANCE GOVERNMENTAL DECREE ALLOW

26 JULY LEADERS COMPLETE TAKE OVER CTE.

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?. DURING MEETING THEY SPECIFIED DEGREE COMMIE INFILTRATION

•CUBAN LABOR AND POINTED OUT ORGANIZAT IONAL THREAT TO 26 JULY

FIED

LABOR WHICH THIS ENTAILED, AS RESULT MEETINO CASTRO CONTACTED

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' PRESIDENT AND MIN LABOR RESULTING I ISSUANCE OF DECREE 22 JAN.

3. DURING SAME MEETING:GIE' LEADERS ABLE ASCERTAIN CASTRO

AND TOP GOVERNMENTAL FIGURES SUCH URRUTIA CONTEMPLATING ISSUING

DECREE OVER HAULING ÈLECTORAL LANS AND MAKING IT REQUIREMENT THAT

IN ORDER BE RECOONTZEO ANY PARTY MUST BE ABLE PROVE ITS

REGISTRATION PRIOR ELECTIONS EQUAL AT LEAST 5% ELIGIBLE VOTERS.

3/C: 26 JULY: LEADERS CONFIDENT THIS WILL PREVENT COMMIES FROM

PARTICIPATING IN ELECTIONS AS PARTY.

DISSEM: EMBASSY DEFENSE

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