S. EISENCHER OF CPUSA VACATIONING AT SOCHI, USSR.
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: HQS
Document date: 10/16/1970
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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10 FOLLOWING INFORMATION OBTAINED BY ALSAC-3 FROM

So EISENCHER OF CPUSA WHILE BOTH VACATIONING AT SOCHI, USSR

DURING AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1970. HQS ELEMENT PROCESSING THIS

INFORMATION FOR DISSEMINATION IS REQUESTED TO CLEAR SOURCE

DESCRIPTION, AUTHENTICATION AND DISSEMINATION CONTROLS WITH

AREA DESK. GALSAC-3 IS SENSITIVE SOURCE WHO SUSCEPTIBLE TO

SCRUTINY BY KGB. EISENCHER WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE.

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THE CPUSA HAS CLOSE TO 14, 000 MEMBERS, MAJORITY OF

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WHOM UE LABORERS. OVER 25 PERCENT OF MEMBERS ARE NEGROES

AND THEY FURCTIOR XASZEALLY IN THE NORTH AMERICAN NEGRO NOVE-

MENT.. THE CPUSA HAS RECENTLY ORGANIZED A YOUNG COMMUNIST

MOVEMENT. THE PARTY ALSO PARTICIPATES HEAVILY IN THE LABOR

MOVEMENT. AT A RECENT (UNNAMED) LABOR MEETING OF REPRESENTA-

TIVES FROM VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE USA, OF THE SB UNIONS

REPRESENTED, THE CPUSA HAD DIRECT INFLUENCE IN 26 OF THEM.

THE MAGAZINE "LABOR PARTY" PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN.

COORDINATING MOVEMENTS WITHIN THE LABOR RANKS. DESPITE

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NUMEROUS BARRIERS, THE CPUSA IS CONCENTRATING ITS EFFORIS IN

CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK AS WELL AS OTHER REGIONS OF

IMPORTANCE•

3O THE CPUSA RECENTLY ADOPTED A COMMON STRATEGY TOWARDS

THE PEACE MOVEMENTS• (NOTE: INDICATION HERE IS THAT THE

PARTY DID NOI HAVE A UNIFIED APPROACH BUT WHAT THE NEW

STRATEGY IS WAS NOT SPECIFIED>• CRITICISMS OF THE SOVIET

UNION BY THE RADICAL LEFT MAOISTS, FIDELISTS, AND TROISKYITES

CAUSE PROBLEAS BUT APPEAR TO HAVE ABATED SONLUHAT

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REGARDING RELATIONS WITH CUBA, HENRY WINSTON, CPUSA

NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, TRAVELLED TO CUBA FOLLOWING THE JUNE 1969

WORLD CONFERENCE OF SOMMUNIST PARTIES WHERE HE CONVERSED WITH

FIDEL CASTRO AND OTHER CUBAN LEADERS RESULTING IN A WARMING

F THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES.

5• CALSAC-3 WAS GIVEN THE FOLLOWING CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS

BY LEON CHU, WHO SPOKE A LITTLE SPANISH, IN THE EVENT

CONTACT IN THE USA WOULD BE REQUIRED IN THE FUTURE.. IN

NEW YROK CITY TELEPHONE 368-9913 (WORK) OR 368-5955 (RESIDENCE)

AND ARRANGE MEETING WHICH WOULD TAKE PLACE BEHIND A TELEPHONE

BOOTH ON THE STREET AT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY.

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