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source of income and to which each member or sympathizer was supposed to
pay periodical contributions.
The activities of the Communist Party in Argentina has increased considerably
in the last few years, though the police are closely Watching 01
persons known to be communistic. In spite of this fact propaganda is being
spread in public as well as in secret.
Men, women and youngsters alike were put to work in different fields.
In workers sections of the suburbs of the metropolis, daily public meetings
were held where speakers delivered propaganda speeches. Aimorin is of the
opinion that in Argentina, private and public activities of non-communists
are being documented by Soviet agents and to uncover these agents is very
difficult. He further claims that even in the police force there are many
communistic cells. Up to the time that Amorin was repatriated to Spain
these cells had not been uncovered. This fact that this situation had not
been brought to light and the difficulty in penetrating the party made it
necessary for Argentine police officials to create a special section of
the police l called "ESPECIAL", to ferret out communist activities within the
police force. The director of these investigations is - a Senor IBARBORDE.
Amorin thinks he is a very able and capable man and that he is making the
greatest 'efforts in the above mentioned direction.
Within the last few years the people have shown a'great deal of interest
and curiosity as to Russia. With the arrival of the first Russian ships at
the poke of Buenos Aires there also arose a certain interest not lacking
a certain sympathy. Then came the arrival of the first Soviet envoy to
Argentina and the simultaneous announcement of Russian 'films on billboards
and bulletin columns. The publication of a newspaper' fbythe 'name;of-"Selec-
°Jones Riisa4" and an increased interest of the Soviets in Argentina.
3(4 Communism in Uruguay.
The Communist Party in Uruguay owes its creation to a. split In the
Socialist. Party. The first leading figure of the party -was Carlos Alberto
Mibelli. For many years the Communist Party found new sympathies among the
population. The chief reason for this attitude was to "be found in the fact
that the two principal political parties, named BATILISTAand COLORADO, not
only were 'very democratic in their conceptions; but'alsöqbreated during
their term in office, social legislation which no other 'Latin American government
haeadopted to such an extent. For this very relifion the population
displayed at the beginning very little interest for the 'Communist Party..
'ComMUnist Party leaders 'however, did not lose heVrt ranItheir work and
by steadily continuing their laborious and untiiineefhirtetheyfsacceeded,
in belaihg slOwlybut"ificreasingly a large membersgteltlthellarty.
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