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maintained between Mexico and Chile are through one person, the Chilean
citizen at Santiago de Chile, MONTANER. To the same category belongs a
Chilean citizen at Valparaiso, CANALES. Both of these men are enjoying
the best reputation in their own country, are not suspected, having never
busied themselves with communistic activities and keeping aloof from the
party.
Contact with Bolivia is being maintained by Chile's Communist Party
through a person by the name of GIMINEZ. The latter is a Chilean citizen
and often undertakestrips to Bolivia and Peru.. On these trips he usually
visits BERTONE, who apparently is a communist courier. GIMINEZ furthermore
calls very often at a small place at the Chilean-Peruvian border, ARJCA,
where he usually meets Peruvian agents.
BARADNA, who under the regime of General IBANEZ, held an important
position an the police force, enjoying the special confidence of the General,
had been seen during the last time in contact with communist organizations.
His brother is the director of the newspaper "NACION' t at Santiago de Chile, •
the most important newspaper in Chile.
Chile's communists are maintaining a most important connection with circles
of the,same , mentaiity in Uruguay through the Uruguayan citizen MIVELLI at
Uontevideo. .The latter in turn was in closecontact with the most important
communist leaders in Mexico during 1942 as a delegate.
33. Communism in Brazil
Oscar Niemeyer, a Brazilian national, is doing a ‘ job as liaisOn man
between the communist organizations of Brazil and Mexico. He enjoys a good
reputation at Rio de Janeiro and San Paulos. He belongs to the best social
circles In the country and in reality nobody suspects thathe is one of the
most important members of the Communist Party in South America.
SOURCE 'OF INFORMA TION
Jesus ROdrigue Hernandez Amorin
(Repatriated to Spain)
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