- 25X1X7_ ae 1 SNARES a: 3b X12 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP INTELUGENCE REPORT COUNTRY | Spain DATE: 25x1X6 110. SUBJECT Activities of Spanish Communists in France Fe 25X1A6a eee ea ‘SUPPLEMENT 25K1X6 emamiat Orzanteations to Parte 25X1X6 25X1X6 25X1X6 = 25X1X6 25X1X6 a: 25X1A9a “h Avcording to information of 2 December 1948, the various sorvices of the Spenteh Commnist Party are in process of being transferred fron Toulouse to Peria, By thet date, the party's hoadquartera had been moved to the Feonch capitol, ox well as some of ita affiliated organizations, including ‘the Antcale des Anciens PFI et Resistente Eapamols. Certain press work will omtinue to be curried on in Toulouse, instructione for which will ba sent fron Paria. Aseng others, Poltoarpo Delgada of the Basque Comma- nist Party and Colonel Pex of the Spanish Communist Party will go to Perio. Until recently, Tolgrdo hes not been completely in accord with the Comm~ 25X1X6 nist Line. According to NM Delgado otated thet it mea not certain ‘Saat Dolores Tvarruri would remain as Secretary Generel of the Spanieh Commi~ nist Party. states that aa of 11 Decanbor Tbarruri, better known as "La Pasion te", eechoslovakia, having proviuely been to Russia to attend the cele- Drations commemorating the October Revolution. ry Tao leadera of the Spunish Conuunist Perty reportedly are concerned over Jack of “intsrmediary ondres" in Frane. They attribute tha shortage ‘b> the fect thet younger menbers of the party are sent constantly to Spain take charge of the organization of guerrilla bends and of anti-Prmco on. : agi Gomniste in the Department of Pyrmees Oriental op According to persons in contact with Communist leaders in the Departwent of Fyrenees Orientales, the refugsen in this province controlled by the Communists nunber betxeen 700 and 800, Communist purty meabers are re- quired te contribute a minim of one mundred francs e month for organi~ antional expenses and twenty-five franea for the "Aid to Catalonia" fund, waich is earmarked for fonenting the anti-Pranco strugrle in that region. The departmental leeder of the PSUC (Partit Socialiota Unifiont de Cata: limya - Catalan Commmist Party), who is in touch with delegates stationed slong the frontier, ins certain Marle, who spent somo tine in Russia and, 25X1X7 783 iz Approved Fombielease25X1X6 Be 5. proved For Release 19°C REuAR RPA? 00457R000200540003-1 : Approved For Release 0200540 gunmen, pereastiner sour = 2 more recently, in Mextoo. Formerly, a man by the nano of Isidre was Gopertmental leader. He was transferred to Orleans hecause his superiors aid not consider his work in the Departnent of Pyrences Orientales satis factory. The Conmmists in this provinge havo intensified their oanpai ge against the Hoviment Soeialista do Catalunya (composed for the moet part of monbers of tho Fartit Obror d'Unifioncio Marxiate end of PSUC dissidents: nd are making every effort to elininato menbers of this coalition from posts in Catelen cultural groups and refuges AntonioAttitude of Various Communists toward Rex Antonio Uije ds the member of the Spanish Communiet Political Aureau in charge of studying the problem of reionalion in Spain and of directing 95x1X§ party policy in this aepect. states thet Mije does rot appear to be welleinforned on the aspirations and problems of the nutonomists and 4a inclined to be evistve when questioned on the natter. On the other hand, Santiago Carrillo, Communist liinister in the Giral Jovernnent, i willing to express hinseif on regionalist problens and says that he personally 4s in fawr of riving the grew ost possible mount of freeion ‘to the various peoples. Vicente Uribe, a momber of the Spanish Commmiet Folitioal turcau, is centralict in attitude and is opposed to reconnizing ‘tho claina of the various regional groupa. Colonele ldeter end a2, who are Gelioieis, consider the perty policy on rogional problens unsatisfactory, especially in so far as that of Gulioia is concerned. They attributo whet they describe us tho party's unfortunate attitude to Hije's luck of under= eta ding of questions relating to recionalism. Collention of Funds by JalLotan Commun: ‘ Colonel Paz reportedly has received funda collected ty Communists of Galioien groups of South america to be ueed for aid in the anti-Franco fight in alicia, The Communists state thnt euch funde will be plac at the dispouition of the dulieian Mnieter in the Spanich Republican Governnmtein-Exile, Alfoneo Rodrigues Castelao. 25X1X7, Approved For Relate abinente EImRDrn2-00457R000200540003-1