CIA Reading Room cia-rdp82-00457r005600580007-4: ACTIVITIES OF DISSIDENT SPANISH COMMUNISTS; FRANCISCO FELIX NONTIEL JIMONEZ

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ase 2000/05/18 : CIA-R -J :JICIAL c TLY 25X1A Approved For 4 NI FOTO R EP? RT CD NO. %MUM 4 CONFIDENTIAL VI\ 1,7).11.tw:-(s. ?1F DTP. 5 sep 50 ELJE:CT AotitritIos of Diccidont 0171a:1i:ch. Corurtl,istf.t Francisco Pour AKE 25X1A ACQUIRED DATE OF 25X1A )09x .'1111111 NO.. OF PAGES NO, OF ENCLS. (LISTED BEIM SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO.. SIAM ARMY Tho effootr. of tilo propaganda activitios of Francine? Felix and Jose Dim 2APRIO in favor of their nouly croated organization "circulco (le Melon have boon notod in Spanish exile circles of various tendenolos during July and early August 1950, In early according to nO?lree, a circular letter i OCIOd by DLL BARRIO 17a Et 1" 005..V00. by tit? Toulouse section of "Espana Corabatienteu? le.ft-wing coalition organization sponsored by ITEGRIN Socialists, Recipionto of lia? circular war? imritod to ;join t110 /1017 dissident tToup?, and to tolcr3 parto on ort;an i:Z rig C ce.2.1itt 00 to pay hono.p3 to Ilarshal. TITO, Loaders of Espana Conbationto roportodly replied that while tho;- did not 17.1.sh to contribute to tho disunity of Spanish oxilos byoining a 11007 party,. thoy would participate in hauc.g? to TITO, DEL BARRIO tlioroaapon Tarot? to E3pam CoLlbatiente a'bite -loaders to nano a roproce,atativo to a otudy co:mission whir% was noon to go to Ytif;047, Tho former Republican Arl:w off icor Col, Arti;o1 IMPLIWIDOZ C101 Cuitillo :reportedly also recoivod c latter, cid by Joan GASSOIT, inviting ALTA, to j th0 Study Corrinsion going to Yugoslavia, Col, IIMITAIIDEZ rapiitxt that ho would hire to participate, but lacked tho necessary funds ?m- tho trip, $,, al (3 July 3.950, sourco reported that 1..10IITIM was preparing a declaration on Yugoslavia .to bo published ir Franoe, This aeolaration, vrhich praised TITOs a Yugoslavia and oriticizod the Spanish Communist about-face after the BTALLI-TITO rift, was being sent to all sympa-thizers of til0 LIOVOT301:Tt; in France:, and a similar nanifesto wan being circulated in 'Lexica. I:01TITEL stated., according to source, that when the declaration was published the simatures of the ?oUovtinC Spanish or_iles in i'exice) 'would appear CONFIDENTIAL C ASSIFICATION LX,R.e.15,77iT1201, - OFFICIALS CULY I.L_ t?117:1Z DISTRIBUTION _ ^ This document is hereby regraded to CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the letter of 16 October 1978 from the Director of Central Intelligence to the Archivist of the United States. Next Review ,/tipp.rgypd For Rele - Approved For Release 200 I I 0 NMEEN8114457R005600580007-4 S;ie2