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rn c-- ( ot ; ( 3 : . ws -, ,FEDERA ~~ IREAU OF It ~~ 'TIGATION fren 2 WASHINGTON, D.Ce en _ ~ uae. «= 09-16- ae MADE OKARACTER OF 6 "| FOREIGN POLITICAL MATTERS , - VENRZUELA; eUPSELTTY ; deo - Jaot; special } TN - “| : SENTRAL INTHULI GRISE AGENCY SYNCPSIS OF FACTS: ROMULO BETANCOURT returned to Washington on or about February 23, 1950 from Havana, Cuba end on February &5, 1950 appeared before Fact t aA Finding Committee of 0.A.S., after which he gave LA out & press release to effect he had held | + 7 up view of Accion Democratica Party of Venezuela | Jan by pefusing itself the remedy of armed | rate expeditions from outside to destroy dictatorial 7 aie’ Sovernments. One informant of unknown reliability acre ~ hes expressed opinion BETANCOURT controls and ee governs Caribbean Legion; that BETANCOURT's paple, Vs eee men in United States are VALNORS ar GDRIGUEZ of New York City and one JUAN { 4 ben be FEREZ MLFOXNSO, Minister of Economics faring —_ FETANCOURT Government who now resices in Washington; that PEREZ ALFONSO took advice fron Soviet fmbassador re o1l1 matters rather then from United ‘ States. BETANCOURT departed United States April 21, 1950 for Hevane, Cuba to attend » Congress of . ; -Bémocracy of which BETANCOUB?, JUA}’SOSCH, GONZALIO _4 Cy BARRIOS and President PRIQO“SOCARROS of Cuba are oy 2. ‘*preported to be prime backers. BETANCOURT has advised ‘elu: Snformants that this Congress will be:attended by « . 2" © munber of prominent United States citizens, as well as exiles from variaus South and Ventral American te J-countries and offipiels from others, ,According to . Jf * * one informent ae _— : pera, deere ane er wl er ieee cee cle ee New Orleans New York Washington Field PROPERTY OF FBI - This confidential report and its contents are loaned to you by the ti and are not to be distributed outsice of agency to which loaned. be pi | eoore ae |. ee A 3 ( avrreven AWD : ipye SPECIAL AGENT BO WOT WHITE IR THESE SPACES a ~ t ‘USSR * 4An CHARGE ~ veee | 7 COPIES OF THIS REPORT Or r Bureau (64-29517) (Enes) ! GNM