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Aseeyt for roperting om setivities in the pelitiosl fiold with firat emphasis on Commmiot rmneuvers, the +fforts of aar reuminisg personnel in Colowbia were dereted tn reporting on the ccaplieatod and dirfieuit labor situation in the putrolom Industry in Colobia. Tareugh gosd inferamats we wre able to koop / the Fabasay mnd the State Dopartmont well-informed on the latter.g Cowtni With an aotive Coruanist Purty and a extremely aggreasire Soviet Lagutien, the aoverege +f Jaraminint and related matters in Colombia has bon given a high priority by ths kerioan Animssador Who dolsgated allssuoh sattors to our Logal Attaohs, forbiddin.; other agaooies of the mbassy from enterlng auch invsstigations. Ine handline of this task wan parformsd th suoh couoletameas that Agbassador Filey on soveral oogaslone complimsnted tho Huroau on tho theroughness end accuraey of lts ooverage. farough a oonbinatian of ciroumstaneas, it. was possible to ssoure. nors i,ood informmnts within ths Cozmmist Pnrty organieation thmp in any other Latin. Amerioan aountry. Bam of thase Syanish Coxmsmiste have furnished sams of the most siynlfieunt inforsmtioa in the possession of the Byrea comcernlntx the baokground snd oporations nl gtupwig uy ^qod yoweg 9ut 40 It mms leerned during thu Hational Congrets of the Cnlombiun Conaist Party in cms la4s, that considerable dissenstame xisted anong the leadurs of the Party wro folt thnt it ms net properly organlsed and that its poor tinancial condition oould b. attributed to the disinterest of certain key offiaials. Daring, tho samo Com ress plans were mmds to detsraino what mmburs +t the Party had aill.tary axporience or ccmmeoticxa in order thac plan coul b sot up for giving the ruliments of mlitary trainimg to all Party militants, Fossibly in the sane ccnnaction bat comrwhat latsr in l94s, oridunes was aiacevered that the Commmist Party of Colombia le.d propared - plan of sabotage to be followd in the avent of hostilities betwaen ths Soviet and the Unital States. Thesy aots wers ayparently direote! primarily Since May, l94e, the Cemmmist Party has had subetantial coatrol over the Confederation of Norkars of Coloania, ineludiuy the highly irpartant Petrolewn Workers Union. Through inforrants clese to ths labor movoment, Bureeu coverage of this fieli has bsen Sxoellant. Of particular interest was informetien disslosed during the extandod petroleun strike of Ootober and Norember, lssr, si:owing, Its Connmist direotion. Considerahle avidamce has slso boen disolosed showing partielpatim of the Sovist Legaticn in Colonbian Labor affairs, partioularly among petrolawe workors. yidently it *u7 doy scangacap foyto: 4attmmson jo Goanos e uoeq esgaannt sBy