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' MEX 109-97 of the First Tri-Continental Conference, held at Havana, Cuba, January 3-15, 1966. Among those resolutions were resolutions to hold. weeks: of solidarity with Vietnam and the - Dominican Republic. . The PCM-PPS- _sponsored Week of Solidarity with Vietnam was held in Mexico ‘March 12-20, 1966. About 4,000 to 5,000 individuals representing communist-oriented groups | in Mexico participated in’a demonstration on March 17, 1966, in support ‘of the Week of Solidarity with Vdétnam. They 1 marched along a predesignated route shouting anti-United States statements and carrying signs eritical of the United States policies in Vietnam. Demonstrators’ also burned two simulated flags of the United States. Police. officers, -, however, maintained order, and the demonstrators were not “permitted near the United ‘States Embassy in Mexico City. The Week of Solidarity with the Dominican Republic _ . was scheduled for April 24-30,.1966. Because of a conflict '.petween the PCM and the National Liberation Movement CMLN ) ’- over the Mexican delegates to -the First Tri-Continental Con- + - ference, neither the PCM nor, the PPS supported the Week of . Solidarity, with the Dominican. Republic, _Activities during that week were directed. by the MLN, and little enthusiastic . “ Public. response was elicited by the MLN. . The PCM leadership planned in November 1965 to re-. . organize ‘the National Central of Democratic Students (CNED). , A constituent congress: of. the, CNED was held in April 1966, ‘and leaders of: the PCM youth organization, -the Communist Youth of:Mexico (JCM), were elected to offices of. leadership in the CNED, including that of: president,’ The CNED claims to have 75, 600 student supporters throughout Mexico. It. - ’ quickly tested its strength by calling an anti-United States, - pro-Cuban demonstration on June 10, 1966, at Mexico, DF. . About 2,000 students, including four pusloads from UNAM and’ “one - pbusioad from the "National Polytechnic Institute, responded to the call. Police, however, | aspersed all at~ “ - _- tempts to organize | this. demonstration, | . ; . _ Because of the recent reorganization of the CNED, it is too early to predict the degree of control the PCM will. maintain over its activities. It is expected, however, »