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3 Cal EES: a SS a | on or Fascist activities, end were particulerly questioned about the eevelopment of iaforastion concerrirz Cor anunist activities in the southern part of Chile. They were also re uested to acquaint their sources with their interest in Sommurii st activities. They noted at the time that the principal value ané the primery nurpose of the trip wold be the obtaining of information concerning Com- munist activities, more narticularly ti.ose of the Spanish Con- munists working in the southern pert of Chile and endeavoring to raise money for*the assistance of cuerrilla activities asa the Franco Government in Spain. The best that may te said of their report is thet they contacted their sources. They were able to furnish no information of value concerning cither ¢ munist, Nazi or fascist tivities, nor has a single report deen received since the dete of the ebove-nentioned trip in which information of value was furnisnec by the sasques outside of E unists or th activities in any When a finel account- 3,000 Chilean vesos, or . “eurrene: ut the vresernt rate of were asked to Tete of Lat the snecinens could be ob- tained without cuneestions Prov: is office. nen his efforts failed, however, supgestions were made fren time to tine without any success, »rincipally because it eppeared thet the Basg were unable to secure cooperation from their contacts. F specimens cf the hand ing of this indivisuel were secured through another informent and have since been copoeess the sau's Technical Laodoratory for cou parison survoses In connection with Svanish Communist matter reference is gade to Bureau iiemorandum for all Lejal Attaches, dzted April 2, 194€, wrich, among other thin ls, requested certain soecific tn- fornatioa edout each imoortant active S-cnish Gommunist in Chile and in other Latin american nations. The information requested has since been furnished to the Bureau by Sentie_o letter cated May £2, 1945, entitle@: "Spanish Communist Matters." In this instance the 3asques were asve@ to obtain specifically outlined information about prominent Soanish Communists residing in San- tiago. lLany of the reports submitted were inaccurate insofar as it vas possible to check then fron this point. Sonsequently, it was necessary to supervis er ver? close 3 s inaccuracy was fon from their sour avori:, to confirm