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    "ocrText": "SECRET\nSOVIET CAPABILITIES AND INTENTIONS IN LATIN AMERICA\n1. Soviet Objectives in Latin America.\nexample, where Marxism has been important\nIn anticipation of continuing and deepening\nin both official attitudes and policies and\nconflict with the capitalist world, the USSR\nwhere large US businesses have been popular\nseeks to increase its relative power by building\nobjects of attacks, a small number of Commu-\nup its own strength and undermining that of\nnists, largely by taking the lead in attacking\nits antagonists. With respect to Latin Amer-\nUS businesses, gained government favor and\nica, the objective of the USSR must be pre-\naccess to official press and radio for a time and\nsumed to be to reduce support of the US as\ngained control of the two major labor federa-\ngreatly as possible until the sovietization of\ntions.\nthe area becomes possible and its resources\nThe Communists also have some capabili-\nbecome available directly to augment Soviet\nties for gaining support of specific Soviet po-\nstrength.\nsitions among a few groups in Latin America,\nusually for limited periods. For example, the\n2. Soviet-Communist Capabilities and Inten-\nCommunists, playing upon Argentine isola-\ntions in Latin America.\ntionism, found a ready response among non-\na. Developing Support of Soviet Positions.\nCommunists to their incitement against the\nCommunism in Latin America is now pri-\nsending of Argentine troops to Korea. When\nmarily an instrument of Soviet foreign policy.\nthe US-owned Cuban light company petitioned\nThere are, however, certain factors in Latin\nfor an increase in rates, this unpopular move\nAmerican life that facilitate the Communist\nwas attacked at once by the Communists, who\napproach, and such success as the Commu-\nlabeled it an example of \"imperialistic exploi-\nnists have had in winning ideological support\ntation of weaker peoples\" by US corporations.\nderives largely from their skill in capitalizing\nCommunists were able to magnify the care-\nupon these factors as well as from their ability\nless behavior of two US sailors in a Cuban\nto seize upon incidents for propaganda exploi-\npark into an incident showing disrespect for\ntation. Among the factors that have assisted\nthe Cuban hero Martí, thereby seriously, if\nthe Communists are the communal economic\ntemporarily, lowering popular esteem of the\nusages of some countries, the absence of any\nUS. Communists have been able to collect\nideal of non-State-controlled economy, and the\nthousands of signatures from non-Commu-\nextreme maldistribution of wealth. In oppo-\nnists as well as Communists to the so-called\nsition to the factors that favor support of Com-\nStockholm \"peace\" appeal.\nmunism, however, another group of factors,\nDuring the period between the two world\nof which the most important are the influence\nwars, the Communists in certain Latin Amer-\nof the Catholic Church, the relative smallness\nican countries supported and gained some\nof the industrial working class, and the in-\ncredit from movements in relatively enlight-\nfluence of the strongly anti-Communist mili-\nened and democratic directions. The Com-\ntary forces, tends to limit Communist capabili-\nmunists, for example, assisted in the passage\nties for winning popular support. The net\nof laws favoring labor and conferring social\neffect of factors favoring and factors opposing\nbenefits. In addition, the Communists have\nCommunist ideology varies from country to\nparticipated prominently in labor organiza-\ncountry. On the whole, Communist capabili-\ntional activity, particularly during World War\nties for gaining general ideological support\nII when Soviet prestige was at its height. A\nof the Soviet position are not great but are\nreservoir of good will in Latin America was\nimportant as they are reinforced by certain\nthereby created for the Communists which has\nlatent anti-US sentiments. In Guatemala, for\nnot been entirely dissipated. Moreover, since\nSECRET\n2"
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