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  1. Berdquarters traces on the Subjects of reference and the Badson Institute follow:

A. Alberto LLEMAS Crasго (201-102576) was born in Bogota, 3 July 1908. He left school at the age of seventeen to becases Journalist. Xe traveled to Argention and lived in Buenos Aires for three years (1926-29) writing for various Argentina periodicsls. His political career began upon his return to Colombia in 1939, when he was appointed secretary of the itboral Party (1930-33) and received tremendous impetus under the regis of Alfonso LOPKE, Liberal Party leader and former President of Colombia (1936-38 DC 1962-43). tubetiy, LEKRAS carved in the National House of Representatives (1931-34), then elfonso LOPEZ was inaugurated Pred- ident in 1034, be tong Likas into his goverment as Secretary General of the Presidency (1934-35), red later made him Minister of Coverkhout tree 1943 to 1945. The letter year be vao made Minister of Foreign Affairs, as well as first Vice President of Colombis. liis public service culminated then in his accession to the Presi- doccy on the resignation of President LOPEZ ia 1945. After dia- charging the datics of Chief Executive for a year (1945-46), LLERAS was clected Secretary General of the Pan American Union in 1947, s post which he hold until 1954. Ko then resigned and returned to Colombia to accept the position of Rector (President) of the University of The Andes (1955-56). Devoting himself once again to politics, LLERAS began writing a column in the Liberal Daily 1 Espectador. In bis columna be strongly criticized the Rojas regine and called for the return of constitutional government in Colombia, In March 1958, he was elected President of the Liberal. Perty and shortly thereafter (June 1986) travelled to Spain and 226. conversations with Laureano CONE, a leader of the Conservative Party and former President of Colombia (1950-53). These two polit- ical leadera eigned a senifesto copdeaning the Rojas regime and

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:: SECX 7-10 lises for the most of a coalition corneant in Colombia Carough bi-partiusa Itarts. true lovuar 1956 to fabruery 1857 رة فالفناned as a faites Extiosa Observer to investigate the immgaria siseptic.

LLATAS is described na a champion of the Pan American ceuvo and se being very friendly to the United States and a firm believer is the bestwa type comoarssy.

Altbourt he did not complote his education and has no formal degree, be has long been addressed na "doctor" as a matter of courtesy En does, bovever, have bonorary degrees frem several Colombian univer sities as well as free the University of California. Eo cpeeks Maglish and french, te married to the former Berte PEGA (daughter of a late Procident of Chile) and han four childres.

On_24-February-1958 Son Operational Approval was granted for Sthe utilization of Lit is supporting a special operation. Bovever, before the operation was izplemented, Lis_vs_elected_President of Colombis. There has been so operational interest in him since,

B. Those are so Bevtquarters of LFE:00 traces on the Redson Institute per se, however, LEREGO files contain derogatory information en several soubers of the institute which LEKRGO vill furnish WOFACT if ve specify which of the noubers are of interest. If JENATE visbed this done, please advise on which of the members information is r quested.

C. There are no identifiable traces on the other ejects of paragraph & of reference.

  1. Esedquarters defers to JEWAVE regarding AMRASZ/1's future association with the institute. :: Distributions Orig. & 2 - COS, JIHATE MOVARD E. COLLRARY