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The coata Rious authorities, kaowing of the proposed mooting, sent an officer and four policeman, teo of whom were moun tod, to the vioinity of the communist headquarters to maintaia order and to prevent a publio manifestation of the unemployed on the streets of the capital. It had been stated in the press that the discon tonted workanen would call on the minister of the Interior and manicipal authorities in body: in fact, they are reported to have had an appointment with the Minister for such a visit at about the vory hour of the disorders; they had, however, failed to request the required permission to stege a demonstration or parade on the streets.
According to Colonel Jorge (Chuso) González ulioa, chief of Police or theccapital, the authorities expected a small number of police to be surrielont to maintain order without difficulty whereas a large number of authorities nicht inolto the cathering.
hal qisorders which resulted in the serious wounding of five policemen and tour known riotors, are said to have been begun by one Fallas, a comunist leader from Alajuela, who urged the catharing to pay no attention to the pol100 and to narah to the office of the Minister of the SA 13.
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The wemployed had been furnished with pioks and shovels by Communist leaders and were able to put the hand 22 or policemen out of commission before another contingent of police arrived on the soone, one of the injured policemen died