REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. DECLASSIFIED Authority Stateletter Mhz by ME, NARS 02:9 2498 Observers have alwo pointed out that the Communist beganization represents the first political party which has yet appeared in Costa Rica that is built on a olearout, entinereted program, and not around the personality of a leader. The success of the Communist movement considered jointly with the fact that most of the prominent leaders of the country are now old men is giving nse to the belier that in the not alatant future politial parties may be forced to depend on a usefu program for Bubebes at the polls and not on the personal prestige and connections of their Leaders. Continuing this eonjecture is the rumos that General Jorge Volio, now so fourning in Europe, expeo to to return to Costa Rica during the course of this year to organize party to combat communisa. Ses Despatch No. 104 or January 25, 1954. 29 The average Costa Rican is Inolined to scoff at the menace of communis, as something that 18 derinitely out of place in his fertile, democratie Republic, where no one la ever supposed to go hungry. prominent orhidlat torà no rodently that once the neconomie orisig is over, the movement will disappear as quickly as it cropped out. That, believe, is the general opinion, but a few political observere do not believe it will be quite as simple as that. They point to the heavy Communist vote polled in the city of San José, as well as in Hereala, Puntarenas ana Limón, all important urban centers, is strays in the wina.
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