REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES to: DECLASSIFIED Authority State Letter Wohz EY VAR3 Ca:g 2 Asan José, Costa Rica, May 3, 1984 No. 229 COMUNISN. HAE FIRST DEMONS TRÄTION: the Honorable The Secretary of State Washington.
Sir: Referring to Despatch No. 221. of April 26, 1934, have the honor to report that May Day passed uneventfully and peacefully in Costa Rica. Members of the commnist organization escorted the two Communist deputies to the Congress when it convened at noon, sang the Internationale and dispersed. During the afternoon workers and Communists parades were held, in which marchers carried signs with such slogans as Down with Imperialism and Down with the Pan American Highway.
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