REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. DECLASSIFIED Authority Stateletter Inhz.
Syme, NARA Date 24981 Borike or Banana Tamm nyig New York ves sel BANANA LUBU STY Fruit e erio which arrived at Port Limon in the morning of August 13 th received a cargo of 24, 300 stems of bananas and departed at 10 alm. this morning for FUIT OTSIS Compony used New York via Habana. police cordon again guarded the entrance to the wharf and as a consequence the loading of the vessel was accomplished unhindered. The New Orleans and New York vessels received a total load of 54, 900 stems, approximately 50 per cent less than the quantity ordinarily shipped during one, weeksopy to Legutior, sen Jogé. An offioial of the fruit exporting company expressed some doubt as to whether shipments of bananas would be made this coming week due to the continuance of the strike. Most of the fruit shipped during the past three days was cut in the Estrella valley, a region unaffected by the strike at the present time. The communist leaders of the strike assert that they will extend their activities to this section before August 17th, the date of the next fruit cutting.
Enclosure. Circular issued by West Indian negro farmers.
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