REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. LEGATION OF THE. DECLASSIFIED UNITED STATES OF AMI Authority Stateletter inh27 San José, Costa èy me, NaRa Date 24 9817 August 17, 1934.
NAM No. 392 DIVISION OF COMMUNIST ACTIVITIESIMERICAN AFFAIRS AUG 19347 CONFIDENTIAL DIVP o EAS TERBARU all a tpidi NT OF SPATE DEPARIMENT OF STATE empre SER 15 1934. DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR DIST 818. 00B 69.
AM AICD AUG 2 34 ASSISTA START SECRET SEP 1934 MR. MOORE TARY OF STA)
hote 818, 5045 The Honorable The Secretary of State Washington FILED SEP 7 1934 DEW Sir:8 18. 00B 62 In further continuation of Despatch No. 379 of August 8, 1934 with reference to the strike of banana workers, have the honor to make certain further observations on the progress of the strike and also to attach hereto an additional report from Vice Consul Leslie Johnson at Limon.
At this writing (Friday morning, August 17) the situation resembles the quiet before dawn. During the next few days the movement may gain in intensity and develop into a country wide general strike such as the Communist