REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 10, 589 in the 1940 presidential eleotions (ave Report 4, 889, Tab. 13, 1940, IO 3, 610. It also should be noted that the Goverkaout Party, although maintaining an amplo majority, noverthelose polled in round Higures 24. 000 votos loga than in the 1940 elections. This loss of strength is generally to preted as an expression of publie, dinsatisfaetion over all too promiscuous rafting, in government sirolde. ELLIGENCE DIVISION at the Bomalled Danooratie Party in San Jose, which managed to secure two sonts, 18 a now organisation, composed principally or the better and younger olemmata in the capital, dissatisfied not so much with the policies of the government as with the personal greed of those composing it. Onlars there are radical changes within the government in the immediate future, it se sare sa predlot that this Farty will acquire a much greater following for the next.
13 Presidential elections, two years hence. s 1n considering the increasing strength of the Communist Party of Costa Rion, it should be reasombered that this party is not so much founded upon S Communist principles as it is along labor lines. Itu membership 4s composed principally of trade and oraftoman and to a loksor extent of rural ferlabora. The former have their own undons (called locally Sindlenter. me boat comparison, perhaps, to make of the Conta Rican Communist Party would be to compare it to our ouma. DCA Lt. Col. 14 Military Attached 31 be Copier tor 12, B Legation Asst.
NE TD PA PAYLD 2 Distribuido: Copy No. 3;2, 1403, Sac romain. Costa Rios Report No. 6, 118. Datet Feb. 13, 1942. One SAS ausva Page