UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DECLASSITEU suthority Stateletter. y me NARS Cate 2458 City in November, 1941, was merely a pretext for assemblying in that city the Communist delegates from the United States, the various countries of Latin America, and from Moscow. It may be recalled that two members of the Communist Party of Costa Rica, Rodolfo GUZMAX and Arnulfo FERRETO, attended the Conference at Mexico City as members of the labor element, while Alberto DURAN Rocha attended on behalf of the Costa Rican Government (oricina Técnica de Trabajo. Contrends 20120428 In connection with the nomination of Señor DURAN Rocha as the Government representative and his statements at Mexico City, the San José daily news paper LA RAZON published an editorial on November 27, 1941, a copy of which. is enclosed, which points out that this man was at one time very pro totalitarian. It is known that as recently as six months ago he read German news bulletins over a local radio broadoasting station, and this fact is often recalled by anti Axis Costa Ricans when Duran now broadcasts anti.
Axis programs over the same station. 13 totalitarios que TRABAJO, the local newspaper of the Communist Party, has recently advocated the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Costa Rica, in recognition of the valiant struggle of the in defense of Democracy. which coincides with the last paragraph of the report submitted. copy of this despatch is being furnished to the American Embassy at Mexico City.
Respectfully yours, Wothwebiste que Arthur Bliss Lane Enclosures: 2, as noted copy to Mexico City 800 550. 2 Carban cooler Received groun fra combensen har to hola BZ mg