REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 1195710) Tights girins Alor GBUSS57330 CAM TELEGRAM RECEIVED This telegram must be closely paraphrased be. Dated May 13, 1943 fore being communicated to anyone. FROM Rec 8:04 Secretary of State, Washington.
US URGENT 428, May 13, p. SECTION TWO)
The tone of the newspaper utterances this morning of the President, Cortes, and their respective relatives and adherents is provovative and may lead to violence at any moment. The President, however, says that the bill was drafted and supported by the majority in Congress.
Voting in the Chamber on the point of order raised was in favor of the Picado party.
General Pinaud director of LA TRIBUN. generally pro administration has declared in today Editorial his opposition to the Electoral reform.
The Legation learns from its well informed confidenti: source that the Communists Party has telegraphed its leader Manuel Mora now in Mexico that the situation is grave and he should return immediately. Our infornant also states that this telegram has been detained by the Costa Rican censor. END OF MESSAGE)
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