REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 198711, 401 Title gia WAQUERY GBHISS 7930 DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS June 24, 1943 MERICA. Rica, 13.
Mr. Cabot: Mr. Bonsai Costa Rican Political conditions Herewith a despatch from San José reporting three political developments of interest. The Comriunist Party under Manuel Mora has dissolved itself and the new organization under his leadership has taken the name Popular Vanguard. The Archbishop has given approval of the new party so far as participation by Catholics is concerned.
ETE. 00 1773 bota (2. Señor Picado has indicated his willingness to withdraw his candidacy for the presidency if ex President Ricardo Tission Jiménez is agreed upon as a compromise canciruran No. 650, didate. It is possible that if Don Ricardo onditions in Jiménez succeeds in uniting the parties he since that live.
would then withdraw from the campaign and designate Jorge Hine in his place.
strations on Bay ro bill, in which (3. President Calderon has given a part, it was rather definite intimation that he has rage Scould be abandoned any hope for continuing in office can women had at the end of his present term.
in and understalable amount of red since that SS itself, and a tated their views. free are the RA :MPTomlinson:HJP instrumental in nment itself has Deen ILOI COLUUAL. IL JU Uudun ufficial candidate for the Presidency, Teodoro Picado, has made a number of public statements eulogizing Costa Rican womanhood since he was accused of having made disparaging remarl against the female demonstrators on May 15, and has obviously been endeavoring to overcone the bad impression made thereby. The Archbishop of San José announced that he was opposed to women suffrage. The discussion, particularly in the press, still continues but public interest in the matter seems to be decreasing. 200. 00 BCommenest Interpatrol The dissolution of the Communist International had immediate political repercussions in Costa Rica (see my strictly confidential despatch No. 17 Jof May 29, and airgram No. 725 of June 16, a. The Communist Party here dissolved itself and a new organization was formed which took the nene Popular Vanguard. Its leader, the Secretary General of the former Comnunist Party, Manuel Mora, promptly communicated in writing with the Archbishop of San José and obtained a letter in reply from the WE SY 151 Archbishop