REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 198711048 Tith a 917nswert OBVISS11930 EMBALO XXBGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA San José, Costa Rica July 8, 1943 No. 209 SUBJECT: Costa Rican Folitics and the Dissolution of the Communist Party.
RTCTLY CONFIDENTIAL POLITICAL SET MR DUGGAN OVISEN JUL 6 1943 DEPARTM for Distribution OF STATE RECEIVED RTMENT OF STATE JUL 13 AM 35 OMVISION 0: COMPAUNICATIONS AND RECORDS di8. 00 1780 The Honorable The Secretary of State Washington, 0812 Sir. 118, 00 1773 Following my strictly confidential despatch No.
129 of June 17, 1943 on Political Conditions, have the honor to report subsequent developments in Costa Rican politics.
18816 Both presidential candidates have announced that, efforts to agree upon a compromise candidate having failed, they propose to continue their respective campaigns for the presidency. The Democratic Party, of which don León Cortés is the candidate, has issued a lengthy statement of its political program. No important developments have occurred with respect to the proposed recognition of the Soviet Government, although it is reported in the press that Costa Rica is in negotiation with other Central American countries on the subject. The newspaper, Trabajo. the former organ of the Communist Party and still that of Manuel Mora, has come out with a violent attack on Señor Cortés, and states that the new party, Vanguardia Popular, will support ex President Ricardo Jimenez, if he becomes a presidential candidate, but in the meantime will take its own measures in view of Señor Cortés hostile PS ATB am attitude TA yuvary Monseñor Sanabria, a quien debo rendir por este modio Mi mayority