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REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. DECLASSIFIED. Authority Stateletter Ihr ey me, NARA Date 2458 JOHNYEDGAR HOOVER DIRECTOR Turun Kederal Bureau of Investigation OMVISION OF United States Department of Justice All Washington, PERSONAL C NÉIDENTIAL BY SPATLL ESSENCER AS SENA 541941 FED ENT OF STA DEPARTMENT OF STATE Date. AUG 30 1840 MENT RECEIVED To: Honorable Adolf BeineJra)
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orabil ASSISTANCE Division ostat AUG 0 1943 low BERLE ULFATIONS AND REY 818. 00 1810 118. 00 From: Edgar Hoovery Director, Tede fal Burea Mo Byestigation Subject: Leon Cortes and Teodoro Picado; Political Activity. Costa Rica For your information, there is being enclosed a memorandum regarding the political activity of the above two candidates in the presidential contest of Costa Rica. This information has been received from a reliable, confidential source and has been made available to the American Embassy at San Jose, Costa Rica.
DIVISION OF POLITICAL STUDIES Enclosure cc. Director of Naval Intelligence DEPARTAMENT OF STATE Navy Department, Washington, CORRELAT OF FOREIGN ACTI CC. Assistant Chief of Staff, 2 FORVICTORY War Department, Washington, BUY Attention: Colonel Forney OIV OF FOP up AUG 31 1943 PS MEL UNITED STATES WAR BONDS AND STAMPS DEPART PARTMENT OF OF STATE re, It is the general consensus of opinion among the people that if the election were held at the present time, ÇORTES would be victorious by a substantial majority. It is very difficult to ascertain definitely how the vote is split at the present time, but outside of the Communistic controlled vote, which may number 15, 000, the Official Party has no solid backing. The majority of those who might be classed as capitalists are said to be opposed to PICADO, and the official party, because of the Communist se of the Communist penetration into it, and the possibility that if PICADO is elected this Communist influence will be sufficient to put into effect the social laws which will effect them financially. On the other hand, the mass of the peon class or country people place chief emphasis on the high cost of living and attribute full blame on the administration. Also this group is of a very religious character and strongly opposed to communism.
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