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しこしここに Authority Stateletter Inhz MS NARA Date 2 98 Embassy XEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 1042 San José, Costa Rica January 28, 1944 Subject: Transmitting brief summary of factors and personalities involved in 1943 44 Costa Rican presidential campaign.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL yeg tribution RECEIVED DEPARTMENT OF STATE FEE PM 12 SEVISION OF MARUNICATIONS RECORDS The Honotable The Secretary of State Washington DC.
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a brief summary of the prosent Costa Rican presidential campaian biographical notes on the leading figures involved, which has been prepared primarily for the use of the bahassies in the other contral American missions and Panamá, to which copies have been sent.
opa. inn. QIR It was believed that such a summary might be of some interest to these missions in view of the fact that in certain of these Republies the campaign here is being closely followed.
Respoctfully Yours, Based le. he Edward Truoblood.
Chargé Affaires ad intering FEB 17 1944 FILED EAT 1kben Enclosure: Okur Summary as above.
To Department: original for ozalid machine to Copies to American Embassies at Panamá, Honduras, licaragua. 23. Guatemala, El Salvador