Authority Statele teruhr MLR Cate 24981 www STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT De THE June 14, 1944. AMERICA TO. CCA. Mr. Cahot: osé, Jadsta Rica, ſay 306 1944.
FROM. SUBJECT: POLITICAL SITUATION IN COSTA RICA on Picado AdminisThe pressure on Picado to break with ciate itself from the Communists, which comes from his sup ty; porters as well as his opposition, continues. Both the Foreign Minister and the the Calderón Guardias Minister of Agriculture expressed this view. ntinue to be close; While Picado has not seen Mora for some time, Calderon Guardia is keeping in close touch ire scandal may have with him and it would appear that the two repercussions: hope to have the so called Program of Social Improvement move at a faster tempo.
opted a more moderate Picado addressed workmen of the Pacific Railway and expressed faith in ion has survived its the labor movement of Costa Rica. Some st.
quarters consider that these remarks reflect Mora influence and criticized Picado for praising the Administrator of the railroad, who is an uncle of ex President Calderon Guardia.
ISO The ex President has indicated that he may visit the United States. He also seems perturbed by the outcome of the Congressional investigation of tires.
The report that a group of Cortesistas 120 hat the Picado Adminisvy pressure both from e itself from Communism elements of the political e undoubtedly modifying V10. WHO waun 180UULUuuuuue, their full cooperation will not apparently be forthcoming until President Picado makes some clear cut move in this direction.
As has been indicated in previous reports from the Embassy, the anti Comriunist attitude is by no means confined to political opponents of President Picado, but is also shared by many of his close advisers. For example, in a recent conversation, Foreign Minister Acosta stated frankly that he thought ex President Calderón Guardia had gone entirely too far in associating himself with the ty and implied that President Picado would have to take steps to extricate himself from this position. The Minister of Agriculture, Señor José Joaquin Peralta, is said to have a similar opinion. I understand that President Picado is thoroughly aware of this situation and of the views of his advisers. learned yesterday that he had not seen Vanguardia Party leader Manuel Mora for some time.
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