USLAULU Authority Stateletter Mhz By me NARA Date 2498 POOL JOHN EDGAR HOOVER DIRECTOR Zederal Sur PERSONAL AND CON BY SPECIAL MESSION deral Bureau of Invest yaratan RIAE United States Department of Justic 09 A MEKILMA trul CAFDIRI AUG 15 1944 Washington, JUL 27 1999 DCR IN REPLY, PLEASE REF RTV OF STATE ENT OF STAR FILENUMBERS Date: July 20 1944 CAS KEPARTMENT ON REONrvad TECORDS Tos Sec 14. PU 6 1944 opniwsign of Honorable Adoll BLIR SU Assistant Secretary of State and From: Edgar Hoover. DISSENTER Podoral Bureau of Investigation Subjectau Strike of Workers at Abaca Plantation of United Fruit Campang 047 Costa Rica. Communist Activities Hoover. DAMUNICATIONS Continuing information which was recently conveyed by telephone from this Euronu to Wr. Clifton English of your Department, there is set out heroin Information concerning the above captioned matter.
818, 003 During the latter part of June, 19hh it was reported that a strike of workers at tho abaca plantation of the United Fridt Company near Ilnon, Costa Rica, has been seriously impairing the United States sponsored abaca propam that country. Unconfirmed information has been received to the effect the strika ras promoted by Communistic members of the Confederation of Costa Workers and observers have pointed out that the stripa netil. oney embarrassment to President Picado who apparently in altering his policy cooperation with Communist elementa in Costa Rica. It is soported that exproa. dont Calderon may be a factor in the strii inasmuch as he is reported to be on good toms with Communists, Any further information received in this matter di bo brought to your attention, The information is available to the berican Sambassy at San Jose, Costa Rica.
YUG 15 1944.
MIJUL 20 1944 ce. Director of Naval Intelligene LARTMENT OF STA Mary Department, Toshi ghen to ce Assistant Chief of Staff, 2 War Department, Washington, Attention: Colonel Torney PARTMENT OF ST AUG 1944 6191 190 DECLASSIFIED) 204293 Bill Hala Brda la NARG Date Glossy