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VEULASSIEU The General was informed in Los Angeles by one MADURO (apparently Alfredo MADURO Alfaro) that Egon HOLST should be deported as a dangerous enemy alien. NOTE: On August 1944 the undersigned received a report of uncertain reliability that prior to the deportation of NIEHAUS and AMRHEIN both frequently called at MADURO house, causing some gossip about Mrs. MADURO morals. however, MADURO is said to have been at home on most of these occasions. MADURO told the General that after the San Pablo was attacked in Limón Egon HOLST rashly went through the streets of San José telling his friends, Germany will surely win the war, etc.
MADURO said that at that time he denounced HOLST to the police but Colonel Manuel RODRIGUEZ, then Assistant War Secretary, didn do anything about it, probably because HOLST is the brother in law of Manuel ESCALANTE, influential politician and later Ambassador to the United States.
COMMENTS: General PICADO voluntarily offered to deport anyone recommended by the Acting Military Attaché for deportation even Germans who had acquired Costa Rican citizenship by naturalization. However, when the Acting Military Attaché asked General PICADO whether his promise would include members of the clergy, he backed water very rapidly stating that he was a deep Catholic and feared that any act of his directed against the priests would meet with retribution in heaven. On a previous occasion at lunch in PICADO house, the General informed the Acting Military Attaché, upon questioning as to the source of his excellent rye bread, that it was baked by the German priests, a fine bunch of men. However, the General said that if the case was 100 proven he would take it up with the Bishop, and see that appropriate action was taken. It is clear that little action can be expected against the only potentially dangerous Cermans remaining in Costa Rica.
General PICADO reported that he had heard that one ROBERTSON who had formerly worked in the fish canning business in Costa Rica with the Japanese, had ties with the Japs which were more than purely commercial.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS General PICADO asked, What do you think of the DIARIO report of Arnulfo ARIAS coming here? The AMA answered, haven seen the paper today. to which PICADO replied, what do you think of the idea? The AMA replied, should think it would be a little embarrassing in your relations with Panama since ARIAS is reputed to be a political refugee.
He answered, It has me a little worried. asked him if the War Secretary didn have something to say about who could or could not enter the country. He replied, Yes, but you can trust these damned Consuls. jokingly asked the General how it felt to be a member of the Argentine Coordinator Office (he had just been showing me newspaper clippings from the press relating to his strong anti Argentine speeches while in Los Angeles. He said that he thought LOWENTHAL was a crackpot and hadn even heard about the organization until he saw his name listed as a member.
The General said he had received complaints from RAMIREZ who had been shot by the Nicaraguan political rebels that BARRY was free and making