DECLASSIFIED REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Authority State Letter Fuhr 8; Me NARS Cate 2418 STANDARD FORM NO. 64 TO. emorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DATE: Sept. 11, 1945 LCA ochran RICA ARA hr. Warren ILH. zur Mulliken CCA. Mr. Wise B, Costa Rica st 24, 1945 First Meeting of Juventud Vanguardista. Costa Rica. FROM. SUBJECT: 3ara Ing con ca The first meeting of the recently organized 18 of Juventud Vanguardista was held on Aug. 22 with a.
1, 500 persons attending. Confidence in the Vanguardia Popular Party (under whose auspices One the group was founded) was expressed. The group will support social reform in Costa Rica being initiated by the Vanguardia Popular Party.
Franco Spain was condemned. The following objectives were stated. 1) better working conditions for laborers. 2) the appointment of real democrats to teaching positions in the schools, h9757 (3) the Comedor Escolar (a system of cheap, and be in some cases, free meals for students. Mora made the chief speech of the meeting re has recently stating the position of the Vanguardia Popular pwn as Juventud Party. Picado also addressed the meeting, prais up, which was ing the organization, rdia Popular the Teatro LaIt is not felt that the organization will It is estimated have a great effect on the present political Jetings to situation. The principal significance lies in 26 10 the fact that Mora has determined to extend hiss Fernando VILLAinfluence among the youth of the country.
Senor Villalobos stated that the his party. He (Despatch 920, August 24, 1945, from San José. le left and that He also condemned more the CA: CWertenbruch RO Vega, Juvenile wc y. Señor Montero, close to Menuol.
MORA, spoke Doud on world problems and on questions concerning Costa Rica. He declared that the world is in the process of a great transformation and that Costa Rican bedre youth is preparing for this transformation. He stated that the Juventud Vanguardista had the responsibility of keeping Costa Rican youth on the alert since he knew that there was a sector of the country that wished to overthrow the Government of President PICADO and set up in its place a Nazi Government. He clarified the relation between the youth organization and the Vanguardia Popular Party by stating that the SEP 28 1945 DEPARTMEN ENT OF STATE Cat.
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