DECLASSIFIED REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Authority Stateletter Wahz By ML NARS 2! 24981 THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA San José, Costa Rica April 12, 1946 CONFIDENTIALNo. 1820 naud SUBJECT: Current Estimate of the Loyalty of the Armed Forces in Costa Rica, THE HONORABLE REPORTING SERVICES DIVISION OF FOREIGN APR 18 1946 DE FARTMENT OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WASHINGTON.
OPATE OF STATE OFFICE OF CAN REPUBLIC AFFAN MAY 1946 Byt OF ANEMDAN UL JO ANALYSIS AND LIAISON TR. have the honor to report that, in view of tumors regarding revolutionary activities, have caused to be prepared and enclose a memorandum setting forth the Embassy current estimate of the loyalty of the armed forces in Costa Rica. N145 8. 00 74. 745 Enclosure No. of my despatch 372 April 27, FTS 1945, contained a previous estimate. The two estimates are very similar, but attention is invited to the paragraph in the enclosed memorandum regarding the work Cuartel de Artilleria and to the penultimate paragraph, whick, sums up the actual situation. So o Respectfully yours, sted mer)
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