DECLASSIFED REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Authority Stateletter Inhz 8; ML Cate 24 981 EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA San José, Costa Rica November 19, 1946.
No. 2582 Subject: Carmen Lyre traces history of underdog in Costa Rica and states that the struggle for democracy begun by Paine, Jefferson and Washington will be continued in Costa Rica, no matter how many bombs are thrown at Vanguardia leaders.
THE HONORABLE THE SECRSTARY OF STATE WASHINGTON, SIR: have the honor to enclose the copy and translation of an article published by María Isabel CARVAJAL (Carmen LYRA) in LA TRIBUNA of November 15th entitled, The Hand which Placed the Bomb in the House of Manuel Mora was Faid by the Terrorist Wing of the Opposition.
818. 00 11 1946 This article should be read in connection with the Confidential Briographic Data submitted by this Embassy on October 18, 1946.
ACTION COPIES TEORIA Carmen Lyra is the most able writer in Costa Rica in a literary sense. She is a sincere partisan of the underdog, and while doubt whether she is a communist is certainly a fellow traveler.
TSAM LOCD Respectfully yours, شروع کلالهم CS Hallett Johnson HIS 800 HJohnson:da Enclosures: 1! Article by Carmen Lyra (Spanish)
2! Translation of article.
CONFIDENTIAL 818, 00 11 1946