ACTION COPY COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEGRAPH BRANCH. DEPARTMENT OF INCOMING TELEGRAM 11 FACE OF AMERICAN REPUBLIC AFFAIRES DISTRICTED MAY 1947 wy, Action: ARA Info: s Control 1326 Reora may 5, 1947 9:46 OCD CIG EUR DC FROM: San Jose TOSecretary of State NO 184, May 5, p.
TE Friday evening in Cartago 30 to 40 opposition ayupathizers and students attacked and sacked Vanguardia headquarters occupied at that time by a few Vanguardistau who fled after firing soshots at students one of whom vas wounded.
damage was also done to an adjoining house.
This followed provious daya e by students on train Irom San Jose Bath u rning May labor demonstrators who had ome trouble.
Consensus our opin Coago disturbance results solely from OPI OPTIKELargire foster violence througha areating difrictieuTor government. Local feeling 19 opposition action may bring about reprisal.
fw 818. 00 547 President has issued guarded statement warning be may have take stope provent such dla turbances so as to protest innocent and maintain order.
Johnson WIB:PPM MAY. 1947 FILED RESTRICTID THIS COPY MUST BE RETURNED TO DC CENTRAL FILES WITH NOTATION OF ACTION TAKEN.
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