REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES DECLASSIFIED Authority Statele fer Wahr 31 MENARS Date 24981 Desp. No. 381, RESTRICTED American Embassy, San Jose December 4, 1947. Adán GUEVARA (Centeno) Lucas ORTEGA (Ruiz)
For Puntarenas: Principals Carlos Luis FALLAS Carlos GONZALEZ (Cordero) José MEZA (Guído)
Substitute Mario ZUÑIGA (Aguilar)
For Limon: Principal Federico PICADO (Sáenz)
It will be noted that this slate covers the total number of de puties which are to be elected. Actually, however, only the following stand any chance of actually being on the Vanguardia ticket: for San José, Arnoldo FERRETO (Segura) and possibly Fernando CHAVEZ (Molina)
as Principals, and Rodolfo GUZMÁN (Rodriguez) as Substitute; for Alajuela, Luis CARBALLO (Corrales. for Cartago, there appears to be a bare possibility that Alfredo PICADO (Sáenz) may be elected; for Heredia, Carlos Luis SÁENZ; for Puntarenas, Carlos Luis FALLAS; and finally for the Province of Limon, Federico PICADO (Sáenz. The candidates enumerated above form a part of the very top council of VANGUARDIA. The balance of those on the list, none of whom stand a ghost of a chance of election, is made up of loyal Vanguardia stooges whose faithfulness to the party cause is being rewarded by having their names published as candidates.
Confidential Biographic Data were forwarded to the Department as follows: Arnoldo FERRETO (Segura)
January 17, 1946.
Rodolfo GUZMAN (Rodríguez) November 26, 1946.
uis: CARBALLO (Corrales. March 1946.
Alfredo PICADO (Sáenz)
pot, ber 115 191 Carlos Luis SÁENZ November 21, 1946 Carlos Luis FALLAS March 15, 1946.
Fernando CHAVEZ (Molina) is a local attorney who is one of the directors of the Social Security Board.
Respectfully yours, For the chargé Affaires, a.
800 AACohen:mjr Alex Cohen, American Vice Consul.
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