REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES DECLASSIFIED Authority Stateletter Inhz 21 ML NART Cate 24 181 THE FOREIGN SERVICE 818. 00 2248 OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNCLASSIFIED REC APR. 27 No. 187 American Embassy, San José, Costa Rica, April 22, 1948.
ACTION ARA SUBJECT: Editorial concerning final certification of Congressional Elections.
INFO OCD DCR OIE SAM CIA CARE PUBLIC AFFAIRS APR 29 1948 THE HONORABLE THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON.
Jibana AR SIR: have the honor to refer to the Embassy despatch No. 183 of April 19th concerning final certification of the congressional elections by the reorganized Electoral Tribunal.
18 Censorship of the press was lifted upon April 21st.
althe afternoon newspaper, LA. PRENSA LIBRE, seized the opQ. portunity to comment upon what it calls the disparity of criterion between members of the Tribunal originally appointed and the subsequent ones and frankly states that the second Tribunal took four seats away from the majority party (the Opposition) by a trick of legerdemain. translation of copy of the editorial in question in enclosed.
Respectfully yours, 818. 00 22 48 818. 918 For the Ambassador, Alex Gohen.
American Vice Consul 800 AACohen:mjr Enclosures: Copy translation, PRENSA LIBRE, April 21, 1948.
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