COMMUNIST PARTY ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002000600003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 8, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 7, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET
SICURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Costa Rica
SUBJECT
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Communist Party Activities
This Document contains information affecti;,R the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within th mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 703 and 704, of the U.S. (ode, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its o ntents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR.
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7 August 1953
NO, OF PAGES 2
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Deputy Manuel RODRIGUEZ Caracas approached Vanguardia Popular (VP, Co=unist
Party of Costa Rica) leaders during the morning of 14 July 1953, with the
plea that the PPI supporters attending the Congressional session deliberating
on the legality of the PPI be instructed to avoid insulting and aoandalouc
conduct. He stressed the need to avoid violence, which would only hurt the
PPI chances of approval.
Considerable pressure was exerted by the supporters of Jose FIGUERES in Congress,
with the result that Deputy Jorge MANDAS Chaoon changed his vote to oppose PPI
legality.
3. After the Congressional vote of 31-14 on 14 July, declaring the PPI illegal,
Mario SOLIS# secretary of finance of the PPI, estimated that the defeat meant
a lose to the Communists of over 100,000 colones, about half of which represented
current indebtedness of the Communist Party,l
4, Soon after Francisco MONTERO, a Costa Rican living in Guatemala, arrived in
Costa Rica with an urgent message for Manuel MORA to proceed immediately to
Gusts al.a,2 MORA was reportedly planning to go to Mexico after visiting Ouste-
mala.3
5. There is no Communist Plan for violence in any form in connection with the
presidential elections of 26 July, and no arms or explosives have been obtained
or stored by the Communists. The Colmlunist Party line of action to be decided
upon at the 15 July session of the Political Callnnittee of the Vanguardia was
expected to result in support of the Partido Democrats of Fernando CASTRO Cer-
vantes at the polls, but there were no further oonanitments.4
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3. In connection with the recent trip of Gonzalo FACIO, close friend of Jose
FIGURES, to Guatemala, it was reported that FACIO was not very successful
with ARBENZ but is believed to have made agreements with other unidenti-
fied groups in Guatemala. The Guatemalan Communist leader, Jose Manuel
FORTUNY, may wish to discuss this matter with MORA.
4. It is just a matter of time before fighting breaks out between the Castrista
and Figuerista forces, since the government will find it difficult to con-
trol the situation throughout the post-election period up to the inaugura-
tion date of 8 November 1953.
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