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FReleased under the dohn F. _-Kennedy"Assassinatiow-Records “Collection Actoet Tevtatit BSE et DATE: : Jt- -14-2017 - . Pr i 7 a as f 2 a . af. q . Was “ ~ je £ egal Attach? NE . L/L ‘ . Embassy of the Muited States . San Bess, Costa Rica October 31, 1944) ap T RMA —_ . HEREIN 15 © unl OLE so. - Classified by Reclassify on: orev - , a eT ae ‘ 4 MN And fib ae ‘ bo Canela , Joy | Dear Sirs ne des ce , | . ' On October. 23, 1944, ‘ceser\ortis Tinoco), a Mexican citizen who is staff representative of the Associated Press in San Jos&, Costa Rica, ’ told Mr. William\Gaudet, representative of the Coordinator of Inter-émerican - Affairs in San José, and Lieutenant Commander Willard HCarr, attached to oe =, the Embassy here, that there were rumors in the’ streets that the\Cortesistas, oe if “ the Opposition political party, planned an uprising for Wednesday, October. 25, a - 1944. Regarding Ortiz, refer to the report of John Thompson Plunket dated > August 24, 1944, at San Jos&, Costa COC "CESAR ORTIZ (TINOCO) ; - COSTA RICA = SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES R® A L 7 On the following day, October 24, 1944, the American Embassy in San Jos& received a telegrem from the Americen Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Hondures, advising that reports were current in Tegucigalpa that political troubles could be expected in Costa Ricae The source of these reporte in ‘Tegueigalps wes seid to be the Mexican Ambassador st that places (BEY re “On October 255 1944; the writer had occasion to confer with a 4 Colonel Danie Gallegos, Sub»Seeretary of Public Security af the Costa Rican { Government, and the subject of Communism came up in the course of the conver- ; ii sation. [Wolonel Gallegos|confided to the writer that he believed that thel S$} ° Mexican By San 8 is in close contact with the Communist Party of. S25) Costa Rica, the; Aenguardiea Popular, and that many of the party activities are "directed by the ‘Mexican Embassy. He stated, further, that several days before, .f an item had appeared in a Mexico City newspapers;< elsior", stating that the YY a political situation_in Costa Rica was confused and that disturbances could be xpecteds (Gallegos pointed out that no despatch containing the information(_ "s} ? aN ould heve been. seht out of the country without going through local censor= PP eS ship, and he concluded therefrom that the rumor was inspired by the Mexican — RB : Goverment , or sent through the Mexican diplomatic pouche >) St ¥ ‘ YG Geceeleurener said that the(Honduren Minister in San soot LOS Qe c General soot Marta {zereda, who is also an employee qf the Department... of Public wi il! Security,) had been advised by the(Honduren Goversmont thet reports were cur- a. ost ca, and the a . rent in we thet trouble could be expected | AGOORDED ee HX ~ 14. Peet tom DESTROYED u,, - Docld: 323027199 Page 2?
’ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Coll DATE:_ 1J-14-2017 f KR 3 = coe Lame I 2 - a ‘ ae a 2: ‘Letter to the Director . ooo Sen Joss, Costa Rica Re: [Hexicen Embassy San Jose, C. RoI October 31, 1944 i | | 4 CONFENTA, « , ¥ the Mexican Embassy in Tegucigalpa was the source of these rumors. these instences,( Colonel Gallegos rev the conclusion that the Mexican S] Government, through ite diplomatic agencies, is interested in creating a state of confusion in this country. % . It may be mentioned parenthetically that the ohly group in Coste Rica who. would benefit by such rumors would be Vanguardia Popular, as the threat of a Cortesista revolt has always been a factor tending to discourege(President Picado|from breaking with the Conmunist={ 4.’ ACS a An attempt was made to check the actual source of the . reports spread by Ortiz. Commander Carr questioned him in this regard, and Ortiz stated that he obtained the reports from a “prominent Cortesista". However, Mr. Gaudet advised that Ortiz told him at the time of the original report that he had obtained the information from a "prominent diplomatic sourcee u). : Coe male ~ de | an - On October 30, 1944, Goroneite Gallegos again mentioned the , matter to the writer_and stated that on the morning 2) ctober 30t e talked oy with( President Picado\concerning this matter, and that the President \stated C Cs) that Re knew that Mexican Ambassador RobertdXCérdova is a close friend of iN Manue ‘Wore (Valverde) , leader of the Vanguardia Popular, and also of ex-Fres-_ .- , ident Calderén Guardia, whom the Vanguardia Popular strongly supports. (Pres- C. sl ident Picado jis reported to have said thet he felt that the Mexican Embassy and Venguerdia Popular work, together very closely and that Vanguardia re~ ceives many of its instructions through the Mexican Embassy ) While it is felt that this information ie too vague at the _ present time to warrant the submission of a report, a case is being opened and further investigation will be conducted. This letter is being written ; at this time as it is felt thet this information may be of interest to the . Bureau and the other Central American offices, as indicating possible liaison between Mexicen diplomatic representatives and the Communist Party. CY. it may also >be pointed out that the Mexican Embassy in San Jose has been entrusted with the handling of Soviet interests in Costa Rica since the establishment of diplamatic relations between Costa Rica and Russia ~ in May of 19444 (QIY CC'= Mexico yes truly yours, Tegucigalpa CONT alee San Salvador - SECRET — : ~ ° Managua if JOHN T. PLUNKET, LeAs Docld: 323027199 Page 3