REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES ARMAIL. 4H. DECLASSIFIED Authority Stateletter Inha ey ME, NARA 02:09 2498 The President then, on January 3, issueu a himself.
statement in the DIARIO DE COSTA RICA repudiating any such desire and affirming that he would not prolong, onfor any reason or circumstance. his tenure of office beyond that provided in the Constitution. Again on February the DIARIO DE COSTA RICA published another statement by the ora belief. 46 ed movie Megaso the President in which he once more refuted the allega tions of his political enemies that he desired to be reelected and repudiated the continued efforts of certain admireres to induce him to continue in office. That statement, he said, would be his last word on the subject of reelection.
van During the latter days of this discussion certain deputies, possibly inspired by the continued attacks of LA TRIBUNA on the alleged ambitious designs of the President, issued notice that they were proposing to hand introduce a measure in Congress to repeal the ola de cree authorizing the President to convoke a constituent assembly unless the President himself did so before February Friends of the President in Congress there upon announced that if the opposition members persistede in such a course they would call for a vote of confidence.
Following this, Roberto Qu ros, the deputy who had been ts leading the attack, stated that in view of the definite declarations of the President the matter would be dropped during the present extraordinary session of Congress but durine, ne that it would be taken up again in the ordinary session in May, since he felt that in the interests of the country by the old decree should be revoked, his argument being that so long as it existed it would be a potential menace to nowapapane