UCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Hine Saborio is a capable man particularly acceptable to the conservative element in the country.
The third designate. Francisco Calderón Guardia, is a brother of the President. Other than that, there is no information about him.
It seems quite possible that in the event it were found that the President should have to turn over his functions, there might be some question as to who should succeed him, if for no other reason than the fact that the first designate. his father. would more than likely not be considered to be in a practical position to take over. Supporters of the other two designates might cause factional strife in advancing their candidacy. Then too there is the question as to what would happen if the Congress appointed a new first designate to replace the President father. It is not clear whether this new appointee would become first designate and thus first in line of succession, or whether the other two would move up a notch, thus making the new appointee third designate.
If the latter were true, the now second designate, Jorge Hine Saborio would be the proper man to assume office; if the former were true, the new appointee, who the writer of the letter to Mr. Welles indicates would probably be the Minister of Finance, Carlos Manuel Escalante, a close friend