HARRY TRUMAN LIBRARY Papers of NATHANIEL DAVIS. After we had delivered Ulate and his friends inside his house, we took our departure. stopped for a few minutes at the Archbishop palace. We agreed that we could write Mission Agecomplished.
ettrait The Papal Nunció, a very nice old man but not very bright, called during the afternoon for two purposes.
First, he wanted to explain that his absence in Panama during the last few days was not because of fear of possible events here. He went there on business last week and could not get back until this noon because of the grounding of all planes (only Pan American was grounded and that only during yesterday. Second, some people had been urging him to summon a meeting of the diplomatic corps to consider ways of settling the present situation, He wanted to know my views. advised strongly against any attempt to interfere at this time or even calling to gether the corps for informal exchange of views. He agreed. called on the Foreign Minister to give him a report on my activities last night and today. He was pleased that said the Secretary of Public Safety, his officers and men had all conducted themselves with dignity and military courtesy. Just before dinner a large basked of Guardia orchids was delivered at the house with a card reading Otilio Ulate y compañeros, Profundamente agradecidos.
While was at dinner the British Minister came in.
He said it had just dawned on him that when the Archbishop invited him to join the party last night and said was to be there, he accepted it at face value without checking with me or asking if the government had any objections. told him the full story of the negotiations and advised him to call on the Foreign Minister and tell him what he thought of the proceedings.
At ll:30 shooting broke out in various parts of the city, being particularly heavy in the neighborhood of my house and some distance out the Paseo Colon. The firing did not appear to be directed at any particular target but, while indiscriminate in that sense, was obviously.
organised or done under orders of someone, since the.
electric power was cut off just before it started and resumed