HARRY TRUMAN LIBRARY Papers of NATHANIEL DAVIS. Tejar had gone out from the General Staff at a. four hours after the truce was supposed to go into, effect. He said it must have been a fake call as the troops at Tejar have no radio. We shoed him a leaflet printed in the government printing office and issued by the General Staff warning the people of Cartago that war would be made on to the bitter end since they were supporting Figueres. He said that must be a fact also, but we knew from being eye witnesses that Colonel Madrigal carried a large bundle of those leaflets out of the Presidential Palace while we were there and ordered his car to drive him to the airport. Since don believe the President is a liar can only conclude that his staff is disloyal to him. Possibly there is some truth in stories that certain officers of the staff are plotting to get the President out of the country and then set up a military dictatorship and try to seize and hold power. That is the only reason can think of now for their telling him the situation is hopeless and they will support his surrender efforts and then keep up the fight behind his back and against his orders.
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