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HARRY TRUMAN LIBRARY Papers of NATHANIEL DAVIS Incl EXTRACT FROM MY DIARY April 15, 1948 As arranged yesterday, the Mexican Ambassador, the Nuncio and our military escort met at the house at a. and we proceeded without incident over the welltraveled route to the Figueres road block in front of Cartago. In contrast to yesterday, there was scarecely any sign of military activity on the road or in Tres Rios. The Figueres outpost told us that Fallás column of about 200 was in the hills to the left of the highway apparently trying to get around the Figueres outposts for an attack on Cartago from the flank or rear. However, they said their scouts were in contact with the column and they were not worried. They told us that the truce was being observed on all fronts with which they had contact except by the Fallas column and they said they themselves realized from the way it was moving that there was no possibility of San José having gotten instructions to it. asked about the aerial bombing in Cartago yesterday. They said one plane came which they could not see because of the clouds; for the same reason the plane could not see see the city so aimed its three bombs by guess work and dropped them in a field about a mile beyond the town along the Pan American Highway. No damage was done.
At the road block we were met by Padre Nuñez, Santos Leon Herrera, and Francisco Esquivel. Santos Leon is 75 and looks a good deal older. He has practically nothing to say for himself. Senile is perhaps the best word.
Having disposed of our passengers between my car and the Mexican s, we returned to town without incident and went directly to the Mexican Embassy arriving shortly after o clock. The President was expected at Shortly before 9, Enrique Limosner, a Spanish merchant of somewhat doubtful reputation, arrived in a state of great agitation and told the following story: For several days he has been sheltering in his home the wife and child of Julio Lopez Masegosa, a Spanish soldier of fortune who has been supervising the manufacture