REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES DECLASSIFIED Authority State Letter Wahz By ML, NARA Cate 24981 ACTION COPY DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH DEPARTMENT OF STATE INCOMING TELEGRAM ERA SCORET Control 5665 Rec April 15, 1948 3:09 CIA 116 FROM: San Jose Rn TO NO. Secretary of State. 155, April 15, 11 a.
Returned city a. April 15 bringing Father Nunez, Esquivel and Herrera. No difficulties en route truce being observed except one column commended by Fallas somewhere near Cartago. Figueres agreed alternative suggestion presidency and has given Nunez full powers.
MYTEL 154, April 15. Prospect, therefore, brighter but dieharda may attempt sabotage arrangements before they can be put into effect.
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Govt plane dropped four bombs near Cartago yesterday after distribution handb111 advising civil population leave. No damage done. Cartago cuartels still in govt handa but imminent surrender expected. Figueres defeat of govt force El Tegar overwhelming, considerable valuable arms taken.
REDESP 167 April Electoral tribunal in last minute chicanery officially declared 26 Caldering seats, Vanguardia and 20 opposition for new May Congress. This despite statements govt officials freely acknowledging opposition and Calderon each 23 seats.
Limon taken by Figueres with force of about 70 transported by plane. No casualties, city surrendered without struggle.
Twenty five mile area around Limon held by Figueres. The three TACA planes commandeered by him now at other interior airport none lost San Isidro.
TACA international plane Salvadorian registry commandeered by government April 15 ostensibly to carry wounded. However, toon FILED SECRET FI SECRET 1948 PERMANENT RECORD COPY: THIS FAPY MUST BE RETURNEREN. DC THIS COPY MUST BE RETURNED TO DC CENTRAL FILES WITNOTATION OF ACTION TAKEN.
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