HARRY TRUMAN LIBRARY Papers of NATHANIEL DAVIS. that his recruiting department has gotten ahead of the quartermaster as on our first visit all troops were in uniform to the extent of wearing blue and white forage caps. About half of those we saw tonight were indistinguishable from Mariachis. joked about the matter and was told that the 50 rifles taken at Turrialba a few days ago had been issued to new recruits and, since they were single shot Remingtons such as mariachis use, they thought they would give those to their own mariachis.
We also had taken along, with the consent of the government, a doctor to assume direction of the tuberculosis hospital at Cartago which had been without a doctor for some time. We sent him off to the hospital.
The Nuncio went to church to say his prayers and visit the pastor and was invited to sit in with Brenes and Figueres and his staff while they discussed plans. was present as an observer and took no part in their discussions. They discussed names of persons to be appointed in charge of various military activities including the cuarteles, but the only name known to me was Colonel Lopez Roig who will stay on more or less as Brenes?
adjutant. They also discussed the necessity of taking special care in the tumover at Puntarenas to avoid a fight with the local communists there and special precautions at the airport in San José.
Upon returning to town, it was noticeable that practically all troops along the highway between San José and Tres Rios have disappeared. There were three or four men at the forward outpost, none visible in Tres Rios, one small group in Curridabat who were packing their belongings up in a truck headed toward town, and the usual guard was around the Vanguardia radio station, no more.
We went by the Mexican Embassy to find out what happened at the meeting but as all was dark we did not stop. We went by the Chilean Legation also but as the same was so there we decided we could wait till morning. delivered the Nuncio to his home and went to the office. should add that during one of the recesses in the morning session, Arnoldo Ferreto, said to be one of the most rabid genuine dyed in the wool communists, came in to see