REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES DECLASSIFIED Authority Stateletter Inhz By me, Nara Date 2498 incl. 1, Desp. 218 San José, May 5, 1948. 4CONFIDENTIAL Mr. Ulate then turned to the agreement signed by Father Nuñez and Manuel Mora (forwarded under cover of Embassy despatch no. 191 of April 23, 1948. He said that should he have been consulted which he was not he would not have agreed to the provision of the agreement whereby the CTCR was guaranteed financial assistance by the government. He said he felt this an inproper arrangement from all standpoints and that he was also opposed to the guarantee which had been given that Vanguardia Popular would be unmolested. He said he recalled remarking to the Ambassador when he first met him at the house of Victor Manuel Yglesias that he was completely opposed to international Communism and felt that to allow the continuation of Vanguardia was contrary to the interests of Costa Rica. These remarks had followed a question to the Ambassador regarding his opinion concerning Ition of the Communist Party at the present time, which question the Ambassador had avoided, answering by asking Mr. Ulate what his views were. Mr. Ulate also remarked that while in agreement with the guarantees given by Figueres to respect the lives of the persons supporting the recent government, he would not have extended his approval to guaranteeing their property. He said the government faces a state of complete economic breakdown and should be at liberty to confiscate illegally obtained property to place the proceeds of its sale at the service of the government.
800. 00 At one point in the oonversation Mr. Ulate made the remark, as had been made by numerous of his supporters previously, that he was still very upset (resentido)
that the representatives of several of the countries baying diplomatiomissions in San José had not called upon him immediately following the eleotions to express their oongratulations on his viotory. He said that should this have been done, none of the subsequent events need have taken place. The Ambassador made no remark.
When the Amba a sa dor escorted Mr. Ulate to the door on his departure he observed that he had been accompanied, as body guard, by a young man who, when arrested by the Picado foroes some weeks ago, had sought Embassy proteotion by ola iming Amerioan oitizenship AEDonovan:oym San José. May 4, 1948.
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