DECLASSIFIED REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Authority Statele feruhr ByMe Nail Cate 24 181 THE PONIKON CORVIG UNITED STATUS 818. 00 3048 CONTIDENTIAL July 12 NO. 323 American Embassy.
San José, Costa Rica, June 30, 1948.
SUBJECT: Comments on Ramarks Made by Dr. Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia in Washington in connection with Pact Terminating Civil Strito. La Costa Rica.
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TE SEPERTIENT OF THE OPITE OF EY BLIG AFFAIRS OCD 818. 00 3048 THE HONORABLE JUL 5 1948)
THE SECRETARY OF STATE, Zilewise la WASHINGTON.
SIR: have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Department instruotion no. 62 of June 22, 1948 ta. wh reference is made to the Babassy despatoh 20: 269 or Tuns and to other Embassy reports, and saolosing memoranda or conversations with Dr. Rafael Angel Calderon o Guardia and contain dooumoạts left at the Department by him. In these documents, Dr. Calderón expressed his views with regard to the paot signed on April 19, 1948 by foruto President Teodoro Pioado and father Benjanin Nuties, 30presentative of the Army of National TA beration, whick formally ended the olvil war which broke out in Costa Rion on Masok 12, 1948. In this connootion, nference is also made to thi Embassy a despatoh ao. 315 of rane 25, 1916 reporting the denunciation by the Junta of Gorm vat of this past because of its non ruirilmont, principal, based upon the faots that all the arms possued by the formas government were aot delivered to the riguori forata: thet despite the unconditional surrender, government foroos 000tinued to fight for some days in various sectors of the country; and, that aftaotivo guarantees were at accorded the lives and property of opposition elements in regions then pooupied by government forces.
In view of this development there own, of course, 30main responsibility on the part of the iocal diplomatio Corps 11 suol responsibility had aver existed, for sening that the provisions of the past are carried out, Dr. Cal dorón Guardia a proteste la Washington are pied or su attitude he took throughout the course of the negotiations ons of very avidint desire to obtain the probldeaoy at no matter what cost, avon continued and mangoessary aheday of blood. As evidenos of this taot, it may be pointed gju327 1948 FILE ON CONTINE ACTION COPY RETURN TO DO FILES WITHIN 14 DAYS, WITH NOTATION OF ACTION TA