HARRY TRUMAN LIBRARY Papers of NATHANIEL DAVIS the room. The window opening on the street was open but the Venetian blind down. Twice some one going by on the sidewalk pushed the blind aside, stuck a head in and shouted a greeting to the President. remarked that he seemed to have no fear for his personal safety, to which he agreed. The President, Odio, and sat down and discussed the situation for a few minutes. They had no more news than did. When Ulate came in congratulated him on his victory in the recent civic campaign and remarked that we seemed to be facing a different sort of campaign now. The gist of the conversation that followed is con. tained in my telegram of this evening which can serve as a memorandum of conversation. went on to Cobb housewarming. Marelius was there and told me that the 38 of the Costa Rican air force had come back from La Cruz with several bullet holes in it. also learned at the party that Figueres and Ramírez had signed an agreement with the Guatemalan Ambassador as witness, whereby all members of the Caribbean Legion would enlist individually in the Costa Rican army, but it was to be understood privately that they remained members of the Legion and will actually, but not ostensibly, operate as a unit. They are to turn over their arms to the Costa Rican government tonight and be moved in a body to the Bella Vista cuartel.
me men were already in it, at noon and remarked to the President that had observed from my window that the new national museum was again a fortress.
Many more men are there tonight; as write this can hear them talking and milling about. hear there are 500. The agreement also provides that the Legion, after defeating the forces at La Cruz can go on into Nicaragua from Costa Rica as a base and try to overthrow Somoza. We shall see. The President had told me that Valverde and Father Nuñez wer negotiating the deal with the Legion re in my telegram. We shall see whether Nuñez, the priest, really engaged in the bit of duplicity reported above.
We came home from the Cobb to learn, not unexpectedly, that the dinner at the Chilean Legation tonight had been called off, so we had a quiet meal at home. After dinner the Chier of Protocol phoned to say there would be a meeting of the diplomatic corps tomorrow. he will tell me the hour in the morning.
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