HARRY TRUMAN LIBRARY Papers of NATHANIEL P, DAVIS. When got to the Casa. Presidencial the guard at the door was engaged in an animated conversation with some civilian and just walked in. The door to the anteroom was closed and was just about to knock when Alex Murray opened it and said, Do you want to see the Great White Chief? When replied in the affirmative, Alex opened the door to Figueres office where could see nost of the cabinet assembled. He beckoned with his finger and said. psst, Pepe. The President. came out and took me into Oduber office. Oduber obligingly picked up his typewriter and disappeared.
queva told the President of Somoza. statement that he had a number of prisoners of whom two were wounded and wondered what to do with them. The President said he would like to get the names of these. pr. soners and arrange for their repatriation and asked me for advice as to how to go about it. said recalled that the stavano Conforme ence makes provision for the disarming and interning of com soldiers across the border from a country in which there. are revolutionary disturbances but did not recall whether the treaty said anything about when the interned soldiers should be returned. asked the President if he had a copy of the treaty handy. He said no but he could get one from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but a telephone call elicited the information that the man with the key to the archives room was out and could not be found. said could probably get my. copy quicker than they could find the gent with the key so came to the office, got my copy, and returned to the President office.
Oduber, who had returned and was busily typing, was again expelled with typewriter in hands and we took a look at the treaty. The President immediately said he had better. not rely on that since it said that the country to whom the soldiers belonged should pay for their maintenance while, interned in the other country. His eyes suddenly lighted up. He pointed to Section I, Paragraph and said. That just what need. Three times the Caribbean Legion has asked me to let them join in and this is just what need to show them why can let them. He asked if he could keep my book until the next day.
The President