REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES DECLASSIFIED Authority Stateletter Muhez By WE, NARA Czte 2498 Desp. 138 Am Embass. So April. 1949 ly joining the bel eu Pertas due to spec.
ial circunstances iles e ryone e faniliar. fought in its ranks in 2006.
the popular wish requiring the association of position forces in a single front against the iversary. The confidence shown ne by this perts from the time joined and the fraternity and the spirit of Harmony which brought us victory made me feel its ranks as if were in my own home, Difficulties, sers and struggles bring men closer together, that suffered and what fought shoulder to shoulder with Union Nacional members brought me very close to its leader and its principal directors.
After all these events the bonds of cordial friendship with don Otilio Vlate have become closer, more sincere and more solid. As far as know have not been thrown out of the Union Nacional Part. belong to it and will continus belonging tc it as long as this group maintains the ideals which it has sustained. Once out of office will continue in its ranks as a single soldier, fighting in behalf of what consider most beneficial for our people, believe it my duty not to abandon the fight to carry on the principles and bases of the Second Repub.
lic. All of us Costa Ricans must ive our decided support and disinterested collaboration to don Otilio ülate who will be its first President. His administrative labor must be safe, as far as possible, from the intrigues and dangers of politics. The country cannot rebuild it.
self except on a basis of hard work and real national unity.
There is, of course considerable foundation for Mr. Fizueres claim to menbership in the National Union Party. Unfortunately, wear, le makes no distinction between the National Union Party of today, which is essentially Mr. Ulate Party, and that of the early days of 1947, when all of the various opposition groups united into a single body to present a strong and unified front to the manifest presidential aspirations of Dr. Calderon Guardia. This united front was made possibls and brought about because of the chicanery, fraud and coercion on the part of the Calderonistes and their allies then already current. In this connection. It ay also be well to: remember (see Ambassy despatch 20, 2900 of Tebruary 14, 1947) that in the convention for nomination of a presidential candidate for the united opposition held on February 13, 1947HT. Tigueres showed a certain amount of strength on the fire second bellots. On the first, Mr. Figueres soured 419 votes out of total of 2000 cast. After 18, late picked up strength at the expense of Mr, Figueres, on the second ballot the latter securing only 349 totes, he is reputed to have instructed his delegates to rolo Por the other two predominant candidates.
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