818.00/930: Telegram
The Consul at San José (Chase) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 1, 4.11 a.m.]
By a decree published today all laws, decrees, agreements, orders, resolutions, concessions, contracts recognition of debt, payment and like actions, based on the Tinoco constitution, are temporarily annulled except proceedings and judgments of courts, laws, decrees, agreements and resolutions favoring the Treasury when approved and not contrary to present decree; payments to employees and for public administration and private contracts not affecting the State. For the annulment to be permanently effective each item requires a special declaration within 18 months from this date. Payments not of benefit to the Nation to be refunded fully.
Reliably informed that Pedro Perez Zeledon, Minister of Fomento, will soon be sent as representative of Costa Rica to Washington. He has an excellent reputation and was active in the boundary disputes.
A newspaper of this morning announces that Luis Anderson will also be a candidate for President of the Republic of Costa Rica.