835.00/464: Telegram
The Ambassador in Argentina ( Bliss ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6:55 p.m.]
111. The coup d’état in Peru1 made a strong impression here and it may have been used by party chiefs in an endeavor to influence the President to believe that his life is in danger, that his only safeguard is to resign. The reinforcement of the guards at the Government House and President’s residence in the last three days may have been done for the same purpose, though it is alleged to be the results of the discovery of plots against the Government. Nervousness has noticeably increased among officials and public. It is said that the military and naval forces favor the elimination of the provisions as to his successor. According to a fairly reliable report which came to me today, the President has consented to resign within the next few days. The situation is very tense but nothing definite has appeared.
- See “Revolution in Peru,” vol. iii, pp. 720 ff.↩