823.00 Revolutions/52: Telegram
The Ambassador in Peru (Dearing) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6:11 p.m.]
214. Kingsmill reports conditions Cerro de Pasco continue to improve.
Rumors of military and naval plots and numerous arrests including Ponce, chief of the first junta, caused some tension yesterday. Sanchez Cerro told me he had made the arrests because the generals and higher officers were making fun of the tribunal of national sanctions. He added that they were robbers and would be tried by the tribunal. Today’s reports are that the plots reported have been nipped in the bud.
The tribunal continues its work. Leguia and Huaman de Los Heros, former Minister of Gobierno, and numerous others have been indicted. Leguia’s health reported much improved and son Juan were transferred early this morning from San Lorenzo Island to central jail in Lima called Panoptice.
[Page 756]No solution yet reached regarding asylum concerning which Embassy reporting by mail as careful comprehensive instructions are needed. Question will probably be pending for some time and may create serious situation between the Government and diplomatic body.