818.00/4–1948: Telegram
The Ambassador in Costa Rica (Davis) to the Secretary of State
confidential
San José, April 19,
1948—4 p. m.
176. Further to mytel 175, April 19.1 President Picado and Nuñez signed definitive agreement 3:20 p. m. including following: [Page 523]
- (1)
- Resignation of presidency, delegation of power to Leon Herrera, and nomination Brenes Public Security.
- (2)
- Secretary of Public Security take all pertinent means retirement of government-armed forces.
- (3)
- Government assist departure of certain persons, not signifying, however, their expatriation.
- (4)
- Figueres forces refrain taking any armed action while final details arranged.
- (5)
- Usual guarantees life and property.
- (6)
- Guarantees of social gains.
- (7)
- Take all judicial and diplomatic means in accordance with existing treaties in defense of national sovereignty, i.e. against Nicaraguan intervention.
- (8)
- Vote of thanks to diplomatic corps for its actions.
Agreement signed in three copies: one for diplomatic corps, one for government, and one for Figueres.
Sent Department 176; repeated Central American Missions and Bogotá.
Davis
- Not printed.↩