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The Ambassador in Costa Rica (Davis) to the Secretary of State
Sir: I have the honor to report that Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions accredited to Costa Rica, were called to the Costa Rican Foreign Office on the morning of April 30th, to witness a ceremony of vindication in favor of the Government of Guatemala and its diplomatic representative.
It will be remembered that shortly after the outbreak of the revolution the then Acting Foreign Secretary, Mr. Alvaro Bonilla, convoked [Page 526] the Diplomatic Corps for the purpose of confronting it with evidence to the effect that Guatemala had supplied the revolution with arms … the new administration, possibly at the suggestion of Guatemala itself, felt morally duty-bound to vindicate Guatemala and its local diplomatic representative from these charges.
The ceremony was attended by all Chiefs of Mission, except for the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, which country does not maintain diplomatic relations with Guatemala. It consisted, in brief, in the reading of a prepared statement by Sub-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Gonzalo Facio. A translation of this statement is enclosed.1 The ceremony terminated with a reply by the Guatemalan Minister.
Respectfully yours,
American Vice Consul
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