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The Ambassador in Chile ( Culbertson ) to the Secretary of State

a and Ibañez . The Junta except Dávila and the Cabinet has resigned. At this late hour reports are still fragmentary. They indicate that Ibañez will not be in the Government for the present but that Dávila will continue as Provisional President with Lagos as Minister of National Defense. The belief is expressed that this Dávila regime will last only a few days. A writer in El Imparcial this evening, who probably voices the sentiment of the better civilian class, says in part: “The present authorities in the Moneda represent only an emergency solution. Solely for this reason the country has acc…