COSTA RICA: Good Neighbor

When Arnulfo Arias fled Panama for Costa Rica, crying that he had been robbed of the presidency (TIME, Aug. 16), Panama's President Enrique A. Jimenez was worried. He rushed troops to the northern border, and asked Neighbor Jose Figueres not to let Arnulfo use Costa Rica as a base for an armed comeback. Figueres promised. Last week, the Costa Rican government gave Arnulfo 24 hours to get out of the country.

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