Peurifoy was able to force an agreement due to the fact that neither Monzón nor Castillo Armas was in a position to become or remain president without the support of the US. The deal was announced at 4:45am on July 2, 1954, and under its terms, Castillo Armas and his subordinate, Major Enrique Trinidad Oliva, became members of the junta led by Monzón, although Monzón remained president. The settlement negotiated by Castillo Armas and Monzón also included a statement that the five-man junta would rule for fifteen days, during which a president would be chosen. Colonels Dubois and Cruz Salazar, Monzón's supporters on the junta, had signed a secret agreement without Monzón's knowledge. On July7 they resigned in keeping with the terms of the agreement. Monzón, left outnumbered on the junta, also resigned, and on July 8, Castillo Armas was unanimously elected president of the junta. Dubois and Salazar were each paid US$100,000 for cooperating with Castillo Armas. The US promptly recognized the new government on July 13.