General González Valencia, in his letter of resignation, addressed to the nation and not to General Reyes, said: "“In the best interest of the country and for the high ideals of the party, I resign today voluntarily, before the nation that honored and trusted me with this high office, because of the incompatibilities between the President and the Vice-President”". The resignation was obviously not voluntarily, in light of the demands of the "“dictador de facto”". The liberal party manifested great appreciation to Monsignor Ragonessi for his valuable service in furtherance of the peace process in the nation.