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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d254
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 254. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the Central Intelligence Agency1 4482. 1. At meeting AFOL exec committee 5 Feb. Meany2 letter to Arbenz released. It decried Commie subversion in Guat of democratic institutions and indicated w...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d255
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 255. Telegram From the CIA Station in Guatemala to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida1 992. Re: GUAT 990.2
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d256
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 256. Telegram From the Embassy in Guatemala to the Department of State1 1133. Pass Defense. Diaz at 11:45 this morning June 28 issued following Decree establishing Junta consisting of himself and Colonels Jose Angel Sanchez and Elfego Monzon. “Considering tha...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d257
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 257. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Holland) and the Ambassador to Guatemala (Peurifoy)1 Early in the morning of Tuesday, June 29, Ambassador Peurifoy called me from Guatemala to say t...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d259
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 259. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the Mission Broadcasting Station1 4515. Re: LINC 4510.2 For Cadick.
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 26. Memorandum for the Record1 SUBJECT 1. The following message is to be delivered by KARL to RUFUS: Because of the indiscretions of Somoza, the approach made by his son to a member of the State Department2 in Panama, and the visit of his Ambassador and the D...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d260
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 260. Telegram From the CIA Station in Guatemala to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida1 999. 1. [1 line of source text not declassified] 2. [less than 1 line of source text not declassified] his only ambition is obtain cease fire and end of “useless” ...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d261
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 261. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the CIA Station in [place not declassified]1 07063. Here is present situation and headquarters’ instructions: 1. Since objective of throwing top Communists out of Guatemalan Government accomplished and Mon...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d262
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 262. Telegram From the CIA Station in Guatemala to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida1 003. 1. TGW at 1545 announced junta taking all steps to effect cessation of hostilities. 2. Believe we must have in mind [name not declassified] will try consolida...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d263
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 263. Telegram From the CIA Station in Guatemala to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida1 002. 1. This is to fill you in on nights developments. 2. Holland called JMBLUG approx 2230 about DTFROGS mtg. 3. JMBLUG met at Jefatura Fuerzas Armadas with STAND...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d264
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 264. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the CIA Station in Guatemala1 07147. Re: DIR 07144.2
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d265
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 265. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida1 07298. From Ascham, Ordway and Whiting. Refs: A. DIR 07299;2 B. DIR 07300.3
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d266
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 266. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the CIA Station in Guatemala1 07299. For JMBLUG and Bannister from Ascham, Ordway and Whiting.
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d267
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 267. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the Mission Broadcasting Station1 4575. For Cadick.
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d268
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 268. Memorandum From [name not declassified] of the Central Intelligence Agency to the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner)1 RE It became increasingly evident to those members of PBSUCCESS who were in close contact with Callig...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d269
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 269. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the Central Intelligence Agency1 4577. 1. Desire to state for your consideration that failure to back Calligeris strongly at this time resulting in loss of his position and assets would serious...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d270
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 270. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida1 07377. Ref LINC 4579.2
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 271. Telegram From the Mission Broadcasting Station to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida1 519. 1. Entire [name not declassified] strain was cover up for real motive, i.e. if ODYOKE does not back Calligeris, [name not declassified] will. Holding plan...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d272
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 272. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the CIA Station in [place not declassified]1 07707. Please deliver following to JMBLUG from Ascham: I have seen Holland’s cable to you2 and wish strongly to reinforce views expressed regarding treatment of...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d273
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 273. Editorial Note The CIA Station in Guatemala strongly favored absolute U.S. support for Castillo Armas in opposition to the junta that he replaced. PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida generally agreed with those sentiments, but cabled the Station in Guatema...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d274
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 274. Memorandum From William Robertson of Operation PBSUCCESS to the Chief of the Project1 SUBJECT I. General: II. Staging and Pre-Operation Preparations: Puerto Barrios—116 men under the leadership of [name not declassified], to move from Macuelizo to Tenedo...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d275
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 275. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the Central Intelligence Agency1 4728. Re: [telegram indicator not declassified] 746;2 GUAT 049.3
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d276
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 276. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the Central Intelligence Agency1 4731. Re: A. [telegram indicator not declassified] 1090;2 B. [telegram indicator not declassified] 744.3
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d277
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 277. Memorandum From Jerome Dunbar, Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the CIA Chief of Station in [place not declassified] [Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79–01025A, Box 104, Folder 3. Secret; RYBAT. 4 pages of source text not declassif...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d278
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 278. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the CIA Stations in Guatemala and [place not declassified]1 4757. 1. LINCOLN closing Station 2400 hours 12 July. Thereafter PBSUCCESS stations revert WHD command. 2. Please continue PBSUCCESS s...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d279
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 279. Memorandum From the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency (King), to the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner)1 SUBJECT
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 28. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner) to the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency (King)1 SUBJECT 1. I have read the two memoranda dated 9 October and the memoranda dated 10 Oc...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d280
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 280. Report Prepared in the U.S. Information Agency1 REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY IN THE GUATEMALAN SITUATION In concert with other departments and agencies and for the purpose of supporting specified foreign policy objectiv...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d281
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 281. Briefing Paper1 GUATEMALA BRIEFING Plan contemplated: (a) Internal revolution, spark-plugged by Colonel Castillo Armas from Honduras—most available Guat exile long subsidized by CIA. In several revolutions. (b) Defection of Guat Military at highest level...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d282
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 282. Editorial Note A revolt of Guatemalan military cadets disturbed the tentative peace in Guatemala City on August 2, 1954. Castillo Armas viewed the uprising as the precursor of a large-scale army revolt by “unknown forces.” He told Ambassador Peurifoy tha...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d283
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 283. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the CIA Station in Guatemala1 12215. GUAT 130.2 1. Appreciate advice contained in para 1 of ref however desire further clarification including answers to following questions. Although your team “discovered...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d284
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 284. Telegram From the CIA Station in Guatemala to the Central Intelligence Agency1 185. 1. Since returning to Station, have held conversations with ESQUIRE, Calligeris, ESCOBILLA, [name not declassified], ZPSEMANTIC, [Page 441][name not declassified], ZPSECA...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d285
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 285. Telegram From the CIA Station in Guatemala to the Central Intelligence Agency1 208. Re: Guat 185;2 DIR 14411.3 Have held further series conversations with contacts this situation and following is resume info obtained.
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d286
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 286. Editorial Note By the beginning of September 1954 all the major documentary sources in Guatemala, including the Foreign Ministry and the Communist Party, had been explored, but few incriminating documents were found. The Station in Guatemala concluded: “...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 29. Memorandum From Jacob R. Seekford to the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency (King)1 Report No. 10 SUBJECT In considering new sources of arms and money I cannot, at this time, say what course of action I will take, other ...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 3. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the CIA Station in [place not declassified]1 23889. Re: TLB-1589.
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 30. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the CIA Station in Guatemala1 26337. Re: GUAT 687.2
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 31. Memorandum of Interview1 Welch, interviewed at Bethesda Naval Hospital where he is awaiting an operation, passed on the following story: About three months ago he was approached in Managua by a Guatemalan with a Nicaraguan passport who presented himself a...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d32
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 32. Report Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency1 No. 20 Section I–Current Activities of the Guatemalan Government Recently, we learned of the government’s plan to make Quetzaltenango its headquarters in the event of revolution. The government expects a...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 33. Intelligence Report Prepared in the Office of Intelligence Research, Department of State1 COMMUNISM IN THE FREE WORLD: CAPABILITIES OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY, GUATEMALA Foreword This paper is one of thirty evaluations of the capabilities of Communist Parties...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 34. Letter From the Ambassador to Guatemala (Schoenfeld) to the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Intelligence (Armstrong)1 Dear Mr. Armstrong: With respect to the request in your letter of December 18, 19522 for comments on the National Intelligence...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 35. Intelligence Report Prepared in the Office of Intelligence Research, Department of State1 No. 6001 ABSTRACT On June 17, 1952, a comprehensive agrarian reform program became law in Guatemala.2 Its professed objective is the development of a capitalistic ag...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 36. Memorandum for the Record1 MEMORANDUM RE P.B. FORTUNE We now expect to be in a position to proceed with our phase of the project if desired.2 However, the chances of success would be greatly enhanced if there were a coordinated effort in the political fie...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 37. Special Paper Prepared in the Division of Research for Latin America, Department of State1 No. 21 EFFECT UPON GUATEMALA OF ARMS PROCUREMENT BY EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, AND NICARAGUA Problem To determine the effect of overt procurement of arms from the US by...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 38. Report Summary Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency1 Former Guatemalan Officer Reported Planning Revolution The United States Army Attaché in Honduras reports as of 8 June that Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas, former Guatemalan Army Officer who has b...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 39. Telegram From the Embassy in Guatemala to the Department of State1 35. Greenberg, Acting Manager United Fruit Company, says Guatemalan Agrarian authorities have now turned their attention from company’s Pacific coast properties (my telegram 386, March 26)...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 4. Telegram From the CIA Station in [place not declassified] to the Central Intelligence Agency1 526. Ref [telegram indicator not declassified] 525.2
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 40. Memorandum for the Record1 At its Informal Meeting on August 12,2 the Psychological Strategy Board authorized the Director of Central Intelligence to proceed on a basis of high priority with the implementation of project [name not [Page 87]declassified],3...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 41. Memorandum From the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency (King) to Director of Central Intelligence Dulles1 SUBJECT
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 43. Letter From Colonel Castillo Armas to the Central Intelligence Agency1 Translation of a letter received from RUFUS, 25 August 1953
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 46. Memorandum for the Record1 SUBJECT There is no doubt that KS believes strongly in PBFORTUNE, the principal agent (R) and his overt as well as covert organization. KS admits, however, that there is no tangible proof to date as to the scope and potential of...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 47. Memorandum for the Record1 SUBJECT Certain changes in the balance of military power in the general central area in question would have to be established prior to the activation of any kind of revolutionary activity in the target country. A series of suppo...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d48
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 48. Editorial Note In early September 1953 CIA officers met with the man known to be Castillo Armas’ main ally inside of Guatemala City. The information received by the CIA in New York on September 6–7 differed from the assessment of internal support describe...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d49
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 49. Memorandum From the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency (King) to the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner)1 SUBJECT Meeting held in office of CWH on 9 September. PRESENT: Mr. Lampton Berry...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 5. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the CIA Station in [place not declassified]1 24629. 1. Hq. desires firm list top flight Communists whom new government would desire to eliminate immediately in event of successful anti-Communist coup.2 2. Re...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d50
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 50. Memorandum for the Record1 SUBJECT The following points were noted at meeting of Messrs. Berry, Leddy, Barnes, Tofte, and Colonels King and [name not declassified], 9 September 1953 at 1600 hrs. 1. Nicaragua Mr. Leddy reported that a working group of Defe...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d51
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 51. Memorandum for the Record1 SUBJECT During the past few years Guatemala has become the leading base of operations for Moscow influenced communism in Central America. Ruled by powerful, anti-US President Arbenz supported by a leftist coalition government, w...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d52
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 52. Memorandum of Conversation1 SUBJECT A meeting was held in Mr. Wisner’s office at 12:15. Present were Messrs. Wisner, Tofte and King.
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 53. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner) to Director of Central Intelligence Dulles1 SUBJECT [3 paragraphs not declassified]
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 55. Memorandum1 SUBJECT The Station will make a continuing study of morale factors (complaints, desires, etc.) among the following groups: a. Students b. Laborers (farm & industrial)3 c. Army Officers d. Enlisted Men e. Government Officials f. Farm owners & o...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d57
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 57. Memorandum of Conversation1 SUBJECT PARTICIPANTS Colonel Barrios Peña said that on August 31 a military and political committee met in San Salvador to unify the opposition forces against the Arbenz Government. All leading Guatemalan oppositionists attende...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d58
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 58. Memorandum for the Record1 SUBJECT 1. Mr. Leddy called [name not declassified] to state that he had been told at the OCB meeting of 21 October,2 General Smith raised the question of arms aid to Nicaragua very forcibly, and that word had been passed on to ...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d59
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 59. Memorandum for the Record1 SUBJECT 1. Mr. Leddy called [name not declassified] this date to advise him that the OCB Directive to the JCS resulting from the meeting of 21 October, included El Salvador and Honduras as well as Nicaragua. It was directed that...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d6
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 6. National Intelligence Estimate1 NIE–62 PRESENT POLITICAL SITUATION IN GUATEMALA AND POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS DURING 1952 The Problem To analyze the present political situation in Guatemala and possible developments during 1952. Conclusions Discussion The Arbe...
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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d60
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 60. Memorandum for the Record1 SUBJECT Of the various comments made by Ambassador Schoenfeld on the communist situation in Guatemala, the following are most relevant to OCB interests: 1. The communist power-drive in Guatemala has reached an advanced state of ...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 62. Stage One Report Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency1 Annex B FRIENDLY ASSETS AND POTENTIAL Part I Political Leadership [5-1/2 pages of source text not declassified] Attachment A [1-1/2 pages of source text not declassified] Annex B Part I Politic...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 63. Memorandum From [name not declassified] of the Central Intelligence Agency to [name not declassified] of the Central Intelligence Agency1 SUBJECT
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 65. Draft Memorandum for the Record1 SUBJECT REFERENCES A. Objectives B. Statement of the Problem C. Plan of Operations D. Organization and Authority The T/O outlined below is exclusive of WHD’s current T/O. [Omitted here is a proposed Table of Organization w...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 66. Contact Report1 PLACE: DCI’s Office PERSONS PRESENT: DCI, D/DCI, DD/P, DD/P/COps, CWH, [2 names not declassified] COVER USED: None Discussion: Decisions: The DCI took the draft of the projected program of 9 November 1953 and gave it to the DD/P for his re...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 67. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner) to Director of Central Intelligence Dulles1 SUBJECT
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 68. Contact Report1 PLACE: Mr. Helms Office PERSONS PRESENT: Mr. Helms, Cols. King and [name not declassified], later Mr. Shannon COVER USED: None Discussion: Decisions: Comments: It was the writer’s impression that Helms agreed in general with the program pa...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 69. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner) to the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (Helms)1 SUBJECT
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 7. Memorandum From the Acting Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency ([name not declassified]) to the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (Helms)1 SUBJECT [2 paragraphs (16 lines of source text) not declassified] Attachment ...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 70. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner) to Director of Central Intelligence Dulles1 SUBJECT REFERENCE
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 75. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to the Deputy Director for Plans (Wisner) and the Acting Deputy Director of Administration of the Central Intelligence Agency1 SUBJECT
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 76. Memorandum From Jacob R. Seekford to the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency (King) for Jerome C. Dunbar1 Report No. AL–1 SUBJECT General Somoza reaffirmed all previous commitments to support the Calligeris operation. [4 ...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 77. Contact Report1 PLACE: Col. King’s Office PERSONS PRESENT: Col King, [name not declassified], Mr. Leddy, [name not declassified] Discussion:
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 78. Telegram From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to the Chiefs of Certain CIA Stations in Central America1 32044. 1. Effective this date all addressee Stations will constitute component elements of PBSUCCESS regional command with project headquarters...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 79. Letter From the Ambassador to Guatemala (Peurifoy) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Cabot)1 Dear Jack: You will have seen my Secret Telegram No. 163 of December 232 in which I recommended certain policies which we believe wo...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 80. Memorandum for the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency (King)1 SUBJECT
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 81. Memorandum for the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency (King)1 SUBJECT
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 82. Dispatch From the CIA Chief of Station in Guatemala (Givloch) to the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency (King)1 HGG-A-634 SUBJECT
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 83. Memorandum by the Counselor of the Embassy in Guatemala (Krieg)1 SUBJECT The same American citizen who recently reported to Mr. Wardlaw2 that Colonel Elfego Monzon, Minister without Portfolio, had told a group near Brito, Department of Escuintla, that the...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 84. Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency1 SUBJECT I. This memo is prepared for approval C/P PBSUCCESS prior to subject conference, as being the general basis of planning now being conducted within the project in the KUHOOK field. It is slant...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 85. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to Director of Central Intelligence Dulles1 225. Ref: LINC 159; GUAT 015; DIR 222.2 From Mylkes. [name not declassified] advised report [name not declassified] arrested on charges illegal possessio...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 86. Memorandum From the First Secretary of the Embassy in Guatemala (Wardlaw) to the Counselor of the Embassy in Guatemala (Krieg)1 A finquero who has on previous occasions supplied me certain information recently told me that he had learned from the Czech Ku...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 87. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida1 35910. Ref: DIR 21969.2 For purposes PBSUCCESS program and to help support ODYOKE position forthcoming OAS Conference Caracas, urge all stations your jurisdiction give top...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 88. Contact Report1 No. 16 PLACE: Safe House B, LINCOLN PERSONS PRESENT: RUFUS, [name not declassified], Mylkes Discussion: Comment: Let’s get our fee while the tears are hot. Remains to be seen to what degree RUFUS will comply with these promises once he is ...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 9. Memorandum for the Record1 SUBJECT Mr. Corcoran had a talk with MonsignorCarroll, the purpose of which was to induce the Monsignor to assign to Central America, and particularly to Guatemala, a group of teacher-missionaries who are active young Americans a...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 90. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida1 36511. 1. Persons with ultimate KUBARK authority have agreed that decision re future of PBSUCCESS will be made on Monday 1 February 1954. Between now and Monday ...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 91. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the Central Intelligence Agency1 297. 1. Following views are presented for HQS consideration: A. White Paper2 has effectively exposed certain aspects of PBSUCCESS, probably more to come. Stage O...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 92. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the Central Intelligence Agency1 311. Re: DIR 36511.2
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 93. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the Central Intelligence Agency1 321. Re: DIR 36511, para 1C; GUAT 022, 043, 046.2
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 94. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the CIA Stations in Guatemala and [2 places not declassified]1 340. From Dunbar.
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 95. Memorandum From the Assistant Director for Communications, Central Intelligence Agency ([name not declassified]) to the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency (King)1 SUBJECT
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 96. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the CIA Station in Guatemala1 451. Re: LINC 399.2
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 97. Contact Report1 No. 23 PLACE: Safehouse “A” PERSONS PRESENT: [2 names not declassified] COVER USED: Roberto Ford SUBJECT: Discussion of Political Matters with [name not declassified] Discussion:
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 98. Telegram From the CIA Station in Guatemala to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida1 079. Re: GUAT 015.2
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala 99. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to CIA Stations in [2 places not declassified]1 38175. 1. Major Alfonso Martinez (Estevez), Director Guatemalan National Agrarian Dept, believed now in Switzerland. Subj was scheduled arrive Amsterdam from Mon...
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, General: Economic and Political Matters, Volume I, Part 2
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, General: Economic and Political Matters, Volume I, Part 2 113/2–1150: Telegram The Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration (Peurifoy) to Senator Joseph R. McCarthy1 In view of your statement carried by the press that there are “57 card-carrying Communists” i...