CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM LINCOLN RE GUATEMALAN 1954 COUP

Created: 7/10/1954

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THE FINAL MOMENTS OFOOK BACKWARD CLEARLY INDICATES THAT SCHE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS WERE FROM WON KU3ARK SOURCES AND CONSEQUENTLY WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT TO ACKNOWLEDGE.

FROM AM OPERATIONAL STAND POINT IT IS FELT THA7 TWO SPECIFIC CASES OESERVE ELABORATION AND CITATION: THESE ARE THE SUPPO: FURNISHED PBSUCCESS BY ODUNIT AND .

5- IN BOTH THESE CASES WHILE THE SUPPORT WAS NATURALLY GIVEN AS THE RESULT OF HIGH LEVEL DIRECTION AND SUPPLIED PRIMARILY BJT^ PROFESSIONAL, MILITARY PERSONNEL IT WAS IMPLEMENTEDPIRIT OF-COOPERATION AND WILLINGNESS TO UNDERTAKE ANY ASSIGNEO TASK WHICH FAR SURPASSED THAT OF ANY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE.

U. BY IT NATURE THE ODUNIT SUPPORT WAS RATHER IMPERSONAL SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO SINGLE OUT ANY INDIVIDUALS. IT IS THEREFORE REQUESTED THAT PROPER ACTION BE TAKEN TO EXPRESS TO ODUNIT SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE SUPERIOR QUALITY OF THE SUPPORT FURNISHED. IN

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THIS MANNER IT IS HOPEO THAT SOME OF THE CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS MAY BE COMMENDEO FOR THEIR EFFORTS, ORDWAY ANO POCABOOSE ARE FAMILY WITH THE DE7AILS OF THE ODUNIT SUPPORT. AN INOIRECT ACCOLADE TO ODUNIT IS THE OUTSTANDING CALIBER OF THE KUBARK ASSIGNED ODUNIT PERSONNEL DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ENGAGED IN PBSUCCESS. IT IS ASSUMED THAT KUBARK WILL TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO RECOGNIZE THIS.

THE CASE OF THE UPPORT THE CONDITIONSDIFFERENT IN THAT DUE TO THE LOCATION OF LINC

THE SUPPORT BECAME MUCH MORE PERSONAL. THIS SUPPORT WAS SO EXTENSIV AND SO VARIED IT IS DIFFICULT TO PORTRAY. IT CONSISTED OF FURNISHIN BASING FACILITIES,ND AIRCREWS, LALiOR, MAINTENANCE, GUARDS, QUARTERS, TRANSPORTATION AND ALL MANNER OF USUAL AND UNUSUAL PARTS AND SERVICES. MOST OF THE TIME THE AFOREMENTIONED SUPPORT WAS REQUIREDRIORITY BASIS AND THROUGHOUT STRINGENT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS HADE ?JAINTAINED. NEVER ONCEBSUCCESS REQUEST QUESTIONED AND THE SPIRIT ANO SPEED OF IMPLEMENTATION WERE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER.

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