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HERE IS PRESENT SITUATION AND HEADQUARTERS" INSTRUCTIONS:
SINCE OBJECTIVE OF THROWING TOP COMMUNISTS OUT OF GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT ACCOMPLISHED AND MONZON WHOM WE BELIEVEfitD FRIENDLY TO GALLJGpRIS NOW IN CHARGE OF SITUATIONMALA CITY OUR PRU^OB^JE^IVB MUST RPT MUST BE TO PREVENT FRATRICIDAL CIVIL WAR..
PBPRIME AND SALVADOR HAVE BEEN ASKED BY MONZON CROUP TO USE GOOD OFFICES TO BRING ABOUT IMMEDIATE CEASE FIRE AND TO ARRAjgE^ei, SALVADOR MEETING BETWEEN MONZON GROUP AND CALLIGERIS GROUP. WE ARE ANXIOUS TO BRING THISyABOUT AS
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COUNCIL OF AMERICAN STATESADVISED OF GOOD OFFICES INVITATION AND OF ITS ACCEPTANCE BY BOTH PBPR1MK AND SALVADOR AND THAT LATTER IS ENDEAVORING TO BRING ABOUT IMMEDIATE SAN SALVADOR MEETING.
SKILLET HAS BEEN ASKED BY ODACID TO SEND BIS ATTACHE AND MEMBER OF HIS STAFF TO CALLIGERIS TO URGE HIS ACCEPTANCE OF EL SALVADOR INVITATION AND TO FACILITATE CEASE KIRK PROPOSAL MADE BY MONZON WHO HAS ASKED CALLIGERIS TO FIX TIME FOR SUCH CEASE FIRE.
W HE LAN IS BEING ASKED TO REQUEST SOMOZA TO HELP PERSUADE CALLIGERIS TO ACCEPT EL SALVADOR INVITATION.
WE ARE ANXIOUS THAT AIR OPERATIONS SHOULD BE STOPPED AT EARLIEST POSSIBLE MOMENT CONSISTENT WITH VITAL SECURITY CALLIGERISORCES AND HOPE THAT CALLIGERIS CAN TAKE SOME
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ACTION IN THE FIELD TO BRINGEASE FIRE. WE UNDERSTAND MONZON MAY ATTEMPT TO APPROACH HIM THROUGH EMMISARY TO EFFECT THIS.
7. DESIRE C.HOULD IMMEDIATELY SEND ONTRICH TO CALLIGERIS HDQRS ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP WHICH HAS BEEN EXTENDING SUPPORT TO KXXKKXXX CALLIGERIS. ONTRICH SHOULD REPORT AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE REGARDING ATTITUDE CALLIGERIS AND PRESENT MILITARY SITUATION, HE SHOULD TELL CALLIGERIS THAT CONSISTENT WITH THE VITAL SECURITY OF HIS FORCES HE SHOULD NOT UNDERTAKE OFFENSIVE ACTION AND SHOULD PERMIT GUAT FORCES TO DISENGAGE IF THEY SHOW WILLINGNESS TO DO SO AND SHOULD NOT CALL FOR OR EXPECT AIR SUPPORT INCONSISTENT WITH ABOVE POLICY. ALSO HE
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SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT HISWILL EXERT ITS INFLUENCE TO SEE THAT AT ELLEGITIMATE CLAIMS AND INTEREST OF CALLIGERISPROTECTED UNLESS HE INSISTS UPON PROLONGINGOTHER SIDE IS WILLING TO ACCEPT HONORABLECEASE FIRE.
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AND DEFINITIVE NATIONAL REFORM. CLOSE QUOTE WE CONSIDER HIS EXPRESSED ATTITUDE TO BE REASONABLE. C HOULD FACILITATE TRIP TO SALVADOR IF CALLIGERIS REQUESTS. DESIRABLE THAT HIS PILOT C
J^liPREFERABLY ONE OF HIS OWN PEOPLE. SINCE MONZON BEING FLOWN BY. PLANlSAME FACILITY MIGHT BE ACCORDED CALLIGERIS IF AVAILABLEC ND EMBASSY APPROVES. POSSIBLY PREFERABLE CALLIGERIS SHOULD USE ECKXX HIS OWN LIGHT PLANEDTRECTLT FROM HDORS IN FIELD, SUGGEST CALLIGERIS ADVISE^ ESTIMATED ETA SALVADOR.
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0) since dictating above messageeceived indicating situation guat city strongly favorable calligeris. that population overjoyed VgTxi OWJrtraBfrrt and want their hero now. cable recommends that calligeris simply announce coming guat city BY plane with fighter escourt.
we are endeavoring check this recommendation by phone through odacid with jmblug. this daring program appeals to us provided adequate security at airfield can be arranged in opinion jmblug and guat station. will send further
a-easses on this subject as soon as jmblucs views obtained.
J please pass entire message to skillet.
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