CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM LINCOLN RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 6/26/1954

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NO CHANGE REPORTED.

JAND CADICK REPORT BOND COMMO AND RAIL-HIGHWAY LINES CUT. NO MESSAGE FROM BOND RADIO THIS DATE. IN BADLY GARBLED MESSAGE0 BOND REPORTED THAT ENEMY TROOPS WERE ACTIVE AT ENTRE RIOS, MORALES ANDSTIMATED ENEMYEN.

TOMMY-NO REPORT. MAY BE ACTIVE IN IMPLEMENTING BOND RAIL-HIGHWAY BLOCK.

HANK-NO MESSAGE THIS DATE.

DANNY, JOHNNY, ACP-IN COMPLETE CONTROL CHIQUIMULA, AND PREPARING FOR DAWNUNE ATTACK ON HANK. REPORTED ENEMY

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HISSIONEPORTED APPROX SIX TRAINS ON TRACK BETWEEN CHIQUIMULA AND HANK. CALLIGERIS HAS REQUESTED AIR0 ON ENEMY ARTILLERY AT7 ANDN BUILDINGS OF ZACAPA GARRISON.

5. 4 MADE SUCCESSFUL CROP TOEN AT

KUGOWN: SHERtfCOD CONCENTRATED ON MATAMOROS DEFECTION THEME THROUGHOUTUNE. ALSO PREPARED DEFECTION LEAFLETS FOR COMBAT TROOPS. APPEAL TO MOSCOK FOR SUPPORT BEINGED.

K PROGRAM: MATAMOROS OPERATION CONDUCTED AS PLANNED AND GUAT REPORTED POSSIBLE REACTION WOULD OCCUR BUT THUS FAR UNREPORTED.

AIR: AMUNEARGO DROPPED CHICUIMULA TO RECEPTION TEAM WITH PANELS- AM2 NO RECEPTION PRIMARY2 DROPPED TWO BUNDLES TO PEOPLE AT DZ. PU3 NO REPORT AS YET. PM4 NO REPORT AS YET, FIGHTER MISSIONS: AM5 STRAFED TRAIN CHIQUIMULA DROPPED THREE BOMBS ALL DUDS, PM6 STRAFED TRAIN NORTH ZACAPA. STRAFED TRAIN GOING SOUTH TO EL JICARO. ENGINE EXPLODED,. STRAFED TRAIN HEADING NORTH AT8 ENGINE DAMAGED- STRAFED AND DIVE BOMBED

80M8 EXPLODED INTERIOR WITH SECONDARY EXPLOSIONS. IT BY FLAK,

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FILLED WITH SMOKE PROCEEDING TO SOMERSET. PM7 BOMBEDT7 EXCELLENT RESULTS, STRAFED MATAMOROS. BOMBS DID NOT RELEASE0 TATUS: 7 OUT AT FJHOPEFUL TAIL WHEEL. 7 OUT ATAIL WHEEL. 7 IN AT SOMERSET. 7 IN AT SOMERSET. 8 UNKNOWN AT7 IN AT FJHOPEFULo

5. GENERAL: FAILURE THUS FAR TO RECEIVE POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM MATA"OP.QB RAJSPLACED ABM.OPERATIONAL PLANS ON LOWER PRIORITY GIVING HIGHER PRECEDENCE TO COMBAT OPERATIONS WITH BOND OPERATION AS ALTERNATIVE,

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