CABLE RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 6/22/1954

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RADIO LIBERACION (CLANDESTINE) IN SPANISH CAKE ON7 WITH THE GUATEMALAN NATIONAL ANTHEM FOLLOWED BY DENUNCIATIONS OF ARBENZ FOR THE DEATH OF AN UNIDENTIFIABLE MAN ON JULY IS.

THE UNIDENTIFIED SPEADER GOES ON TO SAY|

SINCE YESTERDAY THE LIBERATION HIGH COMMAND HAS DECLARED ALL MOTOR VEHICLES ON ALL RAODS TO BE MILITARY OBJECTIVES, THEY WILL BE ATTACKED WITHOUT WARNING.

ATTENTION ARMY OF GUATEMALA! FORCES IN THE SECTORS OF CASTILLORMY: THOSE OF YOU WHO SURRENDER WILL BE SET FREE IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU DO NOT HPT NOT'SURRENDER WITHINOURS WE SHALL LIQUIDATE ALL RESISTANCE.

EWS THAT ONE OF OUR PLANES CRASHED IN MEXICO AND WAS FLOWN BY AN AMERICAN ARE FLASE. NONE OF OUR 'PLANES HAVE BEEN SHOT DOWN, AND ALL OUR FLYERS.ARE GUATEMALANS.

TGW CALLED US MERCENARIES, IF THEY ARE'dEFENDING THE ATION WHY DID THEY TURN THE NATION OVER TO THE REDS.

GOVERNMENT WORKERS WHO SIGNED PLEDGES OF SUPPORT TO ARBENZ HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR. WE WILL DETERMINE WHO SIGNED THEM SOLUNTARILY.

AMONG THOSE WE CONSIDER CRIMINALS ARES ARBENZ, GUTIERREZ, CASTILLO FLORES, CARLOS RAMIREZ, VALDEMAR DIAZ CASTILLO, AND FORTUNY. WILL KILL THEM..ALL.

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Attentionessage'for you. the place is marked on the map you have, good luck.

signedi high command

do not'rpt not fail to listen to us0 gmt tomorrow, we will have details of an operation we have,carried out. ..

we are signing off now and will be backith very important news.

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