GENERAL - OPERATIONAL MATTERS. - SPECIFIC - GUATEMALAN EXILES. REPORTS FROM WEL

Created: 6/15/1954

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CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE AS SANITIZED

A Hi POJCH

CTING CHIt* OF STATION,

DATL: ISMPOi IVHD

- Operational Matters.

uatemalan Exiles. Reports from WELLBANK.

hereto are two reportsLBAHK relating to Guatemalan eriles.

It is interesting to note JUG ATI CN VII2 reported that Eduardo (possible Ernesto in attachedAAITRA, Jose HORALaS and Canitan RodolfoAS were reported by JUOATIOK VIII toliavo been talking with Guateoalan hi 1Jtary Attache and Counselor of Embassy onune. It is highly possible that JUGATION VIII is reportingember fo the SiXJJlH IntelJigencc Net as wall ss to the Station.

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j:cie as noted auovo iniicls as noted above iniles 'd/ertCXa as noted above in duplicate.

PHOMi WXILBAHKk

CALUOCRtS phoned SBQIUM from Tegucigalpa and onkod him toto joinS in Tegucigalpa as eoon aa possible.

J"no accepts SEQUIB as the organisation nan, said heto Tegucigalpa when his wife arrives ln San Salvador this week. mean time and until he has personally talked with CALUOERIS hewant to make any statements to tne press or otherwise. In viewattitude and because ISI has no recording faculties SE&TIHthat the suggested recorded statement to be raade

until his arrival in Tegucigalpa where facilities are avaixaoxtt anacan be coordinated with CALLIGUHrS' Military plans. this especially advisable sincealthough sympathising,

was never an integral member of the OALUusxio organisation inaddition SEQUIH feels that tho nature and timing of thebe discussedCAIUQERIS' Military Chief

of Staff In Guatemala whoxnaivador with eight other new exiles within two days.

There seens toendency to handlewrlly until they

know where he stands and fits Into the organisation, as has told SEDJJIH i

the alrforce will defect ln large numbers, and

The organisation should be very careful of Capitan Rodolfo

BLanco Rpdaa due in San Salvador as an iirlleIs dangerous, unreliable and untrustworthy.

SEOJJIHysterious phone callune telling him to go to tha(grocery store) ln fire minute a. He want accoTpenied by another and gave an organ!cation signal with hie keys but waa unrecognised. ave strongly advisedepetition of this performance until heetter idea of who and what is trying to contact him for what purpose.

Moro about SSQUIN's

Minister of Interior,vUMJS,ontact as is (Salvadornn Ambassador to Honduras, Adolfo Rablo"HSL^Bp, These men are very friendly but not under control. Thoy wore classmates of CALuIQEHIS in an Air Force School in the States. Chief ofUINTANI!.LA, ie very close to them although SHJJIN has had no direct dealings with nlmT HanuolUIAZ SAL/Capitan of Ilopango Airport isery friendly basis with SEO^IH but imder no formal control.

'tod*'- He iespecial friand of SEOJINS.

J'Mvee for Tegucigalpa today. SrwwtoNjJHiZ""S itfrYAKUS an* CHACON of"SCS* andBLANCO

lJher'M^D' fc^** is worthloas andrathor than troacheroue ae atated byC- to SEQUIN last west

All exllee talking to SEQUIN have eapaaoleed the reign of terror In

jail in Trfokloada^ well-

known opposition fignrea disappearingrace. Thoy fear that a

WiM *Wtheir supported. Many of thTprtaon-therereat quantity of araa stored.

l*nin Salvador yesterdayunohen

60Tegucigalpa tomorrow or sooner?

Ho io having difficulty keeping it out of the pre bo.

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