CABLE FROM LINCOLN FOR LANGEVIN PROVIDING "INSTRUCTION 3" RE SHIPMENT OF SWISS

Created: 6/14/1954

OCR scan of the original document, errors are possible

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FOR LANGEVIN, INSTRUCTION J,

1. (GIVE CONSIDERABLE PLAY TO FOLLOWING NEKS WITH COM, FROM BONN, GERMANY: ONS SWISS ANTI-AIRCRAFT AMMO TO BE SENT VIA GERMAN SHIP TO GUAT STOPPED BY WEST GERMAN GOVT AT US REoUESTo US AUTHORITIES THROUGHOUT BORLD HAVE ORDERS STOP ANY ARMS SHIPMENTS TO COUMIE-LEANlNG GUAT REGIME. BISSAS INSISTING CASH PAYMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR DELIVERY TO CUSTOMERS THOSE FUTURE AS UNCERTAIN AS ARBENZ REGIME. GUAT TREASURY VIRTUALLY EMPTY. THEREFORE SOVIET PURCHASING COMMISSION SWITZERLAND PAID ALFHEM SHIPMENT WAS GIFT CZECH COMMIE GOVT* INCIDENT PROVES TORIELLQ LIED WHEN FORMALLY ASSURING THAT NO FURTHER ARMS SHIPMENT UNDER WAY* RAPIDLY INCREASING REARMAMENT EFFORT SHOWS' ARBENZ EXPECTS AGGRESSIVE ACTION SOOND

2- UPON SOVIET ADVICL, ARGENZ ORDERED BUI LD HUGEAUO IN PETEN REGION TO CONFINE POLITICAL CFFENDERS, INSTEAD OF EXILING THEM. SOVIET SECRET POLICE OFFICER ARRIvEO GUAT CITY TO

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BECOME POLITCOMMISSAR AT CAMPCOSSIP COLUMN:

A0 TORIELLO RECEIVED HUGE SUM,0 QUETZALES, FROM SOVIET AMBASSADOR MEXICO FOR PERFORMANCE CARACAS CONFERENCE, INDUCEMENT FURTHER SERVICES. TORIELLOUNE HOME GUAT CITY,UETZALES CASH,ROKE* THREE YEARS AG0o

MEMBER OF ARBENZ FAMILY IS ACQUIRING LANDS OF POLITICAL EXILES AT LOW COST, USING PRESSURE TO OBTAIN SALES,

ARBENZ LIVES NOW IN ANOTHER HOUSE WHICH, HE HOPES, WILL AFFORD HIM BETTER PROTECTION AGAINST ASSASSINATION OR KIDNAPPING*

FYI : VERT NEWS, PARASASED ON INTELLIGENCE, END OF MESSAGE

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