CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM GUATEMALA CITY RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 6/4/1954

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HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

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5 JUN

TOl (OPIM) (OPIM)l J CITE: SGUAT

(ROUTINE) DIR

RYBAT PBSUCCESS INTEL REi IN 2 )

FOLLOWING FROM SECANT:

SITUATION IN GENERAL GOOD ALTHOUGH LAMENTING LOSS OF SOME OF FRIENDS,

OT KNOW WHAT CAUSED FLAP.

DO NOT KNOW ABOUT MAPS OR PLANS WHICH SEMANTIC MAY HAVE HAD HIS POSSESSION.

U. MY GROUP CONTINUES INTACTM BEING-HUNTED INSISTENTLY.

I MAY BE FORCED TO SEEK ASYLUM SOME EMBASSY.

AGAIN SUGGEST USE OF CHEMICALS DM AND MORE OR LESS HEAVY MORTARS PLUS AIR SUPPORT IF OPERATION APPARENTLY BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT.

SUGGEST DISPERSED GEAR DROPS ABOUTOURSOUR.

HOLING UP AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS. SECANT STATES HIS WORK ABOUT OVER AND HE ANXIQUg RETURN WSHOOFS. CLOWER TOLD HIM GO IF

II IS FORBIDOSN TOOPY OF THIS MESSAGE Copy No-

k -JUNE &

HE TRULY FINISHED AND CAN DO NOTHING FURTHER FOR TIME BEING. SECANT VERY LOW SPIRITS BELIEVES HE HAS NOT BEEN LISTENED TO AND WOULD LIKE DISCUSS MATTERS WITH ONTRICH AND CAOICK.

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