OB SUMMARY

Created: 6/3/1954

OCR scan of the original document, errors are possible

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SUBJECT: CB Summary

summary Includes all military zones in Guatemala, exceptwhich will bo the subjecteparate memo and El Peten, whioh willcovered.

are those for the entire garrison and for allthe Department and aro the maximum fifuros given by sourcesor above. Main sources are RUFUS' OB Report and Guatemalan Amy Latest reports (auch as Alfhem) navo not been included, asHat isoint from wnich to start.

greatest discrepancies occur in Army figures:

b

e- Kuaber pfalmost all cases RUFUS' figurea are at least /Q, and at, mon above the figurea of tho Army Attache. SSCANT's figures, when available, aro more in agrooment with those of the Army Attache.

b. Arms &Attache information is in all cases more complete than that from KUFUS. Pistols, rifles and anna below calibre 9am are not included.

checking tho attached figures with Operations Planis

for Zones, Puerto Barrios and San Jose agreefigures, except that in tho case of tne Guardia Civil thefigures includo only those at the garrison city aod not those forDepartment.

the case of Zonehe Operations Plan figureUPUS' this isopying error in countingnstead ofat Jalapatagua.

the case of Zone Sthe Operations Plan figure. en athich should be included under Zone 6Zone 5. Also the Guardia Civil figure lnenand excludoa tO men at Solola anden atchangea made, the Operations Plan figure forhecks outattached.

Operations Plans for Quiche (Zonere not available at this writing.

The Guardia Civil figures given by hUFUS and SECANT are zsore or less constant, although discrepancies exist. The Guardia Civil is equippeda pistolmn pistol per man.

It must fee kept ln mind that the attached figurea should not be considered completely accurate. They ropreaontun total of the information available from our sources. No explanation could be found, for instance, to explain RUFUS' listingen and the Army Attache's listingen for the Quesaltenango Military Zone. In any event, Lhe greatest number haa been taken.

civil

Attache

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Barrios

5

Joae

(Wodaua)

(excluding Guat Civ and El feten.)

ARMS AND AHKO

(listomposite of ROFUS and Army Attache figures)

1

6 rCjG,al.

2al. anti-aircraft2 ten's

Itlon

2 jeeps

1on truck

on Dodge truck

"st-

Officerc

OB

Cuatennla City

Cuartel

Bq

NPolioe

obile Unit* PreeideDtlal Guard Battalion Escuala descuala de Politecnioa

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feoxtinnza-Ordnance-Depo tj

Ouardia det Inf. Reg) Hqtru

60

m ho witter Battery Infantry3 R. Cob) Light Tank Company Heavy Weapons Company

Based Inf. Reg.)

Infantryight Tank Gonpany Beery Weaponsm Howitzer Battery

Air Force

Infantry Security Guard Battalionff

12

M)

Hospital Milltar Cipre sales Airfield

Fort Hatanoros (Haestranza Ordnance Depot) EL Aoletuno

(new hone for Base Hilltar ?)

3 3o

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Enlisted Hen Guardia Civi GC

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735

m

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