CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM GUATEMALA RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 6/1/1954

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(PRIORITY) SLINC INFO: (PRIORITY) DIR CITE: SGUAT RYBAT PBSUCCESS

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TEAMS ORGANIZED AND EQUIPPED IN CAPITAL, COBAN, PUERTO BARRIOS AND SAN JOSE. DUE COMPROMISEH REMAINING CHIEFS TEMPORARILY SUSPENIED BUT RESUMPTION THROUGHOSSIBLE HEAR FUTURE. COMPLETION OF ORGANIZATION POSSIBLE WITHIN APPROX TWO WEEKS IF GOVT SECURITY RELAXED.

ESSENCE COMPLEX LARGELY INTACT BUT UNEERGROUND" AND INOPERATIVE UNTIL SECURE REGROUPING ACCOMPLISHED. FORTUNATELYPPARENTLY NOT COMPROMISED AKD MOBILE. TO ASSURE EXISTENCE OF EFFICIENT KUGOWN NET AT CRITICAL TIME ESSENCE RECOMMENDS SUSPENSION OK ESTREfcELY LIMITED ACTIVITY UNTIL JUSTAY, MEANWHILE EeVOTING FULL ATTENTION ORGANIZATION UNDERGROUND TEAMS CAPABLE OF CREATING EESI RED PSYCHOLOGICAL ATMOSPHERE PRIOR TO ACTION.

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ESSENCE ALSO REPORTS SITUATION INSCRIBEDEF B. FEELS IT EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT HOPES OF OPPOSITION SHOULD NOT BE REPEATEDLY AROUSED THEN DEFLATED. POPULACE MAY BE CONDITIONED TO IGNORE CRITICAL CALLAY HENCE HIS RECOMMENTttTlON THAT HIS KUGOWN EFFORTS BE SUSPENDED OR SEVERELY CURTAILED FOR PRESENT.

TO OTFSET LOSS OF CONFIDENCE DUE SEMANTIC COMPROMISE HAZtfARA /ESSENCE RECOMMEND SOME SPECTACULAR OPERATION TO CEMONSTRATEAND WILL OF OPPOSITION NOT IMPAIRED. STATION COMMENT: REPEAT BLACK AIREROP IF POSSIBLE: HAVE SHERWOOD DESCRIBE PLOT CHARCES AND FLIGHT OF SEliAHTIC, ETC, AS FRAME TO JUSTIFY GOVT PURCHASE OF SOVIET ARMS. RALLY SUPPORT IK VtEtf OF INCREASING INTERNATIONAL OPPOSITION TO COMMUNIST INFLUENCE, ATTEMPT TO DISCOURAGE AND FRIGHTEN INTERNAL OPPOSITION. STATE EACH NEW ACT

OF TERRORISM ONLY INCREASES NOT DECREASES STRENGTH OF OPPOSITION,

ADDS TO THE CRIMES WHICH WUST BE PUNISHED.

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