POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE SPECIAL STATE DEPARTMENT GROUP WORKING ON GUATE

Created: 5/31/1954

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POINTS ?Oil CONSIDERATION BY THE SPECIAL STATS DEPA?.nr5OT GROUP WORKING ON GUATcEALA.

or interruption of POL deliveries;

State take action with regard to signingsuppliers, following up on tho explorations alreadythis by CIA? Standard Oil of Mew Jersey appears tosupplier. Sane thought should be given tocftr- example Mexico,

consider in this connection whether or notdesirable to effect somo sabotage of POL storagefacilities. An estimate of our abilityon this has been roquested and is expectedthereuestion of "timing" which should beby both State and CIA. Note in thisseries of messages fron PaurLfoy urgently requestingkind of action. (Mote especially dispatch ofto Mr. Leddy.)

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involved in the latter question is theto be given to the information and statementsMr. Leddy's contact.

Salvadorthings to ba thought of: -

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Mr, Holland's answerProposal Winner putmornnduto lont vieek resound outOmorio's <riafs of (and possible hacking and support for)

which we recommend is set forth

arOun, vl.-ch Mr. Leddy

Alao trring to Vr. Holland's attention tho factTstill do not have any communication with Osorio on the subject of Arras. Our operating base has twice raised w'.th us the question aswhether

ight be placed in the Babaasy at Sanwuld talk with Oaorlo and/or Kanessa

and the Army Chief of Staff. He recognize that any official involvement ofssy in El Salvador was ruled out at one of our policy neet-ings eorte weeks agobefore the ams shipment arrived. However, we are wondering whether natters have reached the point in the totality of our governmental effort against Guatemala that would warrant aof the security strictures and other prohibitions which have been placed upon ua and which ue have accepted in this connection.

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