CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM LINCOLN RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 5/25/1954

OCR scan of the original document, errors are possible

DATE

MAY 54

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: DIRECTOR LINCOLN

ACTION:

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INFO :

HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL

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REMINDED ALL AGENT RADIO OPS BEING COUNTEDCOUNTRY AND WILL BE CONTROLLED IN SAME MANNER. THERE

IS NEITHER TIME NOR NEED TO INVOLVE YOUR STATION TURING MOUNTING PERIOD EXCEPT TO EXTENT REQUIRED ALTHO ONCE ESTABLISHED YOU WILL BE PROVIEED PERTINENT DATA FOR POSSIBLE MONITORING OR OTHER USE. THUS YOUR CONFUSION MAY STEM FROM IMPATIENCE AS YOU WILL BEINSTRUCTED IF AND WHEN REQUIRED TO TAKE PARTICULAR ACTION.

HAVE REQUIRED NUMEROUS CHANGESIN MOUNTING RO'S. SCRANTON IS IN CHARGE OF SHERWOOD IS IN CHARGE OF PREPARING SIGNAL PLANS ANDTEGU IS IN CHARGE OF MOUNTING OPS. MATERIAL SENT GUATHELD PENDING INSTRUCTIONS FROM ONTRICH.

3- OF ROfS AND FINAL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE FULLY CLARIFIED TO YOU ONCE DETERMINED ON IfJFO BASIS. FYI ROOW ENROUTE TO QUEZALTENANGO. NO SUPPORT REQUIRED FROM GUAT.

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4. YOUR PATIENCE DURING THIS PERIOD IS NECESSARY AND BE ASSURED LINC IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO PROPERLY COORDINATE ALL OPERATIONS THROUGH SIX DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WHICH MAKES IT MANIFESTLY IMPOSSIBLE TELL EVERYONE EVERYTHING.

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