GENERAL - KUGOWN - SPECIFIC - ECONOMIC PROPAGANDA THEMES

Created: 5/21/1954

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CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM -nnO RELEASED

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RYBAT

V35A.

: Chief of Station, Lincoln

: Chief. WH

f general KUGCWHpecific Economic Propaganda Themes

RYBAT/FBSUCCESS Re:

1. The suggestions herein for rumor and other KUGCWN exploitation are madeossible aid to subject The themes suggested areto get considerable responses from the various audience groups as indicated, and the themes may very well find outlets automatically, either in the form of denials or spontaneous queries by interested persons, once rumors are started.

Groups Coffee Finceros

b. Exporters and Importers

c. Guatemalan

Businessmen

d. Coffee Plantation Workers

e. Urban workers.

Gov't, workers

Another tax increase on coffee land. Coffee land distribution plans.

Another tax increase on coffee exports, increased government control: andof exports and imports.

Price controls, profit controls,controls and direction.union say in management.

Labor draft at nopatrioticroads, government plantation work, etc.

Labor draft for farmpay. union dues, vacations cancelled, new payroll taxes. Forced political indoctr ination.

FORM HO.oft9 31

age 2

SEOnTT RTBAT

f. Array Officerscash being sent abroad, waste,

Enlistedof government in handling

funis, increased number of governmentwho are mostly idle.

2. LI1IC comments are invited.

UL1VJSK U. UAA.BUHU

RYBAT

4incoln

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