CABLE TO (DELETED) FROM DIRECTOR RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 5/18/1954

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ON J0 APRIL GUATEMALAN ARCHBISHOP ARELLANO IN PASTORAL LETTER DECRIED COMMIE INFLUENCE IN GUATEMALA AND CALLED ON ALL CATHOLICS TO UNITE IN CRUSADE AGAINST COMMUNISM. HQS. POUCHING COPIES.

REQUESTC ABLE WHETHER ABOVE ALREADY PUBLICIZED SPANISH PRESS AND RADIO ANu hXTENT COVERAGE*

lVHEADQUARTERS REQUESTMAKE EVERY EFFORT

SECURELY PLANT WITHOUT DISCLOSURE ODYOKE INTEREST:

PRESS EXPLOITATION OF ARELLANO LETTER AND;

PRESS CONDEMNATION GUAT REGIME TREATMENTEXPRESSION SYMPATHY OF PLIGHT AND ADMIRATION FORARELLANO AND GUAT CAHTOLICS IN GENERAL.

4. HQS. REQUESTS CABLE REPORT SOONEST ACTION TAKEN INCLUDING DATE LINE EXCERPTS REND AIR POUCH CLIPPINGS ANY PUBLICITY SOONEST.

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