CABLE TO LINCOLN FROM GUATEMALA RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 4/22/1954

OCR scan of the original document, errors are possible

EC/RET

CABLE

STATION COPT

LINCOLN

INFO;

GUATEMALA

DI RFtlTOR

TO: SLINC

2 APRIL 5k

CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

RYBAT

RAZMARA REPORTS ESSENCE OBJECT POLICE SEARCH RESULT OFAMPAIGN CRACKDOWN*

NOW HIDING RAZMARA APARTMENT. PLANS FOR REMOVAL TO OTHER SAFE HAVEN UNDER WAY BUT TENTATIVE PENDING LATER REPORT FROM RA2UARA. RAZMARA INSTRUCTED DESTROY INCRIMINATING PAPERS HIS OR ESSENCEION.

ARS,ERSONS EMPLOYED NIGHT OFPRIL IMPLEMENTATION OFAMPAIGN. POLICE PATROLS HARASSED, CHASED AT BREAKNECKAR ABANDONED, OCCUPANTS FLEO ON FOOT BUT ESSENCER MORE POSSIBLY CAUGHT, TALKED, IMPLICATED HIM.

if. WHILE COVERING TRACKS, WARNING OTHER GROUP MEMBERS OF 0AN3ER, ESSENCE PERSONAL CAR FOUND BY POLICE WHO SMASHED *WIO HAULED CAR AWAY .

OVT OR COUMIE SQUADS DEFACING,S FROM WALLS, STREETS, ETC., HARASSING TEAMS IN PROVINCES AS WELL AS CAPITAL,

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