CABLE TO LINCOLN FROM GUATEMALA RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 4/20/1954

OCR scan of the original document, errors are possible

TO: LINCOLN CM

PROM: GUATEMALA IN"

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PBSUCCESS RYBAT OPERATIONAL

DEPARTINGPRIL FORSTRONGLY SUGGEST HE BE THOROUGHLY BRIEF ON PBSUCCESS PLANS AND BELIEVE WOULD BYADVANTAGEOUS IF HE INVITED AND BRIEFED AT LINC.

lMBLUC MOST COOPERATIVE BUT SUBCONSCIOUSLY RESENTFUL HE NOT MORE FOJLLY CUT IN. FEELS HE MUST KNOW MORE IN ORDER GIVE US MAXIMUM AID AND PROPERLY PERFORM OWN DUTIES. HE NOT TRYING PRY BUT NATURALLY DESIROUS NEEDED KNOWLEDGE. ALWAYS ADVISING HIM NEED TO KNOW BASIS BUT DO NOT CONSIDER MYSELF INDICATED PERSON OR WITH SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY FOR FORMAL BRIEFING OF TYPE NEEDED.

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