CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM (DELETED) RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 4/3/1954

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INFO: SLINC

TO: PRITY DIR RYBAT PBSUCCESS

ATTN: HAROLD S. WHITING. FOLLOWING FROM^ CID CHIEF WHO REQUESTS THIS BE PASSED WWTTING OOACID OFFICIALS!

"1. REF OOACID TELEGRAM 1^ AKING STRONG ACTION PERSONAL WITH PRESIOENT WSHOOFS AND VICE PRESIDENT PREVENT OR POSTPONE LATTERS RESIGNATION AND CONSEQUENT PROBABILITY IMMEDIATE IDSLOCATION EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY ANO POSSIBLE POLITICAL CHAOS. STRESSING INTEREST WELFARE WSHOOf AS RELATED SECURITY ENTIRE AREA WHILE DISCLAIMING ANY INTENT "INTERVENE".

2. THIS IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED NOT ONLY BY OVERTS1DER ERATIONS BUT PARTICULARLY! BY IMMINENTLY SCHEDULED AIR OPS. LATTERSED, ACCORDING ONTRICH, BY PRESENT NON COOPERATION OTFROGS PRESIDENT. ALSO BELIEVE MY PERSONAL SUPPORT APPRECIATED BY WSHOOFS PRESIDENT THUS

TENDING STRENGTHEN HIS COOPERATION COVERT OPS, DESPITE HIS NATURAL FEARS POLICIAL OANGERS. HOPE CAN EITHER POSTPONE OR SOFTEN CRISISPLE1 ION PRESENT PHASE AIR OPERATIONS. CANNOT GUARANTEE.

OR SIMILAR REASONS OF URGENCY AND BECAUSE LACK CUTOUTS WITH WSHOOfNTERVENED AT REQUEST ONTRICH TO ARRANGE LATTERS CONTACT WITH PRESIDENT BY MOST DISCREET METHODS PRACTICABLE.

4- RECOUVENO FULL STEAM AHEAD ON CONDITION CAUTION ANO CONSTANTWITH ME PARTICULARLY ON TIMING MAJOR

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