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Created: 3/31/1954

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TATE SUBJECT FIRST CAME NOTICEHEN HE WAS DESCRIBED AS HAVING SERVED AS CONSUL FOP GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS IN ITALY, PRIVATE-SECY PfESIOENT CARIAS OF HONDURAS, GUATEMALAN POLICE SPY, SLACK'ASILEP AND UrtlTE SlAVEP. FURTHER PEPORTEO MEN MARTINEZ CA'JE POWER EL SALVADOR HE COMMISSIONED SUBJECT WRITE EXPOSE COMMIES. SUBJECT GIVEN FULL ACCESS POLICE FILES FOR THIS, BUT BEFORE ARlTltlG ANYTHING SUBJECT TOOK EXTRACTS GIVING EVIDENCE MARTINEZ ATROCITIES ANO SOLO THEM TO COMMIES IN HAVANA.

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