PROGRESS REPORT - PBSUCCESS FOR THE PERIOD 23-29 MARCH 1954

Created: 3/30/1954

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ProgressSBCCBSr for the PeriodMarch lr>54

I. Operational

The following events of owetloml signlfioanoe occurred during: the reporting; period t

to Headquarters to cake finalfor bio trfp to Guatemala City onder non-official cower onlewl defection mission, ^oo thiain the capacity or

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nadvertently parsed two copies ofrtinifest Bo.o Stephen R, Lugton who In turn paesodCarlos Leans Gsllardo of the Calligerls group. The pouchIn question wae eeelod within the pouchbecause ofof tbe poochneglected to open

It to retjovo the tmdfest. When Lugton receivodouchontalned photographic supplies for passing toligerln nan, he naturally as monad thst the manifest had boon rwwwed. lugton repnrtod that It would be difficult to da**rreine exactly who saw these docnwuts vitbout d'rwctay quoctioning Callifieria and leaus Since Leans oanittle English, he no doubt shoved tbe manifests to Oalligoris* rooltsodhe hud. in bis hands. Bealdes the obvious conrrt^iso of crypto nym? And tho conclusive proof i?acking and partlclpstIon, thereoErlblllty that these documents have been pboiogrnphed es lenir< hn*.vtp na too^o'lent reproduction laboratory.

archto blsok flights Intos re milt, throe nights were echsdvted for the voeki one onand two onarch. All flights carrying personnel and

eeuipwnt for tjw Norwoodrrivedeparted on schedule.

at Hoad'^tAVtars fTora Line"'"

arch to confer on fv witters relative to "yPCCFTs".

.^travelled to Stood-Tim-torc from Msx'.oo City tc confer '? nnttora of Interest to Ti'TCCKSr.

E. rar>ncCFr.r. ccetauvlcationa officer, travelled to

Lincoln during the week to work out final details for tho Sherwood Pro-nun. It is entlelpated that tho Fberwood Progran ln Kicnrogua

he .rpr^tato*fljjw|sroR|CAL REVIEW PROGRAM

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CalllgerleTnstruotlons wore given to

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F. Too polygraph teem arrived In Honduras as scheduled. To data both

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Gen. He Br Ida on thebjective or tne PBSUCCESS OperationaeoVto-knov baa la.

Slgnlfleant PP aotivitios during the reporting period are as follows i

1. ampaign was initiated in Santiago, Chile, to oust the Ouate-Balan Ambassador.

L ampaign to shew that the only pro-Cuatoonlan support at the OAS Conference woo by CoBssiniate.

3. C OQatoxnla bacauso of its vote on racial die

d nitiated attacks on the local Cuatonolan Ambassador and linked hia to the local Ccntamlste.

5. The hoof andig runore have begun within Guatemala.

C uatetnelnn editorials to delegations at Caraoas, plnnnod an air-drop of anti-Guateraalan handbills, and placedrticles In one of the largest Hraalllan nows-

papers.

Actralnistrstlve/Hrpport Aotlvitlea A. rer?-onocl

1, Hr. Hownrd Hunt haa baen detailed to the PV Puff at Lincolna* ^rttnfilnr* the return to. andoi

?. One cl or^-steDoprapher and oneypiet wore assigned froa Itead'ruarterF to Llnoolc on P7 March. Subject* departed Hoadouextors for Lincoln P8 *farch.

eleased froa Trf on loan for duty Lincoln and was so assigned effectiveuxh.

Tbe Air Operation* Offleer,as appointed Actio* Chief, FJRCPTm in addition to bla other dutloa for the duration

oomunicatione clerk assigned todepart rros Ifcedouartera on or about

duty at nesdcrnartere at present in clotted

ror ao aeniffOTonxa stenographer et Guatemala City. Her nro-oessing la ctploto and she la now waiting to be colled by tho DBpartoont of State. Mr. Leddy haa bees requested to he Intb* Batter with tb*

air cargo flight was eosnlstsd to FJHOFETGL during the lest

week oarrylng the final large sMpsant of psra-sdlltarynd Bnuiaatst.

report fros the field indicated tbat0sagea and biscuits are contaminated. In Headouartera aa wellasplo fron the fieldto ths Mod leal Offloe for analysis. Although thehaa sot been eoapleted on all aasplos, as irterln report

baorooolTod froa the sedlos statlag that the samplesare definitely cootasdnatod and unfit for human Pending further instruction: from Seedouerters, the field has been Instructed that the ratios* are sot to bs used onder aay oircunatanees. Th* setter bag been referred to the LogLrtloe Office for handling with the centra atom. Th* logistics Officeo advise the anprorLmt* tlae required to provide suitable replaoemont rations. Fending the receipt of this Informstion, th* field has been raquaotod to oonsldar alternatives, with the procurement of rations locally suggestedossibility. ull report on this matter Is being rrrtrpared with oopiee of the medloal report attached, for *ubnlaeloe to Chief, Legist let. Comptroller, and Security Offloe over tb* signature of Chief, WH.

Tho usual advances covering transportation costs and per diem for personnel departing Headquarters ware accomplished during tbe week.

Instruct lo no ver* prepared and forwarded over tbee of CUR for Lincoln to pick up on tholr books all operation*forwarded to regional command stations as roousstad by Chief

of Station, Lincoln. This bad not been the praetlee in thu part. Tb* Finance Officer of Lincoln stated that he thought all ad-vanoes dispatched from Headquarters would in turn be liBUQusggfl for directly to He^dcniartera.

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