CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM LINCOLN RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 3/27/1954

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UPON DE-BRIEFINQ GILLRAY WHO ARRIVED0 FOLLOW INS ASCERTAINED ASlOE FROM CABLE REPORTS FROM FIELO:

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PERFECTLY WILLING PLAY GAME AND ASSURED HE WOULD NOTLEFT ON L'MB THIS TIUE.

8.SEEMED WILLING TO ALONG PROVIDING OFFICIAL

COGNIZANCE ACTIVITIES MIGHT BE OENIED ALTHO DIO OFFER

OFFICER WHO WOULD AID IN BLACK FLIGHTS ANO SELECTION STAGING SITES, STORAGE AR'AS ETC.

C DTFROGS: HE ANTICIPATED BEING ABLE OBTAIN AID OF CHIEF OOACIO TO SEE^ ^BUT RENNELL RELAYED HDQS MSG AS MEANING HE SHOULD NOT SEE CHIEF OOACIO WHATEVER. THIS CONFUSED HIS PLAN AND UPON ASKING RE WELL, GKOiV HE TjIET ACCIDENTALLY IN ODUT-IT OFFICE, HE WAS DIRECTED TO PROTOCOL OFFICER DTFHOGS, CHOAKING AN APPOINTMENT AND KEEPING GILLRAY BAITING

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GILLRAY CERTAIN THIS WAS FABRICATION BUT CONSIDERED HIMSELF BLOCKED THUS RETURNED OIRECT LINC.

2. ALTHO LINC HAO ASSURED GILLRAY OFONTACT EACH POINTMMUNICAT IONS HE WAS NOT TOLD TO SPECIFICALLY AWAIT DIRECTION BEFORE PROCEEDING NEXT POINT ASSUMING THIS HAD BEEN CLEARLY ESTABLISHED TTHILE AT HOQS. THIS LATTER ASSUMPTION LINC BASED UPON INSTRUCTION HE WAS ONLY TO PROCEED NEXT TWO POINTS UPON HOQS CONCURRENCE AFTER NOTING RESULTS FIRST POINT. THUS HE CLAIMS THIS WAS NEVER REQUIRED OF HIM,

PER GALBOMD/CUNBAR CONVERSATIONAR EFFORT NOW BEING MADE TO ARRANGE SECURE APPOINTMENT SOONEST WITH ILLRAY AGREED RETURN IF CONFIRMED SOON OTHERWISE DESIRES RETURN HIS HOME EARLIEST OVER PRESSING PERSONAL MATTERS.

WILL ADVISE FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

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