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Communist Activities inburnished by
Attached as of possible interoat to Lincoln and tfeadquarters are copies of translations of two reports submitted to the local iiobasay byEmbassy oon tact and former voluntary informant of thia station who has not always proved reliable.
According to C JJthe information in the first attachmentobtained from Gabriel ARRIOLA whom C Jeelievos to bo the secretary to Victor Manuelcretar* General of the CGTG and well known local Communist.
r Jatated that Attachment No.emorandum datedk, was writtenource In the National Palace whom he did not further identify, and further attributed the information inf that nemorandum to Francisco SAKS, stated toousin of the Colonel SANCHEZ mentioned In that paragraph.
tation files contain no references to either Gabriel ARRIOLA or Francisco SARS.
ince no other information has been received from the ultimo te sources of theae reports, both are.
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Onhe principal leaders of tho Communist Party, headed by Victor Manuel QCTISRREZ and Carlos Manuel PELLECER, mat with President ARBENZ. They inquired as to whether he was yet aware of the rumors presently circulating with regard to the forma-tionilitary triumvirate composed of Colonels SANCHEZTELLAesser ranking military man. Since Colonel AR3SNZ replied that such rumors must bo reactionary lies. PELLECER told him thet thev wisheda_decisions concerning the threats and dangers emanating from the reaction and imperialism^gSSgTTgjg nka of^gnTz'edane a' TMff 'pffiRg-^neTe a
_ged for distribution to revolutionaries throughout the oountry, and Toey did not wish to bo victims of disloyalty on his part. PELLECER told him that It lo being rumored that the imperialist PEURIFOY wants to deal thorn (theknookout punch" but that they will know how to defend themselves because they havo methods fortraitors. President ARBENZ told them that_ue_ la dealing with PKURIPOY ln stricttt with tho advice glvon him by the
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feel apprehensive concerning his conduot. He also told thom that he is hopeful that the "Caracas threat" will be nothing morehowy war of nerveo and that he could assure thom that he would not betray then and would fulfill his promise to not permit them to be harmed so long as he is President of the Republic. PELLECER, emotionally stirred, told him that his words gave him more courage and determination to fight the national and International enemies of the government and that It did not matter how or fron where the attack of the traitorous Guatemalans might come becauso they (the Communists) were prepared to destroy them. Colonel ARBKNZ asked that thoy cooperate with him so that the_preoldency of tho Congress
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A mooting attended by members of the COTG, political parties, exiled Niceraguans, etc. was held In the bondshell of tho Farque Central on. convnoxoretlng the twentieth anniversary of the death of SANDINO. There were0 people In attendance and the spoochee given attacked the governments of SOMOZA and. Onebruary tho National Congress voted on andinute of silence in honor of SANDIHO's death. Three Anti-Communist Deputies refrained from voting.
Colonel Ruben GONZALEZ Sigui, on active duty at the Cuartol Genoral, 5th Avenue and 7th Street West, is contacting certain reactionaries and anti-Communists inquiring if they are roady and have followers tooup in company with Colonel AI.DANA Sandoval and his friends. In3 at tho time'of the Salami incident this Colonel GONZALEZ Sigul made tho same propositions to various reactionaries and anti-Communists Including Colonel Alfredo CASTAfiEDA. CASTANEDA declaredto be in agreement and was Immediately arrested. Since that time he has been among the political prisoners hold In Salami.
Following the closing of the Second Syndical Congress, ita organizers together with Rafael AVILA, LOMEARDO Toledano's Mexican representative at the mentioned congress, met with President AR3ENZ and proposed that Communist offlcors,forelgnershere, be introduced into the National Armyuarantee against Invasion for the Arbenz Government, ARCENZ discussed the proposal with the General Staff of tho Army, tho Minister of Defenso, the Chlof of the Armed Forceo, the chiefs of the garrisons, otc, explaining to them thoof such cooperation proposed by tho Communists. With the excei tlon of Colonel SANCHEZ, Minister of Defense, and Colonol PARINEU.O, Chief of ^taff of the Army, all accepted ARBENZ" suggestion. However, in view of the opposition of SANC.iEZ end FARINELLO, AHBENZ did not dare to put the proposal into effoct. JThen GUTIERREZ and FORTUNY were "advised of what had occurred, they told AR3ENZ that he should "get rid of the two oolonels on eomo pretext or other so that tho plan taa "People's Militia" within the (rational army could be carried out, GUTIERREZ and POETirNY attribute tho discovery of the YDIOORAS Puentes-CASTILLO Armas plot to their own police organization, pointing out tho inability of the political turtles and tho National Army to havo ouccoeded In discovering it.
(This information from Franciscoousin of SANCMEZ)
BSTANCOURT, Dr. Juan Jose AREVALO and the Communist leader MORA were the ones who succeeded in getting President PIQCERES of Coata Rica to decide not to attend the Caraoas Conference. In reality, the recommendation of the Costa Rican Congress was nothing moreay of conoealing the suggestions of BSTANCOURT, AREVALO and MORA, the brothor-in-law of BETAHCOURT.
The newspaperbre ls partly financed by the Minister of Government, Augusto CilAFu'iAllD McDonald, and the PRO, according to reliable sources.
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