KUGOWN - DISCUSSIONS AT LINCOLN WITH EARL N. BANNISTER

Created: 3/24/1954

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Discussions at LIICCLfl with Earl g. BAMKZ3TXR

discussions At LIHCGUI, tho following proposed EOGCUV*

ESSEfCB Groupo Ue encouraged aad sufficiently financed to provide for the continuing development ofbranches throughout Gustenmla. Th* ordinary nerabexa of theee branches sr* to ba used prlnarily for tba dlatrlbutlon of propaganda. However, tha travelling lnapaetor* dispatchedKKE ara to select, In aaoh local branch, tiro car thraa abla, adddla elana or lower alddle class agitator*. Th*ao agitators, undar the direction of tho lnepootoro, ar* to arouse tha populmtion on localsuch aa ths lank of adequate school facilities, tha lank of pur* drinking vater, the low wage scale, tn* lank of pared Streets, eto. Pareffect, tha agitator* are to avoid Tsgue sndttacks on "CccninlBB" and to confine themselves to those local and amtarlal isaoes that really arouse the puhllo Interact and Indignation. bound on th*hay get, the agitators are to orgsnlB* signature campaign*,

far petitions eddresosd to th* gOYenxsant, requeetlng specific fons of seals tanas snd rellaf for their respective area*. Tba taocr of these petitions should always be, at tbe outset, one of gratitude and sAntration for tbe goreranenti then the petition should go oa to point out that th* great snd good benefits of the regine, although undeniably distributed in sanla aeaeure elsewhere, hare for sooe reason not hit tha particular cconeinity froa which the petitioneing eent; th* petition ehould close with ato the effect tbat, ln order to enable the particular community to play its full role in the country, lt ahould now get as soon a* possible pure water, paredtc. These petition* ahould ln every case alsoo the local newspapers endto the newspapers lns* In Ciiy.

particularlyonvenient association ofto be used to spread tbo word about bad business conditions. Thayto encourage their contact* in th* various towns to submit petitions for

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assistance and ralief to tho control government. alesmann initiatingetition in one locality, ho con thon take it to another locality and encourage the people there to follow tola example. These petitions ahould bo sent, in copy, to newspaper*.

L. The hoof ond nouth disease campaign woo discussed. It woe agreed that tho market was en should first bo enlisted in spreading the rumour. ollow up, tho bssekk phone team would bo used.to simulate calls fron butcher shops, saying that their pork waa not infected.

previously recoaneaded campaign of telephone calls to tb* staidb ofwoo discussed. It wa* agreed that tho calls ahouldommand

to the maid in question to do her part for Comounisa and ahould ask nor to report

to OemmuMo* fhrty Headquartera to pay her due*. ollow up, one or mora of

tbo maids should be selected to protect this pressure, over tho radio, if possible, or in the fornetter to the newspapers.

The possibility of gettingnd pro-CoBBOunists to Ukahange of regime was discussed. One proposal aade was to have Occur CQHDE, aati-Coannaiet radio broadcaatar, to urge people to record,anner still to bo determined, tnat thoy were antl-Conauni.it. roposal was also diucuaeed toadio program from outside Guatemala urge the people to writeiven postal box number, under on alias for thoir safety, ond tc communicate the fact that thoy wore anti-Coaaunlot. It ia to be proposed, over this radio program, that tbe peoplear boo copy of their letter so that whoa tbe time of reckoning cameo, thoy can snow th* carbon.

It waa agreed that special attention ahould bo given to exploiting tbe groivances of public omployeea, such ss the fact that pay is frequently in arrears and that pay scales are low.

Toe advisability of bringing George L. TilAlCSK to LINCOLN at an early opportunity waa agreed upon. Tola proposal will be cleared with Jerome C. DOKBAJi boforo

possible uses for BSCOBILLA ware discussed and it was agreed Uiat,ESCOBILLA'a background and access toimited group of pooplo,would nave Lo bo given to his most effective use.

abofe should be brought lo toe attention of 7KAMCEH and RAZMARA atopportunity, for their suggestions and for implementation by ESSENCE.

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