CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM (DELETED) RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 3/22/1954

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FROM HERBERT Lfl GILLRAY

1. OMEWHAT DUBIOUS ABOUTUT AGREES IF GROUP BELIEVES IT NECESSARY, ADVISEDC JTHAT SHERWOOD EQUIPMENT WOULD BE LEFT FOR HIS USE AT END OF OPCRATION-

OES NOT WISH TO CENSOR SHERiVOOD MATERIAL BUT INSIST: ON BEING NOTIFIED BEFOREHAND OF ANYTHING THAT MIGHT COMPROMISE KMFLU:

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U0 RECOMMENDS USES AIR -AND ARMY BASES FOR FINAL ACTIO! AND WILL FURNISH NECESSARY GUARDS AND ASSISTANCE CM PREVIOUS DFTA iLEi ARRANGEMENTS.

GREES TO CONTINUANCE AND AUGMCNTATION OF TRAINING CAMPS AS REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH MISSION,

6*C MPHASIZED EXTREME IMPORTANCE OF CONCENTRATION WHERE POSSIBLE RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK INREA AND ASSURING THE ACQUISITION OF THAT PORTIRST PRIORITY MISSION. BLOWING OF

BRIDGES NEAR CAP)TAL CITY TO BE SIMULTANEOUS WITH CAPTURE OFHEHAT flli- SXlTtYIKlMUSTUFFICIENTTO INSURE SUCCESS IN ORDER TO PUT NECESSARY PRESSURE ON CAPITAL,

7" HE DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE MUCH CONFIDENCE in THE DEFECT!ON Of THE GARRISON,.

DEFINITELY RECOMMENDS THAT CALLIGERIS BE ASSISTED INGPERATIVE PERIOD BY SOW STABLE INFLUENCE Of MILITARYAND KNOWHOW* DOES NO? THSNK TOO HIGHLY JandBUT POSSIBLY COLORED py APPEARED

TO HAVE CONSIDERABLE CONFIDENCE

% FURTHER COOPERATION CANAD BUT IT WILL HAVE TO BE LASD ON IN ADVANCE*

SSURED ME THAT HE HAS NO AGGRESSIVE INTENTIONS IN ANY DfRECTflONn NOT EVEN IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OPERATION,,

AUTHORIZED ME TO SPEAK IN HIS NAME TO GALVEZ AND OSORIO THAT HE IS BEHIND THEM ONE HUNDRED PER CENT in REPELLING ANY PROGRESSION FROM THE NORTH AGAiNST THEM AND TO URGE THEIR FULL COOPERATION INLAN,

MY OPINION IS THATt JcOiJLD NOTTRONG W'LITARV OPERATION IN ANY DIRECTION,.

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13o EFINITELY ASSURErC 3TKAT WCULD NOT BE LEFT

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K*. OVERHEARDC- END PERSONAL UE8SAQC TO Fluju^KES THROUGH ODYOKE AMBASSADOR TO COSTARICA THAT IF TROUBLE STARTED FROM THAT VICINITY THE COMBINED ACTION Or SEVEN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRfES WOULD BE CONCENTRATED AGAINST HIM AMD THAT THE RESULT MIGHT BE THE END OF COSTA^icA,.

SALAMANDER WILL QtC JAMISON FOR ALL OPERATIONS. TT3TUDE SINCERE AND ONE OF ENTHUSIAST DC SUPPORT AND ACUTE REALIZATION OF NECESSITY FOR THE OPERATION,

?7o mt ETA: mARCH,ARCH.. LINC PLEASE MEET AT AIRPORT*

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