CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM GUATEMALA RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 2/23/1954

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1. WSBURNT DELEGATION TO CARA CONFERENCE INTENDS REJECT POINTOKE AGENDA WHICH DEALS WITH INTERVENTION OF INTERNATIONAL COVMUNISM AMERICAN REPU3LICS. AS AMMUNITION FOR THEIRAND AS COUNTER BALANCE AGAINST OOYOKE INFLUENCE INTENDS REVIVING STORY RECENT PLOT HEREB IS TAKING LARGE QUANTITY PRINTED PROPAGANDA DESCRIBING PLOT WHICH THEY INTENDUT INS OTHER LATIN AMERICAN DELEGATIONS. INTENDS BLAME ODYOXE FOR PLOT AND WILL PRESENT DOCUMENTS ANO PHOTOS ALREADY PUBLISHED AS OSTENSIBLE PROOF. IS LNDEClDED AT PRESENT WHETHER TO PRESENT CASE 8EF0RE OR AFTER OOYOKE PROPOSALS. ARBENZ HAS INSTRUCTED DELEGATION TO MAKE STRONG EFFORT GAIN VOTES OTHER LATIN DELEGATIONS AGAINST INTERVENTION ANY COUNTRY IN AFFAIRS Or OTHER. DELEGATION BILL WAKE STRONG CASE POINT TWOIN AMERICA) AND WILL BRING UP OLD QUESTION OF BEDCE. SOURCE: ESCROW FROM IDEN.

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