SYNCARP ACTIVITIES - TRANSMITTAL OF "FISHERMAN" LETTER

Created: 2/16/1954

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Attached herewithruw copy of anotner 'Piaharnan" note, dotedU, sent toor delivery to Identityl:eae identities bein^ explained In This document first cane to my attention onebruoryand is bolnr;net only as further evidence ofdanserous security practices but also because lt contains information find Inprrssions willed nay be of interest.

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ll. GJZAL2 Juarez larivate secretary of the Presidency and anicer of the Partido Acclon Rovolucionaria (PAR).

^ jHarle s. Barrister

CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

According to inforiiatlon contained in his passport, .lulllsriro 'JSTRADA Rosalerk of juatecalan nationality who traveled extensively, vlaitlnr* BellSe Hoveral tlmos,

Tbe fil in of this station reflect no information concerning HectorafaelrPCNS'A).

The Individual mentioned ae R. Is Identity Ii of.

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Internal organization suffered veryf aty recentin Qua to. As previously reported the organisationtightly knit, system of cells, where on meraebr hardly ever knows more than two or three others, except at the highest echelon. We certaily feel sincerely the loss of Miguel, but there are ttrepuostosR right on the job already.

I have spent more than an hour with the Colonel the nighth,before his departure for the South; all precautions were taken to keep this absolutely leek-proof, respective report written by myself in office and sealed in my presence; the four pages of the pad onrote, and on whichof my writing "engraved itself were torn off by me and left with R. for burning. eed not stress that thereigh price on our friend'suggest evontual FBIfor him, while in.

I found hla confident, clear-headed and full of determination; whileof problems and dangers ahead, his courage and capacity for lea-worship must never bo doubted. Aa. BBcennted hyncouraged him to tell us what, or what more does he feel he needs to beentioned that the internal needs Were duly cocomicated and that they are being "thought about". eelMpplied the final degree of confidence needed by him; the porsonaliiy of the Ambassador, his reputation and recent firm statements did the rest. He then confided to me his great wish to. as per my yesterday's report.

We then discussed briefly theiranted to learn his views on such delicate subjects as Agrarian Reform, Sindlcalisation and Labor's gains. His one big motto will beains cannot be taken away, but he will endeavour to have laws applied justly to all. He is well informed, lt ls aparent that he did lot of studying and thinking In them amazed at his common sense, middle of the road views, this is no typical Latin American Dictatorhip. Soberly he envisages difficulties of financial nature, when the truth shall be known how much dsmmage has been actually done to the Flsco. USAincere, admiring friend in him, and it is only because of the adverse publicity the State has bean receiving for some time, that he did not seek you out at an earlier date.

To the solid Honduras and Salvador backingeported previously you can add now also Nicaragua and Panama; it is hoped that Saato Domingo will give help when needed. Full Alliance and close cooperation with Idi-goras was sincerely sought and these efforts culminated by Idigoras'and his principal men joining unreservedly the cause of the Colonel.

Onda Murillo and Davila Cordoba's arrest Is duo indirectly to the general's statement in Salvador to the effect, that Salazar, Corona do Lira and the rest of former prominent Idigoristas hove not really "abandonned him" but made certain declarations to that effect to cover and protect

this in turn made authorities in Oust* think that murillo and Davilaoust kno> something, must be Implicated ln something, hence the "orden de capture? It is evident that tha Ovmnt is blind to the actualhe only poraon really involved was of course Miguel.

Martinez' statement to the Mexican Press, In which he clearly says that the Agrarian Dept. and also Arbens aro in tho hands of communists, has Just reachod us yesterday via Salvador; It shows that my summing up of his departure was correct.

Col. Miguel MendoEa la not, and was not the military chief inside; hisfhows only further how bewlldorod the Ovmnt is.

Am enclosing brief extract of contract recently signed between H. Gonzales Juarezexican mahogany operator; this represents one of the "big steals" and it would be intorosting to know if some of the money to be paid through Hew York Banks will not be used as contribution to conoi-nlat and oommunist front organisations for red propaganda. The letter which accompanied tho contract mentionsot much imagination needed there to know which Willy it ls; it is obvious that he is also sharing and on the receiving and.

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to follow payments in BUze through beiize banks; this would beeasy for mo.

Onpecial plana from Quate landed in Bellse;as first said that lt brought Arbens and his wife,avfj. Jand suggested to him to reportf he finds lt to borgently to tho State and yon. He promised to look into thinga, and hava not aeon him again. However, before my departure forave firmlythat it was Eduardo Weinann and his wife, plane piloted by Hurst -and that they Inspected theoot yacht, cadeich English busi-noasman, who died last year. The vessel Is an ocean going yacht,with two Diesels,iscovered further that it was brought some two montha ago to Ponta Oorda, froa where it etaaaed oat toarty froa Barrios; it may be that A. was there also, but it ls certain that OseQueda was one of the party- It was arranged to seo tho yacht in The price then askedooo,nderstand that it waa now reduced toast offer to Weimann. o not know if the deal was closed. If further interested in this natter let me know

L Jln Belize. Our friends here showed considerable intorast in this Development and considered it as merely ah additional means to...

Headquartersi theas people aro no ordinary, usual type of conspirators as we soe thorn in Latin America; they will not be running to assault with machetes in theirm vory Impressed; they arein suitable departments, which ln turn take cere of special asslgn-eoente, such as propaganda, press, foreign relations. Intelligence, finances, supplies, storage and shipmonts of nooded elements, planning, fufeuhe Oovmnt programme, otc, etc. All opposition elements, as reported previously are gathered here and work in harmony; there is no doubt of their respect for and loyalty to the Colonel, snd it is also evident to me that he is the Boss.

PDWTOS PRINCIPALES del contra to flrmado olo EneroU on la Cludad de Guatemala entre Humberto Gonzalezector Agullar Uarufo, este ultimodadano raericano, orlglnario deantieneogocioa en.

Es contra to de conpra-venta deedro que el. tie no en los Bosques Nacionalos do Peten, segun contrato con el Qoblerno de Guatemala. H. Gonzales J.gullaredro que se oncuentro on condlcl-ones do arastrar en la Zonae Iog Bosques Naclonales de Peten. Se pagara en lotos deooruzar en frontera do Guatemala, en dinero efectivo por chequesorteamericanos, girados sobre bancos on Nueva York, el preoio convenldo esor pillar pies deor cedro.

, segullar acepta quo H. Gonzalez Juarez cortara con su propio equipo deersonal tecnico la suae de mil arbolos particularee, que se encuentran el lasII de los Bosques Kacio-nalos do Peten, arroglo que se deteroinara por separadoj se consta quo la axplotacion de los ad mil arboles ee barla este ano. El. presents contrato deja sin ningun efecto el contrato celebrado en la cludad de Guatemala el diao EneroU, que fue flrmado por las personao siguientes: Humberto Gonzalez Juarez, Hectorntoniorlando apuoho, del cual dieran fe los sonores Quillermo Estra daose Cesar Garcia Porraa.

Mo babiendo otra coas que hacer constar se firms el presenta contratoando fe de que cada una de las clausulas estan de confor-mldad.

Humbertoosa

Hector AgullarGarcia H.

(flrno onen Beliee)

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