CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM (DELETED) RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP.

Created: 2/3/1954

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ASSURES PIVALL THAT PLANE WILL BE HELD PHYSICALLY

UNTIL CALLIGERIS NOTIFIES HIM AS TO ITS DISPOSAL,,

AVE GO AHEAD TO TRAINING PROGRAM-, C ^ HAD NEVER DISCONTINUEDALL HADTHREE POSSIBLE ASSISTANTS FOR CADRE ALL TURNED CAN MAINTAIN ACTIVITIES FOR AT LEAST TEN MORE DAYSIN ^ PIVALL HAS BEENEARLY MORNING

AND LATE NIGHT,

k* q NTS COttMO GEAR MOVEO, BUT WILL DO SO ONLY ON REQUEST OF SEEK FORD WHO LEFT WORD WITHfT. HAT GEAR VAS MOT TO BE MOVED UNTIL HIS RETURN. C XPECTS SEEKFORD TO RETURN THREE OR FOUR FEB*

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C- "3 TURNED OVER SOME RECEIPTS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST LINC. POUCH. HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CAREFUL WITHTOO WELL KNOWN HERE AND DRINKS EXCESSIVELY.

6. SALE OF LAUNCH WILL BE COMPLETE 3

7o HAVE PERSONNALLY MET ONE(THRU CHIEF

PERSONNEL) WHOARKET FOR SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT- ABSOLUTELY NO COMMITMENTS BECAUSE PIVALL COMPLETELY IGNORANT THI5 TATEDVAILABLE PLUS ONE CLAIMS TOASSPORT3ACQUIRED BY HAVING. ARMY WORLD WAR TWO. STATION FORT RD MAJOR PART OF WAR - TRUE NATIONALITY UNKNOWN. CLAIMED TO BE DISTRIBUTOR FOR GENERAL PAINTS INC- SAID HE IS GOING. AROUNDEB TO CLOSEEAL. OID NOT SAY WHAT KINO. LAIMS TO WORK OUT OF SALV AND SOMETIMES SANJ. SAID HE SPOKE TO SEEKFORO AND DELGADO RE SALE AIRCRAFT*

PIVALL RETURNINGEB TO DISCUSS OVERALL CONOlTlONSo THINGS CALM HERE SO BEST OPPORTUNITY. FURTHER PIVALL DOES NOT DESIRE OR INTEND MEDDLE IN AFFAIRS LINC HAS NOT AOVISED. INITIALLY CONTRACTED AS TRAINING INSTRUCTOR. PRESENTLY FINDS HIMSELF EVERYTHING FROM INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST TO CHAPLAIN. HERE SUFFICIENT PROBLEMS TO JUSTIFY TRIP. NO SERIOUS INTERRUPT IONS./aDVI SE SOONEST?)

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