CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM GUATEMALA RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 1/22/1954

OCR scan of the original document, errors are possible

GUATEMALA action:

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AS SANITIZED

OCICID/f*

- (INJAN 5U

TO; DIR

RE:inI IN RYBAT.

CITE: SGUAT

1. UNCONFIRMED REPORT DIE? PURPOSE TRAVELING

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TO ZURICH, SWITZERLAND IS TO DEPOSIT LARGE SUMS MONEY IN SWISS BANKS FOR "HIGH GUAT GOVT OFFICIALS"*

2e SAME SOURCE BELIEVES MARTINEZ WILL TRAVEL FROMMOSCOW AFTER WHICH WILL TRAVEL TO VIENNA ANO THENCEPOINT COMMUNIST CHINA. PRIOR TO DEPARTUREWILL ATTEMPTRMS FOR GUAT GOVT FROM SOURCE: UENT' THERE ARE MANY

RUMORS AS TO PURPOSE OF TRIP. IT IS WELL ESTABLISHED THAT MANY HIGH GOVT OFFICIALS NOT AWARE HE WAS GOING AND MARTINEZ WANTED IT APPEAR HE GOING ONLY TO MEXICO,

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