CABLE TO DIRECTOR CIA FROM SR REP GUATEMALA RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 12/8/1953

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U ACCORDING TO ESSENCE POLITICAL PRISONERS AT SALAMA PLANNING MASS BREAKOUT LATTER PART OFS3. FXACT IWTE NOT FIXED*.

2, ESSENCE AND EXILED GROUPS REPORTEELY TRYING TO DISCOURAGE BREAKOUT BECAUSE GOVERNMENT VILL DISCOVER, PERMIT BREAKB AND AMBUSH

JAPGE8t PRISON. ESSENCE ALSO FEARS BREAK RILL PROVITE GOVERWJEHT ffllX PRETEXT FOR LARCH SCALE CLEAN UP OF REGAINING 0PP0SI0NI8TS.

$o TO DATE PRISONERS DETERMINED TO PROCEED. IF UNABLE TO PREVENT BREAKOUT ESSENCE HANTS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO GIVE ESCAPEES FIGHTING CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. HAS ASKED HEDIGER TO SECUREEVOLVERS,ORE AMMUNITION ANDANDGRENADE8 FOR THfS PURPOSE, HOT OBTAINABLE LOCALLY.

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WILL VISIT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ON OR ABOUTECEMBER* COULD RETURN .ITEMS IF APPROVAL OBTAINED THROUGH KUBARK LIAISON PITH ODUNIT HQS. OWN IT ATTACHE NOT AWARE OF aOT OR CONTENTS THIS MESSAGE.

5. PENDING REPLY NO ACTION CONTEMPLATED HERE EXCEPT TO DISCOURAGE BREAKOUT THROUGH ESSENCE.

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