REPORT RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 11/18/1953

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CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM CMBP<

KING, J. C.

RELEASE AS SANITIZED Sfiy^*

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Waa^ wear, c. Kint had Justonference;;

w'llcl1ned that: a. nwuidenlil.

ualvea, Honduras, nao. piuueu ^Torder in.0 forand ammunition and that this shipment would be

indicated that there would be considerable opposition to Galves uiln the Congress and, in his opinion, this arms shipmentto maintain stability and perhaps action could be taken toof the opinion that the situation is ripe

now in Guatemala. Thai, uiere was no need for any extensive pay-warfare prograa or mechanism, that the people are ready for revolution now and that we should not delay any longer.

It was agroadcontact^ jat once and

assign to him the bask oi locating tills purchase oroer oi ualves ln order to bring to bear such pressure as may be necessary to have it expedited and avoid delays.

I briefed JCK on the conference wit! november afterwith Mr. Helms, pointing outto do the

following:

and sign off ont once;

project allotment number;

the possibilities of an extra per diem for _J

a meeting for me with the Chairman of CAB loSyracuse negotiations; 'v

with Helms the question oiT ^Jcover sureest tluitauthorizes to place me inin tho office ofCho ispursonai irieno and oi'liciai contact ol

into my personal military cover to obtain approvalof said cover while assigned to PBSUCCESS.

I informed JC that it was my intention to get started at once in the preparation of assessments andould have to call on certain people from his ataff for periodseeks in order to accomplish this. He agreed to this.

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