A SUGGESTED PLAN FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE OPERATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH OVER-A

Created: 9/1/1953

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A SUGGESTED PLAS FOR PSTCHOLOGICAL WAHPAHK OPEliAx IB COflHSCTIOH WTH OVER-ALL GUATEMALA* OPEttATICBS

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vrt facilities, for P* materials including data oa ossible expanaion and effectlveneae of this mechanism.

2l St*tlon Guatemala willordered to procure*

Pc-Textj, discontent, etc within one

repared. Sonefi

symbols, pix and name, for

iJ^A * Communist revolutionary COOKIES.

instigation of radio facllltu. Inside

and surrounding Guatemala will be node.PLSES

l>> . , 5" * ordar^ to check and consolidate hie

orar radio, telephonic and militaryfncliitiaa.

. - materials designed to excite discontentment throufihout Ouatemala will be prepared and distributed. UwiU be***

Xl"men and officers aad .pecial

(Subject, will concern coat-

njustice and Communiatother oubject

, , 7' and other propaganda Materials will publicise

^ lbla threatBala which would tsna Incite disloyally to the AfiBEEZ rsgime.

,"aredroup of Guatemalans In

win be deposing of Cooaunlst lnfluencs.

f Blff"S. in the Guatemalan Hint will begin "buttering-up* officers bslonglng to "Propoclonn

T,pt

night. (Rejected by SEEKPORD as unnecessary)

y ba3ia to Gua^Tnrr^lc*odic

JlBTbTauppllad

sal emala fromvhere

said arms are

U. She apreading of ru-gors .within the Ouat will he continued throughout all phases. Several themea are suggested below, but will have to be played "by ear" on-the-spot at appropriate tlaea:

fax. Officera:

about assignment of particular officers

to worse

officers are going to be sent overon ideological proficiency of

are being carried on by ArbensCommunists as to how military funds canto the developcent of aCommunist Party;

Certain officers are going to be liquidated; Arbens la planning, with the aid of rQHTUBT, tochooluatemalan HCTD. The graduates will be given high army rank and placed in charge ofeveral army officers in the interior, have already agreed to Join Insurgent forces, fhe officers named will be those known as loyal to AKBEKZ.

for Enlisted Men,:

a. ut ln military appropriations In anticipated. Only enlisted men will be affected since officers have to maintain cortaln standards.

inconvenience or bad morale factorbp turned toward the Comaunlstoplaying ball with ths Consunlsts.

Conmrunlsts are going to force allto leave the Church and Join onethe memory of STAIIM. Appeal toand tell your wives to get upprotesting atheist Communist policies.

andnit,(known tooodgoing to be sent to some undesireable post.

s. It is interesting to note that the sons of Coasraunist politicians never serve in the Ouatemalan army. They are too busy going to the USSR and swearing allegiance to it rather than Guatemala. y. Joe Blow died of food poisoning last week, another

died of typhoidbetter not drink or eat much until this situation Is investigated.

Bisss.handbills will be prepared In Headquarter* and distributed within Guatemala which indicate that /OHTUaT le intent on taking over

activities of GlfrTIEiiBZ and vice

contradiction to their aggreetnent.

PHASE Hi.

1. Humors, among officers and enlisted men in

Guatemalan army will be continued and intensified;

propaganda will be stepped up where-ever thought most appropriate, but special attention will be given to

l^Sf* 7 installations are

SuataoXal aclinierill be created

productionetterhead. Ha contents will be prepared

It 17 ommunists, and will be created

by the Station, mimeographed within the Station and mailed in Guatemala

threats of outside action will be

continued through rumor and through Mexican PW outlets.

5. "Black- handbills will be printed stating that the rPprimp.mole in the Western Hemisphere.

imft ^PBlVnifltin the Western Hemisphere.

MhlMI>'- clothing and food to Guatemala.

I iJ'"ould possibly be

forthcoming and will be followed up with -grey- handbi ^pointing out the stupidity of the Communists for trusting the USSR, calling for the ridding of Corwrunlst Influence in Guatemala.

st ^vrvPean front -ill ostenaibly

be mailed to rOETUHT. telling his. that GUTIERRKZ has been reporting to Moscow about the activities of rOBTUHT and that unless GUTIERREZ can be silenced. FORTUsT may be purged.

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Hnough have

things travel

to

printed up

thuslocking road

promised so that llitary

f

grles-^ne-aahlag false diversion of troops posai

8. Invitations to members ofPi

'wwlii"ba"SMuad for tha ^toTi

t, Otters from Mexico.rica <uid from within Guatemala will continue to be sent to army officers.

etter, couponubatanclal

amount of CCQURS yUI &S. flfifli.iSL nanrs. po^slbJLft-

The letter win^aak enlisted nen to signhe USSH and tn>-Gjiatemalan CommmlstP^rtr^na^send the

to-Conruclst Partycrude enough that -fr^^

they will be revealejUfcT-"ther*^true worth lnuaedlately upon trying to ctlo^Mward the ostensible

broadcasts will be stepped up ln

".ComjounlB-twill be uncovered lncontain: Plana, for overthrow Guatemalan ndltary; Plans-^forof Central Americanlans^for overthrowing the government; Photo posters of FOETUBT or whoever is picked the ostensible "newoviet medals and commendation*

ubUc of ^temalan leadersurcharged with Comaunlst symbols, names, etc.

will be propagandized throughout thebe called attention to the UH and OAS which will alsothroughout Guatemala and the Western Hemisphere.

PHASE III:

1. "Black* propaganda will proclaim the JOjffUHT and put all the blame of GUTIHHHZ. for the "Communist Cell". Black GVtORBSZ propaganda, if needed, will call for vote of "no-con fldence" in yOttPUHT.

Burners within the

be increased.

Xcttm tp ^ftrfifl*

win continue to be mailednow varied to Include quotes from

the Communist cell material and guesses aa to who would beif the Communista took over.

9* splinterimeographed letters will be sent to non-Communist and Communist leaders pointing out all disagreements of tjSSK backed Commie and call for formationationaliat Communist Partyommunaliem partysuch as was had in pre-Spanish conquest days.

Through *pfflg,ftlOOKIES wiU be sent to labor leaders, army officers and othersratuity for their future support.

The .JO Day Plan will be instituted, with certain changes re onlyays and concentration on Guatemala City and several other key targets.

lo assumed that EDTUS will hava armsd nan inBUfUS offlcars will have bean assigned specific taaks; and

all Co-arunlcatloas. water and electric facilities will bs under HUrTJS control.

troops will put mines ln tank treads and smoks-flIn air craft and aa many vehicles as poeslble.ay)

assure their active cooperationay. If they acres, men will be assigned to Insure that thsr do so. They will issue orders designed to confuse, dlsaay or force surrender of government troops.

10. The night, tbs telephone wires of Conmunlst leadars will be severed at about mid-night or after Communists have retired.

The fiUPUS rmjlp stations will broadcast that thealready taken place andew deoooratleno Coleanings. Communist horrors can be revieweddenounced. Government leaders part Id Internationalwill be reviewed and comments of ths free world told about.

comunleatlODB will be restoredmilitary installations are located. Coimnandsrs will beGuatemala haa capitulated, and that other outposts havebetween one outpost and another will have been out toInter-post communication and toeeling of Isolation.

1*. Asdd announcementssw prograa kUUS ahouldtrong show of strength to assure ths populace of his ability to, in fact,continue to ceneund an antl-Coisnunlst government. Vatar power and electricity will be restored and some extremely generous gesture ahould be made to tha poor and to the army.

15. *h* Arch-BjBQOfl say be Induced intohurch holiday and call for special mosses to glvs thanks to God for ths defeat of atheist Comunlsm la Guatemala,

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