TASKS FOR CHIEF OF STATION, GUATEMALA

Created: 9/25/1953

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: CIA historical REVIEW PROGRAM -

RELEASE AS SANITIZED SEcurnn^roUraN

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT: TASKS FO^HIEF^STATION, GUATEMALA

Your priorities for developmentFIRE assets are as follows:

penetration of the Coaaunlst Party.

penetrations of the major labor unions.

o. Controlled penetrations in tho major anti-Communist organizations.

penetrations in the sraed forces, orwith access to current planning both in senior andgroups.

agents with accasa to high-levelpolitical propaganda planning.

ran3*it any rumora re: ARBENZ government

ctivities, relationships among tho Communists

ra-or^vi?? to Headquarters. The

rumors will be accompanied by Station comments re plausibility, whore

countrxtsu^sted restrictions^ re-use in(Weekly report, unless no rumors are

"j" cliPsend, with appropriate comments, the

column, "Booucras" to Headquarters whenever it contains ramors of value to the anti-Guatemalan campaign.

k. illpsychological barometer* report on This report will bo sent Headquarters each week.

J'Station willontinuing study of moraledesires,mong the following groups?

Enlisted Men

. Gorernaent Officials

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Aseport as possible on each gro5 Thereafter Morale be included with the Humor Report.

Ihe/StaUeVi will

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SECOTY INFORMATION

willat of theostattempt to gather data re these targets which could

be used for character assassination (either within or outsidehis study should be as carefully done as possible, but should be in Headquarters

Mexican and/or other exile anti-Communist propagandain Guatemala, it should be sent to Headquarters asovering dispatch describing details offound, any reactions,

bi-weekly flow of negatives, with captions, re conditions

in Guatemala will be sent to headquarters. More pictures of comparisonsOnditlona of top Commies and the peons will be of special

<?' ChioCtation uil1 prepare an operation designed to attack the October Fori a, sending copy -jand original dispatch to Headquarters.

Headquarters is relying upon Station Guatemala for the checking of propaganda issued by exile groups and will expect all reports to be forthcoming as requested/

Any propagreidaJpTaced through HBDIGES will beeadquartersu) to pAvent any crossing of objectives within Guatemala.

J.IJIG Chief, WHD

AND APPROVED:

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