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Created: 9/10/1953

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD: SUBJECT: Conferences vlth

6eptember, neetings were held In3 fffCommodore, Bev York City,

and SEEKFORD.

left Guatemala, after nineteen days in prison, on

pril. He joined RUFUSdirected operations from

there until his departeu cays ago. Shortly prior to bisvisits vere taode j, andC jHe jtbatfj^ j> hipping, ports ana lana basesavailable, woe oomber was also offered, free.C

^jill continue to allow RUFUS and his men to retain.

urged subject to get on with hisciacoeo-

tine support and facilities for movement of guerrilla forces across tbe frontier.

3> eeting vac held with anti-Communist Guatemalanand on Ikritten agreement was signed giving

tne latter'a complete support. Word bas been Indirectly received that Colonel Roberto Barrios Pena bas withdrawn from any proposedactivities.

k. Organization inside Guatemala

a. Organization is intact except for two Colonels in jail. These were charged with participation ln the Salama revolt,actually they did not support lt. Hone of subject'saided Carlos Siamons atam.

b. There0 anti^onmainlst Guatemalans organized In cells of three to five men. These in turn are in groups of. Thereembers In tben the suburbs, within an hour's radius of the City, tbs remainder throughout the Interior. Those ln the suburbs are rated superior to the City people. Part of tbe interior has not yet been organized, for two reasons: he number already raised lshen prospects of obtaining outside aid declined,to organize were called off.

c. There are two intelligence nete: ine

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tbrough twon extensive service beadedormer Chief of "Investlgaclones" who was the bead of Dictator Oblco'a Intelligence Service for fourteen years, andhort while after his fall in the saae position with the new Gore rone nt.

d. They have five clandestine radio stations.

a. Ample auppllas of chemicals have been acquired and stored away, these to be used for eobotage and tbe construction of bombs. BoBhe are to be used to create alarm and confusion at the proper motaent.

exist for the control or cutting ofand control or destruction of radio stations, sabotageAir Force, capture and use of arms caches intended forlabor groups.

are ten regional treaaurere. Bach wee. One raised the fullecond,total to date subscribed All this has beenthe past year ln the maintenance of the two nets and The treasury Is dry and funds impossible toor until thereeneral revival in the hope oftbe movement. Other funds were raised for the CarlosatroeC 3and hlc asaociatee,for Roberto Barrios Pena. The failure of these twocontinual postponementny by BUFOS, has discouragedeapport.

5- Capabilities

Subject is positive that through his intelligence service be can obtain information on each officer of tbe armed forces In Guateaala City, andlan for their individual immobilization during the critical period la feasible. Subject mentioned tbat many of theare auspicious of one another because of the system installed whereby each le required to report on the other. Tbla opens tbe way to excellent PW operationsur part. The Government is doing all It can to keep the support and loyalty of the key officers by paying good salaries and giving many special privileges, including the building of homes. Capture of Guatemala City at the outset of the movement will require the Immobilisation or aeaaeslnatlon of tbe key civilian members of the Government as well as Immobilizationajority of the officers. Subject mentioned by name and locality officers ln key positions in the interior who have committedto his movement. Full dotalla ore available.

6. Economic measures

Gasoline stocks ere estimated ot botweennd U0 days. Delays

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io shipmenta for one or two montho prioray would have considerable effect. Since Iaportant quantities of oil cooe In via El Salvador and are shipped by rail, this source woold have to be controlled, as well ae entrance via Guatemalan ports. Esso (Standard Oil Company) brings In supplis by San Jose; Texaco via Puerto Barrios; end Peaex by rail froa El Salvador. econd effective measure would be the delay or stoppage of shipping. The Government le ln rather tight financial straits and depends heavily on its customs duties for revenue.If the shippingcould delay their shippingeriod of several weeks, this would financially embarrass the Cuateaalan Government and likewise deny certain essential supplies. These are, on the Pacific side, the Grace Lino and the Hicaraguan Line; and on tho Atlantic side, the united Fruit Company and the Nlcaraguan Line controlled by President Soooza of Hiear-agua. alling off in the buying of coffee would hurt tbelt would have to be doneay not to appear as an economic sanction taken unilaterally by.

T* Political measures

AD. S. note replying to Ambassador Toriello's charges lc much Subject outlined the weaknesses ln the Toriello statement. several newspapers from Guatemala Cityepteaber,In front page headlines the Toriello statements. In hisIndicates full Government support and approval and probablyto Toriollo. Subject believes that the threat of anwhere charges vould be brought against theand with the possibility of economic measures,coffee, wouldood psychological effect. The

selected for the Conference could beay.

8. Financial Requirements

To make maximum use of all facilities, there are ibe following monthly re qui re aen ta:

KOTOS for maintenance and training of

military

intelligence services and other

operations inside

PW

TOTAL

PW activities will include the printinglandestineInside the country. One ls now being published ln Tegucigalpa

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Sffcurfty InTormaHon

and distributed. 9- BecOflm-ndrttlooB

da tailed plan and tine table be prepared baaedfollowing assumptions: (l) Ample funda available;

rms and munitions available.

shipmentoons of arm* be madeKOTOS for training purposes. These should come via

tbe channels to be approvederritory and lt will serveeat of his sincerity as well as anmeans of restoring the morale of tbe KOTOS group.

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