STATEMENTS CRITICAL OF THE U.S. ATTRIBUTED TO GUATEMALAN AMBASSADOR.

Created: 9/10/1953

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HEM3RAHDOM FOB: DEPUTY DIRECTOR (piaib)

Stateaenta Critical Of the U. S. Attributed to Quaternion

1. Meeting held In office of CWHeptember.

Present! Mr. Lawpton Berry Mr. Tracy Barnes

Mr. RayJ. C. King

Mr. Hans V. Tofte

a .P"eaarkfl attributed to Quaternion Ajfcassador Toriello and^the action to be talon re then vera diocuaced. Kr. Leddy reported

bold In ABA on tba aorningeptember, whore

twenty-throe officers wore present, ho was the only one favoring action. Tho other twenty-two voted to do nothing for fear of

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that nothing should be done to divert attention froa the main

h theasolvcs as otrongly

hat thlo was an ex-ceilont opportunity to initiate our pu oaayalgn,

poak to GenatnlBeiths but explained that any actiro taton by the General vhlch night bo att^bttt^le^nlorry could

fl'* SrWf.XtffttivW with too aha aide of state. Hla position woU.be core protected If en anproaeh could beo utobaal flnlth by nr, Pallaa or scv Vlaner. If Mr. winnerpprove, then Mr. Berry will handle the natter directly.

ion recommended Is aa followai

bote from the Depsrtaxmt of state' auotlng the renerhs

attributed to Ambassador Toriello at his preso conferenceCityeptember ond Inquiring If oaidtrue.

ublicity

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CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM

RELEASE AS

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c. There ehould nothreat to declare the Anbnesador persona non grata because the Guatemalan Oovcrrjoent in retaliation ndght rafuoe an Agrezont for Ajribaaaador Peurlfoy.

5. Attachedactual suiaoary of events prepared by Mr. Leddy.

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