REPORT ON ROBERTO BARRIOS PENA

Created: 6/12/1953

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CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE AS SANITIZED

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on Roberto Barrioa Pefla

According to General TruJUlo, Subject on3 visited Colonel Oscar Oeorlo of El Salvador. While talking to Col. Oeorlo, Subjectong distance phone call froa the United Statee, nppoeedly Waahlngton, D. C.

According to the CALIGEHIS inteligenee organisation. Barrios Pefia did not speak with Colonel Osorlo en El Salvador. Before his last trip to the United States be had arranged for an interview with Oeorlo, through tho Dominican Anbassador, but tola Interview never took place. Tbe Dominican Ambassador, at the request of Barrios Pefla, has arranged another interview with Osorlo, to take place after Barrios Pen* returns from the United States, which should be Friday, the 5th of June.

Barrios Pefia was apparently called to the United Stateslawyer, on Monday,ay. The following day Barrios Pena left San Salvador via TAN for Miami. Wednesdayh ha flew to Now Orleans, where he stayed at the St. Charles Hotel.

it. Immediately upon hia arrival in New Orleans Barrios Pen* got in toueh with Adio lives In the National City Bank of Commerce Building.

Barrios Pefla If he was ready to visit ths New Orleans FBI tWeee to identify himself so the FBI could investigate hia. t- ld Barrios Pefia that if the results of said investigation were favorable, everything else would work out fine, since thereowerful company ready toillion dollars to the Bovement which he, Barrioa Pefla, headed. Barrios Pefla agreed to go to the FBI, saying that their investigation would most certainly result favorably, for they would not be able to find anything derogatory against him.

tor. t rincipal lawyer in the firm of Dunbar and Company, Thia law firm has offices in several cities in tho United States, and in New Orleans represent the United Fruit Company.

Jtold Barrios Pefia that the United Fruit Companytoaim. Barriosillion dollars, or more,tho FBI and State Department investigations provedsaid that the BSSO Company was also willingand added that in Guatemala there were only twoevolutionary movement, and one of those twoBarrios Pefia,

Saturdayd. Barrioa Pefia end C isitedbase near Pane ha,apites C hovedlarge transport planes. They went aboard the planes andinside of each plane were two rocolless rifles, with The rifles were of oldthat there he had what had been promlasd Mm, and that he,

L ould arrange for Barrioa Pefla to get the planes out of the country.

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