ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET WITH ATTACHED MEMO TITLED "GUIATEMALA"

Created: 10/8/1952

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1. Early ln July Mr.and

nycclf visited the State Department where weonferencewere present Assistant Secretary of StateC J, bis ndCIA delegation posed the

following three questions: (as wellan remember)

1. Would the State Department like toifferent government in Guatemala!

2. Vould tbe State Departmentovernment established by the use cf force?

3- Does the State Department wish CIA to take steps to bringhange of government?

The first question was answered positively. The second question was answered negatively. The third question was not answered clesrly but by implication, positively.

Mr. Dulles asked me tcemorandum of Conversation ln long-band and deliver the one copy to hie. id this and waited in his office vhile be shoved It to the Director- ewas called into the Director's office, and It was soon clear that the Director was dissatisfied with the lockirect answer to the third question. He then telephoned to Itoeeting-

t. ater gathered froa Mr. Dulles that the Directora satisfactory anawer from

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CUPOriOIXCf OF MEETINGS LZADIBG TO APPROVAL OF PROJECT A

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A Dee ting ubs held ln the officediscuss Project A. Those present:

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J. Project was approved bye. Detailsare covered in Bcnorandun of Mr. ^'s dated

8 October. Original paper is believed to beln Mr- Dulles' files.

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A meeting was held In the Director's office. ThoseDirector, Mr. Dulles, 3 eport was

made of the previous day's meeting with State. The Directorwith the inconclusive position taken by

e telephoned to make aa appointment to discuss Project

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A meeting was heldr.Q I's office. Those Mr.

that authority to furnish nateriel was given.

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A meeting wasin Mr. Dulles' office. ThoseDulles,Mr Conversation seemed

to he#vl on on the assumption tr>at action was beingasked Mr. Dulles whether we had the

"ffreen licnf and Mr. Dulles replied affirmatively, statinghad been told that they could have the material

if and when they would indicate where they wished tc pick it up. (At this orrevious conference, Mr.ntioned that the Director had had conversations with 0

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A sieeting was he'd in the Director's office. ThoseMr. Dulles and Tbe

Directorand instructed axm to maJce recon-

mendations as tc future action. He requested that aprepared and presented to him. Onugust tr.eprepared for the signaturewith

Mr. Dulleato tlic Director. It was

approved by the Directoreptember.

8 October3 ONLY

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