CABLE TO DIRECTOR, CIA FROM SR REP GUATEMALA RE GUATEMALA 1954 COUP

Created: 9/8/1952

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9 SEPT 52

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1- FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF INFO SUPPLIED TORND1NDLE:

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BEEN SEEKING ANT* POSSIBLYXTENTTO RivDINDLE. MONTHS AGO APPIfUACRED KMFGGCUP

IN ATTEMPT^ FORM COALITION OF FORCFS PUT KUEGCCUP WOULD NOT AGREE THAT CALLIOERIS HEAD NOV GOVT. KME^CCUP3 INSISTED ON FIVE-MAN JUNTA, P. FROM EACH CROUP AND 5TH SOMEONE WHO PROVES OUTSTANDING IN REVOLUTIONARY ACTION. NO AGREEMENT REACHED AND DISCUSSIONS DROPPEDEPTEMBER

KHEH C RD TO KMECGCUPoceaoLE TO COVT BY Jl'NTA AS PROPOSED. CROUPS NOW AGREE CALLIGERIS NOT TO BE IN JUNTA BUT TCRESIDENTFAHS. MILITARY PLAN crtn REVOLT TO BE PRESENT-

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ED SCON SY SULfOfniS. OBJECTIONS TO CALLIGERISUECTOUP BASED ON BELIEF PEOPLE AS WHOLE WILL NOT ACCEPT MILITARY MAN AND HIS PREVIOUS

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ACTIVITIES WOULD MOT INSPIRE CONFIDENCE Of STUDENTS AND OVERALL PLAN SHOULD befO READY FOR EXECUTIONj weeks, rSdinulL^lANS DEPART FOR. ABOUTTO PROCURE TEAR GAS AND POSSIBLY OTHER ARMS. EXPECTSCOWjODORE, NEW YORK,WOULD LIKE CONTACT WITH

S. NO INDICATION GIVEN RNDINDLE CONTACT WOULD OR WOULD MOT

EE MADE AND NO DISTRIBUTION MADE ANY INFO IN PARA 1, IF DISSEMINATION

IS TO BE MADE ^mTiOHO OCINO OVQfi) OUATEMALA AND WE SHOULD OE

ADVSSED BY CABLE OF THE DISSEMINATION MADE.

3. AS RESULT OF DIRECT REQUEST BY RTftlNDLE TO EUBASSYEMBASSY HAS SENT (BY POUCH) VISA CLEARANCE TO EMBASSY MEXICOEXPECTS APPLYEPTEMBER. THIS WILL PREVENT ADVANCEBY LOCAL GOVT CONTEMPLATED TRIP. ADVISE VISA ISSUINC OFFICER THUS AVOIDING ANY POSSIBLE

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