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Created: 6/18/1952

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TENSENESS OF POLITICAL SITUATION HAS BEEN INCREASING SINCE PRESIDENT PTOPOSED HIS AGRARIAN REFORM CILL ONAY (WHICH

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VOTE PROTESTING THE STEAIttOLLER TACTICS WITHOUT ADECUATE DEBATE AND FAILURE OF MAJORITY TO OGSERVE RULCS OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. FACTORS CAUSING TENSENESS AND INDICATIVE THEREOF ARE: IN SEVERAL INTERIOR VILLAGES IN OPPOSITIONGE OF WUNIGT, TOTALITARIANHICHUNE WITH APPROXIMATELY SIX DEATHS AND SOME ARRESTS; ATTEMPTS ALLEGEDLYO" THE STUDENTS TO SABOTAGE POV.ER LINES WITH RESULTING ARRESTS; PRESS REVELATION OF PERSECUTIONS OF STUDENTS; JOINING OF PAR, RN, FPL ANT SOCIALISTS INTO NEB PARTY CALLED PARTY OF THE GUATEMALANWITH THE OCVIOUS PURPOSE OF CENTRAL CONTROL OF CIVILIAN EFFORTS TO rEFTND TIEPROPAGANDA ATTACKS BY ASSOCI TICN OF FARM OWNERS (AGAj; REFERENCES IN PRESS TO POSSIBLE CIVIL WAR; At.'OUNCE? *EWT BYANUEL PELLECER ONUNE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF DEFENSE

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COMMITTEES DY GENERALF LAEOR TO FIGHT UTII AfKYOLICE FOR THE GOVESMttENT; PRCSSITE DY OOVGnftf.ENT TONTI-COMMIE RADIO PROGRAMS; ORDER REV0KIK3 ALL FIRE ARMS LICENCES; SEARCHES OF CATSHEIR CCCUPACTS OT: THES; ORDER PRCillQITINC HIST"ICN OF HAND BILLSEHICLES; RUMORS DEWED DYTARMING FART4 LABORERS.

LEAFLETS DISTRIBUTED lo JUNE BY MARKET WOMENQ FOR CLOSING OF ALL BUSINESS HOUSESUNE IN PROTEST DETENTCUR STUDENTS * PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS NAT IOC* NIGHTJUNE*

CONSIDERED POSSIBLE, HOT PROSADLE,LLHAVE NO INFO THEY DILL; FOLLOWINGJUNE: HEADS OF MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS IN GUATEMALA CITY BEING CHANGED TO FOIL ANY ATTEMPT AGAINST GOVERNMENT. DISTR EMBASSY.

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