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GENERAL PUBLIC ANXIETY CONTINUES TO INCREASE. PRESENT 3 BETWEEN PRO GOVT ANOMMUNISTS ELEMENTS CENTERS ONOMMUNIST DEMONSTRAT IONS IN GUATEMALA CITY (At)THOR IZCD tS MAR TOND OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF COUNTRY. ALL DEMONSTRATIONS SCHEDULEO FORAR.
PRO GOVT PROPAGANDAPPOSITION TOOMMUNIST MOVEMENT AND DEMONSTRATIONS IS : MOVEMENT IS SERIOUS THREAT TOOOVT, IS FASCIST, REACTIONARY, SUBVERSIVE, COMPARABLE TO FASCIST MARCH ON ROME, ETC. OMMUNIST LINE IS MOVEMENT NEITHER SUBVERSIVE NOR REACTIONARY BUT INTENDED TO PETITION AUTHORITIES TO APPLY ARTICLEFHICH CATEGORICALLY PROHIBITS THE COMMUNIST PARTY IN GUATEMALAHAT FIGHT WILL OE BY CIVIL AND LEGAL MEANS AND WEAPONS ARE PRESS, PUBLIC FORUM AND DEMONSTRATIONS.
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PRO GOVT ELEMENTS HAVE RESORTED TO INTIUIOATIONS SUCH
AS :
(ALSO RCVD OGTG) ARCHOFFICIAL DIARIO DE CENTRO AMERICA OF GREAT CORKERS MEETING NIGHT
ARCH SO PEOPLE COULD SEE THE FORCES READY TO DEFEND THE DEVOLUTION.
BY PAR, RN, FPL ANC PS ONARCH TOTHOSE PARTIES TO BE PRE PAR EO FOR SPEEDY MOBILIZATION ANDPARTY HQS.
BYARTIES THAT DCX1CRATICSERIOUSLY THREATENED, DICTATORSHIP NOT UNLIKELY IF THREAT NOT
k* SITUATION IS SUCH THAT EITHER SIDE COULD PROVOKE INCIDENT RESULTING IN BLOOOSHED.
5o CARLOSRINCIPAL LEADER OFOMMUNIST MOVEMENT HAS CONFIDENTIALLY STATED SITUATION OF LACK OF CONTROL AND CHAOS MAY DEVELOP. CHARGE AOVISEO.
IT IS OBVIOUS FROM INTENSITY OF PROPAGANDA ON RAOIO, PRESS, HANDBILLS AND POSTERS, GOVT CONCERNEO ABOUT SITUATION.
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