CABLE TO OPERATIONS FROM (DELETED) RE GUATEMALAN 1954 COUP

Created: 6/20/1952

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1. SOURCE ADVISED ONJUNE ATTEMPTED REVOLUTION UAY OCCUR AT AN" TIME j THAT ANTI-CCOIIE COMMITTEE (CCN) HAS BEEN DISCUSSING DRASTIC ACTION WITH FARMERS ASSOCIATION (AGA)NOW

AVAILABLE CONSIDERABLE "ELEMENTS" (APPARENTLY MEANINGAND/ MATERIALS) BUT NEEDS "ONE-HUNDRED GRAND" AND HAS ONLY HALF THAT AfcCJNTo EFFORTS BEING MADE TO RAISE THE REMAINING SUM. SOURCE KUEGGC'JP. EVAL DISTRIBUTED AMBASSADOR AND FIRST SEC.

^irvM. FOLLOWINQ STRICTLY OPERATIONAL: SOURCE WANTS TO KNO? "BEST OFFER" HIS GROUP CAN GET (FROM US) TO FILL OUT NEEDS STA! IN3NEED THAT QUICKLY BEFORE MONDAY IF POSSIBLE",, STATES ALSO WOULD NEED HELP FROa OUTSIDE AT RIGHT MOMENT AND WANTS KNOW IF COULD HAVE FLYING BOATS READY TO COWS TO DESIGNATED PLACE WITH "MOREO BE USED WITHIN SIX HOURS AT MOST, SAYS MONEY UORF. IMPORTANT, OTHER ASSISTANCE SECONDARY "BECAUSE BE CAN GO AHEAD ANYWAY THE WAY WE ARE NOW, BUT WE NEED THE DOUGH".

UNDOUBTFUL Of ADVISABILITYt^ie1 ?'TH0UTSPECIFIC INFO (WHICH MAY BETD GET) AS TO INTENDED END USE OF FUNDS. OPPORTUNITY PREVIOJSLY GIVEN TO KMEGGCUP TO FURNISH US SPECIFIC PLANS HAS QEEN IGNORED APPARENTLY FOR SECURITY REASONS. HE HAS BEEN LED TO BELIEVE BE HAVE NO CONNECTION. GOVT.

1EWIOH TO BASE REC^NOATlONc SUGGEST iSONSlDER0 SOCMEST, AS fSJCM AS POSSIBLE IN QUETZALS (PREFERABLY OLD) FOR USE EXCLUSIVELY ON HQSALROGRAM

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