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tJorfl^fte^Wr^MOHZ OH (Minister without portfolio)mbassy Descatch8areer amy officer; believed antl-Ccanainlst and friendly towards united States. C n0 Col. MONZON, then Minister of Government r ,losed down the Cosssonlst Jecbo SANCHEZ School. Thereoained closed until the Octubre group vera able tofcte of censure from the Guatenalan Congress for thsmeasures taken by MONZON against Octubre and the school." MONZON vaa not backed by the govornment. ByONZOH was no longer Minister of Government.
Colonel Carlos ALPAHA Sandoval
(Guntonnla Ecbassy Despatch,anMinister of Connsunlcations and Public Works under ArovaloClose to ARBENZ; close to PAR; leftist) probably anti-United States.
Oscar MENDOZA
scar MENDOZA is regarded locally by an Embassy source as an insignificant personality vboalaco job vhlle his revolutionary brother, Miguel Angel MENDOZA was being Jailed for subversive activities. Station files show him as an infantry major and member of the Consojo Superior de la Defense Nacional.
Juan CORDOVA Cerna (also given as COREA)
CORDOVA Cerna.ls an TDIGORISTA (Conservative) lawyer of presidential timber whoso son was killed in the CASTILLO Ames revolt of
Colonelngel SANCHEZ
One of the coenanders of key positions upon whose loyalty Arbenz counted In attaining tho presidency. Re was Coonnander of the Base Mill tar in Guatemala City.
LJCol. Korceano CASADO
? ad boon in frequent touch with Anastasio SOMOZA, and rjsssdo would lead any attack arranged by SOMOZA. CASADO, an exiled Guatemalan Army officer, arrived in Managua from Sanept 'AS and left for Son Salvador on.
r 7 AugMnrclano CASADO, Guatemalan military exile, stated that Invasion of Guatemala being planned from Salvador, and that followers of UBICO are backing Francisco ARAHA ln attempt to overthrow AWKVALO.
9 NovOn Saturdayovn uprising by small group of revolutionaries under Colonel Marciano CASADO reportedly was broken up by Guatenalan Army in vicinity of Puerto Barrios.
CASADO'a olan rencrtedly was to take Puerto Barrios where he Is said to have many followers, and then march on Guatemala City. Discovery of freight carload of arms brought about rronature disclosure of CASADO's presence in area.
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Col, CarlosIZ
" irorChief of tbe Amed Forces of Guateaala. Ro tuned liuateaala tra-relling with Col. JHuardo UKTMaN, neuly appointed m. A. in WaahinRton, fron Nev Orleans.
t tnat time Col. DIAZ commanded tbe Guardia de Honor andtaunch supporter of the candidacy of Jacob Arbenz for the presidency, One of the key-oen upon whom Arbena could count.
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