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N ARUY CAPTAIN CAME GUATEMALA CITYAN FROM JUTIAPACASTILLO ARMAS SUCCEEDED IN DELAYING REVOLT, ONE OF HISFEW MORE OAYS WOULD MAKE FALL OF ZACAPA EASIER; ALSOARMAS ISFARM
LOCATED BOTH SIDES GUATEMALAN-SALVADORAN BOROER NEAR JUTIAPA.
2. PRESENT INDICATIONS GOVERNING TRIUMVIRATE VILi.ASTILLOUAN CORDOVA CERNA, SEESCAR
MEND07A, GUATEMALAN MILITARY ATTACHE IN COSTA RICA, PRESENTLY IN GUATEMALA FOR APPENDECTOMY, OR COLONEL ELFEGO MONZON, MINISTER WITH-
OUT PORTFOLIO,COLONEL MARC IANO CASAdOWHO WAS FORCEO LEAVE COUNTRYOVT TAPACHULA MEXICO.
J. MAJOR.CARLOS PAZ TEJADA, RECENTLY REMOVED AS MINISTER
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OF COMMUNICATIONS ANO ASSIGNED ATLANTIC HIGHWAY WORKS, AND COLONEL CARLOS ENRIQUE OIAZ CONSIDERED BY STUDENTS AS PRO-GOVERNMENT. LATTER BUT NOT FORMER IS LIKED BY SOME ARMY OFFICERS BHO SUPPORT MOVEMENT,
U. COLONEL UONtON, ALTHOUGH POSSIBLE CHOICE FOR TRIUMVIRATE MAY BE AWARE GENERALLY OF PLANNED REVOLT BUT NOT KNOWN TO BE TAKING PART. COLONEL FRANCISCO OLIVA, EX-CHIEF OF COBAN (ALSO RCVO TOBAN)
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT AND EX-CHIEF OF STAFF FOR DECEASED COLONEL ARANA SUPPORTING MOVEMENT.
5. MILITARY AIR ATTACHE REPORT DATEDANEPORTS CARLOS ENRIQUE OIA7 HAS CREATED JUNTA OF. COL* JOSE ANGEL SANCHEZ BARILLAS AND COL. CkRLOS ALCANA SANDOVAL TO TAKE OVER GOVERNMENT IF PRESIDENT BECOMES TOO ILL, OR FOR OTHER REASON, TO PREVENT OCCUPATION PRESIDENTS OFFICE BY ALVARADO FUENTES. COMMENT: THIS APPEARS LOGICAL MOVE OF PRO-GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND COULD BE USED TO DISSIPATE SUPPORT TO CASTILLO ARMAS IF HIS REVOLT SHOWS INDICATION OF SUCCESS. SOURCE: SAME ASF REFOlSTRi CHARGEFFAIRES ONLY.
6 JAN 52
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