MEMO TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PLANS FROM ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR RE GUATEMALA 1954

Created: 11/5/1951

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KQOHANDUU TO: Deputy Director, Assistant to tho Director

At the White House on Friday,ctober, Jixay Lay,NSC, asked the Director to arrange

to meet the appropriate people in CIA wtTo nac an in-

terest in uuatemala. Mr. Lay was not certain whathad

to offer but believed he was actingpokesman for wo united Fruit Company and wanted to arrango subsequent appointment for members of the Company to brief CIA on Comunist activities in Ouatemala.

in Washington onoveobcr. and

asked lor an appointment atV. Messrs.

Contact Division assembled representatives from ool, Or* ana However, on arrival, it appeared thatf 3

had no information to offer on Ouatemala butB an

SaaPresident of

Lnited Fruit Company and Floyd Odloo, President of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft and part owner of Electric Bond and Share Company. Itrganizationshird company whicblTeliJve he referred to as the Intercontinental Railwaynderstand is

UnitCd FruU ComP-"y)d to offer the use of

I &TtU inram which we nay contemplato for oombatlng the growth of Communism in Guatemala. He stated that Zamunas and Odlom were greatly concerned about the situation in

*or* wimn^ to go to any lengths to assist the Government in anti-Communist operaUons.

kr. Dulles talked to C riefly and assured hia that we were very much interested in his proposal and that he would ask Col. J, C. Klnr to contact hin in the near future.

stat-edmar Initial contact should be with

Mr lilean,. addedIS2

this plan so far and that the contact should be made throughhis San Dieeo address, given below.said that he would

accompany when and if they were called to Washington.

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. C. Kine

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