GUATEMALAN ARMY DECREE

Created: 3/6/1962

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^'X^TMHE'/cuiTEMALANN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTION ff^THE(REmUC;>WB.THE PUBLIC ,ORpER LAH, ADVISES THE GUATEMALAN

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THATJN VIEW OF TYE EVENTS .TH At HAVE OCCURRED IT tlILL ASSUME iTHE-CONTRA OF.THEvCAPlTAUCITY Ir^ ORDER -TO AVERTOF PUBLIC BISTURBANCES, PILLAGE AND ACTS fiF VANDALISM WHICH HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY IRRESPONSIBLE PERSONS.

IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MISSION IMPOSED ON IT BYOF THE REPUBLIC OF SAFEGUARDING THE INTERIORPUBLIC^ROER ILUTAXE NECESSARY MEASURES FORMISFORTUNES "AND THE ANARCHY WHICH IS DEEPLYTS PERSONS.'ITS PROPERTY ANO ECONOMIC V' ON BEING ENTRUSTED Ml TH -THE MISSION OFCR2ER CONSCIOUS OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY. IJ* INVITESCITIZENS TO OEOICATEELVES WHOLEHEARTEDLY TOFOR THE PURPOSE CF ACT INC HI TH THE V - .

ANO THAT IN ORDER FOR THE ARMY NflT'-TO BE OBLIGED TOMEASURES IN CARRYING' OUT ITS-MISSION, IT IS RECOMMENDED -THE HONORABLE CITIZENRY NOT SUPPORT EVEN WITH THEIR PRESENCE"ACTS WHICH IMPERIL THE LIVES OF OUR BROTHER GUATEMALANS. IS THE RESPONSIBILITYHE PARENTS TO LENO THEIR COLLABORATIONPREVENTING THEIR SONS FROM JOINC THE PUBLIC'

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BY VIRTUE OF THE FSRECOINC THE ARMY RECOMMENDS

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HE FORMING OF GROUPS IN .STREETS^ WHATEVER-THEIRS CATEGORICALLY PROHIBITED.

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