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MEMORANDUM 13 October 1964 RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only Do Not Reproduce

SUBJECT: AMIMUG-1 veration 24 Urieung in Guatemala of Chief of tate i eralta)

  1. The briefing was held in a small arous government conference room on the afternoon ofriday 9 october. 1504, lasting about 2 1,2 hours, Chief of tate 08:06 Colonel Feralta Ulnister of Government Colonel serrano] 08.06. 08.06 and intelligence Chief Colonel Porres attended for the Guate of our station were malans Laul Loeb and Andy Rogers of our present, 03.03.16-2 27,03 ہے :

  2. at the request of the Caul we pretaced the operational brteing with a brief description of how the C.. Intelligence community operates, on the role of CLi, of the need for compartmentation and security, and specifically of how the foregoing considerations make it imperative for the Guatemalans to adopt securit, pre- cautions which will ensure that the inforriation we provide and the Bytat operations] we undertake are compartmented 24 within the Guatemalan government) (and, in tact, discussed by the Guatemalan government exclusively with our re- presentatives in the field), 24

  3. collowing the introductory reinaras outlined above, I briefed the group on the Dol structure, the DCI operational techniques and specifically on Gi ainas and operations in Guatemala The president lent close attention throughout the bristing and exarained the exhibits closely, including the il intelligorce requirements for Guatemala 24 and the salvadoran "Cass Zapote" file] ان

  4. After the foregoin, exposition, I explained 24 our aims in exploiting the informaation ation with regard to the recruit...ent) aspect, the Ca play, and the trous-24 verstong in this connection Lasked for close cooperation 24 and coordination of activities, promising that we shatt do mus Lutinost ami macing reterence to our travel lusts 24 and watch. list.]

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24 5.with reference the APOT case, because of the developments at plans in tal Salvador le plained briefly the status case and the possibilit, 24 Cof his being trans ferred to uatemala) (This was in line with the discussion Licalvado]hich included bar Chief 27 or station the Tresident Jund the President's intelligence 08.06 advisor, Colonel DAN Iassed that the Guatemalan24 government have no act: in undess requested by Fresident 24 IVERA or Colonel and said that, [it DALTON 24 Is transferred one of our people probaudy would talk to 24 DASTON in Guatemala) 24 6. The Chici of tate Peraltanade a rather Impassioned speech in which he covered the followin, points:

  1. his own long experience in the CAS, in Cuba and in Central America;

b. ile early warnings about Castro--which were disregardd; 24 Guatemala has lived un c. The extent to nien Luatemala to its obligations in the Ato winch it has 24 [cooperated in chorts@gainst orts@gainst C Castro and to which it has looked toward .. leagerup, :

d. The fatture of the U.. to take agressive action against. Cuba and the need for taking a hard line, inclurling the use of force in support ot military activity by the free Cubans and the other American countries;

e. inds appreciation that the Soviets will not be willing to risa a nuclear war over Culba;

  1. Conderanation of Mexico for her dealings with Cuta, for failure to abide by her oblizations in the DAS, and for pertaitting the Castroites to operate out of Mexico against other American countries;

K. The need for action against Mexico; :

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3- 5. 11 h. The effectiveness of his own actions against Querrillas in Guaterialad ats determuaton to meet violence with violence;

1. recognition of the importance of the information covered in the brielin, aid of its exploitation; 24 1. Reference to the case of the lexican courier) *orking for Cuban intelligence and now detained 24 In Guatemala (the Art case

Acceptance of security restrictions and his decision to hold the information to those present.

06 7. In replying to the remarks of Colonel Peralta I said that we appreciate the coperation of Guatemala in the 24 OAJand that se shall be met interested in the eploitation of the poesitalities in the present case. I added that the matter of using force against Cuba is a policy matter on which I was not competent to content But that the decisions made by tho United States Government are based on careful study of detailed information Includin, information on Soviet intentions and capabilities. 06 d. At the conclusion of the ricetins, Peralta] asned for a cou; of the Lal requirements (which he already had gone over closely) and toon the copy with him to study further.

Larold t. Swenson Chief, VII/SA/CI SECRET