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    The document discusses the 1954 CIA operation in Guatemala to overthrow the communist-sympathizing leader Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. It mentions that the CIA trained an opposition army which invaded Guatemala, capturing Arbenz Guzman and allowing Carlos Castillo Armas to become dictator. The document is an assassination list compiled by the CIA and Castillo Armas, dividing targets into those to be killed through "executive action" and those to be imprisoned or exiled.

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    The document discusses the 1954 CIA operation in Guatemala to overthrow the communist-sympathizing leader Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. It mentions that the CIA trained an opposition army which invaded Guatemala, capturing Arbenz Guzman and allowing Carlos Castillo Armas to become dictator. The document is an assassination list compiled by the CIA and Castillo Armas, dividing targets into those to be killed through "executive action" and those to be imprisoned or exiled.

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    The document discusses the 1954 CIA operation in Guatemala to overthrow the communist-sympathizing leader Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. It mentions that the CIA trained an opposition army which invaded Guatemala, capturing Arbenz Guzman and allowing Carlos Castillo Armas to become dictator. The document is an assassination list compiled by the CIA and Castillo Armas, dividing targets into those to be killed through "executive action" and those to be imprisoned or exiled.

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    Name___Miguel __

    Two Textbook Accounts

    Textbook A Textbook B

    In 1954, the CIA also took covert actions in [In 1954] the CIA acted to protect
    Guatemala, a Central American country just Americanowned property in Guatemala. In 1951
    south of Mexico. Eisenhower believed that Jacobo Arbenz Guzman won election as
    Guatemala’s government, headed by Jacobo president of Guatemala with Communist support.
    Arbenz Guzman, had Communist sympathies His land reform program took over large estates,
    because it had given more than 200,000 acres including those of the American-owned United
    of American-owned land to peasants. In Fruit
    response, the CIA trained an army, which Company. In May 1954, Communist
    invaded Guatemala and captured Arbenz Czechoslovakia delivered arms to Guatemala.
    Guzman and his forces. The army’s leader, The CIA responded by arming the Guatemalan
    Carlos Castillo Armas, became dictator of the opposition and training them at secret camps in
    country. Nicaragua and Honduras. Shortly after these
    CIA-trained forces invaded Guatemala, Arbenz
    Guzman left office.
    Source: The Americans, 2002, p. 626.
    Source: American Vision, 2006, p. 655.

    What happened in Guatemala?

    Answer the questions below. Write (A) if the answer appears in textbook A; write (B) if the answer
    appears in textbook B; and write (A + B) if the answer appears in both textbooks.

    1. Who was the leader of Guatemala in 1954? Which textbook contains this answer? __A,B___

    The leader of Guatemala in 1954 was Jacobo Arbenz Guzman

    2. Why did the United States oppose this leader? Which textbook contains this answer? __A___

    United States opposed Guzman because


    they were convinced that Guatemala had
    communist
    sympathies
    the USA opposed Guzman because they thought Guatemala had communist empathies
    3. What did the U.S. do to overthrow this leader? Which textbook contains this answer?
    __A.B___

    Both
    textbooks mention the way in which the
    CIA prepared Guatemalan opposition to
    capture the nation
    Both
    textbooks mention the way in which the
    CIA prepared Guatemalan opposition to
    capture the nation
    Both
    textbooks mention the way in which the
    CIA prepared Guatemalan opposition to
    capture the nation
    Both
    textbooks mention the way in which the
    CIA prepared Guatemalan opposition to
    capture the nation
    Both
    textbooks mention the way in which the
    CIA prepared Guatemalan opposition to
    capture the nation
    Both
    textbooks mention the way in which the
    CIA prepared Guatemalan opposition to
    capture the nation
    Both
    textbooks mention the way in which the
    CIA prepared Guatemalan opposition to
    capture the nation
    the US trained and armed an army that invaded Guatemala

    4. What was the result of the U.S.’s actions? Which textbook contains this answer? ___A__

    Guzman was replaced by Carlos Castillo Armas

    Guatemala

    DECLASSIFIED CIA MEMO

    "Guatemalan Communist Personnel to be disposed of during Military Operations


    of Calligeris"; origin deleted; undated.

    This document is an assassination list compiled by the CIA and Carlos Castillo
    Armas (code-named "Calligeris"), who overthrew Arbenz Guzman.
    The names of the agency's intended victims were divided into two categories:
    persons to be disposed of through "Executive action" (i.e., killed) and those to be
    imprisoned or exiled (sent away) during the operation.

    Before declassifying and releasing this document to the public, the CIA deleted every
    name.

    TO: Chief, [ ]

    FROM: [ ]

    SUBJECT; Guatemalan Communist Personnel to be disposed of during Military


    Operations of Calligeris

    1. Included herein is the list of Guatemalan Communist Personnel to be


    disposed of during military operations to be carried out by Calligeris.

    a. Category I – persons to be disposed of through Executive action


    (attachment #1)

    b. Category II – persons to be disposed of through imprisonment or


    exile (attachment #2)

    2. This list is a revision, revised by Calligeris, of an original list prepared by


    Headquarters in February, 1952

    Attachments: 2

    Distribution: Orig. & 1, Headquarters

    Guatemala

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