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Department' of State
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R 18-17374, APR 69 FM AMEMBASSY MANAGUA, TO ! SECSTATE WASHDC 3678 INFO1 AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA MANAGUA 6.1,7 SUB03 GUATEMALAN AME3 ARANA,§ PRESjDENT°IAL PLANS! 19 COLONL.. CARLOS . ARANA, . GUATEMALAN, AMB TO NICARAGUA SINCE: APRIL! 1968, TOLD LOCAL1 PRESS' YESTERDAY. HE PLANS' RETURN TO' GUATEMALA, APRIL! 22: TOiINI1IATE 23 CAMPAIGN FOR j THE PRESIDENCY ARANA WAS QUOTED AS INSISTING THAT STRICT APPLiKATTOW OF LAW AND RESPOIBLEt COURT ACTIOW.'COULD ERADICATE SUBVERSION' COUNTRro ON! GUERRIILLASI WOULD INSIST AND i TERRORISM IN ON GRANTING :, THEM AN AMNESTY AND RETURNING , THEM . TO GUATEMALAN' SOCIETY, ALTHOUGH I WILL NOT • CURTAIL MEASURES . TO MAINTAINI ORDERio IF 1 THEY ARE READY TO, ACCEPT', THEIR DEFEAT', THEREBY' SAVING THEIR LIVES, If SEEMS I D ME THE i BEST COURSE OF; ACTION IF! THE 1 CONTRARY IS THE i CASE, WE CiIILL ! NOT HESITATE FULFILLt OUR DUTY". ARANA, REVIEWED H15 PLATORK INCLUDING MEASURES TO Lpt4ER! AGRICULTURALI PRODUCTION, AND FIND COST' OF•LIVING0. CULTURAL1 NEW MARKETS; FOR i GUATEMALAN PRODUCTS. ARANA. ALSO REPORTEDLY SAM HE' WOULD: NOT ABANDON GUATEMALA1S CLAIM i TO ! BELIZE:0 CROCKETT•
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Department' of State
TELEGRAM
R 18-17374, APR 69 FM AMEMBASSY MANAGUA, TO ! SECSTATE WASHDC 3678 INFO1 AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA MANAGUA 6.1,7 SUB03 GUATEMALAN AME3 ARANA,§ PRESjDENT°IAL PLANS! 19 COLONL.. CARLOS . ARANA, . GUATEMALAN, AMB TO NICARAGUA SINCE: APRIL! 1968, TOLD LOCAL1 PRESS' YESTERDAY. HE PLANS' RETURN TO' GUATEMALA, APRIL! 22: TOiINI1IATE 23 CAMPAIGN FOR j THE PRESIDENCY ARANA WAS QUOTED AS INSISTING THAT STRICT APPLiKATTOW OF LAW AND RESPOIBLEt COURT ACTIOW.'COULD ERADICATE SUBVERSION' COUNTRro ON! GUERRIILLASI WOULD INSIST AND i TERRORISM IN ON GRANTING :, THEM AN AMNESTY AND RETURNING , THEM . TO GUATEMALAN' SOCIETY, ALTHOUGH I WILL NOT • CURTAIL MEASURES . TO MAINTAINI ORDERio IF 1 THEY ARE READY TO, ACCEPT', THEIR DEFEAT', THEREBY' SAVING THEIR LIVES, If SEEMS I D ME THE i BEST COURSE OF; ACTION IF! THE 1 CONTRARY IS THE i CASE, WE CiIILL ! NOT HESITATE FULFILLt OUR DUTY". ARANA, REVIEWED H15 PLATORK INCLUDING MEASURES TO Lpt4ER! AGRICULTURALI PRODUCTION, AND FIND COST' OF•LIVING0. CULTURAL1 NEW MARKETS; FOR i GUATEMALAN PRODUCTS. ARANA. ALSO REPORTEDLY SAM HE' WOULD: NOT ABANDON GUATEMALA1S CLAIM i TO ! BELIZE:0 CROCKETT•
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