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271. Telegram From the Mission Broadcasting Station to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida1

[place not declassified], July 2, 1954, 0832Z.

519. 1. Entire [name not declassified] strain was cover up for real motive, i.e. if ODYOKE does not back Calligeris, [name not declassified] will. Holding planes and gear was to prevent flying gear anywhere out for Calligeris. Impasse now broken on promise. If ever ordered fly gear away prior settlement to any point other than Calligeris support, will inform [name not declassified]. On receipt alert, [name not declassified] will undoubtedly impound.

2. F 47 recon Zacapa area 0800 July 2. C 47 may resupply. [name not declassified] leery of flights during talks.

  1. Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79–01025A, Box 12, Folder 6. Secret; Priority; RYBAT; PBSUCCESS. Repeated to the Director of Central Intelligence.↩