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85. Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to Director of Central Intelligence Dulles1

[place not declassified], January 25, 1954, 0543Z.

225. Ref: LINC 159; GUAT 015; DIR 222.2 From Mylkes. [name not declassified] advised report [name not declassified] arrested on charges illegal possession arms. [name not declassified] extremely worried since [name not declassified] is principal link between Calligeris and Wsburnt Army officers who support his group. [name not declassified] according [name not declassified] has considerable information re personalities, plans, and organization Call–[name not declassified] Group, and from personal experience considers [name not declassified] will be tortured and confession his knowledge entirely possible.

  1. Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79-01025A, Box 75, Folder 7. Secret; Routine; PBSUCCESS. Repeated to Guatemala.↩
  2. GUAT 15, January 24, is ibid., Box 10, Folder 3; LINC 159 and DIR 222 were not found.↩