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Memorandum of Conversation With the President, by the Secretary of State
We discussed the annexed statement1 of proposed action with reference to efforts to intercept arms to Guatemala. The President agreed with the program. However, he suggested that we should, if possible, obtain a request for our action by some of Guatemala’s neighbors who were threatened by Guatemalan aggression, and that we should internationalize our action to the maximum. He suggested possible notification to shipping countries so as to prevent inconvenience to them. I also said that Mr. Holland, or another of our group, would probably be shortly going to Mexico, due to the importance of keeping Mexico promptly and fully informed of our plans.
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