This telegram from the Central Intelligence Agency congratulates Operation PBSUCCESS on overthrowing the Guatemalan government. It praises the energy and devotion of personnel at PBSUCCESS headquarters and field stations for their exceptional work, despite the long odds against success. It requests that congratulations be passed on to all elements of the PBSUCCESS operation and notes that congratulations were also sent directly to Guatemala and another undisclosed location for their roles in the team effort.

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265. Telegram From the Central Intelligence
Agency to Operation PBSUCCESS
Headquarters in Florida
07298. From Ascham, Ordway and Whiting. Refs: A. DIR
07299; B. DIR 07300.
1. To Playdon, Dunbar, and all hands at LINC as well as all
elements of PBSUCCESS complex: Heartiest
congratulations upon outcome developments past forty-
eight hours. A great victory has been won. This victory is
the more notable by virtue of the extreme difficulties of the
operation and the odds which were recognized to be against
our chances of success from the outset. The energy and
devotion of the personnel at LINC and the field Stations has
been truly exceptional and has served as an inspiration and
a challenge to all of us at hqs.
2. It is requested that LINC pass on the foregoing to all
appropriate elements of PBSUCCESS field complex and at
full strength. Hqs assumes LINC will have its own special
messages to send to the field but desires to have hqs
congratulations expressed as well.
3. Not necessary to repeat hqs congratulations to Guat and
[place not declassified] because this done directly by refs.
These messages were thus sent by hqs for special reason
that JMBLUG and SKILLET key members team effort
0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06
Chinese Sovereignty in Tibet: 0.07
Honduras and Belize Sovereignty: 0.06
Military Intelligence and Planning: 0.03
SOURCE:
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79-01025A, Box 9,
Folder 4. Secret; Priority; RYBAT; PBSUCCESS. Drafted by
Wisner.
DATE:
Jun 30th, 1954
CITATION:
265. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to
Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida, Foreign
Relations of the United States, Document ID Number:
frus1952-54Guatd265, accessed on http://www.history-
lab.org
LOCATION:
Washington
COUNTRIES:
Guatemala
TOPICS:
Chinese Sovereignty in Tibet, Honduras and Belize Sovereignty,
Military Intelligence and Planning
CLASSIFICATION:
Secret
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WSBURNT and WSHOOFS parts of operation and had
their initial briefings and indoctrination from hqs.
Accordingly it seemed appropriate hqs extend
congratulations to them both as members of the true team
effort and individually.
1. Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79-01025A, Box 9,
Folder 4. Secret; Priority; RYBAT; PBSUCCESS. Drafted by
Wisner.
2. Document 266.
3. Dated June 30. (Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79-
01025A, Box 9, Folder 4)
4. The following sentence was deleted from the original text: "
(Although matter obviously not finally resolved.)"
0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06
Chinese Sovereignty in Tibet: 0.07
Honduras and Belize Sovereignty: 0.06
Military Intelligence and Planning: 0.03
SOURCE:
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79-01025A, Box 9,
Folder 4. Secret; Priority; RYBAT; PBSUCCESS. Drafted by
Wisner.
DATE:
Jun 30th, 1954
CITATION:
265. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to
Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida, Foreign
Relations of the United States, Document ID Number:
frus1952-54Guatd265, accessed on http://www.history-
lab.org
LOCATION:
Washington
COUNTRIES:
Guatemala
TOPICS:
Chinese Sovereignty in Tibet, Honduras and Belize Sovereignty,
Military Intelligence and Planning
CLASSIFICATION:
Secret
RELATED TOPICS
SIMILAR DOCUMENTS
Edit Similarity Criteria