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This document summarizes a telegram from the CIA station in an undisclosed location to Operation PBSUCCESS headquarters in Florida regarding Operation WASHTUB in Guatemala on May 7, 1954. The telegram reports that WASHTUB, an operation to plant Soviet arms and propaganda to justify U.S. intervention in Guatemala, appeared to be a complete success. Diplomats from several countries were convinced by the staged discovery of the weapons cache and linked it to communist activities. The telegram requests a negative photo be provided to maintain the credibility of the story.
![5/22/2020 Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala - Office of the Historian
https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d144 1/1
FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1952–1954, GUATEMALA
144. Telegram From the CIA Station in [place not declassified] to Operation PBSUCCESS
Headquarters in Florida1
[place not declassi ed], May 7, 1954, 0228Z.
984. 1. WASHTUB at this moment appears to be complete success. [name not declassi ed] called press conference of entire press and diplomatic corps. All were
completely sold including PBPRIME Ambassador, First Secretary and military attaché. Latter identi ed country of origin of weapons, as he has spent some time in Far
East. French Minister who has served in Greece pointed out how cache completely ts pattern used in Greece, explaining that men for whom arms intended could arrive
at cache either by land or sea and if apprehended have no arms, but once fully loaded weapons are dug up, men are ready to go into action immediately. British
Ambassador [less than 1 line of source text not declassi ed] read markings on ri es and dates of manufacture; [less than 1 line of source text not declassi ed] he is sending
cable to his govt advising of gravity of situation. WSHOOFS Ambassador wanted to telephoto markings to PBPRIME for destroyer and search planes to locate submarine.
New reports of sub sightings coming in from coastal residents who believe their own stories.
2. [name not declassi ed] again asked Mago n for negative requested in [telegram indicator not declassi ed] 950.2
Believe it absolutely imperative he be furnished this.
He can stall for a period of time by saying he has turned it over to PBPRIME for ampli cation in hope of identifying sub, but sooner or later may have to produce it if
credibility of story to be maintained.
1. Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79–01025A, Box 52, Folder 2. Secret; Priority; RYBAT; PBSUCCESS. Repeated to the Director of Central Intelligence.↩
2. Not found.↩
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- 1. 5/22/2020 Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Guatemala - Office of the Historian https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1952-54Guat/d144 1/1 FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1952–1954, GUATEMALA 144. Telegram From the CIA Station in [place not declassified] to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida1 [place not declassi ed], May 7, 1954, 0228Z. 984. 1. WASHTUB at this moment appears to be complete success. [name not declassi ed] called press conference of entire press and diplomatic corps. All were completely sold including PBPRIME Ambassador, First Secretary and military attaché. Latter identi ed country of origin of weapons, as he has spent some time in Far East. French Minister who has served in Greece pointed out how cache completely ts pattern used in Greece, explaining that men for whom arms intended could arrive at cache either by land or sea and if apprehended have no arms, but once fully loaded weapons are dug up, men are ready to go into action immediately. British Ambassador [less than 1 line of source text not declassi ed] read markings on ri es and dates of manufacture; [less than 1 line of source text not declassi ed] he is sending cable to his govt advising of gravity of situation. WSHOOFS Ambassador wanted to telephoto markings to PBPRIME for destroyer and search planes to locate submarine. New reports of sub sightings coming in from coastal residents who believe their own stories. 2. [name not declassi ed] again asked Mago n for negative requested in [telegram indicator not declassi ed] 950.2 Believe it absolutely imperative he be furnished this. He can stall for a period of time by saying he has turned it over to PBPRIME for ampli cation in hope of identifying sub, but sooner or later may have to produce it if credibility of story to be maintained. 1. Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79–01025A, Box 52, Folder 2. Secret; Priority; RYBAT; PBSUCCESS. Repeated to the Director of Central Intelligence.↩ 2. Not found.↩ Search...