Arbenz/Armas/CIA

*In 1950, Arbenz was elected president of Guatemala.
*The first CIA effort to overthrow the Guatemalan president which was a collaboration with Nicaraguan dictator Anastacio Somoza that supported the general Carlos Castillo Armas was approved by president Truman in 1952.
*CIA Headquarters began generating subject titles such as “Guatemalan Communist Personel to be disposed of during Military Operations”.
*PBSUCCESS carried a $2.7 million budget for psychological warfare and political action.
*Arbenz resigned on June 27, 1954 because of the CIA´s psychological war and they wanted to murder him but the CIA found the option unnecessary.*CIA installed Castillo Armas in power and hundreds of Guatemalans were rounded up and killed.

More info at: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB4/