ACTIONS BEING TAKEN BY THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT TO APPREHEND THE ASSASSINS OF AMBASSADOR JOHN GORDON MEIN.

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2018
• Case Number: F-2016-01655
• Publication Date: August 28, 1968

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ACT IONS BEING TAKEN BY THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT TO
APPREHEND THE ASSASSINS OF AMBASSADOR JOHN GORDON
MEIN.
T Ht: GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT WILL DECLARE A STATE
OF SE IGE AS A RESUA OF THE ASSASSINATION OF U.S. AMBASSADOR JOHN
GORDON MEIN DUR INC THE AFTERNOON OF 28 AUGUST 19S8.
SAID THAT THE GUATEMALAN CONGRESS WAS CALLED INTO SESSION TO APPROVE
THE DECLAR AT ION. THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO DECLARE A CLR FEW IN GUATE-
MALA CITY FROM 9:00 P.M. TO 5:00 A.M. AT LEAST DUR ING THE FIR ST
DAYS OF THE STATE OF SF. IGE. POLICE .AND ARMY UNITS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
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ORDERED TO 3EGIN A PICK-UP OF KNOWN LEFT ISIS IN GUATEMALA CITY AND
TO CARRY OT HO USE SEARCHES T OUGHOITT GUATEMALA CITY. ALSO, ALL
FRONT TER BORDEP S OF GUATEMALA HAVE BEEN CLOSED.
2. ADDED THAT BENADR IL TEJAD A, SON OF JUAN JOSE
TE,TAD A BARR LENTO: PERCY DE LEON JACOBS, R UBEN Jil. TO LAND A CAST A NED A ;
AND "SUSTO (L'%IDENT IFIED ) ARE AMONG THOSE WHO ARE SUSPECTED BY
THE GOVERNMENT AS HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ASSA SS INAT ION.
STATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOILD DO EVER YT HING IN ITS POWER
TO APPREHEND THE KILLERS OF AMBASSADOR MEIN. FIE OFFERED THE COMPLETE
COOPER AT ION OF T HE GUATEMALAN SE CUR IT Y SERVICES W IT H T HE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT .
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COMMENT : DE LEON AND LAND A ARE KNOWN MEMBERS OF T HE
REBEL WED FORCES (FAR, PRO-CUBAN INSURGENCY MOVEMENT IN ,GUAT EMAL A )
IT IS NOT BELIEVED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS ANY FIRM EV IDENCE TO
CONNECT THE ABOVE MEN WITH THE ASSASSINAT ION OF THE AMBASSADOR.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT CARLOS FRANCISCO
ORDONEZ MONTEAULD u, AKA "CAM ILO SANCHEZ ," A HIGH-LEVEL FAR LEADER,
HAD BEEN A PFREHENDED BY GUATEMALAN SECURITY FORCES. BECAUSE IT
APPEARS THAT TIE ASSASSINS HAD ATTEIYIT PED TO ABDUCT THE AMBASSADOR,
BELIEVES THAT THE ASSA SSINAT ION WAS AN ABORT IVE
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