POST-MORTEM ON NIE 82-58: THE OUTLOOK FOR GUATEMALA, DATED 29 APRIL 1958

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R01012A012200020006-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 8, 2014
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 30, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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IAC -D -57/ 97
30 April 1958
INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Post-Mortem on NIE 82-58:
The Outlook for Guatemala,
dated 29 April 1958
The attached post-mortem, noted by the IAC on 29 April,
is circulated for information and appropriate action.
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EDWARD C. HITCHCOCK
Acting Secretary
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Post-Mortem on NIE 82-58:
The Outlook for Guatemala,
dated 29 April 1958
I. Findings
IAC-D-57/97
30 April 1958
No major intelligence deficiencies were noted during the prepara-
tion of ME 82-58. However, the brief tenure of the Ydigoras regime
at the time of the ME's production made it difficult to discern trends
on which to base estimates of future development. The chief estima-
tive problems encountered were:
1. Whether Ydigoras will be able to develop effective
and reliable party and popular support for a middle-of-the-
road policy.
2. Whether the Revolutionary Party (PR) will be
able to organize its diverse elements into an effective and
responsible political opposition.
3. The extent to which the Communists will be able
to infiltrate, influence, and control the PR and the labor
movement.
II. Action
The members of the IAC are requested to take such action as
they deem appropriate to keep the intelligence community currently
informed regarding developments relating to these three problems.
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