POLITICAL PARTIES IN GUATEMALA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T01049A000200050007-4
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• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 27, 1999
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 30, 1950
• Content Type: MEMO

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ATTENTION
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29 June 1950
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RAIAtical Parties in
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1. It is requested that you supply this office with
imate of the voting strength of each of the poiitio
s in Guatemala.
2. Any forecast of the outcome of the November 1950
presidential elections in Guatemala that could be made by
your office would be greatly appreciated. 25X1A
3. For your information, of this office,
Extension 3215, is acquainted with this request.
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29 June 1950
MEMORANDUM FOR : ORE/Division of Publications
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ATTENTION
SUBJECT Political Parties in Guatemala
REFERENCE 25X1A
1. It is requested that you supply this office with
an estimate of the voting strength of each of the political
parties in Guatemala.
2. Any forecast of the outcome of the November 1950
presidential elections in Guatemala that could be made by
your office would be greatly appreciated.
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3. For your information, of this office,
on Extension 3215, is acquainted with this request.
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Voting strength of Guatemalan parties and estimate as to outcone of
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The relative voting etrengUh litieal
cd as being proportional to party repmsentation in
ongressional elsetionsms held in November 19482
of the total number) sore elected. The
political compo ittcns
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ido de Trabajadores
eamo-Temooratico) supported
opposition grows
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(Note: In
candidate sere announced as victor
Mi t= vacancies WhiCh came about
of these elections on the proportional
has not been reported.)
dministration parties are now spli
different candidate for president,
rties will, before the election, form a c
candidate, At election time, therefore, three na
are anticipated. Based upon present congressional representat
relative proportion af the total votes each group should obtain
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Votine strength of
Guatemalan parties
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position partie
PRDN (Partido de ieCOUOi1taQiOfl Demoora
-sort Zdioras Fuentes
PUP (Fartido Union Popular) *supports Col
Mendoza
POD (Partido Unifioacion Democratioa) -supports7
Fuentes
PUA (Partido de Unificacion Anti-eat/waste) no
PSD (Partido Social- Democratico) ...no candidate
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ties. The teta nutber of
ngy nuWber 600,0004 or more thart
IrregUlarities in vottre procedure
very probabal, occur, therdigy altering the
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much on the ronipulation of voters, control of the
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nzth of the various
that the It:inning condi
votes, rt isquestionable *other
a voter ebo has gone to the polls volurr
of reward, It is Vert question.
a voter,
b. Inv-1m ofthe.a
of the 1990 pre
administration
though the strengt
than the strength of t
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tion* are listed in emu
binder, or evert provont?
in section 5, belmr,
on, it is believed that the iritUaar
11 almost orxtainly be one of the pro-
probably Lt, Col, ,boobo !atone, even
parities in Con5ress is somewhat less
pro-Ciordani En, The several factor favoria the
the present time, "'mid appear to insure his oleos,
below, ,)e...nral possible developments coed
Altera. election, Six such dovoloments are listed
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he present tb, Arbe z is in the
and to influence local balloting,*
will !rebels]; be available at
US, IttretiVerj Arbenz may
force to onaintain order"
rs in his favor,
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radato probably a Milt-
)osition to win the election,
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support to another candidate
ealvaizp would be injured.
Althouti unlikely
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throw their awl.
to defeat Arbenc.