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CONTINUATION OFDISPATCH                                                                                                                                       SECRET                                         HMMA - 35502articles did little to prejudice the Guatemalans in favor of LIRING-3.As a matter of fact, the latter who succeeded in sending LIRING-4 a fewletters via the Mexican Consul in Guatemala City who comes to visit him injail, recently claimed that he was saved from a prison "transfer" by theGuatemalan army by the arrival of the Mexican Consul. LIRING-3 viewed this"transfer" purely and simply as an execution attempt.4. LIRING-4 received even less help from LIRING who told her that   there was nothing it could do to help LIRING-3. LIRING-4, on the advice   contained in one of the notes sent from prison by LIRING-3, kept away from   LIRING and its employees until she met LIRING-10 by accident at the office   of one of the leftist papers on 27 July. LIRING-10 convinced her to resume   her visits to LIRING. That the local PBRUMENs still have doubts about   LIRING-3 despite his imprisonment in Guatemala is indicated by the statements   made by Rodolfo REYES (see ROWTON's 17 July report) to the effect that the   latter would not be willing to help LIRING-3 until he found out on what   side of "el griego" (ROWTON under false identity) he was. REYES added that   LIRING suspects the "griego" of WOFIRM connections, although it has no   definite proof of this.5. Statements such as those made by REYES confirm the Station's belief   that LIRING, upon orders from base, is still attempting to investigate   attempt, through liaison, to obtain the release of LIRING-3. Such an   attempt, if it leaked, would not only expose LIRING-3 to PBRUMEN and   Guatemalan FAR reprisals. It would probably also have adverse repercussions   on ROWTON's security. LIRING-11 whom ROWTON met briefly on 5 July (see   ROWTON's report dated 9 July) said nothing about LIRING-3's arrest when   ROWTON complained that mail which he said be sent to LIRING-3 remained   unanswered. It is also to be noted that REYES, who of course knows that   LIRING-4 is in Mexico, told ROWTON that she was probably in PBRUMEN. This   shows clearly the distrust with which LIRING views ROWTON.6. LIRING-4 developed close relationship with Orlando *SUAREZ* of the   Ministry of Culture now in Mexico at the invitation of the Mexican Communist   mural painter David ALFARO Siqueiros. By mid-September, in fact, SUAREZ   was staying at LIRING-4's apartment although LIRING-4 claimed to ROWTON that   there was no romancing between the two and that SUAREZ used her apartment   because he was too broke to get one of his own. In view of LIRING-4's   assessment of SUAREZ as very leftist and pro-AMTHUG-1 no effort was made to   approach him.7. Contacts between ROWTON and LIRING-4 have taken place with decreasing   frequency because the usefulness of LIRING-4 to WOFIRM has sharply decreased   and because LIRING-4 is more and more convinced that ROWTON cannot or will   not help her obtain the release of LIRING-3. In her frantic efforts to do   something for LIRING-3, LIRING-4 has in fact not had any contact with ROWTON   since early September. Unless LIRING-3 is released by the Guatemalan   authorities or receives only a light sentence keeping him in jail only a short   time longer, it is doubtful that LIRING-4 will be of much use to ROWTON and   the Station.for Willard C. CURTIS