Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-17
Guatemala Demands
Honduras Break Up
Massing Anti-Reds
Rx he Assoeioted Press

BY the Associutsd Press
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, |
June 17-Guatemala called on /,
Honduras last night to stop anti
Red Guatemalan exiles reported |
massing on the border for an
assault against President Jacobo
Arbenz Guzman'S Communist
influenced regime.
The appeal was made by
Guatemalan Ambassador ANA
dec Chinchilla to Honduran For
eign Minister j. Edgardo Valen-
zuela as reports here and in
other Central American nations
indicated showdown might be
imminent between the Arbenz
government and its anti-Com-
munist opposition at home and
abroad.
1--WE have reports that we'll
equipped soldiers carrying guns
are being flown and driven by
car to points near our border"
Mr.. Chinchilla told newSmen.
They are being flown in char
tered planes"
The Guatemalan envoy said Mr..
Valenzuela had given him as
surances that Honduras will
prevent any incidents at the
border and has given orders for
seizure of any arms there"
Parachutists Reported Dropped.
Reports here and abroad indi-
Gated the anti-ArbenZ forces
were pushing their preparations
for a try at unseating the Guate-
malan regime. Among these
were:
/. Dispatches from Belize,
British Honduras, quoted Guate-
malan exile sources there as
saying anti-Communist para
chute troops already have been
dropped into Guatemala. The
sources gave no details.
2. Usually reliable sources here
said Guatemalan exiles are being
airlifted to points near the
border. Three planeloads of men
dressed in khaki repeatedly were
flown out of Tegucigalpa yeSter-
day and an unknown number
earlier. The sources also said a
well-armed boat left the Hon
duran port of La Ceiba yeSter-
day, apparently for a strike at
Puerto Barrios in Guatemala.
3. A close aide to Carlos Cas-
tillo Armas, head of the Guate-
malan exile movement here,
claimed 5000 anti-Arbenz men
stand ready along the frontiers
of FL Salvador and Honduras
and "at least $4,000 supporters
inside Guatemala will rise up to
fight with us when the moment
comes"
4..Mr. Castillo Armas. in a
message to his Guatemalan
'compatriots" said he would be
with them very shortly" The
exile leader called on the Guate-
malan people to prevent Presi-
dent Arbenz and his aides from
fleeing.
Mr.. Chinchilla told newsmen
1t was rumored the Castillo
Armas forces would start fight
ing Friday" $
Dispatch Delayed Hours.
"A dispatch from Associated
Press Correspondent Jack Rut-
ledge in Guatemala, delayed five
hours by the new. strict geensor-
ship. reported lastsnight Tat the
capi 81 city was Quiet and in
ternational airlines had resumed
normal service after a tempo
rary government-ordered halt.
The dispatch said authorities
were pushing plans for massive
demonstrations tomorrow to
show the solidarity of the peo-
pie behind the ArbenZ regime.
MIR. Rutledge said 100000 per-
sons were expected to throng
Guatemala City's narrow streets.
The Guatemalan general staff
and the presidential office earlier
yesterday denied a report that
the army had given Mr.. Arbenz
"a hours to resign. A joint state
ment said the army lis giving all
its support to citizen President
Arbenz."
The Guatemalan radio said
Mr.. Arbenz held a cabinet meet
ing yesterday to discuss political
matters of "transcenden impor-
lance" The broadcast gave no
details of the session.