DISPATCH-FRICTION BETWEEN VICTOR MANUEL GUTTERREZ AND CARLOS ALVARADO JEREZ.
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In a niceting 5 Aprul between LINLUCK? Victor Manuel CUTIERRET

by GUTIERREZ, of a 2& page report LINLUCK had prepared which, tu

LINLUCK'& option, concentrated on "negarive" security matters to the ex

cluston of the more important polirical considerarions, experience;

concerning the lil-fared MORENO guerrilla group, and (2), GUTIERREZ'

comments indicating that the PGT suspected June COBB of being the source

of "leaks" and commented on LINLUCK'S lack of discretion in his relation

ship with her.

LINLUCK, during this meeting, made some ill-considered remarke

"(ln the Station's option); again jumped to the defense of COBB, and verbally

attacked both GUTIERREZ. and ALVARADO Jerez, in effect, accusing the

latter of cowardice: LINLUCK also threatened to drop out of the work he

was doing. in comection with arms procurement, eic., and indtetted that he

wanted nothing more to do with such responsiblities if he were not trusted

When the Station lenraed of this quarrel, LINLUCK was instructed (I) not to

allow his zelatiguair with June COBB to alienate GUTIERREZ, one of the:

new Femmmag wenchine has in the PGT, under any conditlons; ancit2 to

Free stets Colter that he had had ample proof of the danger sheltepre

m-ant the future of this operation, as we had told him before.

PUcK anteedy allowed GUTIERREZ to calm him down again and ger

s back to as amicable relationship, and said that he would stop seeing

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: 3. LINLUCK. personal estimate of his position following, the above-

entioned quarre. is. that his position with both GUTIERREZ and with Carlo

LLESCAS has been strengthened and that the quarrel and aftermathi court

buted to the security of the opena tion. While the Station is not quite so

sanguine re the strengihening and increasing of security of the operacion

perhaps LINLUCK now has had impressed upon him the active danger which

Jure COBB represents to the future of the operation due to the suspicion with

which the PCT regards her.

The Stacion has atiempted innumerable: times

so point this hazard out to him and has instructed him Io stop seeing her bur

to ho avail until now.

1. (LINLUCK an Station instructions, proceeded to attempt to.

the unfortunate effects of the quarrel and, apparently,

marketb well.

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Victor ManNel CUTTERREZ, Carlos ALVARADO Jerez, and

INLUCk met 5 April 1962 ar the home of Rafael SOLIS Barrios La discuss à

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the MORENO guerrilla expedition which had been

14 (see Ref C)..

LINLUCK had prepared a 2u page

mitted previously to CuTIERREZ and cuTeRRed

Led tepant to a two page summary, learing mat

Liens. and all discussion of esperlence and derails

congeriod with the orgrnization, outfitting, and dispatch of a group of

grent las trem mexico. LINLUcks 28-page report, a copy of which. is

in stutton fles, pictutes. GUTIERREZ, as the one responsible for beauro-

cutlain and lack of practicality since he did not offer cooperation to the

degree requested by LINLUCK-for the purchase of rifles when needed and,

In addition, his refusal to allow the 13 November guerrilla group to use

PGT contacts and routes for entering Guatemala clandestinely.

According to LINLUCK, GUTIERREZ' two-page summatyi.con-

centrared, unnecessarily, on the negative security aspects which occurred;

for example, during the trlp to the Mexico-Guatemalan border,

one of the

guerrilles accidentally dropped his pistol and many passengers became

aware that they were armed Guatemalans, (2) durtigheir stay in Tuxtla

Gurierrez two et tats group communicated from oue hotel to another with

their shortwave radios, and (3) the matter of the 1s, November group

allowing tiself tobe pressured by Alfonso PRERA tuto rushing prenarations

in arder to be it tuaterala on 28 Fehruary when a general Arry wailing

so arenaive wuer tunaction was expected accurding to PRERA

afor

Tashod ALVARADO Teres agreed with GUTIERREZ resume

3, The second point on the agenda at this meeting was GUTIERREZ!

refereuce to some information which he had gathered concerning June

COBB which lodicated that she had been "thrown out of Cuba because of

dealinga with arcorics". GUTIERREZ, also blamed. LINLuCk for lack of

discretton in takhig COBB to the house of Carlos ILI ESCAS on 19 Maich

uid suggested that licts had been the source of "leaks!' becauge at the fac

hat she had picked up a quantity of . 38 Super pistol ammunittan

LINLUCK's apartment when he was in Tuxila Gutiertez and had taken it to

her apartment fer safe-keeping. ALVARADO Jerez atrempted lo prove ly

this that the whole guerr llle operation had been lacking in security because

LINI UCK had placed its security in the hands of an American woman whose

activitles were suspicious.

4.

LINLUCK rejected the above views concerning COBB which he cou

altered as expressed Mon the basis of lles and neighborhood gossip, and

rated CoMERRET HId ALVARADO Jerez of previous rumong which had

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That GUTIERrE? had already notd him that he had

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neckon COBB from Cuba); LINLUCK emphasized that

Ila only tterest biter was her close relationship with. Juan Jose AREVALiD

and pointed out that pozirive results. already had been obtained as a result

of this relationship.

In answer to a question from ALVARADO Jerer.

LINLUCK said,

"You can be sure that if June COBs works for someone it is

for us, flyst because of her love for Guatemala and then because of her ed

itorlal relations with ARBVALO".. He also explained that his sister and'

COBB were close. ftlends + and that his sister had introduced GORE ta ocheng.

in Guatematan politics for whom COBB served as a bridge with AREVALe,

L LUCK, WheALVARADO Jerez maintained his pasition stub-

bornly,

So rattacked with Intentional violence" (his standard defense when he is

under fire, as we have excellent reason to know). He potted out that

ALVARADO Jerer had never contribured anything pasitive bur, rathers al-

ways acted as germinaunger" to whom all others reported bur that he

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never reported to anyone nor did he contribure to dangerous or important

actions.

LINLUCK took him to task for his "police-like" attitude wichin the

P&T and indicated his (LINUCK's) disgust with the fact that within the PCT

they could still act ot the basis of gossip and that selfish resentments should

have such a great play at a ilme when in Guatemala people were being mut

dered ky the pollce ot falling li combat. LINLUCK also hinted that

ALVARAD. Terer had never siven proof himself of the integrity which he

was demanding since Elve hours before ARBENZ, resiguarion in 1954,

ALYARADO Jerez had tecorded the maguetic tape which was te be broad-

pier on the radio and wai making preparations for hie extle while the PET

people, iguerig all this, were still flgating in the streets and exposing

themselves ip terrible danger": LINLIJCK labelled ALVARADO JETEZ

attitude as destructive and brazen and of being motivated by envy, even

of his own brothers.

6. According to LINLUCK, he was aware af the effect his words were

producing and he continued by saying he was rired of the systemaric attitude

which members of the PC leadership assumed in his case and that, stace he

did not enjoy absolute confidence, he did nor want to continue to be bi charge

of anything.

"While some become i friendly with really susplelous people

and lend lives which they cannot explain even with sacrlfices, actions, per.

secutions, because they only see in the CP an opportunity lo travel or for

other personal gait, there is no desire to recognize the efforts of others. to

gain arrantages for the ff, even at the risk of acting with seemig duplic

y toward people who offer their friendship and asaistance withput spf

St Begles, you should take lute account the fact that my wirejalao

acher way 19 you always have to be suspicioue of Narta merican

not wone semy wie's nationally? My wife ls nor af mamber,

a very teyour fakoll, she has only biter memories of het say in

Guatemala, and ad a result she could be the object of more resentsut that

anyone elas, particularly with your mentality, Carlos, and, l that murder,

I decline the responsibility for tasks which have been assigued me. I don"t

want to know anythlag more about them. I was a patriot before I was a

Communist and,

If justice and the CP are confronted, I'll be on the side of

justice, because we ln the CP will no longer be representing truth and

justice. What is said of justice and the CP could be said of truth, of the

moral and political characteristics. it has but in the moment of truth one

sees that perfidy and intrigue win out.

I have always been a patriot, I have

proved this; proof which some others have not. yet shown, I will continue to

be parriotir. with or wifhout the CP and leave alone those who conspite nor

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my south profound nidness." At the end of this harangue, AL VARADO.

fetez a nutried is defend himelt agalst LINLuCKs chatges by saying

Tine he had been ar

ENLUCk, however, would not lister fo him

hole detes notes

Pellent, GUtEREr, at this pohit, appeared dis.

cancert and attentia

"to make a conciliatary speech bit LINOCkie

acted codly and during the test of the meeting very pointedly igtored

ALVARADO Jerez.

The next day, & Apru, GUTIERREZ called LINLUCK, arid tried to

be quize frtendly but LINLUCK continued to act indifferent and answered

GUTIERREZ with monosyllables. GUTIERREZ lvited LINLUeK to an la-

portant meeting which was to take place 9 April but LINLUCK refused to

attend. CUTIERRET made another attempt to see LINLUCK one Aprul but

and in was repulsed coldly. The Starion, on learning of thie violent quarrel

and the reasons for it, cautioned LINLUCK nor to carry his adamant attitude

any further and to accept GUTIERREZ' peace overtures. We reminded

LINLUCk that GUTIERREZ, was one of the few remaining Irlends he has

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within the PoT leadership and he could ill afford to alienate him especially

when the basic point of disagreement was his relationship with june @OBB...

a relarionship which the Starion had instructed him to end as far back as.

November 1961 due to the fact that she was suspect by the PGT and a contin-

uation of the relationship with her made him subject, at the very least, to

suspicion of indiscreetly talking too much abour PGT affairs. The Station

of course; could not tell, him how much proof we had of the extent of his in

discreet contersatiots with COBB but we tried by every means short of the

tuth to warn him of the danger of continuing this relationship so far as the

PoT and the Soviets were concerned. LINLUCK, atter the quarrel with

CUTIERREZ ANd ALVARADO Jerez, finally seemed to realize the darage

this relationship had done already and the jeopardy to the operation which.

continuation of the affalt represented.

He agreed to end the relationship

Irmediately and finally. This is not the first time he has agreed to stop

seeing. bobs, however, and we will be alert to the possibility of more pillow

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On 10 April, LINLUCK visited Carlos Humberto LESCAS, at

ILLESGAS' request through his wife, Norma.

ILLESCAS seemed quite

friendly but immediately began to scold LiNLUCk for his murral with

GUTIERREZ and ALVARADO Jerez.

ILLESCAS repeated LINLUCK's own

words to him, "You have always said that courage is the possibility of

thinking while in danger, of acting cooly in the midsi of violeuce, but I be-

Ileve that this time you became confused and behaved like a hurt child tather

than like an expertensed politician who knows how to handle a struarien

wield irony, and render his enemies helpless..

" ILLESCAS added that

-wrEnRE sincerely wes hurt and that even ALVARADO Jeter was feeling

[econcillation This ducussion with ILLESCAS was held in his wife Norma's

presence an, they hottied to convince LINLUCK that ALVARADO Jerez

Is thou malice and te not really bad but jus foollsh", and that binluck

should o-salgy thirt an importance which is undeserved by areatening

to abridon the important task which has been assigned to him

Theypolited

out that such action on his part would subject him to continuing intitgues on

the part of people like ALVARADO Jerez, Jose Manuel FORTUNY, and othere.

ILLRSGAS, praised V COBB's loyal attitude vis-a-vie the Guatemalans and

riled by every means to reassure LINLUCK who, apparently, had been

of Norma's temporary ahsence from the room, told LINLUCik;.

realize that no one is, more important than you within the CP' in comection

with a whole series of future projects.

The Soviets have the greatest: inter

est in you and that is the most impolitant thing.

Out of one hundred questions.

they ask, eighty have to.do with you and reveal the enormous literest they

have in you,

This is strictly berween you and me, please; not a word co

Victor, who knows nothing about this since they know that he is not the

proves perset to handle certain matters about which he has doubts, You

should know that the, sorters really have two "apparati", the one involying

merely ornaly frienly, protocol matters between, the opsy and the PeT,;

other? apparams,

which is much more sectel, is for acrian for

meir dipeat-rev

tontry work. This latter apparatus" Is the one wth

walch I have beer in close comact - although also with the other chen but I

bave not been authorted to say anything about l. I am couting o your

discretion Tus actton "apparatus" considers you an uvaluable person and

that Is. whyl want toask you to be tactil in your dealings with ALVARADe

Jeter, who, by the way, will leave soon for Guatemala.

I want to ask you

to be very carefül in all your dealings so that the contidence which the

Soviets have will increase and when the time comes for action you will have

full support. I beg you la trust mo, sinco I make it my business Do ders

strare that you are a determining factor within the PGT when a struggle is

involved and I have also tried to convince them abour the lles and intrigues.

which sometimes are directed amainst the more worthy comrades by whose

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who are without merlt.

" Later that same evening; bath. HuL,ESCAs and

Norma tried to show LINLUCK thaI ALVARADO Jerez was not his enemy

and thai ALVARADO Jerez was quire upset because he felt that he had pros:

voked LINLUCk to a point which cotild have unfortunate consequences

for the very important work which the PGT is doing ar present:

Lincuck, as a result of the Station's instructions not to alienate

GUTBRREZ aid y a result of ILIESCAS' intercession, began to soften

hiS pOSTiON LOWLIE GATERREL aNd ALVARADO. JereZ.

The text Lime

COMERREZ CAlled KINKUCK, on. 11 April, LINLUCK Iried to be more

agreease aid told TERRez that he had a package of "Victoi. cigarettes

pr him walch Kittictaco &MADD had brought back from Guatemala.

(Intack, knowle that the PGT often sends confidential messages inside

These packs, had areally opened this one and learned of the small message

which warned GUTIERREZ about one "Sagastume", from Chiguimula, a poet

who apparently had revolurionary beliefs who was arriving it Mexico,

note wanted GUTIERREZ, that this fellow was employed by the Directeu:

Investigaciones Especiales (DI. E.), YDIGORAS' police, The other part oi

the nore said thar a letter addressed to Carlas SOLLIZ, AparaDis Ortopedi

cos, Medellin #112, was about to arrive, (Note: "Aparatos @riopedicos"

ls the place where Rafael SOLIS Barrios works). LINLUCK clefully Ier

sealed the pack of cigarertes with the nare laide before rurning it dyer ia

GUTIERREZ wheI GUTIERREZ arrived at LINLUCK'e apartment that sathe

morning.

10, LINLUCk, ar this meeting with GUTIERREZ, again braught up

the COBB issue by showing GUTIERREZ some documents of COBB's con

certwig. relarions. with Important Cubans Just before she left Cuba and pro

Vis to GUFIRREY how some information which he (GUTIERREZ bad ab

TEdIon MAS TOIRES wis discredited when she, herself, attered t

A TeLL ThE discussIon o COBB provided a basta for lackssing

Lick satitude, at the Aprll Aprll meeting. LiNLuckused this'opporty

*I am not so much concerned with ALVARADO Jerez's attitude as

with yours. You, whom I have always respected for your moral qualities,

want to deal with me ln the same shameful manner which you told me was

acconsed you in ptatemala by Alfredo GUERRA Borges and Jose Alberto

CARDOZA"

GUTTERRE? did not agree with this and attempted to explabi

to L NEUCk that he raised the issue due to the fact that ALVARADO Jerez

Insisted on the security aspect and that he (ALVARADO Jerez) was a person

loaded down with lesentment.

GUTIERREZ sald that he destred the matter

discussed openly hur that, unfortunately, LINLUck became vialent and ver

fused to accept ALVARADO Jerez' explanations, TINLUCK then repeated

his accusation that GUTIERREZ was trying to diminish the PET's resport

bility coward the guerrilla group and trying lo shove all the blame for thetr

fatluce on him (ILack).

GutIerRE? explained to LINaUCK that hts:

positior was free. of ill-will and stated that "under no circumstancea would

that, AprIl discussion be forwarded to Guatemala and that no concluslotts

had beer reached, GUTIERREZ instated that none of them (ALVARADO

Jerer, MLEsaAs or he himself mistrusted liNluck and that a the can

frazy, they.lhoughthigkly.of.his work. He continued tharl. platuk should

undershind than be was auly tylig to halt the disloyal atritude he had noted

ALVARADO TeZ part siace ALVARADO jerez seemed to have become

tangled i his own hued and wanted to explain his aritude fully to those in

charge of the Pen, i Mexico".

GutiErrET agreed with LInsuck that.i

Is posstble that what ls bothering ALVARADO Jerez la that he wants to feel

superiot to everyone because he. is an alternate member of the Central Com

minee of the POT,

GUTIERREZ said that ALVARADO Jerez, now constders

his own position as negative in view of the importance of the present tanks.

GUTIERREZ asked for assurance that LINLUCK would not abandon the -

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He also asked for more explanations as to. just how and

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When CAKE recelved the ammunition which she took from LiNLUOKe

apartment to hei swe

He seemed satlafted when he was giyen the details

otis matter auditilluck look advantage of the opportunity to throw b

the little dig;

"Why dpin't you or ALVARADO Jerez come for that ammo?

None of you can be found because of all the mystery you shroud yourselves

in, and the people who help are always subject to criticism"'. According Lo

(LI LUCk, he realized that GUTIERREZ was trying to assuage his anger

and allowed himself to be convinced that there was no lack of trust, etc.,

and that the Important thing to be considered was the work being done by

him, As soon as GUTIERREZ, left, LINLUCK tried through Norma LLLESCAS

to get in touch wirh ALVARADO Jerez l order to reach an undersranding. wish

him on the grous that they both realize that the CP interests ate above

everything else. He did not succeed in contaciing ALVARADO Jerez at this

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LNLooks estimate of his own position following his quartel

WITh ALYAKANd erA and GUTTERKER IS that his personal position seems

to Improve wirbia tae gi in spite of the fact that his enemies alt active li

eyery way posale to wetken his posirion, LiNeuck feels that How

CUTERAEZ, this because he went along with ALVARADO lexez, ne mas

lose the close relationship with LINLUCk, sacktficing for a somewhat

mediocre contade, the work and frlendship of Lintlok or, even worse,

provoking. him tuto a break with the PGT which would be an enormous re-

sponsibilty for GUTIERREZ in a sltuation where all the moral reasons

support LiNiUCk and there are mally reasons which reflect againat the PGT

and against GUTIERREZ in particularl LINLUCK also considers that his

padition with ILLESCAS and the Soviers has been strengthened. He points

out, also, thai the Cubans have asked for à, Guatemalan to travel to elon to

take charge of the military matters concerned with activittes in Guatemala

and that Oamin FERNANDEZ Concepciox told him his name was among the

ones recommended for this job. INLUCK rends to alamiss as munportant

the machinationa of ALVARADO Jerez and believes that ALVARAEL Jerez.

was frightened by LiNLUck's violent reaction to the charges of indiacretion,

etc. LINUCk considers that he has demonstrated his sincerity and his

dedication to the tasks imposed on him and that his violent reaction placed.

both ALVARADO Jerez and GUTIERREZ very definitely on the defensive and

contrtbuted to the security of the operarion.

12, The Steron warmedL NuuCk agaluat allowing his persotal feelings

to leopardize the operacions and told him lo patch up his differences with.

both CUT ERREL and with ALVARADO Jerez. He agreed andat a meering

held whis apartmert 18 April for the purpose of discusaing a political

report on the present (natemalan situatton sent by the PGT leadership l

Cratemali) made a concerted effort to he courteous to ALVARADO JeTez.

few days later GUTIERREZ and Carlas ILLESCAS, who were the other par

tic paints at the 18 April meeting, both commented with satisfaction on the

attitude LINLUCK had assumed toward ALVARADO Jerez.

They both told

LINLUCk that they had been worried by his violent attitude which had made

quite an Impression on ALVARADO Jerez, who had stared his unbappiness, at

having "unjusrly hurt' INLuCk and how pleased he was that LinLuck's

attitude toward him bad changed "for the good of the CP". LINLECK COM

red in his report of this meeting that he look pains to prevert ALVARANO

Jerez' resentment from deepening, the differences between the two of hyen.

It should be noted That Carlos. ILLESCAS later toil bricky twen really

worrled, becatise I couldn't understand your assuming such a radical aultude

toward your work que to ALVARADO Jerez' provocation, at a time when there

Is so much to do and so much acrivity is open to you, I will tell you again

that of all the put people you are the one who interests the soviets the most

evexy time they.

they ask me about you, what you are the: water

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opinions.

* LINLUCK took all of thia ada aucere

compliment as, no doubt,

ILLESCAs intended it to be bur we cannot overlook

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the possibility that the interest of the Soviets may extend deeper. and be

concerned with a thorough security check of LINLUCk before deciding.to

use him li anything sensitive. LINLUCK reported that he had the distiner

impression that GUTTERREZ organized this 18 April meeting to "force"

Liluck to contime to arend the meetings of the four "leaders" in

• Mexico and to prove to him that none of the other three, (GUTtERRed,.

ITESCAS, DI ALVARADO Jerez) had any bad feelings toward him as a

result ot the violent discussion above.

13, Later, at a meeting between GUTIERREZ and LINLUCK on 21

Aprl, CUTIERREZ gave LINLUCK some paternal advice concerning the

internal struggles within the leadership of the PGT and stated his Interest

in seeing LINLUCk" through his own actions and responsibilities regain

his position within the PGT leadership". GUTIERREZ then referred ro the

disagreement with ALVARADO Jerez and criticized as "not good." the state-

ments made by LINLUCK to the deffect that he could practice his patriotisi

even withont the CP. GUTIERREZ said that it is better to continue to

struggle for uniry within the PGT without paying atrention: to those who h

trigue. He added that he was alarmed by LINLUCK's attitude re practicing

patriotism outside the PGT "since that would be a tremendous blow to the

to behave himself and work on the lasks assigned him as long as the PCT

had full must inhim. GUTIERREZ said that they had full trüst in hi and

said that was why he had emphasized m the report at the previotis meering

"the congrarulations which Bernardo ALVARADO Monzon expressed to

us, cherue to the magulficent work in the orginization of the sekrilla

op the riske yw tace, and Important comributione made? LnsuCk

then dischssed his milary work with GUTIERREZ and asked CUTlERREZ

categoriently to again consult the PGT leadership about his (LINLOGK'S)

retiring to Guatemala to contr lbute with his efforts and experience to the.

millary etfort". GUTIERREZ was pleased but they agreed that the ex

tensive work assigied LINIUCK in Mexico took precedence at this time

but that the PET leadership would be asked to consider LINLUCK'S request

when they thought his return would be "opportune and determining."

COMMENTS

1, The Station considers this quarrel as an unfortunate ourgröwth

of LINLUCK's stibbom refusal to recognize - up to this point - the danger

June COBB represents for him and for the future of the operation. He has

been instructed by the Sarion numerous times to stop seeing. COBB and we

have pointed our to him what should have been evidence enough to convince

a man of his intelligence thai she is dangerous for him. However, que to

his strong bellet that she is a direct and valuable link with juan Jose

AREVALO

wat reason, should be cultivated assiduously, he ter

pertedly

sistence:

macrucrions even while agreeing verbally to our I-

sented a serious danger to him so far as the PeT

was congEri

When GUTTERREz. sintlu afrar hia oril tarim

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still has nor admitted to GUTIERREZ the justice of his concern over the

LINJUCK-CORB liaison as the possible source of "indiscretions" on

LINLUCK's part, he has succeeded, apparently, in reeatablishing his

good relations with GUTIERREZ following the abovementioned quarrel.

2.

While, as stated above, the Station is not quite as sanguine as

LINLUCK concerning the "streugthening of the securlty of the operation"

through the mainer in which he handled the situation; LINLUCK, appar

ently, has succeeded In smoothing the ruftled feathers to a remarkable

degree, As Headers is aware, Lituck ida strong bellever i the

pallay of attack as the

best defense and the weaker his position the more

wident his artick

PorTately, In this case, there are some indications

that the relative positious of GUTIERREZ and ALVARADO Jerez le support

of the captured guerrilla group were lacking in the decisive qualities

needed to enhance the chances of success of this group by ordering the full

support of PGT assets during the border crossing and the trip to the moun

rains of Guaremala. While, in the Station's opinion, the probably personal

feelings of vulnerabilly by GUTIERREZ and ALVARADO Jerez on this

point may have aired unLucks cause at this time, aus violent, aigaly

emotional rejection. of the valid comments concerning his lack of discretion •

with COBB plus his implied charge of cowardice againsi ALVARADO Jerez

(even if true) certaily can do nothing to strengthen the security of the

operation in the long rut. While ALVARADO Jerez, according to EINLUCk,

has never been one: of his friends, GUTIERREZ is one of the few remaining

leaders of the P&T who can be considered so...and WiNLUcK carnor afford

.toallenare.kim. LINLUCK is acurely aware of his.need.to.retain

GUTIERREZ Ixtendabip and has made a concerted and apparently surcess

ful ettor, to smooth over the effects of the disagreement.

Willard C.

Kast cort

4 May 1963

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