Though foreign action against this nation was officially a response to the delivery of smuggled weapons by the Swedish vessel Alfhem, its passage of Decree 900 two years prior is considered the real impetus.
Though foreign action against this nation was officially a response to the delivery of smuggled weapons by the Swedish vessel Alfhem, its passage of Decree 900 two years prior is considered the real impetus. Lobbying for an invasion was led by Tommy Corcoran and Samuel Zemurray, and months after John Peurifoy was appointed as new ambassador, an attempt to plant phony weapons in its neighboring nation was carried out in Operation WASHTUB. The eventual coup was led by Carlos Castillo-Armas, saw substantial support from Anastasio Somoza, and, under the name of Operation PBSUCCESS, was approved by Allen Dulles. FTP, identify this Central American nation, the subject of a CIA coup that ousted Jacbo Arbenz.
Though foreign action against this nation was officially a response to the delivery of smuggled weapons by the Swedish vessel Alfhem, its passage of Decree 900 two years prior is considered the real impetus.
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