REVOLUTION IN HONDURAS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP65B00383R000100260090-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2004
• Sequence Number: 90
• Publication Date: November 2, 1963
• Content Type: NSPR

gv 2 1963
~T~?TL1~?,r proved For Release 4/06/23 : CIA-RDP65B00383R000100260090-6
Allen-Scott Report
Revolution in
Honduras
By ROBERT S. ALLEN
AND PAUL SCOTT
The State Department :s sup- "Records of th; security po-
pressirtq alarming evidence that lice show that government offs-
deposal President Villeda Morales dials who t. ii-d to block these
)]emitted C u h it n Arnbassador students f:-em leaving the coon- On seizing power, the junta
Silvino Sorhegui to openly ,':port try woro diseh:egged or denoted disarmed the Palace Guard,
Castro',; Communist rrnolunon to by aides of Presiden' Villeda." placing a number of their pro-
1-fonduras. :tn?rr,ier of he military jun- Castro officers in jail. This blew
The headline "pr+of" of this l:t's reports, turned over to U. S. for freedom was "rewarded"
development is detriicd hn ',.x'u- (ttplo:vats before they were re- with a U.S. crackdown on the
ments sent th?nugh diplo:rr:rtic cal!ed? points out President Vil-' new government. The White
channels to the S:atc 1-,.- ire. leda s constant efforts to play' house ordered all military and
ment by the mililarv ,juet.e it down the existence of pro-Cas? ? economic aid out off from the
seized power in itond;ii;is t ro ':'uerril!as in the small Ca- military junta despite some
keep that nation from ,ic;fl;ny ribbean nation, stating. strong private protests by mem-
i1110 the "arms -,f Castro " 1"hile President Villeda in. }ors of the House Foreign Al-
One of the junta?a si.?x rid suit`sd that there were no Coo. fairs Camrni.ttee.
reports, which c,-t9t., ? {? ,.d nian,st querrilias between the
shadow over some of ,1;, P:,tucca and Segovia rivers Undersecretary of State Aver-
p'it's near the Nicara;?trau border. oil Harriman will be the U.S.
;tdinutisiration hand - u:iru.:ng the liondutan armed forces and representative at next month's
over what to do a:xtur 1+?r? - ,v the Nicarara_uan army c?on. Alliance for Pmgress meeting
r?e~_?ime, !inks the tr..rru~ 3 firmed their presence, in Sap Paulo. He was picked for
take-over to Pre+sraent ':.'Iota a ??71re Palace (Civil) Guard. the assignment by McGeorge
milquetoast efforts to bar ('ran? under the service of President ^ Bundy, White House adviser on
:!monist subversion . red (reel; ra- Vtlled,e s w students in Tetruci- foreign policy, to pump new life
io n from Cuba. r.a, loco President Kennedy's la g-
4 rfi:?pIAY Czech and other g-
Striking illustrations to tore gft ,rms and hand grena- ging aid program for Latin
ouster) government's f a:'are dec. 1?ut took no action to America . . . Ludwig Erhard's
combat this Red !treat iii c.u:? cor.trsetite thw arms," :first test as chancellor will he
b
Pre
a
'`='_u3c7G1! su
committee,
p
"D)cumPnts found in the ii-
;rich :s r,m, )inq Communist in. a new trade agreement. Russia
1e+' r~;n(arn t2c.7S"1Vr t;:'itf '.-.-.t fi,,ra+ion of Latin Amenea from ,s pressing for expansion of the
President '?ll+ordi now, 11:-ti a ;hreeyear 1961 part expiring
t `.. ;in unb.LS .?i?v r ,., "Fits!. I D e t'lioaf. ealans to call State and
pse Department officials next year. West Germany had
,,o'er-111 ii' ?.T., 'r'ink;' ,,irl
:c,rred in pdnc!ple to increase
r>e:
t ?tlont
t
y
t
ermine
h t r de
.rd ^pcrtly `xpor i:t, C!r;i?'a ,shy thig shocking information is Russo-German tradt prior to
re oiution ;nanihs i;d.,re he wa:; being withheld from Congre ire wheat sale controversy. Sig-
usiMi. an fire ;xiblic. lificantly, ex-Chancellor Konrad
".:inbassador :ti.nn :grebe- Army colonel R. W. page, .\denauer is opposed to expand-
;ui, 'iii crim;n+,; nrpuni:v. tr.. wlo ira(is t ? tic :'lem an in,, ' -,ne. "1t iate:ic, President
ail rrivF!ert , to uulir;;v S.
flistribut:nq :11,011(111 no prclrtie- , -.11itwig mission palled out of Kvreriy k ?taietly encouragin
h e ,ftcr ire j:,n a took c. ; h:t)-1 ;,t r,:rs,: 'W'est G,-r-
and ..reatYl (,_)nimlltlist 'n;w, crnt.uns Fi n~
~?v~r, will be (Flostloned about i trade with
ea for Castro : ? wiser,- of t`r o rrts that U.S. aid was being the Russians. t\'?si Geiniany
remote con's rs e lfunduras. r~ 0 bare lip i!re Prestd+?nt's signt?d ;ire l+rst trade pact with
"In Teguc,,gaira. ne C1? '1 f'a,.,i,'n l; raid. ?tihich was ;o~,d- Russia in 19. . providing for
ambassador used he Library ??f ,sir pr..-?",,:iro officers :'.co-way trade tota;ing around
Comae Cientuegos a? , rcrtd(Iz- z? ",123 "zillion. The 1961 pact
r e ?^ot, aye trams+i
wits for (2a.sfM ''1hOwors and .td G.,onel , ),e 1-Ow'n- boos"d the volume to :110re
agents, During t'.*ese rats. fie than Slt? million both ways. In
rz n ,,,1~ rt'_
'itinc+>d ?,7r ira nsrwrtatron for chi { undur.in o re to pact. the West Germans
'jclents ,nn .miles 7 : nr*:rrui?; to tar
Pl nt i?on ?..at r r r `?lty " tried f i r go credits
o n C uie3 ^lanarle to .ore o?.:r ;r,} r r e : :t7,,..~, trglt+ by Moscow. Now. how-
g :?,ra it ~rcrn light :mm
ramin and redo :i.^..i ion. n than tae s:7-rare,( 'en?,-i,'r:,,-
rough these ir,ec were
, ,ie':r woo r?:n cat ',f I,i t'a'iltd YISC+t al 10
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