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Death squads, guerrilla war, covert operations, and genocide : Guatemala and the United States, 1954-1999

Title
Death squads, guerrilla war, covert operations, and genocide : Guatemala and the United States, 1954-1999 [electronic resource].
Published
Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest LLC, 2007-
Local Notes
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Data copyright (c) 2006 The National Security Archive.
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Summary
Death Squads, Guerrilla War, Covert Operations, and Genocide: Guatemala and the United States, 1954-1999 contains 2,071 declassified documents describing U.S. relations with Guatemala during the decades of violent conflict sparked by the CIA-controlled coup in 1954. The documents include CIA operational records produced during the coup, National Security Council deliberations on consolidating a post-coup regime friendly to the United States, and extensive intelligence and embassy reporting on Guatemala's U.S.-trained security apparatus. The material includes detailed information on the human rights catastrophe that gripped Guatemala during its 30-year civil conflict. Finally and most uniquely, the set contains an extraordinary and chilling record smuggled out of the archives of Guatemalan military intelligence - the grim, 54-page diario militar, or "death squad diary," obtained by National Security archive staff, which ties the Guatemalan army directly to the disappearance of dozens of Guatemalan citizens.
Format
Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 10, 2008
Also listed under
National Security Archive (U.S.)
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