Guatemala 1954 (PBSUCCESS)
Verified: Documented in primary records or confirmed by reputable inquiry/reporting.
CIA released about 1,400 pages on its 1954 coup operation in 1997, including an assassination guide found in training files.
Documented
The CIA released about 1,400 pages on its 1954 coup operation in 1997, including an assassination guide found in training files.
Claimed, disputed or not established
The release is documented. Accounts of how the operation shaped events differ and are not summarised here.
Sources (opened in a new tab)
- National Security Archive: The Guatemala 1954 Documents ↗https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB4/
Connected
- Section: Latin America, also United States
- Agencies: CIA
- Vault documents: CIA and Assassinations: The Guatemala 1954 Documents ↗
- Case board · Timeline (1954) · Document vault