1954 - Guatemala: Armas & Staff View Truck Shot Up by 'Reds'

1954 - Guatemala: Armas & Staff View Truck Shot Up by 'Reds' View out thru bullet shattered truck window w/ Armas & rebels talking outside building. Rebels w/ guns standing around Transportes Valdes truck, CU sign on truck door. Pan over exterior of windows w/ bullet holes. 12:00:11 LS along street w/ group w/ 3 large pro-Armas signs marching toward camera; church at far end of street. Brass band leading parade & peasant farmers w/ rifles following. 12:00:37 Men with rifles climb aboard truck. 12:00:47 Armas sitting w/ soldiers looking at map on table. Standing w/ troops, some look American. Walk thru village street, into house. 12:01:16 Poster against Arbenz supporters. Men waiting outside Pension Hernandez. 12:01:28 Climb into pickups & leaving. Others walking w/ rifles. 12:02:02 CU of map w/ pencil tracing route. 1950s Anti-Communism; Central America; Cold War; NOTE: Armas took power in CIA organized coup d’etat in June, 1954 / Jun54.