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Carlos Castillo Armas Speech & V.P. Nixon Anti-Communist Answer

Reel Number: 221196-19

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1955

Country: Guatemala,USA

Location:

TC Begins: 14:10:05

TC Ends: 14:19:19

Duration: 00:09:14

Carlos Castillo Armas Speech & V.P. Nixon Anti-Communist Answer Standing in front of books & poster w/ Communist Sickle broken by sword Armas reads speech to Nixon during his Goodwill Tour at the Exposition of ?? talks about his direction of the revolution that threw out Arbenz & Communist destructive influence. Nixon standing waiting for Armas to finish. 14:12:55 Nixon thanks him & says how gratifying it is to have seen this exhibit. Talks of the motion pictures received from USSR to win over the Guatemalan people. Thanks them for fighting Communism & says its the first time people have overthrown the Communist regime. 14:15:05 Third man shows & explains what things are; Fortunas Diary & handwritten notes; Communist Chilean teacher’s letter & letters from Union. Shows him flyer How To Be A Good Communist. 14:16:35 Shows two books of Marx & Stalin that were in the schools. Children’s book printed in Moscow in Spanish. Can of film shown from Sovexport Film. Pravda newspaper sent directly. Other magazines from USSR. 14:18:35 Talking about proof that Arbenz was controlled by foreigners. “Its a good lesson for all of us to be on guard against what the Communists try to do.” Propaganda; Cold War; Puppet Governments;

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