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secretary Mann was that the sudden pullout of the training program in Guatemala might very well lead to the overthrow of President Ydigoras by the pro- communist elements which were already in evidence in opposition to the Ydigoras regime. It was indi- cated that should the troop training be moved from Guatemala to the United States, 300 Guatemalan troops. would be trained as a special security force for the Guatemalan government. 101/ During these discussions in the late fall of 1960, Mann also raised the issue of economic sanctions which had been touched on in the early spring. At this time however, the Agency's representatives be- lieved that Mann was talking in terms of a one to three year quarantine period, in an attempt to dis- rupt the Cuban economy -- a quarantine, however, which would not interfere with the flow of goods from the Communist countries. This was a point of some contention between State and CIA, with the Agency people convinced that the Soviet Union would make up any deficiencies that tended to impede seriously the economy of Castro's Cuba. 102/ In the context of a possible move of the train- ing facilities to the United States, Chief, WH prep~red - 115 - ,., ,() if fi? ,0 '1 cx