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in Guatemala, Headquarters informed the base in Florida to "discourage" Tony Varona from sending any FRD volunteers into the Central American area; and Head- quarters also rejected a request from the GOG to have Agency lie detector experts participate in interrogat- ing the captured rebel prisoners. As an alternative, D was told to provide guidance to the GOG to hire a commercial firm to participate in the interrogation of the prisoners.* F. Minor Skirmishes: Inter- and Intra-Agency In addition to the two B-26's JMADD supplied to the Guatemalan Air Force during the course of the re- volt, upon completion of the revolt, it was recommended by the Agency, by the Air Attache, and by the Chief of the US Air Mission in Guatemala that eight new B-26's be procured for the Guatemalan Air Force and that these be configured in a manner similar to the aircraft being , operated out of the MADD base. Unfortunately, however, at this point in the game, the US Ambassador was "willing * See Appendix 1 for copies of cable traffic on the various items mentioned in the foregoing paragraph. TOP