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10 July, Guatemala informed the Director that British military maneuvers were being planned for Belize (British Honduras); and Ydigoras had informedD I that the GOG would have to send troops and - - - - - - planes to the border in order to maintain the prestige of his country if the maneuvers were held. GOG requested that c==Jtry to get Washington to intervene with the British to call off the exercise. 78a/* Whatever action was taken, the JMATE project personnel were not concerned with the Belize issue again until 14 Feb- ruary 1961 when Ydigoras requested that Chief, JMATE and D meet with him to discuss the subject. He gavelo land Chief, JMATE the - - - - - - - - original of a paper on Belize which "he requested be given to appropriate authorities within the Department of State" -\- a rather interesting method for trans- mitting material to the Department when the US had an Ambassador in Guatemala City! Ydigoras emphasized that * Whether the Agency actually approached State at this time has not been investigated for purposes of this his- tory: There is no question, however, that the Depart- ment was well aware of the dispute between the GOG and Britain over Belize. TOP