Carlos Castillo Armas with 3 men sit on sofa in front of press and media during a press conference in Guatemala. A large mirror hangs behind them. Photographers take pictures. Armas and others smile. They talk with officers in lobby of building. Shops and businesses being opened. Armas and associates in press briefing.
A large crowd in a street of Guatemala. Carlos Castillo Armas and other important people standing in windows look at the crowd. Carlos Castillo Armas waves at the crowd. Armas meets with government and military officials. Carlos Castillo Armas addresses the meeting. Another person addresses and others smile. A military officer examines mortar artillery and small arms. Machine guns piled on ground are displayed. The officer demonstrates operations of a gun. Rifles and machine guns are displayed. troops surround the guns.
A large crowd in front of the Presidential Palace in Guatemala, following coup d' etat. Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas and other important people stand on balcony along with press photographers and journalists. An armed guard on the balcony. Carlos Castillo Armas addresses the crowd. Many in crowd hold banners praising Colonel Armas and denouncing communists. A flag flies on top of the building. Crowd cheers and raise hands. View of Seal on gate of the Mexican Embassy. The crowd in the square wave arms and hats.
Aerial view of a town in Guatemala. Supplies air dropped by parachute from a C-47 (DC-3) aircraft. Armed rebel soldiers retrieve the supplies and stand holding the parachutes, in front of a small Piper airplane.Guatemalan town (Esquipulas) with church at head of road. Armed rebel soldiers outside a building. Rebel soldiers with Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas. Local woman near a flag. Armed rebels climb down from a high truck bed and fire weapons in garrison compound.
Rebellion against Pre-Communist regime of President Jacobo Arbenz. Aerial views of Guatemala. Transport plane in flight. Rebel parachute troops land. Rebel troops under command of Colonel Castillo Armas Thrust at the capital city. Woman with two children outside her home shows a white flag. Rebels board a truck. Armed rebels walk in town.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles in several retakes of his broadcast remarks, regarding Guatemala, following the US-aided overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman in that country. A large picture of United States Capitol behind him.