A little girl dressed in white descends from a DC-6 passenger airplane operated by Linee Aeree Italiane. A dignitary also arrives with his wife. Airline passenger representative hastens up stairs to meet him and aircrew members escort him. A woman greets him with a kiss, while he is descending steps from the plane. He kisses a woman. He is warmly greeted by many people. Members of the press approach him and he is photographed as he walks.
A large crowd assembled in a square. White banner with image of Berlin Bear on it, hangs from one side of building entrance and German tricolor hangs from the other. Crowd listens to speaker. Demonstrators unfurl a traditional civil flag of Berlin and move through the crowd. Police surround and arrest the demonstrators, placing them in police vans and taking them away.
Windshield of a truck damaged by gunfire in Guatemala. 'Transportes Valdes Chiquimula' written on the door of the truck. Automobile windows also broken by gunfire. Armed rebels parade up the main street of Chiquimula, Guatemala, carrying posters praising Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas and denouncing communists. The BasÃlica de Esquipulas (famous basilica in the region) is seen in the background. The group is accompanied by a brass band. Armed rebels climb aboard an open truck. Colonel Armas confers with his officers over a map. Sign on wall refers to choosing between life and death. Armed rebels brandishing weapons climb into back of small pickup truck.
Mixed formation of aircraft flies over airport, including DC-3s and a T-6, among others. Guatemalan President Carlos Castillo Armas arrives in U.S. DC-3 aircraft . He is greeted. Crowd cheers. He gets into a car. People with banners and flags cheer. View of Presidential Palace. A large crowd out side the building. Carlos Castillo Armas with others standing at steps. The crowd cheers.
American Embassy building in Guatemala City, capital of Guatemala. 'Embassy of United States of America' carved on top of entrance to the building. A park overlooking Guatemala City, with a large cross erected on ground. Views of the city. Damaged structures where people are walking about. A boy plays with the remnants of an antiaircraft gun, installed in a trench. Two boys run through fields on outskirts of the city.
Scenes of new prisoners, in striped garb, being interviewed during investigations of alleged atrocities by the government of former President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. Interviewer takes notes as he questions Muguel Angel Duque, former Chief of the Guatemala City Civil Guard. Guatemalan Civil Guard soldiers are seen throughout the compound.
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