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.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh visits Guatemala City, Guatemala. A large crowd gathered at an air field to greet Lindbergh. The Guatemala flag raised at various places. Decorations all over the field. People await his arrival. They watch as his plane 'Spirit of Saint Louis' approaches and lands. Guatemalan soldiers escort Lindbergh. Lindbergh with the officers.
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.
Three women walk through rubble left from civil strife in Guatemala. Broken blocks, bags and other articles lie on ground. Large number of people outside a building. Carlos Castillo Armas stands with others. He sits on a sofa with another man. A microphone in front of him.
Vice-President Nixon shakes hands with officials standing in a row,as the Nixons conclude their visit to Guatemala and board a U.S. Military Air Transport C-121 aircraft . Mountains of Guatemala as seen from the C-121 plane in flight. Vice-President and Mrs Nixon, assisted by U.S. Ambassador, Norman Armour, exchange greetings with prominent Guatemalans at a formal reception held in the 'Instituto Guatemalteco Americano'. Boys play in street outside the institute. Several people stand on sidewalk in front of the institute. Vice-President Richard Nixon and his wife, outside the Instutute, greet people. Guatemalan cavalry in formal uniforms on horseback are seen as five small boys watch them from above, in trees.
Mrs. Nixon seated with Mrs. Armas, during a formal welcoming by President Carlos Castillo Armas in the Presidential Palace in Guatemala City,Guatemala. Vice-President Richard Nixon shakes hands with President Carlos Castillo Armas, and, then, makes some public remarks that are broadcast on WRUL and another radio station. Another dignitary addresses the gathering. Vice President Nixon presents President Armas an inscribed portrait photograph of President and Mrs.Eisenhower, which Presedent Armas shows to his wife and then holds up for photographers. Mrs. Nixon stands and greets a number of Guatemalan ladies seated in a row. Vice President Nixon and President Armas receive greeting from several officials.
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