Carlos Castillo Armas arrives in a plane, three days before he is inaugurated as President of Guatemala. . He is greeted. Armed military personnel are seen all around. Armas directs two ladies to a car and he is seen sitting in one. Press and media wait. A U.S. Air Force Colonel is seen talking with two civilians. Several U.S. Air Force personnel in uniform are seen on a sidewalk talking together. Three PT-26 vintage aircraft fly by. A contingent of Guatemalan soldiers march by. On the airport tarmac, a number of officials greet one another with hugs and smiles. View out the window of an American aircraft in flight. The U.S. Air Force insignia plainly visible on the wing. Aerial view of airport and adjoining race track. Local people gather on ground at the airport. A formation consisting of 2 DC-3s, one AT-6 and a Twin Beach, flies by. Large crowd at the airport watches. Armas stands on top step of Liberation Army DC-3 (C-47) aircraft ladder. Well-wisher throws confetti. Military photographers on wing and top of aircraft. A formal honor guard in traditional military uniforms stands in formation. Some heavily armed men make their way through the dense crowd. Contingent of Guatemalan troops marches by the crowd.
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.
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.