John Foster Dulles: Radio and Television Address on Communism in Guatemala

( 1954 ) Commentary by G. Mehera Gerardo, Youngstown State University

“Guatemala is a small country. But its power, standing alone, is not a measure of the threat. The master plan of international communism is to gain a solid political base in this hemisphere, a base that can be used to extend Communist penetration to the other peoples of the other American Governments.” - Radio and Television Address on Communism in Guatemala
“The United States pledges itself not merely to political opposition to communism but to help to alleviate conditions in Guatemala and elsewhere which might afford communism an opportunity to spread its tentacles throughout the hemisphere.” - Radio and Television Address on Communism in Guatemala

The young John Foster Dulles (Library of Congress)

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