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June -- JMATE already had made a commitment to support it through May --I 1supported the request. He made the case that this was a security measure be- cause the press was still trying to prove that the Cuban Brigade had training bases in Guatemala. ~ furthermore noted that continuing the training of the Guatemalan Battalion would help to deter the revolution- ary activities against the Ydigoras Government. 89/ Headquarters approved the request for the addi- tional support, but one problem did come up -- the question of whether or not the Special Forces trainers would be continued through the month of June. The Special Forces personnel began to get quite edgy be- cause their commitment had only been through the end of May, and I Iwas notified that if the training of the Guatemalan Battalion was completed by 20 May, the Special Forces personnel would then be returned. Pushing for an earlier exit, the Special Forces personnel had contended that the Guatemalan trainees and officers were completely indifferent toward the ongoing training activity. Headquarters did say that while the SF trainers would be released