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Because he played such a significant role in the Agency's relationship with his gove~nment, a special word should be said here about Roberto Alejos who was Ydigoras's alter ego in practically all matters concerning the Agency's Guatemala program. Alejos was informed on even the most minute details -- or if he was not informed, he let it be known that he was dis- satisfied, displeased, and disagreeable. Where on the one hand he was almost solely responsible for covering the death of the first Cuban trainee, Carlos Rafael Santanya, whose dog tag number would be used to identify the exiles as the 2506 Brigad~ on other occasions Alejos could behave as though he, rather than the Agency, were in charge of the training oper- ation in Guatemala. with reference to the accidental death of the Brigade trainee, a cable from Guatemala to Headquarters noted that after the recovery of the body, the autopsy, and t~e burial, that: Alejos moved quickly to cover incident with local officials, from Governor down to adjoining finca manager. Thank God they all belong Government Party and he can con- trol them. Believe total costs ops gifts no more than $1,000. 27/ In the early part of October 1960, Alejos was one of the principals in a potentially explosive