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TOP syiET Minister of Defense of Guatemala, and the President of Guatemala all visited the various training sites and indicated considerable pleasure at the progress that was being made. It was also reported that these leaders of the GOG were impressed with both the trainees and their armament; and considering the political un- rest, it is possible that Ydigoras wanted to get some idea of the materiel -- if not the personnel (Cuban) -- that might be used for or against him in an emergency. Where a few weeks earlier there had been some confusion over airdrop operations training, by mid-January 1961 it was reported that there was close cooperation be- tween~and Roberto Alejos with regard to an upcoming program of this nature. To belay the charges that the GOG was permitting CIA a~tivities in his country, R9berto Alejos personally escorted some Time magazine reporters and a photographer and an NBC reporter whom President Ydigoras had invited to visit the JMADD and TRAV sites. Prior to the recep- tion of the newsmen, however, the Cuban trainees and Agency personnel, except for sev~ral pilot instructors and a couple of ground force trainers, had all been