UNCLASSIFIED i TRICTED CONFIDE” “AL TROUTING AND RECORD SHEET “qu HistORIcaL Lal = 5 REEASE AS SANITZED CONFIDENTIAL jt 2- . For your refention RESTRICTED UNCLASSIFIEDwe MATERIALS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE SUPPORT « GUATEMALA CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM. RELEASE AS SANITIZED 2003 Operaticnal Intelligence Support Division Requirements Staff, FI Prepared by: [ a Date 3 26 January 1954a MATERIALS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE SUPPORT - CUATEMALA J, Chazacteristica and Gffectivencer of Media. A, Word-of-Mouth Propaganda and Filme. 1, The two means ef public information in Guatemala having the greatest audience affect are word of month asd films. The former bas teen wsed by government agents and rupperters te explain and populariae quality, both in content and appenrenee. get a wide eircuistion among the popular and/or revelutionary massea, 2, Communist propaganda hes been circulated through the use of ‘and folder material, Most of it is attrestive in format and feisty well printed, Ulustented with good drawings, but the quality of poper 4s poor, Smalipeized items are avstemary, Gi Newspapers and Magasines, 1, Newspapers, magasines, and radis are utilised primarily for — political . both domestic and foreign, rather then for informa ‘Hon porpescs. Irresponsibis inflammatory and libelous reporting is the rule vathey than exception, 2, There ave 59 registared newspapers and periodicals in Gustemals, with reported cambined ebrculation of 202,370, ‘The total gumber of readers may be three times this aumber, With two exceptions, all daily papers are printed and distributed in Guatemala City, SEGAL;