War correspondents meet with anti-communist rebel leaders of revolt in Esquipulas, Guatemala, June 1953

The video covers the arrival of war correspondents at the Honduras-Guatemalan frontier to document the Guatemalan uprising. It highlights the challenges in transportation and the initial success of rebel leaders like Captain Joaquin Mandieta and Colonel Narciso Lopez, who captured several towns, including Esquipulas. The rebels, though small in number and equipped with older German arms, are well-armed. Esquipulas, a significant town with a famous church, welcomed the invaders. The rebel headquarters, led by Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas and Colonel Miguel Mendoza Azurdia, is set up six miles inside Guatemala, with plans for a prolonged battle despite transportation issues.

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