141. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Raborn to President Johnson1
I submit herewith a memorandum which I believe will be of positive interest to you. It concerns twenty-six appointments to important government positions made by Garcia-Godoy since the formation of the Provisional Government.
[1 line of source text not declassified] While these appointments represent a relatively small percentage of President Garcia-Godoyʼs total appointments to date they are highly significant because of the power to influence and shape policy accorded these positions. Also, these positions are important because those occupying these high offices control to a large degree the employment of others within their respective organizations. [5 lines of source text not declassified] Reliable information on these men and/or their immediate families cited in the attached list2 throws grave doubt on the likelihood of their conducting their affairs with political impartiality.