The "inside men" of last week's plot to topple the Guatemalan government were supposed to fling open the gates at Aurora air base, the country's key military post, precisely at 1:30 p.m. A little before that time, 25 of the plotters drifted casually around; four dozen others crouched in nearby thickets, ready to storm in. At the appointed minute, the gates flew opendisclosing two tanks and a platoon of soldiers drawn up with automatic weapons ready. "We're sunk!" whispered one attacker. Other troops closed in on the conspirators in the bushes, and the whole crew was arrested.
A government bulletin the...
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