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'reliable & trustworthy property owner near Honduran border' reports 
(feb 1932)
 
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'Very reliable & trustworthy property owner near Honduran border' reports on events

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HEADQUARTERS GUARDIA NACIONAL DE NICARAGUA
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA
1 MARCH, 1932

CONFIDENTIAL

GN-2 REPORT

00001 FEBRUARY 1932
24029 FEBRUARY 1932

... 6. ENEMY OPERATIONS

A very reliable and trustworthy property owner living near the Honduran border, and who has for the past two years acted as a secret agent for this station, has reported the following information which he received from his two brothers (Nicaraguans) living in San Marcos, Honduras:

“That within the past fifteen or twenty days General Plata, formerly in charge of the Honduran border patrol, has furnished Teodulo Molina with eleven rifles and a quantity of ammunition, exact amount unknown which were delivered by two agents of Plata at a point near Pico de Navara (about 133-363). Arms were taken to the above point from San Marcos, Honduras. That Plata agreed to furnish Molina with arms on the understanding that Molina would operate along the border and raid on both sides of the line. With the re-appearance of bandits on the border Plata anticipates that the Honduran Government will reestablish the border patrol, which was disbanded some months ago, and that he will regain his position as head of the patrol. That the Alcade of San Marcos while not implicated in the above transaction, has knowledge that it has taken place.

In connection with the above report attention is invited to the following:

(a) Up until very recently Teodulo Molina, nephew of Carlos Salgado, either operated alone or with one or two others – arms of group consisted of cutachas and one revolver.

(b) Molina has recently started to operate with Julian Gutierrez. Gutierrez is known to have been in San Marcos, Honduras, during the past week.

(c) According to Native reports the group under Molina and Gutierrez which appeared at Gualigume (137-346) on the night of the 17th inst., numbered between fifteen and forty. Personally I believe the former figure is nearer correct. Various reports from persons robbed or temporarily held prisoners agree that the group had fifteen rifles, and that the majority were armed with revolvers which appeared very new. Gutierrez has formerly operated in southwest Segovia and northern Chinandega with a poorly armed group – arms consisted mostly of old shotguns.

(d) On leaving Gualiqueme the group proceeded south closely following the border and crossed into Honduras, according to native reports, south of Mojon (131-330). Houses were robbed on both sides of the line.

(e) According to reports General Plata has been financially embarrassed since the border patrol was disbanded some months ago. Although I have only met General Plata on three occasions some four or five weeks ago he sent me a note requesting that I loan him fifteen dollars (no reply made to note).

(f) The alcalde of San Marcos, Honduras, Sr. Antonio Osorio, owns considerable property in Oyote, Nicaragua (133-362). About one year ago a patrol from this station searched the above property and found two letters: one signed by a Marine Officer requesting that all patrols treat Sr Osorio with consideration as he was a good friend of the Marines and Guardia; and another signed by Carlos Salgado stating that Sr. Osorio was contributing to the bandit cause and directing all bandit groups to respect his property.

M32.03.01: 11-12

Transcribed by Pleet Initiative-funded Lebanon Valley College student-researcher Nicholas J. Quadrini.

 

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