June 16, 1954

some 80 Army chiefs reptdly meet with Arbenz, ask him to define policy on various issues including communism; rept conflicts with June 14 rept of Army ultimatum to him; growing tension indicated by reptd rise in pol arrests, reptd reaching 325 in day in capital alone, and erratic censorship; 7 killed, El Durazno, as populace seeks to bar arrest of anti-Communists by civil guards

Testimony before AEC security panel released

Riders panic as smoke fills IRT Lexington Av southbound local with 1,400 aboard stalled near 86th St by short circuit; 22 hurt fleeing train; hundreds use catwalk

Flanders motion, with his consent, referred to Rules Com; floor test unlikely; Flanders again challenges McCarthy to purge self; Dems hesitate to back motion

Dulles sees GB satisfied that conf possibilities are exhausted and alternatives should be considered; indicates conf will be over or have reached new phase when Churchill and Eden arrive, US, for talks; Premier-designate Mendes-France studies situation; to stress settlement in bid for Premiership