ABSTRACT
The Guatemalan case before the international organizations was beset by a number of substantive, procedural, and structural constraints which ab initio jeopardized the diplomatic effort to contain the United States. The manner in which Guatemala approached the international organizations clearly showed that in spite of having ample warning of the intervention, it had not developed an adequate set of contingency plans at either the national or international level to meet the crisis. The intervention launched on June 18 reached a short quietus on June 19 with the loss of three aircraft by the "liberation" forces. Guatemala took advantage of the momentary loss of initiative by the "liberation" forces to seek recourse from the regional and international machinery created for the ostensible purpose of maintaining international peace and security. Monzón had just been relegated to the position of provisional President of the junta at the time that the fact finding committee began its journey to Guatemala.
