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The onl s t tve pa t of Pl ntfs Compl i conc ns a ale d fa s gr es y ubsan i r ai if ' ant er n l ge r ud pe per t i Gua e aa,a t o y wa t Unied Stt si i i t a a li t sa to i r taed n t m l nd he nl y he t a e s mplcaed t l n hi c i n s t ough pur s culton t tt pl n t de r ud a e or Pl ntfsm us haveorg na e i t hr e pe a i ha he a o fa nd xt t ai if t i i t d n he U nie St t s. td ae I e t a l ge ha m s f r d i t s ac i w a i lc ed upon Gua e a a nde d, he le d r ufe e n hi ton s nfi t t m ln c or tonsatt i he dquare si Gua e aa a t a lge y ext td pa e s wer m a op a i he r a tr n t m l nd he le dl ore ym nt e de 5w hi h t Cour w ila s i ude asa c ton oft sdim i s l c he t l l o ncl ondii hi s s a . 6k Leon, 251 F. a 1 1 1 %ee 3d t 31 - 2. 9 fom Guae aa.M or r i s e s t tt va t bul of t e de e r l t t t alege r tm l eove , t e m ha he s k he vi nc e aed o he l d fa and e ori i l a e i Gua e a,i l ng wines e ove whom t Coul l c r ud xt ton s oc t d n t mal ncudi t ss r he ' a ks t j rs ito t c mpe atn n ea tiltn wh s p e e c wo l c mewiht e se p c t u idcin o o l te da c t ra a d o e r sn e ud o t h te oss ofi er tona tav ,i any eve ) Fore mpl 1 Rodolo Esuado Vael M a tne t nt nai l r el n nt. xn e, ) f t r r a ri z, he ator who s it d Def nts d r t ney ubm te enda ' t audulnt'crm i l c f e ' i na ompli s eki a s i ur or r ant e ng e z e de fom t Guae l atr g rl i a Guat aln atom ey l at i G uat m al 12) J n r he tmaan toney enea, s ua em a t oc ed n e a, Ca l Flt s M olr t e twhos ifa en ' deca a i M i os Guae a a at c d ros e e zoy, he xper e lr udul t' lr ton cr oh tm l ta he i s n uppor ofis c pl nts e ng t s iur or i t s c e a a st be a Gua e aa t t om ai e ki he ez e der n hi as , ppe r o t m ln ctz na dr sd nr 3 a ywi e s st t et ad'is l, u i whihl ir o t . e t rld iie n e ie t8 ) n t se o h s i 'tet d rng c l cos f . . x o te j n r M Pli if by de a ng a on t s tag ee ntt pa U S$70, orM ir of woul r m ove antfs m ndi n he po r me o y 000 c os t de a lofPli if 's r r c ani ALL oft e Pl ntf s daa a ope ai ls t r ,' a e l antfs e ve s ont i ng h ai if ' t nd r tona ofwa e'g r lkeyt bel t i Guae a, 4)a i viuasfom t Guae ln at ne ge r ' i l o ocaed n tmal and ny ndi d l r he tmaa tor y neals of sce who pa tcpat i t e l ton of Def nda ' c i i c rii ed n he vauai e nts rm nal ompli ,a iaton f a nt pplc i or s i r or r a t is e of t s z e or r a e undoubt dl l atd i Guatm a a I ezu e de , nd he s uanc he eiur de r e y oc e n e l. t s e st tt onl wines l atd outi ofGuaema a who hasbe i ntfe i M ont er e m ha he y t s oc e sde t l en de ii d s s rat Dur n,BSA' r gi ldie t f rLa i Ame ia, a S e ona r c or o tn rc who a ppea st ha s nta lte i s r o ve e et r n uppor of t De e ntsGuae aan c i nalc f nda ' tm l rmi ompl i fom W a hi on,D . 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The r i f r que t d by Pli if i t s c e woul ne s arl r quie t s Cour t ele e se antfs n hi as d ce s iy e r hi to q e to a d s c n g e s te i e rt ,va iiy a prprey o t e Gu tmaa j sie u si n n e o d u s h ntg iy ib lt, nd o it f h ae ln u tc s t m .As s h,t i e na i l c t i i to of t s a ton a e i ca bl And,i yse uc he nt r tona omiy mplcai ns hi c i r nes pa e. f Pl i if 'a lga i a et u a De e ntdi i f t s ce suly defa t Guae aln antfs le tons r r e, nd f nda d, n ac, uc s f l r ud he tm a jsies se i sa d t ra o ta Gu tmaaha ap rmou titrs i t s b e to t s u tc y tm, t tn s o e s n h t ae l s a a n ne et n he u j c f hi a ton.l ee Gua e a' çoca i e e t'f r e ee t t of t Unied St ts:t fa c i nd d, t mal s i l nt r s' a xc ds ha l he t ae he r ud ale d i t Com pl nt w as pe eta e upon t Gua e a a a t ney ge r ls of e a l ge n he ai m rtd he t m l n tor ne a ' fc nd c rs a t ee t ri n alg d i t eCo anto c re i Gu tmaat mao Gu tmaa ou t, nd h x o t le e n h mpli c u rd n ae l o j r ae ln o i ur nc a s e y c ns a e nd ur t ompani ,whie t Unie St ts ha no c es l he td ae s ompa a e i e e t M or over r bl nt r s . e , as c ed by Pl i if , ma of Pli tf s cli s i t s a ton m us be de de unde onc ed antfs ny a n if ' am n hi c i t ci d r Guae aa l , whi alo wei i f r ofdim is .0As s ch,t r i ltl i t s c s tm ln aw ch s ghs n avo s s al1 u he e s ite n hi a e whih woul s c d uppor t Cou ttki on t a nita i bur n of tyi t s ca e or of t he r a ng he dmi sr tve de r ng hi s , p a ig teb re e tyngti c s u o j r r ofti c mmu t wh h v n c n e t n t, lcn h ud n f r i h : a e p n u o s h s o ni o a e o o n ci o y o o i t r ti t unde l ng dipu e. r n e es n, he ryi s t r l ngl n a s sa, Ac or ngl t publc i e es f c or a e as ove whem i y i f vor ofdim is l c di y, he i nt r t a t s r lo a t rwei i s fcintt tp t baa ei f vorofti li a at r t f um . nd hei ght s uf e o i he lnc n a ra n n le nae or 4. 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