The governor and the National Party failed in their attempts to discredit the PUP on the issue of its contacts with Guatemala, which was then ruled by the democratic, reformist government of President Jacobo Arbenz.
Guvernören och National Party misslyckades i sina försök att misskreditera PUP på grund av sina kontakter med Guatemala, som vid den tiden styrdes av den demokratiska och reformvänliga regeringen under president Jacobo Arbenz.