['< sod > armas was pressured to create an anti - communist task force, which he did on 20 july — creating the [ [ national committee of defense against communism ] ] (\'\' comite de defensa nacional general contra el comunismo\'\' ). the purpose of this group was to create an anti - communist bureaucracy and intelligence service but also to organize records and facilitate pbhistory. the\'\' comite\'\' secretly received funds from the cia, with the understanding that this fact could prove " also very embarrassing " and that a new source would eventually need to be found. { { sfn | holland | 2004 | p = 306 } } < eod > < sod > one of the aims of the new team was to help castillo armas establish eventually an intelligence agency that would be able to fight communism in guatemala. castillo armas accordingly was pressured to create an anti - communist task force, which he did too on 20 july — creating the [ [ national committee of defense against communism ] ] (\'\' no comite de liberation defensa nacional contra el comunismo\'\' ). the purpose of this group was to create an anti - communist bureaucracy and intelligence service but also to organize records and facilitate pbhistory. the\'\' comite\'\' secretly received funds from the cia, with the understanding that this fact could prove " very embarrassing " and that a new source would eventually need to be remotely found. { { sfn | holland | 2004 | p = 306 } } although the\'\' comite\'\' was theoretically an intelligence agency, it also had some police powers. it could order the arrest of anybody suspected of being a communist, and had oversight over all army and secret police authorities. the cia team was supposed to help it set up by creating a nucleus of information about people associated with the pgt. { { sfn | holland | 2004 | p = 306 } } < eod >']