In return for U.S. support, he gave hundreds of thousands of hectares of highly fertile land to the American United Fruit Company (UFCO), as well as allowing the U.S. military to establish bases in Guatemala.
In return for U.S. support, he gave away hundreds of thousands of hectares of highly fertile land to the American United Fruit Company (UFCO). He also gave the corporation massive tax exemptions, as well as allowing the U.S. military to establish bases in Guatemala.