The U.S. State department created a team of diplomats (and U.S. businessmen) who would support PBSUCCESS. The leader of this team was John Peurifoy, who took over as the U.S. ambassador in Guatemala in October 1953,[74] an appointment which signaled the solidifying U.S. plot.[75] Equally indicative of the U.S. desire to solidify the plot was the appointment of William Pawley to the team. Pawley was an American businessman with extensive knowledge of Latin America and a strong opposition Communism[1]. Peurifoy was a militant anti-communist, and had proven to be willing to work with the CIA during his previous posting in Greece.[76] Under his tenure diplomatic relations with Guatemala soured further, with the exception of relations between the U.S. government and the Guatemalan military. In a report to Dulles, Peurifoy stated that he was "definitely convinced that if [Árbenz] is not a communist, then he will certainly do until one comes along."[77] Within the CIA, the person heading the operation was CIA deputy director Frank Wisner, who had worked in the U.S. intelligence service since World War II. The field commander was U.S. army Colonel Albert Haney, who was then chief of the CIA station in South Korea. Haney reported directly to Wisner, thereby separating Operation PBSUCCESS from the CIA's Latin American division, a decision which created some tension within the agency.[78] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ccm38 (talk • contribs) 03:43, 22 February 2016 (UTC)