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Wrong person and wrong language. The real commie machine behind Árbenz's policies were the product of [the communist party's leader] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Fortuny) which was part of Árbenz's cabinet and advisors, and in this book, the whole presidency of Árbenz is examined. And most of his policies and laws were strongly influenced by the cabinet. We also get to know how the government started to buy weapons from the Czechs, as a way to enter the commie sphere (because buying them from France, the US, or any other western country would be as effective, or better).

Here, we can see an example of the theory of Árbenz being a tool (without him noticing). But this was because the policies were mainly anti imperialist, and the socialist ones had been done in Arévalo's presidency. Árbenz was mainly a continuation of this, and his close relationship with Fortuny (as far as having him writing Árbenz speeches) was what made him more socialist than he really was (albeit not that much, if much, Luxemburgist).

And the same cabinet that influenced Árbenz's commie tendencies were the same that got the commie parties banned (Nicolás Brol, a wealthy landowner was the minister of agriculture; and Roberto Fanjul, a businessman and notable anti-commie took part of this, and to moderate the 900 decree to take the UFCO's land).


But all of this is kaput, because the USSR never, never contacted Árbenz, and then we can not exactly know how that would turn out.

TL;DR: The cabinet was behind all of the desitions made in the government, either commie or anti commie. Add a very flexible Árbenz that wanted to continue with social policies but feared the US more than anyone. ^it^^was ^^^a ^^^^conspiracy

Pd. most links are in spanish.