Which of the remaining Central American countries would stand up against the United States? Honduras is the first to be ruled out, after all, a portion of its territory had been occupied by the United Kingdom, and Honduras harbors a hatred towards the United Kingdom that is far more severe than its animosity towards the United States.
That leaves Guatemala and El Salvador. El Salvador is a region coveted by Australasia, and being a country with small influence, it won't have much impact on the United States.
In contrast, as one of the largest countries in Central America, if Guatemala were to erupt into civil war again, it would completely destroy the U.S. dominance in Central America.
With this in mind, the British Government hesitated no longer and directly contacted the resistance forces in Guatemala.
The finances of Guatemala were still controlled by that same United Fruit Company.
