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# CONTINUATION OF DISPATCHA Memorandum of 8 November 1955, reported that Subject had approacheda KCA *X representative on 30 September 1955, at which time he requestedguidance and possible financial assistance for a proposed businessarrangemont with Peter THALUDEC, former Yugoslav Assistant MilitaryAttache in Washington, and now Chief of the Foreign invision of PUTNIK,a travel and tourist agency. The proposed business partnership wasfor the purpose of opening a PUTHIK travel agency in New York City.Subject had not ios 1.meested in participating in the travel anitourist agency in New York City but had suggested to the Yugoslavsthat he would act as their public relations expert and publicizeYugoslavia's tourist attractions throughout the U.S. Subject stated he hadinitially contacted KUBARK for the purpose of obtaining financial backingin exchange for any information that he might be able to obtain throughhis contacts with the Yugoslavs. Subject was informed by KUPARKrepresentative that KUBARK would neither give him financial assistancenor influence in any way his personal decision in the matter.d. Also the files reflect that Subject has had contacts with otherpurchasing agents for foreign countries: In MANA 2217, 19 March 1957,Subject and Isaac Cohen, Israeli purchasing agent in New York, visitedNicaragua ostensibly to discuss the purchase of Isracli corvettes bythe incaraguan Government. An ODENVI report dated 31 March 1958, from.a confidential source, stated one San Cummings, an international armsdealer, presently has a quantity of guns in bond in the "free tradezone", Few York City, and Subject and James Farriss had been attemptingto locate buyers for these guns. An ODENVY report dated 31 March 1953,:.stated that Abdul Rachman SURIOKUSUD, jakarta, Indonesia, connec tedwith the Indonesian Police Force, had been in the U.S. in the earlypart of 1956 seeking arms for Indonesia. Due to U.S. regulations, hewae unable to obtain arms. At this time Subject interested SURIOKUSUREDin purchasing arms from the Dominican Republic. According to source,Subject and SURIOKUSUMO made a trip to the Dominican Republic in June1956 accompanied by a U.S. arms expert and Enrique Garcia, Jr. whohad claimed to be a personal friend of Gen. Rafael L. Trujillo ofthe Dominican Republic and who is registered with the Foreign AgentsRegistration Section, listing his foreign principal as the DominicanRepublic. It was reported in HMA 0923, 6 August 1956, that Subjecthad written a letter to the U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua in whichhe stated the purpose of his recent trip and informed the Ambassadorthat "other reds were attempting to undercut the arms price as quotedby the Cosminican Republic. As reported in ODACID on 6 May 1958,Subject, as representative of the Government of Nicaragua, last yearpurchased 73 Staghound armored cars from Israel for the GON and alsonegotiated the subsequent sale of 30 of these vehicles to Cuba.Recently Subject approached U.S. officials in Micaragua re disposalof 20 of these vehicles to the Quatamalan Government.e. The only reference to MIRAVELIN reflected in this name checkwas a KUJUMP report dated 22 April 1957 which stated that a letter,found by a law enforcement officer in February 1957 among MIRALIN'Spersonal effects, seemed to imply that a joint effort was being madeby MIRA ELIN and the late Nicaraguan president SOMOZA to open a casinoin Nicaragua. This letter dated 27 August 1956 was written on theletterhead of the Nicaraguan Government Agency, Suite 1224, WyattBuilding, Washington, D.C., I. Irving Davidson, 0.5. representative,and stated: "Enclosed are Ex-In bank particulars you asked for.Sam Waugh will cooperate with us 100%. Be sure that Pres. Somoza andonly Pres. Somoza designates you 50% partner in the casino. You don'tneed any partner for the hotel end of the deal at all. You don'twant one either. I am sure Pres. Somoza won't care about this. Don'thesitate to ask Somosa anything about anything. I already talked withhim and told him that I hope that you would take over this project