14-00000 -...:Planining of Coup Against the Government of the Bahamas + DOMESTIC COLLECTION DIVISION . -lupport Branch/Operetional Support Section ‘Case 61401 : ° 900, Ke = ext. 2203 .. s : me, D VV September 1974 - : Pe 88 a oe WH/7/CAR Attached for your information ATTN: o3 is a copy of MIM-002A(S)-322/ 3B 0001 Hqs. 26415-74, © E-2 IMPDET CL BY 007622 of. a . — a a tay nwt
14-00000___ CONFIDENTIAL (when filled in) Malet pi! : : 22 [2s Joa [es|ze): PERI b | t. wohsk SIRES INDIVIDUAL NG. { : : : z vl ee . hoy : GRAPHICS, MAPS, . . ie : ry € 8b By BES Gordon: Cooper: and Assoctates TT Pesponrs orn: Opa Locka, Florida. aa ° ros HS processes . %. SUPER: ve ELEMENT: CIENTLY. : : eee Fes tolv tS ob PE ORGANIZATION NO. ; os eqetetet INDIVIDUAL NG. ORGANIZATION NO. o 6 INSUE FICIENT” . a : . -{INTEREST.,  - METHOD OF COLLECTION : EVALUATION, USSR ONLY _ RESPONSIVE. TO SPECIFIC. EXCHANGES . . r REQUESTED FROM (CHECK ONE REQUIREMENTS f INTERVIEW TRIP REPORT [Tne | OTHE specify below} OTHER DOCUMENT R (specify | FROM Ussn CASE OFFICER HEADQUARTERS COMMENTS Sere ; Process sheet and report typed in A) Re Watts/Bem telecon, 10 September (TAME TWX 12584) B) The meeting took. place the morning | Colephenee fect iecvone tenis woeaterol* WORT TORS OIRECTED TO 7 September 1974 to pass on this informa- aw tion. The telecon was unsolicited by ive Waar MacVane, who no longer contacts Merola per DCD Headquarters instructions. Com Robinson flew in from Nassau to meet with Joe Merola and Mike Yamanis (Yamanis is apparently from Ft. Lauderdale and like Merola he has close ties to arms dealers and mercenaries). Robinson plans to meet again with Merola and Yamanfs after com- plete financial details have been worked out in Hassau. Filed: 1019002 CASE OFFICER DIVISION/STAFFE/ DESK i20sany CL. BY 007622 EX-2 IMP. DET.
14-00000 CONFIDENTIAL a TO GLASSIFICATION REPORT NO. OO-A(S)-322/26415-74 DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS DATE 11 September 1974 COUNTRY Bahamas : NO. PAGES ;| SUBJECT — Planning of Coup Against the REFERENCES Case 61401 ‘Government of the Bahamas “DOMESTIC COLLECTION DIVISION OPERATIONAL INFORMATION REPORT _ . This report i believed to contain: information of operational interest and may not be disclosed to personnel outs the Directorat of Operations: without. the. prior, permission of the Domestic Collection Division. ~ : SOURCE: Us S. citizen, ‘convicted arms dealer who maintains close ties ; - to known underworld figures. : Com (Robinson), a black Bahamian who resides in Nassau, Bahamas, “recently has made foreign enquiries into the possibility of hiring armed mercenaries to be used in an attempt to overthrow the Government of Prime Minister Lyndon 0. (Pindling). During: a.meeting with non-Bahamians, who have close ties with foreign. ‘arms dealers, that took place outside of the Bahamas Robinson stated that he represents elements of the Bay Street merchants ~ of:Nassau, and that funds are available for action against the Bahamian Government. According to Robinson, his group is looking _ for foreign assistance in the planning, equipping, and execution of a coup against the Government. He said that there are many Bahamians who are in sympathy with his planned course of action, and that — after full details are worked out and the required funds are set aside, he will convene another meeting with the foreigners in order to finalize the appropriate arrangements.
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