(404-10180-10098 . RETURN TO CIA Backors und Use On} Do Not Reproduce 19 December 1964 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Manolo RAY 1. On 18 December 1964 the undersigned lunched with RAY at the Hotel Ambassador and bricfed him on the high- _ dights of contact made with Mr. Crimmins at State on the afternoon of the l7th of December. 2. RAY is crushed over the fate of his plans to export his arms to Costa Rica. [ told him our Ambassador had received a nesative reply from the Costa Rican Govern- ment as end user about 28 November. RAY pointed out that this must have been the second or even third visit paid by our Ambassador to Cesta Rican authorities on this matter and he stated he believes these multiple comings and goings must have given the Costa Ricans the impression the U.S. is against the shipment. I told him apparently Oduber got out of touch with current thinking in Costa Rica, but RAY believes there were just too many visits on the matter. The part about internal political considerations in Costa Rica did not seen to impress RAY much. 3. Per discussion with Mr. Crimmins, I then raised the possibility of arranging another end user who would have more guts. RAY,said he would look into it but that there was really no peint in even beginning discussions in an informal way, if subsequently the U.S. Ambassador was going to queer the deals by either his attitude or his statements to the next potential end user. RAY asked if we could give him some assurances that in the event he lines up another end user and in the event our Ambassador in such a country is sent to check it out, we could not have the Ambassador instructed to say Something along the following lines: "The U.S, is benevolently neutral towards RAY. If you wish to act as the end user, we would sympathize with your decision, but we are not asking you to accept the shipment nor act on our behalf.”
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the question is going to be more academic than real. iI told RAY that our people felt he would have a better chance of surviving if he waits another three to six munths for his attempt, and this seemed to cheer him up, but he says his plans have been progressing very well the past two to three months, and I can see he has been keying himself up to the action, 8. RAY will be at home in Puerto Rico (he hopes) by Monday night, 21 Becembor. [ am to call him at 767-6138, his home, if anything ts daing. An alternate contact would be Raul Chibas in New York. 9. I made one small preposal of my own, namely that RAY try to see if he might not be able to persuade the Costa Rican Government to accept a lesser number of arms as end user. He did not think much of this idea. 10. Tho attached torn page from U.S. News and World Report was given by me to RAY to serve as a bona fides the event I have to send someone to him whom he does not know. 112. RAY stayed last night with Felipe Pazos, formerly of the Bunco Nacional de Cuba, now employed by the OAS. Herb, w Chan CHARLES WwW, ANDERSON Wil/SA/SO/CA ¢ f Attachment: Bona fides in envelope
2 { tuld RAY I would try to get an answer to this and hoped if I did itt would stick. 4. RAY then wanted to knuw what markings are absolutely minimum for the weapons and bills of sale, I told hia I*d look into this and try to get him an answer, pointing out to him the troubles in the present marking system. He told me the word "Model" does not actually appear on the weapons, nor does the word “serial,” which somewhat improves the situation. [I told him not to do anything with the markings now on the weapons without further word from us, because he might do even more harm than heretofore, He says he can eliminate the tree and JURE, which are on the trigger guards. He does-not seem to know exactly what markings sre on just how many pteces of equipment, but he thinks at least some were put' on a couple of weeks ago. I am surprised at his vagueness on this point. 5S. RAY finally asked the following questions designed to shed light on just how confidential the export of arms is kept in the U.S.: How confidential is the export permit? Who has to know about it? Is it ever publicized? Does it have to be publicized? What security rules guvern tnis matter with respect to other U.S. agencies involved, such as Customs? I told him I would try to find out about this, but indicated my belief that when several departments in at least two governments are involved, secrecy cannot well be guaran- teed, especially when the arms firm involved (Erquiaga) has been having some legal troubles and is being watched. G6. RAY still thinks it would be better not to have the correct serial numbers show on the B/L and asked if there would not be some way to control just one inspector who would merely check the amounts, not the markings, on the shipment. RAY would give us an honest run-out of the numbers. I told him there was no possibility of running an operation against another U.S, Government agency. 7. The conversation was so unsatisfactory that I did not raise the limitations posed by Mr. Crimmins on RAY*s radio commo. This can wait until later, as right now it appears
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