CABLE RE: MICHELL WERBELL
Originator: CIA
Document date: 11/12/1971
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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REF: DIRECIOR 88211 KNOTAL!

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" 1. MR. MITCHEL AO WERBELL, MILIIARY ARMAMENT

CORPORATION FORMERLY AN ELEMENT OF WERBELL'S GEORGIA

EASED FIRM OF SIONICS WHICH REPORTEDLY WENT

BANKRUPT), IS BACK IN BANGKOK ATTEMPTING TO SELL HIS WARES

MICINO PISTOLS AND SNIPER RIFLESY. THE REF MESSAGE CITES

I FACT THAT HQS HAS A LENGTHY 201 ON SUBJECT (201-259910)

MY THAT HE IS CHARACTERIZED AS UNSCRUPULOUS, A WHEELER-DEALER

AND A PROMOTER OF GRANDIOSE SCHEMES. HE HAS ON OCCASION -

MUTARD EITWER TO BEING AN LNLUTE.REP OR HAVING LNLUTE BACKING.

3o. SUBLECT MET WITH SEVERAL LNCUFF OFFICERS ON 5 NOV

T1 AND RELATED THAT ME WAS ATTEMTING AGAIN TO INTEREST THE

THAT GOVERNMENT IN PURCHASING HIS PRODUCTS. SUBJECT CLAIMS

TO BE PERSONAL FRIEND OF AIR CHIEF MARSHAL DAWEE AND THAT

HIS SAMPLE WEAPONS WERE CONSIGNED TO DAWEE IN ORDER TO BRING

THEM INTO THAILAND. VA

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INE HUNDRED MAGINE FISTOLS AND IWENTY SNIPER RIFLES. HE

ALSO INDICATED THAT HE HAD MET WITH HOS.H. ADMIRAL DISKUL,

CHIEF AIDE DE CAMP TO HOM. THE KING AND CLAIMS HE WILL SELL

HIS MACHINE PROTOL TO TEL: ROYAL FALACE GUARDS. FURTHER

CLAIMS NE UE. WAVE AUSIENCE THIS WEEK WITH H.M. THE KING.

40 FC NUNG HIS CURRENT THAILAND VISIT, ON 16 NOV 71

LUBUTOT AND MEA LASON MO STONE (201-096998) PLAN TRAVEL

FROM TENO FRAN TO CONTACI MR. LADD AT PHNOM PENHO ACCORD -

MC ENGUFE SUBJECI TANS CONTACT CAMBODIAN MIL. AUTHORITIES

DAS MOSSIBLE WEATONS CALECO SUBJECT HAS ALREADY DEMONSTRATED

STEMS FOR DEN. FOKSAMAN IN BANGKOK.

•" MR. NEON M. SICNE IS HEAD, OF BANGKOK BASED FIRM

ERSCOTATER CONSULTANIS CORUANY LTD. HE IS CHINESE, WHA

WORKeD WITH WEROSLI, IN SEA DURING WWII. SUBJECT NOW REPRE-

Si: RECIAN ARMS FIRMS AND IS REP FOR PILATUS PORTER

So FOLLOWING PHNOM PENH VISIT WERBELL PLANS TRAVEL TO LAOS IN

•A FILATUS FORTER, PROBABLY WITH STONE •

7. DUE RESTRICIION ON PASSING DEROG ON U.S. CITIZEN,

EELIEVE BESE APPROACH IO FOLLOW IS CAREFUL ADVICE TO LOCAL

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