MITCHELL A. WERBELL, MILITARY ARMAMENT CORPORATION BACK IN BANGKOK ATTEMPING TO SELL HIS WARES.
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: WITHHELD
Document date: 11/12/1971
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DIRECTOR PHNOM PENH VIENTIANE SAIGON

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1. MR. MITCHELL A. WERBELL, MILITARY ARMAMENT

COSPORATION (FORMERLY AN ELEMENT OF WERBELL'S GEORGIA

12Nov IN 467962

EASED FIRM OF SIONICS WHICH REPORTEDLY WENT

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

*GiULE PISTOLS AND SNIPER RIFLES). THE REF MESSAGE CITES

::= FACT THAT HQS HAS A LENGTHY 201 ON SUBJECI (201-259910)

AID THAT HE IS CHARACIERIZED AS UNSCRUPULOUS, A WHEELER-DEALER

AND A PROMOTER OF GRANDIOSE SCHEMES. HE HAS ON OCCASION

LUDED EITHER TO BEING AN LNUTE REP OR HAVING LLUTE BACKING•

2. SUBJECI MET WITH SEVERAL LNCUFF OFFICERS ON 5 NOV

Ti AND RELATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMTING AGAIN TO INTEREST THE

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THAI GOVERNENT IN PURCHASING HIS PRODUCIS. SUBJECT CLAIMS

DO BE PERSONAL FRIEND CF AIR CHIEF MARSHAL DAWEE AND THAT

HIS SAMPLE WEAFONS WERE CONSIGNED TO DAWEE IN ORDER TO BRING

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CHE HUNDRED MACHINE PISTOLS AND TWENTY SNIPER RIFLES. HE

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

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

HIS MACHINE PISTOL TO THE ROYAL FALACE GUARDS. FURTHER

CLAIMS HE WILL HAVE AUDIENCE THIS WEEK WITH HOM. THE KING.

4. FOLLOWING HIS CURRENT THAILAND VISIT, ON 16 NOV 71

SUBJECT AND ME. JASON MO STONE (201-096998) PLAN TRAVEL

"MOM PENH. PLAN TO CONTACT MR. LADD AT PHNOM PENH. ACCORD-

:? LNSUFT SUBJECI PLANS CONTACI CAMBODIAN MIL. AUTHORITIES

PE3 FOSSIELE WEAPONS SALES. SUBJECT HAS ALREADY DEMONSTRATED

ITEMS FOR SEN. POXSAMAN IN BANGKOK.

SO NO LASCH M. STONE IS HEAD OF BANGKOK BASED FIRM

- ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS CORDANY LID. HE IS CHINESE, WHO

ORKED WITH GORBELL IN SEA DURING WWII. SUBJECT NOW REPRE-

*BELGIAN ARMS FIRMS AND IS PEP FOR PILATUS PORTER

0 FOLLOWING PHNOM PENH VISIT WERBELL PLANS TRAVEL TO LAOS IN

A PILATUS FORTER, PROBABLY WITH STONE.

?, DUE RESIPICTION ON PASSING DEROG ON U.S. CITIZEN,

ELIEVE DESE AFFROACH TO FOLLOW IS CAREFUL ADVICE TO LOCAL

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