CABLE RE: AMBASSADOR ASKS THAT FOLLOWING BE DISCUSSED WITH APPROPRIATE DEPT OFFICERS INCLUDING ASSISTANT SECRETARY MANN
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DC/WH/SA 3
Document date: 11/4/64
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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"ABASSADOR ASKS THAT FOLLOVING BE DISCUSSED WITH APPROPRIATE

DEPT. OXFICERS INCLUDING ASSISTNAT SECRETARY MANN.

2. IN DISCUSSING REFERENCE ARMS ORDER WITH PRESIDENT ORLICH ON

3 NOVENBER, AMBASSADOR LEARNED THAT ARMS ARE BEING PURCHASED BY

ASSASS-16 8552 REGER CHANEL NSGI ALMONSA FUMAR-S)RAS INDICATED

TO ARMY MISSION SOURCE THAT SHIPMENT WILL ESTER COSTA RICA THE

PRESIDENT IS OF THS OPINION THAT ARMS VILL NOT COME NERE. NEITHER

PRESIDENT NOR EUMAP-S]HAVE INDICATED ULTIMATE DESIGNATION THESE

PRESIDENT FURTHER REPEATED TO AMSASSACOR THAT BOTH AMBANG-!

AND AXIDDY-I HAD TOLD HIM "CONFIDENTIALLY THAT U.S. GOVERNMENT

IS BEHING THEM BUT SET BUT THEY HAD PROMISED THEIR U.S. GOVERWMENT

CONTACTS NOT TO REVEAL THIS. BASED ON THIS CÉSCLOSURE PRESIDENT

INDICATED MILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE WITH ANJAYS TO HELP U.S.

AND THUS IN THIS INSTANCE CAS IN PREVIOUS CASE WITH AKBIDDY- 1)

ASSIGNED BUYAP-S TO HANDLE ARRANGEMENTS.

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PRESIDENT HOVEVER, DESIRES ASSURANCE THAT U.S. GOVERNMENT WANTS A BANG-1

TO HAVE THIS SHIPMENT AND THAT THIS SHIPRENT AND COSTA RICAL'S

COSTINUED PARTICIPATION VILL CONTRIBUTE-TO ACHIEVEMENT OF IMPORTANT U.

So C3JECTIVE I IN OTHER WORDS PRESIDENT ORLICHIHAS INDICATED ME VILLINO

TO STICK HIS NECK OUT AND THAT OF HIS COUNRY IF US GOUT. THINKS

THIS!REALLY WORTHUHILE.

4. UNLESS THERE ARE OVERRIDING REAÑONS EMSASSY RECOMENDS AGAINST

SHIPPENT OF ARIS WITH U.S. MARKINGS TO COSTA RICA... WE FEEL THAT

SHIPMENT CAN'T EE KEPT SECRETIAND COULD CREATE A REAL PROBLEM FOR

PRESENT GOVERNHENT GREVERSE OF VENEZUELA CASTRO CACHES. EMBASSY

ALSO CONCERNED THAT A-AA ARRIVED WITH NO CONTROLS.

3. UNLESS WE. ARE PREPARED TO RUN RISK DISCLOSURE U.S. GOVERINENT

INVOLVED IN THIS SHIPMENT TO AÏR,IT AND THAT USE OF THESE ARIS

MEET WITH OUR APPROVAL ANBASSADOR RECOMMENDS LICENSE NOT BE ISSUED.

6. AMSASSADOR DESIRES@INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER ANSWER PRESIDENT ORLICH

QUERY AND ALSO IF AND HOW DEPT AIRGRAM A-AA IS TO BE A'SUERED.

TO FOR DIRE [COSTIN FULL AGREEMENT VITH ABOVE POSITION. SHOULD

IT S5 DESMED APPROPRIATE THAT AMBANG-! HAVELARMS DESCRIDED SUCCEST

ME BE ADVISED SECURE THEM FROM THIRD COUNTRY. WOULD APPRECIATE

ANY SACXGROUND HSADAUARTERS CAN PROVÍDE FOR ESTATEION INFO.

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