CABLE-MITCHELL LIVINGSTON WER BELL, BORN 1918, SERVED IN OSS DURING WORLD WAR II.
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: GUATEMALA
Document date: 08/13/1962
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1. 'NICHELL LYINGSTON VER BELL, BORN 1918, SERVED IN 038

DURIAG TORLD YAR II, HAD OTA ADVERTISIXG AND PUBLIC RELATIONS BUSI-

NESS DI ATLANTA; CA. VEST BANXEUPI IN 1958. HE TRATIILO TO

DOKIXICAX REPUELIC 1858 AND BICAME IXTOLYXO NITE ANTI-CASTIÒ

PLOTTERS. HAS GRANTED POA & AUGUST 1959 TO TURNISH INFO ON REYA.

LUTIONARY MATTERS IN CARIBBRAX ARBA. HIS LNTRULIGENCE NAS OF

LITTLE VALUE AND HIS SUBARX BERVICE TERMINATED OCTOBER 1959. VAS

ASSESSED AS WIRELER IND DEALER. AND ON SEVUDAL ECCARIUNS ATTANTEXU

HAVE KUBARK YINANCE HIS TRAVELS TO DOXINICAN REPUBLIC. HE REPORTED

IN JULY 1959 THAT AN AURRICAN BUSINZSSHAY NAVED JONES, EXU, UHO

HAD BUSINESS IN EUROPE AND HAS IN MIAMI BUYING REAL ESTATE, HAD

MENTIOXED TO HIN THE POSSIBILITY DE OBTAINING SERVICES OF 1000

EXPERIBNCED GERMAN COMBAT TROOPS AT RATE OF $100 PER DAY PER MAN

FOR ANTI-CASTRO EFFORTS. NO INTO OU WER BETI, SINCE OCTOBER 1959.

2. ODENVY REPORTED IN JUNE 1960 ONE ARTHUR L. SMITH MAS

MEMBER OF JONES AND HANDY MABINE ARCHITECT FIRM, MIAKI, FLA.

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SMITH HAS TRAVELIÃO TO CUBA BIVERAL TINES BINCE JAMUARY 1959,

LAST TINK IN MARCH 1980. FIRM NAS CONDUCTING SURYLYS IN ONLINE

PROTICE POR PURPOSS CONSTRUCTIXG STARL KILL HOTSVER PLANS BAYX

BIXS ABANDONID. MO JATO ON SHITE BINCI MARCH 1981.

MAJOR MANUIL, PIAZIRO LOSADA IS ASSISTANT CHITT CUBAN &-2

AND VILL ANONX XINBIR CASTRO'S INTOURAGE. HIGHLY UNLINELY HE MOULD

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TRAVEL OPENLY TO GUAT AND IF REFUETTO THERE BLACK, HOS CANNOT

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A. PIRASS ATTEÖT MONYTOR ACTITITIRS OF VER BELL, SMITH,

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