PRESS ARTICLE NEWS YORK, OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP AND MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD RE: MANOLO RAY
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From: WH/SA/SO/CA
Document date: 12/19/1964
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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19 December 1961

MEÑORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Manolo RiY

kad on one woe we Cries at state on the

afternoon of the lith uf December.

RAX is crushed over the fate of his plans to

his arms so Costa Rica.

I told him our Ambassador

had received a negative 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 pald by

our Ambassador to losta Rican authorities on this matter

and he stated he delicves these multiple comings ind goings

must have given the Costa Ricans the impression the U.S. Is

against the shipment.

I told him apparently Oduber got oul

of touch with current thinkin in Costa Rica. but RAY

believes there vere just too many visits on the matter.

The part about internal political considerations in Costa

not seen to impress RAY much.

Per discussion with Mr. Crimmins, I then raised

the possibility of arranging

another end user who would have

RAt, said he would look into it but that there

was really no print in even beginning discussions in an

informal way,

it subsequently the U.S. Ambassador was golng

deals by either his attitude or his statements

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 i country

15 sent to check at outg

we could not have the Ambassador

instructed to say something along the following lines:

wer archat asking you to accept

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the question 1s going to be more academic than real.

told Rll that our peoplo felt he would have a better chance

of surriving if he walts another thice to six monthe for

his attempt, and this secmed to cheer him up, but he says

his plaus have been progressing very well the past two to

thice months, and I can see he has been keging himself up

to the action.

8. RAY will be at home in Puerto Rico (he hopes) by

night,

21 December.

I am to call him at 767-6138,

his home,

anything is doing.

An alternate contact

would be

Raul Chibas in Now

10. Tho attached torn page from U.S. News and Korld

Report was given

by me to RAY to serve

Tides In

event I have to send someone to him whom he does not

11.

RAY stayed last night with Felipe Pazos, formerly

of the Banco Nacional de Cuba, now employed by the OAS.

Charts w. Get se

CHARLES W.

• ANDERSON

WIl/SA/SO/CA

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I suld RY I would try to dot an answer to this

and hoped if I did It would stick.

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 "Hodel" does not actually appear on the reapons,

sor does the word "sera" the men win eves treings

situation.

now on the weapons without further word from us, because

ne on one on to know are what ear ne teen suare.

He does not seem to know exactly what markings are

how many, pieces of equipment,

but he thinks at least some

on a couple of weeks ago. I am surprised at his

vagueness on this point.

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?

know about it?

Is it ever publicizod?

to be publicized?

What security rules govern tnis

matter with respect to other U.S. agencies involved,

slich as Customs?

indicated my bellet

my be her that day veral departmenus thist beast

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.

RAY still thinks it would be better not to have

the correct serial numbers show on the B/l and asked it

there would not be some way to control just one inspector

who would merely check the amounts, not the markings,

rY would sive us an honest run-out of the

him there was no possibility of running an

operation against nother U.s. Government agency.

The conversation was so unsatisfartory that I did not

raise the limitations

posed by Mi. Crimmins

On RAY's radio

until later, as right

now it appears

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