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104-10180-10098 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (12/19/1964)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch14502 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-1180-10098 rO CIA Backgrund Use Only Do Not Reproduce 19 December 1964 MEMORANDUMI FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Manolo RAY 1. On 18 December 1964 the undersigned lunched with RAY at the Hotel Ambassador and briefed him on the high- lights of contact made with Mr. Crimmins at State on the afternoon of the 17th of December. 2. RAY is crushed over the fate of his plans to export his arms to 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 paid by our Ambassador to Costa Rican authorities on this matter and he stated he believes these multiple comings and goings must have given the Costa Ricans the impression the U.S. is against the shipment. I told him apparently Oduber got out of touch with current thinking in Costa Rica, but RAY believes there were just too many visits on the matter. The part about internal political considerations in Costa Rica did not seen to impress RAY much. 3. Per discussion with Mr. Crimmins, I then raised the possibility of arranging another end user who would have more guts. RAY said he would look into it but that there was really no point in even beginning discussions in an informal way, if subsequently the U.S. Ambassador was going to queer the deals by either his attitude or his statements to the 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 a country is sent to check it out, we could not have the Ambassador instructed to say something along the following lines: The U.S. is benevolently neutral towards RAY. If you wish to act as the end user, we would sympathize with your decision, but we are not asking you to accept the shipment nor act on our behalf.

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