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

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                                                                 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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