FILES SHOW CIA HELPED PORTUGAL GET B-26'S AGAINST AFRICA REBELS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100600012-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: October 16, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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eral Court. The admission was 'made at the trial of John R_ Nawka n - Rritieh "am.
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de Montmarin, a French airplane . of the .Government's previous Hawke, trying to land one of the.
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was a private and illegal one, ~ flown directly over . the White,
forbids export of military planes Despite the fact that sales of! House. Though this is strictly;
military material are in violation, forbidden, he went on, "no vlo-"
of the Federal Munitions Con- ?. lation was ever. filed against,
Edwin Marger, Hawke's at. trol Act, Caiden said, he had ? him." He said'.that he found this'
+ torney, has contended throughout beeen assured in conversations "incredible . . based on my'
the trial that the sale and-flight with Gregory H, Board, owner experience as a pilot."
of the bombers was a secret op of a plane-leasing service and, One of'the documents, dated.
eration, of the Central Inteill- the man responsible for carrying'; May 25, 1965,' indicated that the
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The planes were .reportedly to
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crush uprisings in her colonial
territories of Angola and Mozam-
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Houston's statement was made
following' the testimony of Mar-
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former consultant to several Fed-
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volved in. the sale.,;;,..;,, some form of cooperation," Cai-I'to renewed charges by a Huri.-':.
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