HONDURAN CHIEF OF AIR FORCE APPEAL FOR U.S. COUNTER-SABOTAGE ASSISTANCE. (W/ATT

Created: 4/6/1954

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CMsf Of Air tores Asveal.

1. flrwt to DD/P'e *Wee tbat General Cabell will discuss thewith eajor General p. a. Esaey, tba notes In tho following re frnwaioad for Oeneral Cabell'- est.

y A. On .April kth EaaJqnarterB waa advised by

that the Chief of tbe Eonfiaran Airjguaatea

aaralatejnca xren the Air etlealon Bandore* la detection aadfuture aabotage atteapts. the foregoing, isjssst waa*rldeooo of sabotage of Eondaraa air Force planes. Tothis sabotage hea not been placed, althoughair teres) Uavhaaent la sasnastod. oar Air

a* stated that he cannot accede to the HnHftmmGeneral Bood, Chief Caribbean Airtknown whether General aood torned down thia specificEandnran chief oi* Air force proceeded to appeal to The lata tea anr regarda thisarecultivate friendship with the Boootarwa Air Force chief,sijailil., Ala* Wiaadon,of BSflhsnie,

electrical Inspector, or alanlar appropriate aealgaaent. The AaheaaeAor slaoBS to atreea the inportaoce of laaadlate exploit-atlob of this opportunity and has asked tbat authority he granted byor ala to advise tba chief, ponrtarwn Air Force, that help will he fortbeccdng. CIA folly endorses the Antmeaador'a xacoaaaadsAfloOa la the saasssTaow of seal stones to the IVit**nitwbe useful tarelations, paxtlcularly can-lagthis period of imflssinisi laths

2- f^ "trifrtrewj Chief vf *Jr TttTTe. was specifically ruled oa hy General Htwdj It la oar belief tbat hood's position would relate to policy against our using sdMi-tary ajael progress forurposes. Eowever, slnm snhject roejaast originates with the Bontorans, the policy preeaashly aay he waived.

n hss do appropriate personnel for soch an aaurigane&fc laae-diately available. Tncideirtelly, BSD does apt fool it to he proparly ouret loo to supply security personnel to ths Ecoduranar interest in the effect of ouch sn asslgnaent hy tho araed forces ia our belief that each ssrictrtTirv to the Honduras Chief of Air Force will indirectly make hia aore am millo hairing operations relating

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