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Created: 1/24/1954

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CALLIGERIS WILL MAKE PANAMA SLIWC WILL RECEIVE DATA REQUESTEOOVEMENT.

LUGTON HAS DRAWN NO OPERATIONAL FUNDS- FUNDS DRAWN GUATIU WERE FOR PERSONAL EXPENSES. THIS INFO VERBALO S*

5. WSHOOFS AND DTFROGS MEANING UNKNOWN HERE. USPECTS THEY REFER TO MOVEMENT GEAR INTO THIS AREA, ILL CARRY PERTINENT INFO LINCOLN,

k* POUCH WITH DETAILS RUFUS ASPECTS ANO RECENT PLANNING SENTAN,

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MOVE NO TAPTAP MEN UNTIL CLEARANCE RECEIVEO. TO DATE NONEACTIVATION WHEN FOUR OR MORE TRAINEES CLEARED. FOURBYMORE TO ARRIVE FROM WSBLRNT BYAN

GRADUAL FEEDING EASIEST ON SUPPORT FACILITIES HERE, G DATA BEING FORWARDED AS AVAILABLE. LINC OF COURSE AWARE GENERAL PROBLEM

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HAVINGEN QUIT JOBS, PROVIDE FOR FAMt LIES ANO LEAVEILE MAINTAINING SOME FORM SECURITY.

C. FUrJD SHOkTAGE DUE CS EXI-ENStS APr-rlOX C ERLINC HAS ADVANCED LESS THAN C 3. who i'AOE UPONSULTED. lO NOT ASICQ

ASKED LINC FORqAVE ALL CAbH CN HAND TO MEET SIYUA' ION PENDING ACTION BY LINC.

C CONTROLS FUNDS, NOT S. AGREEMENT J OULD RENDER ACCOUNTING TO fjWHOLD FOR"ARO SAVE TO LINCOLN. IF LINC CESIRCS CHANGE ARRANGEMENT, SEC GALECSO. AT ANY RATE PHYSICALLY AND OPERATIONALLY I'-POSGIPLEO MONITOR EXPENDITURES. DOES LINC KNOB THATCAVE PROMISED TO COMPETUP FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURREO ON THIS OPERATION AND THAT ESCORT HAS GUARANTEED THIS ASKfJ

SUGGEST MAGOFFIN PICK UP BLAST CAPS. UUAPI.EITt OUT DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT.

LINCOLN SHOULD NOT MISCONSTRUE I'JPERTtNENCE WITH EX.MT-'ER' ATICN. REMEMBER THE VARIED DUTIES ANDHj'ST BE AT CNE TIWE,

HAS MATERIAL CADICK NElOS FOR EFFECTIVE SAYSPOOCH LINC WILL NOT LEAVEEB.

IN PANAMAEADY FOR MOVEBYAN. ONSKED TO

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UNMEN SAID TO OE IN TEGUCl r'ITH 'JlSSICK OF KILLING C. MOQC ARE THERE THOUGH NUMBER UNKNOWN* EEKING TCJADSENS (AS RCVD) AND SIX PISTOLS. LIVE IS S'S MA IN PREOCCUPATION. HAVE REQUESTED MORE VEAPONS: NO ACTIONIES, OPERATION IS KAPUT.

0. LINCO HANOCARRY SENSITIVE PAPERSAN VIA HOUSTON. TO DO SO HE MUST COVERERE all PASSENGERS MUST LEAVE PLANE ANO IN AIRPORT AT LEAST ONEOUR. ARRIES PAPERSf-PORT AMD IS ArP^EHEIJOEO,/VD CPFRATION HAVE HAD IT.

S BRINGING ALL POSSIGLE DOCUMENTATION TO LINC TO ESTABLISH POSITION. HE2 JAN THAT HE UT COWlf-CEl GROUP CANNOT OR DOES NOT V'ANT TO PEE SITUATION IN ITS TRUEFURTHER THAT GROUP DOES NOT HAVEECESSARY TC THUtfS THROUGH, SO BECAUSE OF AREA POLITICAL AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, PLUS HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO HIS MEN, HE HAS BECUM INVESTIOATUG OTHER SOURCESNETARY AND EQUIPMENT SUPFORT. HE AGREED TO GO TO VEETING ONLYAS PLEDGED GROUPSO SEE CURRENT PLANS THROUGH.

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