CIA INVOLVEMENT TOLD IN BOMBER-EXPORT TRIAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100610007-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 14, 1998
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 7, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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In Bomber-Export Trial
Missing Defendant Allegedly Said
U. S. Government Agreed to Deal
I An author-pilot testified Thursday that the defendant i
miasing from a federal court conspiracy trial told him 'I
the CIA was involved in a B-26 bomber ferrying opera-
tion to Portugal in 1965.
"He said the payment, and he
mentioned $1 million, had to be
arranged directly from Salazar
He detailed conversations he had
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ments could. not be made unless
an ' agreement was made with
the U. S. State Department and,
the CIA."
Asked if he had any other
direct personal knowledge. be.
sides Board's statement that the.
CIA was involved, Mr. Caidin re-,plied: "Not directly."
He said he had discussed the
project with a CIA representa-
tive and with Air Force intelli...'
gence and security officers. 1,
Payment $1 Million
"Based on my experience and as!
a pilot," he added, "you just
don't fly these type aircraft out
not: be sold legally to the Portu-
of the country . . . without the
guese but the Portuguese were
complete co-operation of various
government agencies,"
Flew Over White House
Mr, 6idin said he recom
mended the defendant John R.
Hawke as a pilot and urged!.
Hawke to take, the job. Mr.l.
Caidin saiA he, .,himself, had
planned to. fly some of the twin- I
engine bombers,
During one B-26 flight, Mr;
Caidin recalled that Hawke flem
in the restricted air space over.
the White House but received no
disciplinary action. - q
"I found it incredible," Mr. 1
Caldin said. "I have never known
of an incident like this before
where a severe violation was not
filed against the pilot."
U. S. 'Atty. John T. Curtlfb-
[ng the Thursday afternoon court
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