In Search of Enemies - A CIA Story - John Stockwell

5
Our Little-Known
Allies
During the next week, August J·-9, IAFEATURE grew into a
full-fledged covert action program. The principal allies, Mobutu
of Zaire, Kaunda of Zambia, Roberto of the FNLA, and Savimbi
of UNIT A were briefed, and their cooperation assured. Paramilitary
and organizational specialists flew to Kinshasa, and the task
force took form.
The third C-141 flight was launched. And in long working sessions
of CIA paramilitary and logistics officers, the composition of the
shipload of arms was carefully formulated: twelve M-113 tracked
amphibious vehicles; sixty trucks, twenty trailers; five thousand M-16
rifles; forty thousand rifles* of different caliber; millions of rounds of
ammunition; rockets, mortars, recoilless rifles, etc. The U. S. Navy
would bill the CIA $ 500,000 for the use of the American Cha mp ion.
Strategic and tactical radio networks were devised for use by the
*Some of these were diverted to Mobutu's army in Zaire. See Appendix for complete
summary oftheships' cargo.