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By Way of Deception

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226 BY WAY OF DECEPTIONAmir called his boss in New York and told him about Contreras'sdeal. They knew the general could deliver, but the branch headcouldn't give the go-ahead on his own, either, so he called Admonyin Tel Aviv, and the Mossad, in turn, asked naval intelligencewhether the navy was willing to pay $1 million for the missile.They were."We've got a deal," Amir told Contreras."Fine. You bring a man who knows what we need and we'll go to anaval base here. He can show me exactly what it is you want.Then we'll take it."An Israeli missile expert from Bamtam, Israel's missilemanufacturer in Atlit, a town south <strong>of</strong> Haifa where the Gabrielmissile was developed, was flown in. Because they wanted anactual working missile, he insisted on taking one right <strong>of</strong>f a ship —an active head. This way they could be sure they weren't beingduped with a phony head or one that needed repairs, and so wasnot operational.On orders from Contreras, the missile was unloaded from the shipand placed on a trailer. The Israelis had already paid the $1million in advance."Is this what you want?" Contreras asked.After the Israeli naval <strong>of</strong>ficer had inspected the missile, Amir said,"Yes, it is.""Good," Contreras replied. "What we're going to do now is put thehead in a crate, secure it with wires and clamps, and take it to aroom in Santiago. You can guard it if you want, I don't care. Butbefore you take it, there's something I want.""What?" said Amir, concerned. "We had a deal. We lived up to ourpart <strong>of</strong> the bargain.""And so will I," said Contreras. "But first, you call your man andyou tell him I want to talk to him.""I don't have to do that. I can talk," said Amir."No, you tell your man I want him here. I want to talk to him faceto-face."Amir had little choice. Clearly, Contreras realized that Amir wasrelatively junior, and he was pressing to take all the advantage hecould. From his hotel room, Amir called his boss in New York, whoin turn called Admony in Tel Aviv to

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