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During the course of the operation [of the air base at Puerto Cabezas] I had one security officer '" He came up to me quite concerned ... He said, "We 1 ve got a bunch of Nicaraguans who are ... in our secure area ... What 1 11 I do?" ... I looked out '.' Christ Al- mighty! They were all generals and were led by [General] Somoza ... I said, "It 1 s their country, you had better let them come in." So they carne in and we gave them a general briefing ... But Somoza was concerned ." His concern was the United States willingness to follow through. Garfield M. Thorsrud to Jack B. Pfeiffer 6 February 1976 -991 TOP S,RET