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the CIA representatives, asking specifically what the position of the United states Government would be to- ward his country if Cuba should formally charge -- in the OAS or the UN -- that Nicaragua was fomenting war against them. Somoza wanted it understood and accepted by all levels of the us government that Nicaragua was on the side of the angels and, therefore, no us official should be allowed to attack Nicaragua for either its actions or its position vis-a-vis Cuba. Depite his cordial relations with the United States Ambassador, Thomas E. Whelan, Napoli reported that Somoza believed that: There are some long-haired, Department of State liberals who are not in favor of Somoza and they would welcome the chance to use this as a source of embarrassment to his government by verbally blasting his country for her actions against Cuba. ~I \ It should be emphasized, however, that in deal- ing with the Nicaraguan leaders, the Agency represen- tatives, while expressing that in their own opinions Somoza's requests were reasonable, did make clear that they ~poke only for themselves. Their views did not represent formal US policy -- that would have to come from higher levels. 51 Napoli was quite specific in saying that: