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two US companies located in the Puerto Cabezas area would play significant roles in the Agency's plans for Puerto Cabezas. Facilities of the Nicaraguan Long Leaf Pine Company {NIPCO}, a lumber company controlling the terminal facilities, and the Standard Fruit Company, controlling the rail line and the docking facility, were critical to both planned air and maritime opera- tions. 10/ In return for his support, Somoza wanted assurance that once action against Castro started, there would be no backing down by the USG; and he also wanted to be sure that the proper levels of the US Government were sanctioning the activities of the survey team. When he was told that the US Ambassador was thoroughly familiar with and involved in the planning, he was somewhat mollified; but he did raise the question of wanting a contact to whom he could turn if he believed \ that the ·operation was not going as it should -- or if he had complaints or suggestions to offer. Somoza was told in this connection that the best thing he - could do would be to go to Holloway. As before, Napoli made clear that these talks were exploratory and that - 107 - Tor1'CRET