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- FD-302a (Rev. 11-15.83) b6 5/23/89 2 Continuation ofFD-302 of Page b7C government and military officials (such as General RIchArD $EcoRD and Lieutenant. Cqlonel OLIVER NORTH), b3 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA) b6 operatives, Colombian drug traffickers and arms merchants. b7C operating in South Florida, Cuba.. Central and South America, the b7E Middle East and Southeast Asia. alleged that these activities violated the Bolund Amendment, the Neutrality Act and the Arms Export Control Act. stated in support of the plaintiffs' amended b6 complaint filed in the sDF on October 3, 1986, lead attorney b7C filed with the court an affidavit summarizing the supposed testimony of seventy-nine (79) witnesses (identified by number only). claimed these witnesses would prove, through eyewitness accounts and supporting evidence, that the defendants were responsible for the La Penca bombing in addition to the illegal and criminal activities of the "secret team" spanning a period of approximately thirty (30) years. stated during the judicial process United. b6 States District Judge JAMES L. KING, ordered reveal b7C the names of the seventy-nine (79) witnesses. after exhausting the appellate process, finally complied with Judge KIng's order, however, the court found his disclosure extremely lacking. He stated Judge KinG pointed out that "the names and identities of approximately twenty (20) of the seventy-nine (79) witnesses were totally unknown to. or the plaintiffs" Judge KinG went on to point out that "several'of the disclosed witnesses later stated under oath that they did not know. had never spoken to him or flatly^denied the statements he had attributed to him in his affidavit". stated the plaintiffs'and allegations b6 against sINGrAuB and the other defendants, as concern the La b7C Penca bombing and the overall conspiracy involving the activities. of the "secret team", were found by Judge kiNG to be "based upon unsubstantiated rumor and speculation from unidentified sources with no first hand knowledge". This finding moved Judge KinG to order on June 23, 1988, summary judgment on behalf of the defendants. Judge KinG further ordered the plaintiffs, and the CHRISTIc INSTITUrE to pay in excess of $l,00o,OO0.00 to the defendants to cover their legal expenses.