COPY. (AS 6630/59/51) ARMS SALES TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. A. The Present State of Dominican Armaments 1. In September, 1947, the Dominican Republic, with a population of some two million, were maintaining, according to our information, the following armed services:Navy: 8 corvettes, 1 frigate Army: 28 Infantry Companies, (approximately 7,000 men). Air Force: 20 trainers, 8 miscellaneous aircraft and 4 or 5 Mustang fighters. 2. During 1948, as a result of a continued fear of invasion from Cuba, Venezuela or one (or more) of the Central American Republics where there are Governments and other elements opposed to President Trujillo's regime, the Dominican Government have been purchasing large quantities of arms wherever they have been able to acquire them.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Brazil Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Guatemala Haiti Honduras Nicaragua United Kingdom United States of America Venezuela
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/5/29
- Document Types
- Report Correspondence Map
- File Reference
- CAB 158/5
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0005.029
- Keywords
- Weapons Trade Armaments War Materials Dominican Armed Forces Military Strength Air Power Naval Strength Warships Coastal Defence Invasion Threat Aircraft Trade Press Reports Rearmament Equipment Anglo-american Relations Politics Diplomacy Venezuelan Armed Forces Haitian Armed Forces Cuban Armed Forces Guatemalan Armed Forces Costa Rican Armed Forces
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 12
- Persons Discussed
- Valentine Boucher John Gardiner William Hayter Lawrence Pendred
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence International Relations
