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14-00000 (James) WICKS, Alastair / Major/ DOB: 17 November 1917 POB: England Citizenship: Rhodesian Jul. 66 Address: 38 Montague Square London W1 1-801702 Mar 67 Address: 199 Bickenhall Mansions London W1 (listed under Janis Morris) Mercenary in Katanga gendarme, 1961 Former RAS (Rhodesian Air Services)official Recruiter of South Rhodesian mercenaries for Tshombe forces 1964 2nd in Command to Mike HOARE in 5 CDO Left-Leopoldville Dec 1965 at termination of mercenary contract for Johannesburg. One of mercenaries involved in July '66 plot to overthrow MOBUTU (although still in the pay of MOBUTU) Also, tried to involve Michael HOARE in the plot. He offered HOARE 20,000 L for 6 month contract and rank of full Colonel. Recruiting Officer in South Africa for Tshombe's forces..166 Unwitting SMOTH contact - 1966 Went to London in October 1966 Unscrupulous and undependable 201-801702

14-00000 PRET 2818 (IN 31010) WICKS, Alastair 30 Sep 1963 Farly Aug Subsect came from Salisbury with uses for PUREN from Pierre LAUPEYS and Jack Valloch (of Fhode- sian Air Services)..LAUREYS was arranging for Malloch to fly out as and ammo to o Rovalists in Yemen. Malloch PUREN was to get contract to fly arms from Europe to Yemen also. was to proceed w/plane via Salisbury to Yemen as official observer for South African Defense HQS. AHS 1016 CS DB 312/641-64 18 Sep 1964 Alastair WICKS, former RAS official, returned to Salisbury to begin the recruitment of Southern hodesians for service as mercenaries with TSCHOMBE'S forces in the Congo. In newspaper ad calling for recruits, interested parties were requested to call Salisbury 55715, which is the number listed for WICKS in S. Rhodesian telephone direc- tory. KINSHASA 0864 (IN 17389) 9 Mar 1967 AZPA 2201 16 Mar 67 HOARE stated he going London about 12 March to check on Yemen deal. HOARE had previously received letter from Alastair WICKS in London offering him job with good pay and conditions. He believes this job concerns Yemen. Attached a letter from WICKS to HOARE, indicating WICKS unable to develop proposition further. HOARE estimates that the WICKS proposition relates to recruitment of mer- cenaries for service in Yemen. His only basis for this is develop.. ment reported in AZPA 2200. 201-801702 : if

4-00000 DISPATCH Chief, Africa Division CLASSIFICATION S-E-C-R-E-T X Chief of Station, PRETORIA OPERATIONAL/SECAROB REQUIRED-REFERENCES Letter re Mercenary Affairs PROCESSING ACTION MARKED FOR DIDEXING RO BEDEXING REQUIRED ONLY QUALITES عد CAN JUDGE DIDERING Referance: AZPT - 2258, 4 March 1970 1. Forwarded herewith is the substance of the latest letter received by SECAROB/1 from subject of 201 - 801702 re mercenary affairs and Zanzibar. 2. During ref trip, PHILBROOK will discuss this letter with SECAROB/1 for further clarification and forward the results to Headquarters. Attachment.h/w letter Distribution: Orig. & 2 C/AF w/att SREFERENCE TO DESPILION STARBOL AND BUMPER 201-001702 AZPA-3050 CLASSIFICATION S-E-C-R-E-T Kenneth H. PHILBROOK DATS 3.00 801702 5 March 1970 HOS FUE KUR 201346685

4-00000 H/WANT TO AZPA-30 5 March 70 We are still held up in one business and 14 Thave had to call in my own supplies to give an estimate as the previous one, who was virtually unknown to me, did sot seem to understand the importance of security in the industrial field today. This In fact should suit us better as lam sure I can do a bet a better deal for us with our own man. I have had to put off my departure for one week as a result of this as it was important tant to kee keep my fingers on the pulse at this moment. I have a meeting with the partners tomorrow when I hope to get things moving and a firm proposal sent to bankers. "I mentioned to the partners that you had some novel ideas to solve the delivery problem and in view of the possible extra cost, they have asked me to get an outline from you as to what your ideas are, both froin the point of view of additional expense which, if adopted, would need to be included in the budget and also to give some added encouragement since this particular problem comes up again and again and so far I have refused to be drawn on the subject though you know my first ideas, I think a letter to the Club Nautico will reach me safely though it would obviously be inadvisable to mention the Spice Islands. I hear there is much afoot in your part of the world and both Brazzaville and the Sudan have been montioned also another operation. I hope you will not return to that sort of thing - at least until we have fully explored the possibilities of the new company. (dated 25 February 1970) * COPY FHEN 301-346685 201-801702 CS COPY

14-00000, : NANCY BLAKE AF/4 6963 9 February 968 SLAGE FO BOUTING AND/OR DIALS 58 20 SECRET 15 AF7 RID COPY FILE jiwa.fication) SECRET LAGOS INFO: LONDON KRHOLLY REFS: A LAGOS 9510 (IN 38143) BONDON 3161 (IN 39172) AM PLE IN COPILS NO. ABSTRACT X 5. 621-051875 FURE CIVIC 2 clips NAM CHE DIRECTOR (el) ratorence number). (pleo).. WICKES 742817 Fr 201 3P 1. FOLLOWING HOS TRACES ON ALASTAIR WICKES PROBABLY IDENTICAL WITH JAMES ALASTAER EDMOND VICKS WAS MERCENARY IN KATANGA GENDARME, 1961. IN JULY 1964, RETURNED TO CONGO AS SECOND IN COMMAND TO MICHAEL HOARE'S WHITE MERCENARY GROUP. WAS LOCAL MERCENARY RECRUITED FOR TSHOMBE IN SALISBURY. MAJOR IN HEADQUARTERS DETACHMEN DE 5TH COMMANDO IN CONGO FEBRUARY 1965. RESIGNED FROM 5TH COMMANDO IN DECEMBER 1965, WENT TO JOHANNESBURG ACTING AS MERCENARY RECRUITING OFFICER IN SOUTH AFRICA. WAS ONE OF THE MERCENARIES INVOLVED IN JULY 1966 PLOT TO OVER- THROW MOBUTU BY FORMER CONGOLESE PRIME MINISTER MOISE TSHOMBE INVOLVING THE 5TH COMMANDO MERCENARIES. IN JULY 1967 WICK'S REPRESENTED JACK MALLOCH'S AIR TRANS AFRICA IN LONDON. FUNCTION IN LONDON DESCRIBED AS LIAISON WITH AUTAIR OF LONDON AND TO ARRANGE MERCENARY FLIGHT TO CONGO. HOWEVER, THESE OPS HAVE VIRTUALLY CEASED. AUGUST 1967 WICKES INVOLVED IN HERCENARY PLANS TO OVERTHROW CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT. WAS IN LISBON, MICROFILMED FEB 27 1968 COORDINATING OFFICERS DOC. MICRO. BER. SECRET RELEASING OFFICER 2 1 B-201-051815 REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. CHOUFT Excluded on automatic AUINENTICATING Gomngreiding on OFFICER COPY NO. 1-841702 bes-

4-00000 STACLAT DAS DUOL RID COPY RE: LADE FOC TOTAL COPRIS SECRET date 1 CESTBOY ☐ 976320 PM 68 BRANCI FILE NO. CITE DELECTOR PAGE THO (olme) reference 74281 NEGOTIATING WITH PORTUGUESE ABOUT SENDING ASSISTANCE TO DISSIDENT MERCENARY MAJOR JEAN SCHRAME. IN LATE MAVICAR JOHN MALLOCH PROBABLY IDENTICAL WITH JACK MALLOCH, FORMER PILOT IN KATANGA AIR FORCE, IS NOW HEAD OF AIR TRANS AFRICA IN RHODESIA. COMPANY HAS BEEN IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE SINCE 1966. IN ORDER TO KEEP IN BUSINESS, IT AFPEARS MALLOCH HAS BEEN OBLIGED TO ACCEPT CONTRACTS WHICH ARE OBVIOUSLY ILLEGAL. IN AUGUST 1967 HE OPERATED TWO CONSTELLA- TIONS AND A DC-4, LAST MENTIONED USED ON FREIGHT SERVICES FROM LUANDA, BIAFRA ANGOLA, AND LISBON, AND ON OPERATIONS FROM SAO TOME TO AUGUST, MALLOCH FLEW 39 BELGIAN AND FRENCH MERCENARIES INTO PUNIA VIA LUANDA IN A DC-6. HAD AT HIS DISPOSAL FOR THE AIRLIFT ONE DC-7, TWO DC-4'S, AND ONE DC-3. WAS WORKING WITH ALASTAIR WICKUS IN THE MERCENARY PLANS TO OVERTHROW THE CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT. JOHN PETERS ATTEMPTED TO TIE HIS EFFORT WITH THAT OF WICKES AND MALLOCH, AND THEY TENTATIVELY AGREED TO A PLAN TO FLY REINFORCEVENTS TO SCHRAMME TO SERCRAF PLANTATION ATUVIRA. NO INFORMATION ON EITHER WICK'S OR MALLOCH IN FILE AFTER AUGUST 1967, ALTHOUGH WELL KNOWN THEY CONTINUE ASSOCIATION WITH BIAFRAN AIRLIFT. RELEASING OFFICER COORDINATING OFFICITES SECRET Excluded from aromatic BIOLYT dcmgrading and sisuitkelle REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. AUTHENTICATING OFFICER COPY NO.

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