" the operations that North's associates setup in Portugal were complex. Richard Gadd owner of EAST, asked Southern Air Transport (SAT) to provide aircraft for the shipments and SAT subcontractoed the first flights to Arrow Air; the weapons never arrived to Guatemala, they were diverted to Ilopango..."

Late in 1989, North's associates contrated canadian arms brokering firm, Trans World Arms (TWA) , an outfit of TransAmerica Lda, and ist dealers DEFEX (incorporated in Portugal 1978) , between 1984 and July 1985, North's associate sent DEFEX ten user end certificates signed by Guatemala's Army General Cesar A Caceres...DEFEX filled the arms to national armament directorate of Portugal...seeking arms license for the shipments of weapons from Portugal ...the portuguese authoroties cleared the shopment for transportation for Guatemala by both sea and air, stop over Santa Maria Azores; the air shipments were cleared for departure from Lisboa airport March 19, December 15...(and s on...) the voyages to Honduras were performed by Veralil /ERRIA then first as a chartered ship, then second as a propreitery of HAKIM / Secord's Dolmy firm ; the second ship never arrived Honduras, because the ship was ordered by North and sent to Cyprus, to wait for the possible release of hostages held by Hezbollah--