Aid route — May 1980 record

A State Department memorandum describes Soviet-made arms procured by CIA, flown through Saudi Arabia to Pakistan. It assigns Afghan training to Pakistani personnel and describes CIA coordination with Pakistani intelligence. This dated record supports the intermediary route, not a direct CIA–bin Laden relationship.

Related Reports

• Osama bin Laden

Sources and Records

1. State Department memorandum, May 9, 1980

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