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Herrmann was recruited to represent Ora, an Israeli arms-running company, in Guatemala. |
Manfred Herrmann was a German expatriate in his 60s who owned an automobile spare-parts company in Guatemala City known as Sedra. He was involved in Israel intelligence operations in Guatemala.1
Herrmann was recruited to represent Ora Group, an Israel arms-running company, in Guatemala. His partner, Baldur K. Kleine, was the representative in Maitland, Florida, coordinating activities in Central America. After Robert Maxwell took over Degem, Rafi asked Earl Brian to provide Baldur K. Kleine with the PROMIS software, complete with its "trap door." Baldur K. Kleine then passed the program to Herrmann, who also received the Israel version of PROMIS.1
Herrmann's Sedra company, in conjunction with Robert Maxwell Degem, played a key role in implementing PROMIS in Guatemala. This involved setting up terminals in offices, railway stations, airports, and even remote roadblocks, as part of a system to track suspected dissidents. This venture was a major success from an intelligence perspective, enabling the tracking of individuals even under false names.1
Footnotes
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Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. TrineDay, 1992. ↩︎