I want to quote a patricular statement in a book but I do not remember
the author or title. Details that I do remember are as follows:

The book was a trade paperback and the author was a businessman from
the East Coast (New York or possibly Washinton, DC.) He had bussiness
dealing in the Caribean in the 1960's and was recruited by the CIA as
a temporary informant. ( The title may be something like - " I Was a
Businessman for the CIA". etc.) He was present at a pier in Santo
Domingo when the first contigent of Marines landed on 28 April 1965
during the crisis in the Domiincan Republic and reported that incident
in his book. He commented on the type of maps the Marines were using
at the time - a gas station road map.

Know it's not much to go on, but I hoping someone will be smarter and
more successfull than I have. I really want the info.

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Request for Question Clarification by juggler-ga on 29 Oct 2004 14:29 PDT

In approximately what year did you first encounter this book?

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Clarification of Question by robbie5772-ga on 31 Oct 2004 01:59 PST

I don't remember for sure, but was either late 1965 or sometime in
1967-68. It was a non-fiction paperback. (I was a Marine pathfinder in
the Dominican Republic in April 1965). Sorry I can recal the
title/author.

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Request for Question Clarification by juggler-ga on 31 Oct 2004 07:42 PST

Could the book have been a mixture of factual articles and fictional
stories from a New York or Washington-based reporter?

There was a book called "My Escape from the CIA (and Other Improbable
events)" that came out in 1965-1966.
"Some fiction and some factual stories from a newspaperman."
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetails?bi=166739940
There was also a paperback edition.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetails?bi=312886050

Does this sound familiar?

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Clarification of Question by robbie5772-ga on 31 Oct 2004 10:59 PST

It is possible. Give me a few days to check out the book as I can't be
possitive until I see the particular paragraph that I'm looking for.
If it is, I will pay the fee as promised.