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| − | |founders=Gerhard Mertins | + | |founders=Gerhard Mertins, Otto Skorzeny |
|type=commercial | |type=commercial | ||
| + | |start=1963 | ||
| + | |headquarters=Vevey, Switzerland | ||
|constitutes=arms company | |constitutes=arms company | ||
|description=Widely used by intelligence agencies for secret arms deals. | |description=Widely used by intelligence agencies for secret arms deals. | ||
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| − | ''Not to be confused with [[Merex Corporation]], started by [[Arif Durrani]].'' | + | ''Not to be confused with another weapons trafficking company, the [[Merex Corporation]], started by [[Arif Durrani]] (more directly involved in [[Iran-Contra]]).'' |
| − | ==Iran-Contra | + | |
| + | Merex, together with its "affiliated companies have been used over the years by [[intelligence services]] around the world - the [[CIA]] included - for all sorts of secret arms deals.<ref name=ny/> | ||
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| + | ==Initial deals== | ||
| + | Merex brokered the sale of German Airforce fighter jets to [[Pakistan]], which were delivered via [[Iran]].<ref>[[Erich Schmidt-Eenboom]]: ''Undercover''. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1998, p. 259</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Iran-Contra== | ||
{{FA|Iran-Contra}} | {{FA|Iran-Contra}} | ||
| − | + | ''New York Magazine'' wrote in 1991 that "During [[Iran-Contra]], the company appears to have helped 'front' a shipment of East Bloc arms to the Contras. The arms were apparently obtained initially by one of the scandals central figures, General [[Richard Secord]]."<ref name=ny>New York Magazine 16 Dec 1991, p. 46</ref> | |
| − | + | ==Other deals== | |
| + | Merex was involved in legal action with [[Fairchild Weston Systems, Inc.]], which engaged it to broker several multi-million dollar military surveillance systems to [[China]].<ref>http://openjurist.org/29/f3d/821/merex-ag-v-fairchild-weston-systems-inc</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 19 October 2015
 Merex AG(Arms company)   | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1963 |
| Founder | •  Gerhard Mertins•  Otto Skorzeny |
| Headquarters | Vevey, Switzerland |
| Type | commercial |
| Widely used by intelligence agencies for secret arms deals. | |
Not to be confused with another weapons trafficking company, the Merex Corporation, started by Arif Durrani (more directly involved in Iran-Contra).
Merex, together with its "affiliated companies have been used over the years by intelligence services around the world - the CIA included - for all sorts of secret arms deals.[1]
Initial deals
Merex brokered the sale of German Airforce fighter jets to Pakistan, which were delivered via Iran.[2]
Iran-Contra
- Full article: “Iran-Contra”
- Full article: “Iran-Contra”
New York Magazine wrote in 1991 that "During Iran-Contra, the company appears to have helped 'front' a shipment of East Bloc arms to the Contras. The arms were apparently obtained initially by one of the scandals central figures, General Richard Secord."[1]
Other deals
Merex was involved in legal action with Fairchild Weston Systems, Inc., which engaged it to broker several multi-million dollar military surveillance systems to China.[3]
References
- ↑ a b New York Magazine 16 Dec 1991, p. 46
- ↑ Erich Schmidt-Eenboom: Undercover. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1998, p. 259
- ↑ http://openjurist.org/29/f3d/821/merex-ag-v-fairchild-weston-systems-inc
