Editing Whiting Willauer (section)

==CIA and OSS Connections:==
Willauer had CIA connections that are well-documented through CAT’s sale to the agency in 1950, which he facilitated as president. Declassified CIA records confirm CAT’s use in covert operations, including a $500,000 commitment for an airbase and $200,000 for hazardous missions in Asia. As Ambassador to Honduras, Willauer directly supported the CIA’s 1954 Guatemala coup, reporting through Walter Bedell Smith, as noted in diplomatic records. His son, Whiting R. Willauer, was recruited by the CIA while at Princeton, flying covert missions for CAT during the Korean and early Vietnam Wars, but this does not directly implicate Whiting Sr.’s activities.