He has, I am told, informed SM that as soon as he is established in EG he will send 3000 Guardia Civil.’ Simon Mann, confession While recruiting was underway in South Africa, others took on different tasks. Greg Wales arranged for a lobbyist to promote Moto in Washington DC. Mann shuttled back and forth to London, meeting Ely Calil and others. He also signed new contracts, again helping create a false paper trail. One deal said Logo, Mann’s firm, would provide logistical support and security services to a company called YKA Mining, supposedly registered in Kinshasa, Congo. Mann also signed a deal for Crause Steyl’s aviation company to provide air services for ‘projects’ in west Africa. This apparently assured Steyl a lucrativebusiness after the coup. Steyl grew busier. At a dinner in Johannesburg – once more at the Butcher Shop and Grill –a group of men gathered to discuss a ‘dry run’ for the coup. Mann, Kershaw, Steyl and another pilot called Linde were present. At a neighbouring table sat Henry van der Westhuizen and du Toit.
