Official History of the Bay of Pigs Operation- Volume 2- Part 1

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awareness of the political implications of the position
that he was assuming:
1. Am I cleared to speak frankly with
local President and local Chief of
Army as to US Government participa-
tion?
2. General but not spec~fic operational
concepts (example: we plan supplies
and infiltrations until we can stir up
something, and then we will support it
with plenty of firepower).
3. Announcement of the number and type
(resupply, bombing, strafing, etc.)
air missions daily on the day it is
to run?
4. When the local President asks for
politics and identity of indigenous
movement or movements we are support-
ing, do we tell him? (Where can I get
a good briefing on this point?)
5. Have arrangements been made for reim-
bursement to local President abroad
for expenditures he may assume for
us? What do I tell him re this subject,
at first meeting?* 21/
Also, as Robertson was about to depart, there
was considerable concern about the problem in Nicaragua
* Robertson also asked for guidance on the most prag-
matic questions of contracting authority, cover, and
base-security -- particularly whether DPD would be
subject to WH security practices even at the expense
of air ops.