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

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This is Volume II, Part 1 of the CIA History Staff's Official History of the Bay of Pigs Operation, a Top Secret history dated October 1979 and approved for release in July 2011. It looks at how the Agency took part in shaping US foreign policy toward Guatemala and Nicaragua during the anti-Castro program. It covers dealings with President Ydigoras Fuentes and Roberto Alejos, training sites such as Retalhuleu, cover stories, and negotiations with the Somoza brothers for an air base and port. It contains no UFO material.

  • p. 14 …an anti-Castro program before Chief JMATE, Jacob D. Esterline, and I Robert K. Davis, met…
  • p. 54 …Batres. !±i/ Jacob D. Esterline, Chief of J~ARC project had some subsequent conversation with the…
  • p. 160 …Memo for Record from Jacob D. Esterline, 20 Jun 60, sub: Negotiations with President Miguel Ydigoras…
  • p. 163 …20 Oct 60. 36. Oral History Interview: Jacob O. Esterline by Jack B. Pfeiffer, 10-11…
  • p. 166 …to the Sec Def, OSO from Jacob D. Esterline, 16 Nov 60, sub: Emergency Evacua~ tion…
  • p. 168 …Memo for Asst~ Sec Def OSO from Jacob D. Esterline, 5 Jan 61, sub: Requirement for…
  • p. 170 …MR from Jacob D. Esterline, 5 Apr 61, sub: Meet- ing with Adolph sic A. Berle…
  • p. 171 …MR from Jacob D. Esterline,S Apr 61, sub: Meeting with Adolph sic A. Berle. 14…
  • p. 173 …Memo for Record from Jacob D. Esterline, 24 Oct 60, sub: Meeting withDCI and Assistant Secretary…
  • p. 174 …Memo for DDP/EMB from Jacob D. Esterline, 6 Dec 60, sub: Four JMARC Problems for…
early in December, and I Iwas instructed that------
either he or the Ambassador should advise President
Somoza about Robertson's role and arrange for an early
meeting. 25/ On 8 December 1960, Robertson had his
first meeting with President Luis Somoza and Noel
Pallais Debayle, Somoza's cousin and contact man with
JMATE. The purpose of this initial meeting was to
establish his identity with Somoza and to arrange for
the black flight for another survey team that was
coming in to examine the Puerto Cabezas area. For all
practical purposes, from this time forward until his
departure in mid-February of 1961, the conduct of a
major segment of US foreign policy was in the hands
of a CIA contract employee -- the State representatives
standing to one side as the Agency forged ahead with
its anti-Castro program. 26/*
* Not only did the State representatives stand aside,
but also ~ ~ In his transmittal of Robert-
son's first reports'c==Jreported as follows:
"CADICK [Robertson] is now operating l/
completely outside of I
because c::::::::J wants to kn-o-w-n-o----.t"h,---l~·n-g-m-o-r-e-'t'h-a'---n-
what is absolutely required that he know
regarding these activities, he has given
CADICK the essential cryptonyms, ~ I
(footnote continued on following page)
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