Documents / FOIA release
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.
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TorI-RET addition to what has already been noted, his relation- ships with the Somozas -- President and General -- were carried on in a direct and friendly manner. If the situation demanded, there was no hesitation on Robertson's part to make a direct approach to Presi- dent Somoza. Based on reports of these meetings, it is clear that Robertson was regarded as the de-facto representative re US foreign policy in Nicaragua. Robertson reported, however, that he always emphasized to the Nicaraguan leaders that his opinions were not necessarily those of the USG. By the same token, Robertson made clear that he would forward Somoza's views to the proper authorities in the US Government. Even though the United States had an Ambassador in Nicaragua who was quite friendly with Somoza, Robert- son~s knowledgeability about the Agency's anti-Castro operations really made him the key figure in the on- going relationships between Nicaragua and the United States. With his detailed knowledge of the operational plans for Puerto Cabezas, Robertson was in a much better position to understand and appreciate Somoza's TOP
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 179 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.