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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.

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  • p. 71 …formalized (16 November 1960), then J. C. King, Chief, Western Hemisphere Division, prepared a memorandum for…
  • p. 76 …C. King, "J. C., this kind of ... " "No, no," he said. "I don't think I…
  • p. 88 …however, was prepared by Colonel J. C. King, Chief, WH Division, not by Thomas A. Parrott…
  • p. 89 …King must have ignored Esterline's warning; but the DCI failed to support King's Plan…
  • p. 117 …of State of the trip and Col. King had informed Thomas Mann. 9/*. In a meeting…
  • p. 120 …to Chief, WH Division (Col. J. C. King) that Robertson be brought into the JMARC program…
  • p. 138 …discuss Project JMATE with President Somoza. Col. King, in speaking of Whelan r~marked as follows…
  • p. 160 …2. Memo for DCI from J. C. King, 29 Feb 60, sub: What We Are Doing…
  • p. 163 …35. Memo for DCI from J. C. King, 21 Oct 60, sub: Observations on Briefing of…
  • p. 167 …TRAV. Memo for DDP from J. C. King, 28 Oct 60, sub: Employment of U.S…
  • p. 169 …10 Jan 61. MR from J. C. King, 11 Jan 61, sub: Meeting to Discuss Proposed…
  • p. 173 …Irving G. CADICK (P) from J. C. King, 2 Dec 60, sub: Letter of Instruction. Ibid…
  • p. 175 …IN 1797). 42. Memo from J. C. King for DCI, 19 Jan 61, sub: Visit of…
18a. Daily Log --PM Section, 8 Dec 60 (Daily Progress
Reports -- PM, Jun 60 - Mar 61).
19. Cables: To Director from TRAV, 5 Dec 60, TRAV
0171 (IN 12064) i to JMTRAV from Director, 8 Dec 60,
DIR 15481 (OUT 50885) i to Bell from Guatemala,
7 Jan 61, GUAT 789 (IN 1124).
20. Cable to Director from Guatemala, 6 Oct 60, GUAT
362 (IN 23228).
21. Cables: To Director from Guatemala, 7 Sep 60,
GUAT 190 (IN 49039); to Guatemala from Directo~
9 Sep 60, DIR 49902 (OUT 68098) i to Guatemala
from Director, 16 Sep 60, DIR 00989 (OUT 70502).
22. Cables: To Director from Guatemala, 13 Sep 60,
GUAT 232 (IN 11587) i to Director from CINCLANFLT,
20 Sep 60, CITE 038 (IN 15111); to Director from
Guatemala, 20 Oct 60, GUAT 414 (IN 30311).
23. Cables: To Director from Guatemala, 8 Sep 60,
GUAT 192 (IN 49342) i to Guatemala from Director,
9 Sep 60, DIR 49839 (OUT 68022) .
Daily Progress Reports -- Support, 19 Sep 60.
Job 63-42, Folder 7.
24. Cable to Director from Guatemala, 11 Sep 60,
GUAT 231 (IN 11074) .
25. Ibid., 6 Oct 60, GUAT 360 (IN 23292).
25a. Russo~ Andrew J., Air Support of Cuban Operations
1960-62, pp. 58-62. (Draft MSS. HS/CSG 2627).
26. MR from Joseph F. Langan, 23 Sep 60, sub: JMADD
Security Incident.
26a. Job 64-739, Box 1. File: ~~============~i- PM.
27. Cable to Director from JMADD, 10 Sep 60, MADD0026
(IN 10581).
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