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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. 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…
28. Cables to Director from MADD: 8 Oct 60, MADD 0205
(IN 24370); 9 Oct 60, MADD 0212 (IN 24738);
11 Oct 60, MADD 0214 (IN 25364); 13 Oct 60,
MADD 0237 (IN 26794) .
29. Memo for Chief, WH Division from J. D. Esterline,
21 Oct 60, sub: Authority to Obligate $150,000
for JMARC PM Activities -- JMAOO Land Compensation.
30. Cable to Director from Guatemala, 4 Nov 60,
GUAT 463 (IN 37955).
31. Ibid., 25 Nov 60, GUAT 599 (IN 47673).
Cable to Guatemala from Director, 26 Nov 60,
DIR 13543 (OUT 96600) .
32. Cables to Bell from Guatemala: 13 Apr 61, GUAT
1254 (IN 3135); 31 Apr 61, GUAT 1255 (IN 3137).
Cable to Guatemala from Bell, 17 Apr 61, BELL
4642 (OUT 6803).
33. Dispatches to Chief, WHO from~Guatemala City: .
9 Aug 60, sub: JMARC: Use o~as by Guatemalan
Contacti 3 Feb 61, sub: Engagement of ~ ~
as Independent Contractor.
34. Dispatch to Chief, WHO fromDGuatemala, 9 Aug 60,
sub: Justification for Use of Guatemalan Engineer
at JMTRAV.
Cables: To Guatemala from Bell: 14 Jan 61, BELL
0530 (OUT 6579)i to Bell from Guatemala, 7 Apr 61,
GUAT 1226 (IN 2140)i to Bell from Guatemala,
12 Apr 61, GUAT 1243 (IN 2922).
35. Memo for DCI from J. C. King, 21 Oct 60, sub:
Observations on Briefing of Assistant Secretary
of State Thomas Mann re JMARC/Guatemala Operations
on 20 Oct 60.
36. Oral History Interview: Jacob O. Esterline by
Jack B. Pfeiffer, 10-11 Nov 75, Tape 4, p. 51. U. *
* This and all other Oral History Interviews, all C0n-
versations, and all correspondence conducted by Jack B.
Pfeiffer are UNCLASSIFIEO
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