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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. 21 Alejos's position from the Cubans -- his role would be as a private Guatemalan citizen, cooperating…
  • p. 23 …Cover, Security and Latin Pride A high degree of cooperation between the President of Guatemala and…
  • p. 39 …Agency training programs were developed with the full and complete cooperation of the President of Guatemala…
  • p. 48 …This witness recalled Headquarter's instructions to cooperate with Alejos and also the authorization for Seigrist…
  • p. 84 …was marked by a spirit of close cooperation between the Government of Guatemala and the Agency…
  • p. 85 …it was reported that there was close cooperation be- tween~and Roberto Alejos with regard to…
  • p. 91 …Once again Ydigoras lectured the Cuban political leaders about the need for unity and cooperation with…
  • p. 115 …office with the rest of State, the cooperation of which we need. It is incumbent upon…
  • p. 116 …American country, receiving his full support and cooperation. Somoza volunteered to foot the cost of the…
  • p. 149 …ever, is that Somoza gave his full cooperation to the Agency effort to mount the operation…
  • p. 153 …Somoza himself was characterized as continuing to be quite cooperative with the Agency representatives but fearful…
42. Cable to Director from Guatemala, 14 Nov 60, GUAT
526 (IN 42903).
43. Cable to Director from Guatemala, 17 Nov 60, GUAT
567 (IN 44141).
44. Letter from C. w. Seigrist to Jack B. Pfeiffer,
20 May 76. U.
45. Cable to Director from Guatemala, 14 Nov 60, GUAT
526 (IN 4 290 3) . ,
State: Incoming Telegram to Sec State from Guate-
mala City, 14 Nov 60, No. 226. U.
[T. A. Parrott], Special Group Meetings - Cuba,
16 Nov 60.
45a. Taylor Committee Report: MR's of PM Study Group
Meetings, 7th Mtg, 1 May 61, p. 3.
MR from Casimiro Barquin, 14 Nov 60, sub: Support
of JMADD, JMTRAV, and Other Elements in Guatemala.
(JMC-0131) .
46. Letter from Seigrist to Pfeiffer, op. 'J..
C 1- v •
47. Esterline-Pfeiffer OR Int., op. cit., Tape 1, p. 20.
48. Ibid., p. 18.
49. Cables to Guatemala from Director: 14 Nov 60,
DIR 11290 (OUT 91822) and 14 Nov 60, DIR 11299
(OUT 91846).
50. Cable to Guatemala from Director, 14 Nov 60, DIR
11299 (OUT 91846) .
50a. MR from Casimiro Barquin, 14 Nov 60 (JMC-0131),
Ope cit.
SOb. MR from John F. Mallard, 14 Nov 60, sub: Confer-
ence with Department of Defense Representatives.
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