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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SOc. Memo for Asst. to the Sec Def, OSO from Jacob D. Esterline, 16 Nov 60, sub: Emergency Evacua~ tion Assistance. MR from Richard D. Drain, 21 Nov 60, sub: JMARC Meeting with DDP. 51. Ibid., DIR 11304 (OUT 91871). 52. Cables: To Director from Guatemala, 14 Nov 60, GUAT 526 (IN 42093) i to Guatemala-JMTRAV-JMADD from Director, 14 Nov 60, DIR 11319 (OUT 91906) . State, Incoming Telegram to Sec State from Guate- mama City, 25 Nov 60, No. 262. TS. 53. Cable to Guatemala from Director, 14 Nov 60, DIR 11343 (OUT 91978). TS. 53a. Ibid. 54. Cable to LA Stations from Director, 14 Nov 60, DIR 11416 (OUT 92077). 55. Cables to Director from Guatemala: 25 Nov 60, GUAT 602 (IN 47786); 29 Nov 60, GUAT 611 (IN 48900}i 15 Dec 60, GUAT 709 (IN 17807). 56. State, Incoming Guatemala City: OUO; 14 Oct 60, C. Telegrams to Sec State from 31 May 60, Control No. 22443, No. 174, Ci" 17 Nov 60, No.'240. MR from John F. Mallard, 21 Nov 60, sub: Meeting of SWGC. Job 63-42, Folder 1. 57. Cable to Guatemala from Director, 21 Nov 60, DIR 12667 (OUT 94811) . 58. Cable to Director from Guatemala, 22 Nov 60, GUAT 583 (IN 46366) . 59. Cable to Guatemala, JMASH, Havana et aI, from Director, 30 Nov 60, DIR 14227 (OUT 98163). -w>
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 179 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.