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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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Source References Part II Nicaragua 1. Cable from Managua to Director, 14 Jun 60. MANA 3226 (IN 11800). 2. Dispatch from c=JJManaguato Chief/WHO, 23 Sep 60, sub: JMNET~ IMR concerning his TOY Managua. I r2357 . 3. Ibid. 4. Ibid. 5. Ibid. 6. Ibid. 7. Ibid. 8. Ibid. 9. MR from L. P. Napoli, 11 Oct 60, sub: Trip to Nicaragua. Memo for Chief, WH/4 from J. Hawkins, 30 Sep 60, sub: Survey of Nic Air/Maritime Support and Op Sites. Results of10. 11. MR from L. P. Napoli, 15 Oct 60, sub: Nicaraguan Trip. MR from· N. Imler, R. W. Brown, and I I, 25 Oct 60, sub.: Nicaragua Survey T~r-1.-p---I~3~to 20 Oct 60. 12. Letter from Wm. (Rip) Robertson to [General C. P. Cabell] 26 Aug 60 and subsequent notes, memos, etc. pertaining to letter dated 25[?] Aug 60. - 16y- TOprCRET
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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.