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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. 14 …an anti-Castro program before Chief JMATE, Jacob D. Esterline, and I Robert K. Davis, met…
  • p. 54 …Batres. !±i/ Jacob D. Esterline, Chief of J~ARC project had some subsequent conversation with the…
  • p. 160 …Memo for Record from Jacob D. Esterline, 20 Jun 60, sub: Negotiations with President Miguel Ydigoras…
  • p. 163 …20 Oct 60. 36. Oral History Interview: Jacob O. Esterline by Jack B. Pfeiffer, 10-11…
  • p. 166 …to the Sec Def, OSO from Jacob D. Esterline, 16 Nov 60, sub: Emergency Evacua~ tion…
  • p. 168 …Memo for Asst~ Sec Def OSO from Jacob D. Esterline, 5 Jan 61, sub: Requirement for…
  • p. 170 …MR from Jacob D. Esterline, 5 Apr 61, sub: Meet- ing with Adolph sic A. Berle…
  • p. 171 …MR from Jacob D. Esterline,S Apr 61, sub: Meeting with Adolph sic A. Berle. 14…
  • p. 173 …Memo for Record from Jacob D. Esterline, 24 Oct 60, sub: Meeting withDCI and Assistant Secretary…
  • p. 174 …Memo for DDP/EMB from Jacob D. Esterline, 6 Dec 60, sub: Four JMARC Problems for…
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Memo for Irving G. CADICK (P) from J. C. King,
2 Dec 60, sub: Letter of Instruction.
Ibid.
Ibid.
Memorandum for Chief/WH/4 from Asst. Ch/DPD,
30 Nov 60, sub: Status of JMTIDE (JMC-02l1).
Memo for Record from L. P. Napoli, 28 Sep 60,
sub: Telephone call to Ambassador Thomas B.
Whelan.
Memo for Record from Jacob D. Esterline, 24 Oct
60, sub: Meeting withDCI and Assistant Secretary
of State for Latin America, Thomas Mann, on Cuba.
Memo for A/DDP/A from Jacob D. Esterline, 28 Dec
60, sub: JMTIDE.
19. Memo for DDP from C. Tracy Barnes, 18 Nov 60,
sub: Points re Cuba for Discussion at Special
Group Meeting,. Saturday, 19 Nov 60.
20. Memo for DDP from J. C. King, 18 Nov 60, sub:'
CONUS Military Installations for JMARC Training
Sites.
MR from Richard D. Drain, 21 Nov 60, sub: JMARC
Meeting with DDP.
MR from Richard D. Drain, 22 Nov 60, sub: JMARC
Meeting with DDP.
21. Memo To Whom it May Concern [from William Robert-
son], 30 Nov 60, sub: Questions Robertson Feels
Should Be Answered or Discussed Prior to His De-
parture.
22. Blind Memo as Revised by C/WH anp Delivered by
[Col. J. F.] Mallard to [Frank] Devine for [Thomas]
Mann Evening of 1 Dec [60]. Includes handwritten
note (2 Dec 60?] from R[ichard] D. D[rain], Ch/WH/4/P&P.

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