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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. 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…
23. Ibid.
24. Memo for the Special Group from [WH/4], 3 Dec 60,
sub: Nicaraguan Aspects of Cuban Operation.
Memo for DDP/EMB from Jacob D. Esterline, 6 Dec
60, sub: Four JMARC Problems for 8 December
Meeting of Special Group.
25. Cable from Director to Managua,S Dec 60, DrR
14854 (OUT 99557).
26. Dispatch fro~ r='lManagua to ChiefjWH, 9 Dec 60,
sub: JMNET/JMA~ransmittalof Reports by Irving
G. CADICK Regarding JMARC Activities. I r2410.
27. Ibid.
28. Ibid.
29. Ibid.
30. MR from David R. McLean, 9 Aug 72, sub: Conversa-
tion with Louis P. Napoli.
31. Ibid.
32. Cables: From Director to Managua, 10 Dec 60,
DIR 16028 (OUT 51871); from Managua to Director,
19 Dec 60, MANA 3358 (IN 19(07)i from Managua
to Director, 19 Dec 60, MANA 3359 (IN 19238).
33. Memo from Jacob D. Esterline to A/DDP/A, 28 Dec 60, \
sub: JMTIDE.
34. Cable from Managua to Director, 19 Dec 60, MANA
3358 (IN 19007) .
35. Memo from C. Tracy Barnes for DCI, 2 Jan 61, sub:
Material for Policy Meeting on Cuba, 3 Jan 61.
36. Ibid.
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