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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37. MR from Richard D. Drain, 4 Jan 61, sub: Meeting with A/DDP/A. 38. Memo from C. Tracy Barnes for DCI, 5 Jan 61, Material for the 5 January Special Group Meeting. 39. James Burwell, Logistics Support for Operations in Cuba~ March 1960 - October 1961, DDS Historical Series, OL-7, April 1971, p. 3g~ Cable from Director to Managua, 21 Dec 60, DIR 17569 (OUT 55338) . 40. Memo from J. Hawkins for Chief, WH/4, 4 Jan 61, sub: Policy Decisions Required for Conduct of Strike Operations Against Government of Cuba. 41. Cable from Managua to Bell, 14 Jan 61, MANA 3391 (IN 1797). 42. Memo from J. C. King for DCI, 19 Jan 61, sub: Visit of General [Anastasio] Somoza de Bella [sic], Director-General of the Nicaraguan Army. MR from L.P.Napoli, 23 Jan 61, sub: Visit of General Somoza with the Director on 21 Jan 61. 43. Memo from Chief, WH/4 for Chief, WHD, 9 Feb 61, sub: DLF $2,000,000· Emergency Loan for Nicaragua. Memo from Radford W. Herbert for Chief, WH/4, 10 Feb 61, sub: DLF $2 Million Emergency Loan for Nicaragua. , 44. Memo from J. C. King for DCI, 28 Feb 61, sub: Nicaraguan Aspects of Project JMATE. (ER 61-1687 with Transmittal Slip from I I 11 May 61 and Official Routing Slip from WH/Q/P&P [12 Jun 61?]) . 45. Ibid. 46. Situation Report, JMTIDE from Irving G. CADICK, 17 Jun 61. Contact Report: Three Meetings CAD ICK/! since 3 Jan 61, 17 Jan 61. u. ~~~~-- - 164 - TOPfRET'
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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.