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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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47. Situation Report, JMTIDE from Irving G. CADICK,
17 Jan 61. U.
Contact Report: Three Meetings CADICK/!
since 3 Jan 61, 17 Jan 61. U. ----------
48. Cable from Managua to Bell, 1 Feb 61, MANA 3428
(IN 3433).
Cable from Bell to Managua, 1 Feb 61, BELL 1071
(OUT 7894).
49. Cable from Bell to Managua, 9 Feb 61, BELL 1370
(OUT 8693).
49a. Memo for Special Plans and Operations Branch,
J-5 Division, JCS/DOD from R. K. Davis, 12 Jun 61,
sub: Restrictions on Travel of Military Personnel
in Nicaragua (DPD 3695-61).
50. Contact Report from William Robertson, 15 Feb 61,
sub: 14 February Meeting between President Somoza
and William Robertson.
51. Ibid.
52. Cable from Managua to Bell, 15 Feb 61, MANA 3445
(IN 4961).
53. Cables from Managua .to Bell: 5 Feb 61, MANA 3443
(IN 3901); 14 Feb 61, MANA .3453 (IN 4874); 28 Feb 61"
MANA 3479 (IN 1454).
Cable from J~WAVE to Bell, 25 Feb 61, WAVE 3964
(IN 1029).
Letter from R[ichard] D. D[rain] to Jack B.
Pfeiffer, 24 Jan 76. U.
54. Cables from Managua to Bell: 17 Feb 61, MANA 3462
(IN 0290); 19 Feb 61, MANA 3465 (IN 0494).
Cables from Director to Managua: 24 Feb 61, DIR
26695 (OUT 76761); 24 Feb 61, DIR 26738 (OUT 76962};
24 Mar 61; DIR 31559 (OUT 87849).
Memo for Record from L. P. Napoli, 15 Mar 61,$ub:
Conversation between Ambassador Sevilla-Sacasa and
Napoli.

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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.