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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. 16 …According to Esterline's report of the meeting "it was never said in so many words…
  • p. 31 …DPD planned to have the SALA representa- tive, who had never been cleared by the Agency…
  • p. 34 …The communications officer whom Alejos had declared to be "under arrest" was never technically arrested and…
  • p. 53 …We never were informed of KIA or wounded counts. We did hear that a couple of…
  • p. 55 …round Guatemala for years and we have never seen Guatemalan pilots fly or shoot with the…
  • p. 64 …emphatically * Delivery of the ~ight B-26's was never made to the Government of Guatemala.
  • p. 75 …Ydigoras said, "that piece of paper will never be exposed," and it hasn't to my…
  • p. 76 …young man I said, "Well, we're never going to get this thing going unless somebody…
  • p. 106 …Venezuela, have made many friendly noises but never once have made a firm offer of real…
  • p. 138 …the project "until Castro's defeat" was never officially made to either President Somoza or President…
  • p. 147 …they were on the ships they would never return to Nicaragua. With reference to the air…
  • p. 153 …68/* * The Agency's relations with Nicaragua also became \ somewhat strained because Miro Cardona was never…
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Cables from Director to Managua: 24 Feb 61,
DIR 26695 (OUT 76761); 24 Feb 61, DIR 26738
(OUT 76962).
Cable from Managua to Bell, 19 Feb 61, MANA 3465
(IN 0494) .
Memo for Record from L. P. Napoli, 15 Mar 61,
sub: Conversation ,between Ambassador Sevilla-
Sacasa and Napoli.
Memo from L. P. Napoli [for Gerard Droller],
27 Mar 61, sub: Principal Officer -- JMATE
Activities in Nicaragua.
Ibid.
Taylor Committee: MR's of PM Study Group Meetings,
Conversation with Colonel Hawkins [n.d., presumed
subsequent to 30 May 61), pp. 5-6.
Memo from Capt. B. W. Spore for DDP, 7 Mar 61,
sub: Utilization of Us Military Personnel by
Project CROSSPATCH.
Cable from Managua to Bell, 11 Apr 61, MANA 3561
(IN 2888).
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Ibid., 13 April, MANA 3568 (IN 3164).
Cable from TIDE to Bell, 13 Apr 61, TIDE 527
(IN 3230). TS .
Dispatch from COB, JMWAVE to Chief, WHD, 31~ 61,
sub: Operational/JMATE, Mario Guyon Diaz (~1666).
Cable from Managua to Bell, 24 Jan 61, MANA 3415
(IN 2569) .
Cable from TIDE to Bell, 15 Apr 61, TIDE 569
(IN 3486).
66a. Dispatch from COB, JMWAVE to Chief, WHD, 31 Mar 61,
Ope cit.
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