Official History of the Bay of Pigs Operation- Volume 2- Part 1

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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66b. Cable to TIDE from Director, 25 Apr 61, (No TIDE
number) (OUT 7991).
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69.
Cable from Managua to Bell, 22 Apr 61, MANA 3615
(IN 4968).
Dispatch 01666, 31 May 61, op. cit.
Cable from Managua to Bell, 15 Apr 61, MANA 3582
(IN 3518) .
70. Cable from Managua to Bell, 15 Apr 61, MANA 3583
(IN 3517).
71. Memo for Record from L. P. Napoli, 4 May 61,
sub: Conversation between Ambassadors Whelan
and Sevilla-Sacasa.
72. Cable from Managua to Director, 22 Jun 61,
MANA 3680 (IN 29002).