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.
“King”13 pages
MADD base to tell the Agency representatives that various cities, including Guatemala City, were having "minor skirmishes with communist elements." At this time, Alejos made a request that MADD "be prepared to participate in show of strength in form of fly- overs" and it was the plan of the Acting Chief of JMADD to comply with Alejos's request pending Head- quarters approval. 39/ The American Embassy's initial message was received in the Department at 1234 hours (Washington time), and said "some kind of uprising" in Guatemala City had been aborted. 39a/ Within a few hours of the first announcement of the revolt, there began a rash of emergency cable traffic among Guatemala City, JMADD, and Headquarters that continued for the next three to four days. Almost immediately, for examp],e, key Agency personnel in Guatemala were hit with requests for support and assistance from the Ydigoras government. One of the first requests came from the Minister of Defense, Rubin Gonzales Sigui who, fearful that the revolt was being. directed and sponsored by Cuban elements, asked that the US provide surveillance for enemy ships which might be oprating between Cuba and Puerto Barrios - 33 -
Not linked to a story yet.
FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 179 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.