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

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This is part of Volume II of the CIA History Staff's official history of the Bay of Pigs operation, covering participation in the conduct of foreign policy, dated October 1979 and approved for release in 2011. The appendixes reproduce CIA and State Department cables on the November 1960 Guatemalan army revolt, including Guatemalan requests for arms, ammunition and air surveillance, memorandums on Special Forces trainers, and part of a 1971 oral history interview with Ambassador John J. Muccio. It contains no UFO material.

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  • p. 50 …J.C.King, Chief, WHD Authenticating Officer: J.D.Esterline, Chief, WH/4 - 21/ SEC/ET
  • p. 58 …Releasing Officer - U J~or J.C.King, Chief, WHD Coora~natlng or lcers: P.E…
  • p. 59 …Releasing Officer: ~ Dfor J.C.King, C/WHD CoordlnatLng Officers II 'I C/WH/4jSupport J…
  • p. 61 …J.e.King, e/WHD - 225 - SEct
DATE: NOV 15 1816Z 60
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: JMADD
COpy
OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
·IN 42807
CITE: MADD 0549
1. REQUEST ONE C-54 REMAIN MADD FOR POSSIBLE
EVACUATION. OTHER C-54 TO RETURN EGLI FOR LOAD.
2. AS SOON AS ONE RETURNS MADD. WILL SEND OTHER
BACK TO EGLI.
3. PROPOSE CONTINUAL SHUTTLE RUN AS ABOVE UNTIL
EMERGENCY IS RESOLVED.
END OF MESSAGE
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