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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. 47 …J.C.KING, C/WHD by I Coordinating Officerd~.------------~ I f WH/4/0PS J. Hawk1ns…
  • 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 13 1850Z 60
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: JMADD
EMERGENCY
IN 41824
COpy
EMERGENCY DIR GUAT CITE MADD 0541
1. IN VIEW OF LOCAL DISTURBANCES AND RIOTING IN
SURROUNDING TOWNS, STRONGLY RECOMMEND CANCELLATION OF
MISSION GS-46-0Q7.
2. PREPARED TO DEFEND MADD WITH U. S. AND CUBAN
PERSONNEL. PRESENTLY SUPPORT~NG GUAT CITY WITH C-46
TRANSPORT OF GUAT TROOPS TO GUAT CITY.
3. DISBURSED TWO B-26's TO GUAT CITY PER REQUEST
SANTORO.
END OF MESSAGE
SIGNAL CENTER NOTE: THIS MSG HAS BEEN SENT TO DPD.
-~:L..
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