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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.

  • p. 9 …EMBTEL 222 ZACAPA XACAVA/(SECOND MILITARY ZONE HEADQUARTERS) AND PUERTO BARRIOS MILITARY BASE INCLUDING AIRPORT ARE…
  • p. 87 …At La Aurora Air Force headquarters, junior officers disarmed and isolated the Chief of Staff. Shortly…
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