Recall of Ambassador Bonsal and formulation within the U.S. Government of a program of covert action against the Castro government, January–April 1960
454. Memorandum of a Conference With the President, White House, Washington, February 17, 1960, 3:17–3:55 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Project “Clean Up” Records, Meetings with the President. Top Secret. Prepared by Gray on February 19. The time of the meeting is taken from the President’s Appointment Book. (Ibid.) The source text, however, indicates the meeting began at 3 p.m.
456. Memorandum of Discussion at the 435th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, February 18, 1960
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Boggs.
457. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington, February 18, 1960, 3:10 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers, Telephone Conversations. No drafting information is given on the source text.
458. Memorandum From Henry C. Ramsey of the Policy Planning Staff to the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Smith)
Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 67 D 548, Cuba 1959–1961. Secret. Signed by Ramsey who indicated that the memorandum should not be distributed outside S/P. He sent a copy to Morgan and another copy for circulation within S/P.
459. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs’ Special Assistant (Hill) to the Assistant Secretary of State (Rubottom)
Source: Department of State, ARA Special Assistant Files: Lot 62 D 24, Cuba January–June 1960. Secret. Drafted by Hill. No initials appear on the source text.
460. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.00/2–2060. Confidential. Drafted by Stevenson.
461. Letter From Secretary of State Herter to Foreign Secretary Lloyd
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 737.5622/2–2160. Confidential. Transmitted to London in telegram 6314 to London, which is the source text.
462. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Mallory) to the Acting Secretary of State
Source: Eisenhower Library, Herter Papers, Cabinet Memos to Secretary. Confidential. Drafted by Stevenson, initialed by Mallory, concurred in by Harris H. Huston (SCA), and routed in draft through Merchant who initialed it.
463. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 837.00/2–2560. Confidential; Priority.
464. Memorandum From Edward E. Rice of the Policy Planning Staff to the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Smith)
Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 67 D 548, Cuba 1959–1961. Confidential. Drafted and initialed by Rice. Copies were sent to Morgan and Ramsey.
465. Minutes of the Cabinet Meeting, Washington, February 26, 1960, 9–11 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Cabinet Series. Confidential. Prepared by Minnich. The Vice President presided at the meeting.
466. Letter From the Chief of Naval Operations (Burke) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant)
Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 67 D 548, Cuba 1959–1961. Secret; Personal.
468. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Gates)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC64 A 2093, Cuba 091. Secret.
469. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, March 7, 1960
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199, March 1960. Official Use Only. Drafted by Wieland.
470. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611. 37/3–860. Secret; Priority.
471. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611. 37/3–860. Official Use Only; Priority.
473. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Rubottom) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Top Secret. Drafted by Hill and concurred in by Gerard Smith. The source text is neither signed nor initialed by Rubottom.
474. Memorandum of Discussion at the 436th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, March 10, 1960
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by Boggs on March 14.
475. Letter From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Merchant) to the Chief of Naval Operations (Burke)
Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 67 D 548, Cuba 1959–1961. Secret. Drafted by Hill and cleared with Mallory and Gerard Smith.
476. Memorandum of Discussion at the Department of State–Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting, Pentagon, Washington, March 11, 1960, 11: 30 a.m.
Source: Department of State, State–JCS Meetings: Lot 70 D 328, March 1960. Top Secret. Drafted by Edward T. Long, Special Assistant to Under Secretary Merchant. The cover sheet, which contains a list of 29 participants from the Departments of State and Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Council, indicates that the memorandum was not cleared with the Department of Defense.
478. Telegram From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611. 37/3–1460. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Buenos Aires.
479. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Cuba
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611. 37/3–1560. Secret, Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Bonsal; cleared with Wieland, Stevenson, Kretzmann, and Calhoun; and approved by Rubottom who signed for Herter.
480. Notes on the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting, Department of State, Washington, March 16, 1960, 9:15 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Staff Meetings: Lot 63 D 75, March 1960. Prepared by Calhoun. Secret. An attendance list is attached to the source text.
481. Paper Prepared by the 5412 Committee
Source: Eisenhower Library, Project “Clean Up” Records, Cuba. Secret; Eyes Only. An undated, unsigned note attached to the source text reads: “This document is our basic policy paper. It was approved by the President at a meeting in the White House on 17 March 1960.” For a record of this meeting, see Document 486. Also published, in part, in Declassified Documents, 1985, 1537.
482. Memorandum From Samuel E. Belk of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Gray)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Project “Clean Up” Records, Cuban Situation. Secret. Drafted by Belk.
483. Memorandum of Discussion at the 437th Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, March 17, 1960, 10 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Boggs.